Floyd, I am a bit older, yet I do enjoy the finer things in life, and that does not always mean dollar signs. I used to work at a Comedy Club in Charlotte years ago while going thru a divorce. I worked there for 4 o5 years and never missed a day. It was Magical. People laughing, having a great time and after work we always got a shift drink.
Of course I do have to admit I bout about 3 other shift drinks and they were usually wine, Scotty, who owned The Punch Line.........heck 13 of us on his wait staff and everyone was always ready to get the heck out of Dodge. However I for one was never in a hurry to go home. Heck we had the 3 Comedians, some who like Ellen DeGeneres. Fox Worthy, Seinfeld and many others, wanted to go out and eat and have a few drinks to wind down. Carrot Top to me was a bit lame, however, Charles Veracola wrote most of his line.
Charles was a Headliner, yet he was a Cancer, a homebody, who reminded me a bit of myself. He did not like to go out on the road.
I always got a bit tickled when I went to work and Charles was always there in case somebody did not show up. Him and Scotty Reid , the owner were best friends and they were both Cancers.
The thing about Charles I admired, was when I walked in to the club to start to work, I would see Charles, who looked like the Pizza Boy. Yet, once he got up on the Stage, (He was considered a Headliner) I always laughed my tail inn off.
I could go on and on about this place, however it really matters not. I had a wonderful time working there. And I am going straight to the point. Some of these guys were so insecure, yet once they hit the stage it was awesome.
I never had to put up, maybe a few a few times with some of these guys who had an attitude, which was far and shot in between.....And I am going to add that these people who di d become famous, had their own sitcom , like Steinfield, Ellen Gengeres, JJ walker..........Carrot Top, they never, ever had an attitude like some of these people on the boards, Panther 12, to name a few, if he was at a show, these guys would have taken him down, and with laughter to boot it all. Nuff said, Kelley Whit
