Louis Anderson Comedy Show

My friend Shirley has been wanting to go to the Louis Anderson comedy show at the Palace Station Casino for a while now and last night I had 30 minutes to jump in the shower, put on my makeup, put in my contacts and other unmentionables (teeth....oops I said it) and then wait out on the street for her to pick me up because we found out last minute that he was performing that night.

Now imagine....this 75 year old woman at break neck speed coming to pick me up from the other side of town so that within 30 minutes we could be sitting in the audience before the show starts.

Well....I get out to the edge of the parking lot and see my friend speeding down the street and missing me completely.  She must have had a senior moment because she completely forgot where I live.  So I call her on the phone and after 5 rings she answers...by then she is almost out of sight....I yell at her over the phone to turn around.  Without skipping a beat I see her car make a U-ee and she is now speeding up towards me to pick me up.

Long story short....we actually make it to the showroom just when the opening act starts...now Shirley leaves to go and complain...believing that the opening act was substituted last minute for the main attraction....only to find out that Louis comes on after...well...he did look somewhat like Louis.

We did have fun at the show.  Oddly enough...I did find some of what we saw last night on YouTube....boy you can find a lot of stuff there.  Here it is:

Being a stand up comedian is certainly not easy on the legs...he rocked back and forth to shift the weight (so he says) then finally sits down to do the rest of the show from his circular couch.

The part that you are missing is the banter he has with people in the audience.  Actually that is the best part because sometimes what people say is so funny and it takes a stand up to really milk the information people reveal about themselves....and turn it into a joke.

Last night we had a coal miner and his wife in the audience....along with a guy named Michael from...now believe it or not....from Corleone, Sicily...and a couple with the last name of Boos (pronounced booze).  Well, you can imagine the jokes Louis cooked up with that.  We had a great time!

The following morning....Shirley calls me up from church to schedule lunch at WoFat...a Chinese restaurant that has a $5.50 special of soup and your choice of entree.  She is so funny....I am learning how to get ready in a flash thanks to her....

And away we go!