Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, Rex Navarette and Me in Viva Las Vegas (5/6/2011)

on thursday, april 28th, at around 4:00 PM...i got a text:

"...you wanna open for me at mandalay bay next weekend..."

does bill gates fart hundies?

does bin laden float in the ocean?

HELL, YEAH!!

Rex Navarette at the Mandalay Bay Theatre during Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley weekend in viva Las Vegas...

~arrival~

i checked in my Mandalay Bay suite with my entourage (my mom and dad my aunt and her friend) at about 7:00 PM... freshened up and was summoned to rex's room at 8:15 PM...

this is tony...he was our security guard for the evening...our muscle...

he took us to the mandalay bay theatre through side doors and secret elevators...through secret tunnels and passage ways of the hotel...

we passed through the under belly of this great hotel, an underground city for employees...

our first stop was the storage area for the broadway production, The Lion King....this is backstage of the 1700-seat mandalay bay theatre...


this is Moonie, rex's buddy...

tony gave us the ok to screw around for awhile with the props and masks...

...then it was off to the greenroom...1/2 hour till showtime.

...rex signing posters before the show.

dude to the left is don...manadalay bay's entertainment promoter...he just told us paquiao and his wife, jinkee were coming to the show and they may stop by the greenroom.

...i think i pissed my pants!!

but unfortunately, he was a no show.

after the show...rex with my mom and dad.

rex with my las vegas familia...

my friends, Ana, Pancho and Pina...they drove all the way from Sacramento to support (10 hour drive).

on the strip...

fight night!!

Rex was kind enough to give me a pass to the Mandalay Bay Event Center to watch the closed circuit feed on the big screen...

met Mia St John...a don king boxer and she was on the cover of playboy...

next, stage time at the L.A. Comedy Club at the 4 Queens Hotel and Casino...

...headlining, Adam Hunter.

a big thanks to matt at the LA comedy club, tony and don at Mandalay Bay and especially Rex...thanks for letting me be part of the weekend!!

The Dirty Show at the Ontario Improv (3/16/2011)

checked in the hotel 55 minutes before show time...really?? (i'm always on filipino time)

'Hustler' porno chicks hanging out in the green room...they were promoting their new ba-chee-ke-wa-wa movie and they had a shoot in the morning...whore-ka-holics!!

cory and chad tearing up the stage...




Tobe Hixx and Aurelio Bocanegra

headliner, Jay Phillips...

chicano for a day...

Big Al Gonzales' Chicano Comedy All-Stars...they say filipinos are the chicanos of asia so ya, i deserve to be on this show, right?

post show shenanigans...

Frankie Quinones

Fernando Flores

Rodger Lizaola

Jorge and Nancy...thanks for coming out.

Nancy looks sooo happy now!!

2011 Gulf South Comedy Challenge in New Orleans...

Congratulations to the following comedians...you have an entry to the Gulf South Comedy Challenge....Please confirm that you'll be here on your challenge date in January. I will have more info on how much time and hotel room costs very soon. If you cannot make it please let me know. Thank you and good luck. Terry Comeaux Entry Date: Thursday Jan. 6th show time 9:00PM   Contest will be held at the following location due to renovations at the Holiday Inn… Benedict’s Plantation 1144 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, La. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terry Comeaux- 2nd L to R, producer...Marvin Lee 4th L to R, MC and Host and winner, Tommy Bergeron 5th L to R...i look like Marvin's bitch... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baton Rouge Funny Bone: Headliner, Marc Ryan 2nd L to R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

the sights:

 



top: bourbon street..the calm before the storm...

bottom: a statue's shadow on a church at the quarter...kinda spooky!!

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misc:

gum i found at a coffee shop...

my desk...from L to R: headphones, wallet and phone, car rental keys, itouch, cane's lunch, bag of souvenirs for the boys, camera case, water, eclipse mints, baby powder, my flight and car rental paper work, vitamins in zip lock bag, the "do not disturb" sign, my joke notebook, the desk phone and a wiped down TV remote control.

at the gut-buster's room...there was a futon in the bathroom...kinda handy, cuz sometimes i need a nap after i go #2...

2011 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival

Congratulations! You have been chosen by our selection committee to participate in the 2010-2011 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival!

You will be competing in the San Francisco market. All shows are either November 16th or November 17th, and details for each show are listed at SkullFestival.com.

Please confirm ASAP if you can make your show.

Or if you are no longer available, please let us know and we will give your spot to one of our alternates.

Thanks, and good luck!

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Steve Hofstetter
Assitant Director
Laughing Skull Comedy Festival
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Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club

157 W. El Camino Real

Sunnyvale, CA.

94087

Laughing Skull Festival

Wednesday Nov 17, 2010 8:00 PM

You help judge as hundreds of comedians compete to win cash, prizes, and notoriety! In the first round of the festival, 10 of the best comedians in the West converge upon the San Francisco Bay area to see who makes it to the quarter-finals. Come watch as up-and-comers clash against household names, vote for your favorites, and be a part of comedy history. Last year's festival featured representatives from Comedy Central and Letterman, and big headliners such as Margaret Cho. There's no telling what surprises will be in store this year!

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http://www.skullfestival.com/ ======================================================== 11/15/2010 Rooster T. Feathers November 17th - 8:00 PM $10157 West El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408) 736-0921 MC: Beth Schuman Judges: Heather Barbieri (Owner/Booker Rooster T. Feathers), Anthony Lane (Owner, Planet Gemini & Fox Theater), Jen Wilke (New Talent Coordinator, Rooster T. Feathers) Lineup: Anthony Zimmer Jimmy Earll Samson Koletkar Kabir Singh David Vanavermaete Alex Mesrobian Andrew Norelli Sal Calanni Don Friesen Grant Lyon                                                         SOLD OUT! If people do not show up (which often happens), tickets will be available for purchase at the club for $10 each. Thanks! ================================================================= 11/17/2010  showtime... (Left) Kabir Singh-3rd place (middle) Andrew Norelli-1st place Don Friesen-2nd place yes, i know i didn't win, place or show to  advance to atlanta in april...but i am truly  honored to even make that line-up.