April 14, 2008 - Dodgertown Slideshow featuring the music of Journey
Click volume icon to hear Steve Perry, x down to smaller view, 200 photos, almost 4 songs, choose replay (it’s not perfect, every title and jpeg)…
*click and fiddle to get music going in lower left box
April 13, 2008 --> more shows
We are having a heat wave here in Southern California and it frightens me. We’re all scared, please help, send money and FEMA. I speak on behalf of all second generation Angelenos.
105 degrees today at The Vitamin Shoppe in Woodland Hills. Muscle Milk spoiled and my fresh Fish Oil started to give off odor.
But I adapted! Buy buying a sling-shot and Power Putty at Sport Chalet.
I like Subway and Robeks as well, when they are corporate branches… not the franchised out editions. Too loose and too “back in 5 minutes” taped to the front door.
The music is wrong, portions and spreading varies, workers out of shape, drink bar a mess, etc…
I’m on the go, I’m using debit and please don’t sweat into my lettuce. Seriously, this has happened recently. She was too eager and spazmatic, giving off moisture. This particular female sandwich artist should have taken a step back, gathered herself, dried up, put on the plastic gloves… then bask me with a deep healthy breath, followed by confident smiling.
Show me you’re IN control when the joint is OUT of IT and I may select double meat or even throw in a tip. I’m that cool and classy.
April 11, 2008 - OMG, today is here
Just dyed my beard, now I’m ready to exercise topless in the sun.
Will incorporate Bosu Ball, J-Bands (jaegersports.com) and yoga brick purchased at Target prior to Spring Training in Vero Beach.
And you say “who cares?”
Well, the answer is not many.
Let’s be honest.
April 8, 2008 -MySpace snapshots
*click this for access to MySpace profile
April 6, 2008 -Tag Up w/Brode
Enjoy the personal greeting!
I care, a good guy, I pick up trash in my apartment complex, then drop it off in a city gutter or unsuspecting neighbor’s front lawn.
Litter: if you can’t beat it, join in on the fun!
Graffiti, scratchitti and dog poo has made me this way.
White flight? How about the Jew Flew? Because I’m sick of selfishness and lack of personal responsibility.
The cursing in public is driving me nuts. So nonchalant, or just not aware or don’t care that a child is in line within earshot holding hands ever so gently, caressing his single mother’s soft antibacterial protected palms and fingers at Carl’s Jr.
If it bothers me, and I work in Hollywood and show business (retail on the lot), then it must bother other movers and shakers. Betcha it does, and if it doesn’t they’re un-evolved and living in a bubble.
What else?
Feeling decent today, back home from San Diego, here’s some pix from the 27 hour southbound excursion.
*Click here to explore the 2 games at Petco Park
A few more things…
-may have some live shows coming up Zach Galifianakis, Chelsea Handler and Joe Rogan —-> the offers are out, up to me to bite
But I love pitching and drumming!! If I can work these two things into my life (oh, kettlebells too), I’d be honored to play eighth fiddle for crowds not there to see me, but I don’t think it’s possible.
Bottom line, I’m not gonna make it in this business on my terms thank you.
Can we please take down the Drillbit Taylor billboards? We get it Owen, you’re here for laughs and comfort and your wrists look great. Is that what you want us to say and think STUDIO EXECS? I’m back, ok and happy… and would you mind not staring at my giantly exposed hands and arms high above Sunset Blvd?
Yes I said “giantly”. Why not? Makes sense to us. And by “us” I mean me and most likely, me.
Gotta go workout, LA public high school campus, blacktop Yoga baby! I’ve paid taxes, kick me off women’s volleyball coach! I dare u, got W-2’s from 1994 in vehicle gloved department (a cushioned file cabinet that I carry in hatch back) next to insurance card and owners manual, and a Clark bar from September.
-fun entry, too bad I’m solo and on my own in a deep dark sea of URL’s. Daddy, I’m scared, help save me from the shallow end of this turbulent tide pool. Is that a sea urchin in your pocket OR are you just happy to see me?
My father Harry would be happy to see me, and that’s a starfish in his pants.
Got emotional thinking of my late father who enjoyed comedies but not my comedy. He passed (in 1997) before the birth of this blog (around 2000) and my Last Comic Standing one and done appearance (i think 2005, non-sweeps period).
