laughspin_masthead_4-3-2012

My older sister is a lawyer, wife, mother, board member on the City Council, the Celiac Organization and the Special Olympics.  I tell jokes and play with dolls. More specifically, I am a 23 year comedy act.

 

Our phone calls usually go something like this.

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 (*) Definitions   I am sitting in my nephew’s bar-mitzvah when my brother Kenny leans in and asks why the Rabbi has his tallis *(tälis| a fringed shawl traditionally worn by Jewish men at prayer) over his head. I replied, “Well, when the Rabbi comes out of the tallis, he sees his shadow and there are four more hours of the service.”

 

For some reason I feel I am a world apart from the 200 actors in this room who have been auditioning for 18 years and still haven’t booked. If only because these “professional auditioners” are very loud, making sure we know they’re in The Biz.

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Years ago, I remember meeting friends in Philadelphia’s University City. I gave a supposed homeless person money. When I exited the restaurant an hour later, I saw him jump into a Cadillac with his other friends counting the cash. I felt angry and robbed. A friend said that my intention was the important thing. But I am no longer a fan of handing money over to people on the street. However, there are always exceptions.