Willy In Times Square
Noah Nelson, Willy and Me in NYC.
Trish Nelson took this last week during a day trip into the city. We had a lot of fun.
Noah Nelson, Willy and Me in NYC.
Trish Nelson took this last week during a day trip into the city. We had a lot of fun.
December 28, 2009 at 7:45 pm
UGH…I thought I was going to quit comedy when I was 43 for the exact same reasons you have stated in your dear John letter to stand up. But I didn’t. I gave it up for a couple of years to do some “ther things” because I was tired of going nowhere. Tired of watching everyone else make it to a higher level. Feeling too old to ever get anywhere. I have been there. THen a very smart older comic named Bill RObbins, may he rest in peace, said to me. I started this when I turned 65 and I am having the time of my life. He would write everyday, perform everywhere there was a stage. Made it to headline status at the age of 70 and then died of a heart attack backstage during a show. His daughter told me at his funeral- “My Dad was so happy in the last five years and he died doing what he loved”…So, I want to go the same way. I am 52, with ten plus years into it. I am writing, but not enough. I am challenging myself, but not enough. I am not doing enough gigs or meeting the right people or making the right connections or kissing the right asses. But you now what? I love it and I am happy. SO fuck them. Just do it for yourself.