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Clearing Out the Cobwebs in the Mental Attic

By Steve | Published: August 20, 2010
Alright, I’m slowly awakening from my summertime post Just-For-Laughs slumber and as much as it’s been nice relaxing for a while and doing things normal guys do in the summer (namely golfing and drinking beer) I’m ready to ramp things up again…soon. But first, time to take a little stock of where things are at [...]
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Meeting Steve Martin

By Steve | Published: July 20, 2010
Hello again everyone. Especially you in the red shirt. It’s been a long time since I’ve written in the Patterblog but fortunately after 2 weeks at Just For Laughs Toronto and Montreal where I’ve spent every waking moment either writing or performing comedy and with a new and exciting web design ready to launch, I’ve [...]
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What a Month!

By Steve | Published: May 4, 2010
I made it through April. That’s really the only way to put it. In a month where I travelled to Dallas, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Halifax, Chicago, Toronto, Regina and then back to Edmonton it honestly feels like I’ve been on the road for about a year not a month. Now, as I fly back in Air Canada “Executive class” having used an upgrade certificate, I DARE them to not give me “Super Elite” status next year…
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In Regina…Thinking of Chicago

By Steve | Published: April 29, 2010
Alright, so I am now in a hotel lounge in Regina: From Vegas to Halifax to Chicago to Toronto to Regina…my criss-cross North America tour. I’ll be entertaining another corporate group this evening which is always hit and miss (except with Frito Lay, who remain the most fun company I have ever worked with. There, I said it again) Anyway tonight: Insurerers in Regina!...so you can see why I’d like to take a few minutes to think back to Chicago…
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Vegas 2

By Steve | Published: April 26, 2010
Speaking of stand-up and shows in general, I noticed a strange thing in Vegas: the marquee names that are there are for the most part great…but they are mixed in with acts I didn’t know still did entertainment or, indeed were still alive…
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