Neil in Des Moines, Iowa

[ccmackin]

Neil put on a nice show last night in Des Moines, although the turnout wasn' t too good. The people that were there, though, were pretty polite and laughed at almost all of his jokes. To be honest, it was a lot filthier than I thought it would be, but I guess that's what's popular these days. I agree with another post I read, Neil looked a bit haggard, and he seemed like he was in pain when he was sucking down that cocktail he was nursing. I felt a bit depressed toward the end of the routine, as it seemed as if Neil really wanted to share some feelings with the crowd, but then just gave up and told a scat joke. Oh well.

Moderator, if you could thank Neil for signing my coveted "Bartender, the Laughs on Me" ep, I would really appreciate it. I didn't get the picture I wanted with Neil (he seemed to be in a hurry to get out of there), but the autograph really made my day. Thanks!

[Boni Jergen]

Thank you CC Mackin,
Neil has a lot of Burdens right now, because of all the Lawyers. That's too bad they didn't all come to the show (the people, not the Lawyers), how many people live in Des moines? Enough to fill the club?
It's good that Neil could sign your Precious record and then make it even more bless with memories.
Yes he has had to make the shows with more "dirty" humor because of the Young-ness of the crowd (College age) so that they could Laugh. If you see Neil at the chilcren's birth day party, you wouldn't hear so much of that "dirt".
Thanks for posting on our Form
bye,
Boni

[boni]

I'm not sure what the population of Des Moines is, but I'm certain there's enough people to fill up the club he performed in. It's a pretty small club. I just wish more people came, as I'm sure Neil won't come back after the poor turnout. It's a good thing he gets a guarantee. I hope he doesn't tell any of his peers to not bother coming to Des Moines, because it would be even worse if we couldn't get any quality stand-up routines.