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Some friends and I went to catch Flip Orley's show tonight at the DC Improv. It was a good show. He only had four people under this time. I would have thought that would have bode ill for the show, but he made it work. Got to give credit for that.
One of the things that I rather like about Flip's show is that they are never the same twice, since he never has the same people hypnotized twice. Even if he does the exact same bit, they will respond in a different fashion each time. No repetition, so it never grows stale. I’ve seen a number of other comic, and it’s somewhat disappointing when they recycle the same material. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why they might do that – it’s hard coming up with new stuff all the time (I can sympathize with writer’s block).
Flip and I got to know each other something like five years ago. For a while, he would end his shows by saying “I have a website, and it sucks.” So I approached him after a show one night about helping him with his site (which, ironically, is amusing, considering that my day job is more about working with back end computer systems rather than the front end stuff like HTML). To be honest, I don’t know just how much I was or was not able to help him with his site, but we both got to know each other over the years.
Flip’s a great guy, too. Sure, he’s funny (goes with the territory of being a comic, I suppose), but he’s a genuine kind of guy. Very straightforward, not a hint of duplicity.
Anyway, I usually make it a point to catch at least one of his shows every time he comes into town. It’s always good for a laugh, and when is having a laugh ever a bad idea?
As a side note, I gave Flip the Live at the Quick DVD. He had never heard of Bela Fleck before. One of the things that I truly love to do is introduce people to new music (and have new music introduced to me). There are mountains of music out in the world, and most of it is dreck. So when someone that I respect tells me about some music they really like, I usually make it a point to check it out.
Posted by Casper at November 12, 2003 12:39 AM