Thanks to my friend Barbara, I got to see Robin Williams perform live at Bimbo’s a few weekends ago. Even better is that Bimbos is a very short walk from my apartment.
That man is a loon. A very brilliant loon.
I think Robin’s earliest material is his best. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever listened to his new material and laughed hard. I enjoy his material, but at this point people go to see Robin just because he is Robin. His material and performance are good, but you know exactly what you’re going to see before you get there. And that is fine. I know what Picasso’s art will look like before I flip through a book, but I still love the art.
I thought the funniest moment of the night was when Robin bashed his own performance in “Bicentennial man”.
Then last weekend, thanks again to Barbara, I got see Arj Barker from Flight of the Conchords. A great show. And he was on stage forever. And I almost go to meet him (a friend of a friend grew up with Arj and was at the show too).
On the other hand, I’m not sure that meeting Arj Barker would have added anything meaningful to my life.
I tried to write about several other things tonight, but wow – am I out of the habit of.