Last Sunday I did a Marty Monologues Show at Kenny’s Westside Pub. I hadn’t done one of these shows in five years and I have to admit that I was pretty scared to try it again.
But sometimes it’s best to face your fear and run smack-dab right into the middle of it and that’s exactly what I did last Sunday night!
Please, come along to The Marty Monologues presentation of, “You’ve Got Jail!”
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The Marty Monologues: “You’ve Got Jail”
Here we are at Kenny’s Westside Pub and I was honored and flattered to have made the Kenny’s Westside Pub sign!
Right now a nest of butterflies have arrived in my stomach!
There’s the bar and dining area with tables and booths, but we won’t be on this side of Kenny’s tonight…
We’re going to be in the performance room and there’s the stage where the show is going to happen.
Here’s a shot I took from up on the stage where I’ll be performing the monologues. Hopefully these tables will fill up!
Here’s the people that help make the show happen: John, who handled the sound for the show, Honk who produced the video and my friends, Amber and Joe who worked the door, drove me to the gig, helped me set up the stage and were the story editors for the show. I forgot to get a photo of Ash who managed the room and was the bartender for the evening, but she did a fantastic job!
Thanks to all for the help in making this show happen.
Here’s the green room upstairs where I waited for the show to begin. Right at this moment, I was starting to feel sick and wondered why I do this to myself!
Okay…it’s showtime!
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Show Photos By Amber
Amber took photos of the show and they turned out great, thanks Amber!
They projected the show out here in the bar area on this screen. Very cool!
There’s the stage…ladies and gentlemen…welcome to The Marty Monologues, live from Kenny’s Westside Pub!
Sarah Marie Dillard opened the show with the song, Down In The Valley and she knocked it out of the park, as she always does.
Sarah has done the live music at every Marty Monologues Show and she’s such a professional it helps to make it look like I know what I’m actually doing onstage!
Speaking of me, here I am delivering the introduction to the show.
We had a great crowd and thanks to all of you who bought tickets and came to the show!
In between me delivering monologues about going to three different jails, I made snack mixes for three lucky winners in the crowd and Sarah entertained everyone by playing her wonderful music.
Here I am delivering another monologue about being thrown in jail and showing the audience how I can turn my hand into a claw!
More snack mixes and another song from Sarah!
And another monologue from me and a song from Sarah.
Sarah closed the show with a great version of Folsum Prison Blues while I wandered around on the stage.
The show went fantastic and thanks to all who attended. You were a wonderful audience and I appreciate you coming to the show so much!
Big Heartfelt Thanks To:
Sarah Marie Dillard for being the co-star of the show and for your fantastic music and stage presence!
Chelsie Tamms for her fabulous artwork and being The Marty Monologues Art Director. She designed the logo and has done all of the artwork for the posters and social media and she does a fantastic job. Check her out at: Lettering Works.
The stores who sold tickets for the show: Lit. on Fire Books, Acme Comics and Relics.
John, Honk and Ash from Kenny’s Westside Pub, thanks to all of you for helping make this show happen, you did a wonderful job!
Amber and Joe for working the door, driving and helping set the stage up and for being the Marty Monologues Show Story Editors. I couldn’t make this show happen without the two of you and I appreciate your help so much and thanks for your friendship!
Sean Kenny for letting us do the show at Kenny’s Westside Pub. It was Sean’s idea to do this show and I want to thank him for his generosity in letting us do the show at Kenny’s Westside Pub and for being a great friend!
Everyone in the audience, thanks for bing a fun and attentive audience!
Okay, I’m going to go take a nap now!
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