Happy Saturday!
Every week, I send out an email with my show dates and recommendations of things I think you might enjoy. This weekend, I'm back from tour and taking it pretty slow. Last night, Mollie and I went to a pumpkin carving party because, as one of the other guests put it, "in LA, you gotta grab onto anything resembling a season and hold on tight." So I'm wearing sweaters even if they're not strictly necessary, I'm carving pumpkins, and you better believe if I see an apple, I'm gonna pick it. (It seems unlikely I'll run into a wild apple, but who knows?)
Upcoming Shows
LOS ANGELES:
Wednesday, October 23rd at 8:30 pm at the Echo Park Swan Boat House. Squatmelt Comedy Crawl is a walking tour with stops for stand up sets. No tickets. You just show up. Check host Howard Kremer's twitter for details: Link
Sunday, October 27th at 7:15 pm at START LA. Golden Hour Comedy is a free outdoor comedy show featuring some of the best standup in LA. Also free hot dogs! You really can't go wrong. Link
This week’s list
GREAT:
Dr. Rebecca Simon is a historian who studies "all things pirates and executions." She's the perfect professor for the spookiest time of year. Dr. Simon's most recent publication is the incredible true story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two women who became the most feared pirates in the world.
"Anne Bonny made an unforgettable impression from the bow of the pirate ship, Revenge. Beautiful with fiery red hair that matched her temperament, she'd patrol the ship wearing a jacket and trousers, with a handkerchief tied around her head. Though forced to disguise herself as a man to lead the life she wanted, Anne proved herself to be just as skilled and ruthless as any pirate." The Revenge of Anne and Mary
FUNNY:
You've probably seen this piece before. It's a classic. A true masterpiece. But if you've never read it (or it's been a while), do yourself a favor and revisit it again. Because every time October comes around and there's a faint chill in the air, we all know what that means. It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherf***ers. (Thank you, Erica, for bringing this back into my life.)
INTERESTING:
"For its 150th anniversary, the American Museum of Natural History is celebrating its many historic moments, from its 1869 founding, to the 1902 discovery of the first T-Rex skeleton, to the creation of the Teddy Roosevelt statue erected out front in 1940. One milestone not on that list: the biggest jewel heist in New York history." I'd never heard the story of "Murph the Surf" and the looting of the Hall of Gems before. It took my breath away. How a Band of Surfer Dudes Pulled Off the Biggest Jewel Heist in N.Y. History
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Have a good weekend,
Chris