Tales of Ordinary Madness

Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as hard as I did last night. Tim, Gary, and I had the pleasure of sitting front and center for Jim Norton at the Improv last night. He absolutely killed.

As if giving us an hour and a half of comedy wasn’t enough, lil’ Jimmy stayed around outside until the very last fan had left. He was more than happy to autograph things or pose for pictures.

When I walked up for a pic (with my whole awkward “I’m posing with a celebrity” stance) I said to Jimmy, “Just what you want, another pic with a sweaty fat guy”. He looked at me and said “Look at me, I’m a mess” and threw his arm around me with a big smile. I think the pic caught him as he was saying the last bit of “mess”. He couldn’t have been nicer or more gratious.

And a proud moment for me. I asked him to sign my CD a few minutes after the pic. As he handed me the CD, I said “good luck bro” and he started to say “Thanks for supporting the…” and trailed off as it registered with him what I said. And then he laughed. That’s right — I made lil Jimmy laugh.

Thanks to TP for taking the great pic.