The Slade Ham Experiment

What exactly would happen if Taylor Swift got pregnant? I make predictions. Plus, what horror movie could you survive? I talk about my aversion to them and why I think we like them. Plus, Stephen King.

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Just let me yell, will ya? I don't know how time works, comedy bookers are on my nerves, these DJs won't shut up, and Slow Luis down at the Combat Kroger is having a day.

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I thought I was going to lament the weather and veer off in a totally different direction. Instead I revisit my first real road gig and a trip through New Mexico.

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After a week of watching people on the internet, my frustrations sort of work their way out of me. Influencers, restaurant reviews, and a mandatory call to pick sides to everything, from cell phones to global conflicts. It's exhausting.

I prefer to profess my ignorance in almost every field. I know that among all the other biases I fall prey to, the Dunning-Kruger Effect is one of the biggest. Let's chat.

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This week marked the release of Andy Huggins brand new comedy special, Early Bird Special. How we got there is a story that got it's start over two decades ago, and it is s testament to how doing the right thing can lead to even better things for everyone involved.

Also, I visited Bard College in upstate New York to see Neil Gaiman give a series of lectures on writing. I came back inspired. Hopefully it motivates you just a little as well.

This episode is a total potluck laced with a higher than usual amount of blah. I organize my thoughts around a number of things in this one, plus quotes from Robert Greene and and Android tip. I told ya. Random.

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I wrote a piece earlier in the week covering ten things I wish I'd learned sooner when it comes to comedy. I elaborate on all these, but this is the gist of it:

1 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
2 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲
3 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝘀, 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘁
4 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲
5 𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁
6 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱
7 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺
8 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻
9 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗺 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲
10 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆

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I spent the week with friends of mine who are all more talented than me. I hung out with Lou, Brad, & Kevin, and it made me revisit the country music of my past. Hint, there isn't much.

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Somehow birds keep finding me. I rescued a dove on my way to the store, which makes me remember the macaw that I kept for a while. Plus, being alone, being on Alone, and people who are afraid of being alone.

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My neighborhood features a Combat Kroger where there's never any real food and everyone thinks everyone is stealing. More posh grocery stores are an entirely different experience. I used to work in a grocery store myself way back in the 90s.

I also bring up some television shows that toy with tension to make us avid watchers, namely Alone and Suits. The latter is particularly good at preying on our attention and love of short, bite-sized story nuggets.

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