Brody: sunday downer
April 5, 2008 - a sedate Larry Bowa in San Diego...
*Dodger 3rd Base Coach currently serving three game suspension
April 1, 2008 - Special Day at The Yard
Sandy Koufax in there…
March 30, 2008 - Renovated Angle @ Dodger Stadium
Check this view out, it’s new!
Let’s Microwave-side chat…
First off, rocking out to Daughtry. Yes! He will kick Clay Aiken’s butt all over the Midwest and Southeast! Chris Daughtry is Nickelback with an edge.
Seriously, not a hater. Just read the Playboy interview with Chad Kroeger, lead singer of Nickelback. The anger, the issues, the trouble in high school, come on? Really Chad? You were a jerk for no reason and your music reflects it.
Generally, I’ve got more issues with FANS of certain artists.
Hey crowd, it’s okay to share laughs and support. Spread out and release your approval.
We are so compartmentalized and rigid with tags and categories. Instead of just letting go and letting natural positive chuckles fill the room.
Yeah, had a tough weekend. Hard to follow Carlos Mencia and a guy from Jack in the Box commercials.
Not a rip and why would you assume I’ve got issues with these two? I don’t. And that’s why YOU don’t get it… yet.
People are shocked to learn that I am nice. Rare am I negative, extremely and rarely.
*April 11th ——> back on E’s Chelsea Lately for my fourth panel appearance. Two more panels and I get a wonderful sweater.
*Factoid: I used to BMX bike ride in Reseda with Slash. Read about the Teen Center in his book. I was there. I think Slash stood up for me one day after a Aryan guy tripped me.
*Also lived in the same apartment complex with American Idol Superstar Jordan Sparks in Mesa, AZ - early 90’s
Here’s a picture from last night that I took….
March 28, 2008 - David Ortiz
*aka Big Papi’ at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
March 24, 2008 - Dodgers in AZ --> Batch 1
February 21, 2008 Brody and Buddy
February 13, 2008 post Super Bowl check in...
I’m anticipating valuable hits, so let me throw this stuff out there…
*will be visiting E’s Chelsea Lately on Valentine’s Night (my third appearance) - Set your camcorders!
Was in AZ and Baton Rogue since we last spoke. Here’s a jpeg diary, starting off in Boston…
*cold in Boston, just before AFC Championship Game
*shoes in Boston, Nikes purchased at Macy’s in NYC
*in Scottsdale with Michael Strahan as he prepares for the big game
*Phoenix Suns Dancers with The Gorilla
As you can see, I’m just getting started here. This is what happens when you drink a Rockstar w/Guava after 9:30pm.
Feeling pretty good, driving out to Mom’s Rancho Mirage cottage for Valentine’s Desert Dessert and a couch crash as I head back to Tempe, AZ for Alumni baseball activities.
Busy, good busy, refuse to complain. But I will. If I see that NHL hockey player get his neck slashed again on ESPN with telestrator arrows highlighting the gore I’m gonna go after Dick Vitale.
Can we now close the book on this steroid crap? If you do it, you’ll get caught and embarrassed. Bonds, Clemens, McGwire and FP Santangelo. That’s good enough for me, all positions covered, blame spread. Owners too, they’re at fault as well, maybe even more?
Back to the action…
*world famous NFL rusher - Barry Sanders of the Lions!
*down with Snoop in AZ
This posting is long, I don’t care, jamming items in, you can come back later. Please let me keep going, nobody suffers.
*Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and QB Kurt Warner of The NFL
*Ben Roethlisberger —> QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers
*where it all happened (who took the huge leak in the lot??)
*video from outside the stadium
Then I was off to the great state of Louisiana and Baton Rogue…
*I went through those doors
*LSU indoor football facility
*end zone
Then back to Glendale, CA for D and D @ Big Fish…
*go right HERE to check out most recent semi-unedited comedy (click right under my name when you arrive at URL)
Tired, this entry took hours to produce.
More in the days ahead, Spring Training here i come!
January 27, 2008 Let's share some thoughts...
Hey gang, Brode here, hanging on a damp Sunday in South California.
Things are great, preparing for Arizona on the heels of another successful Chelsea Lately appearance. Two down, more to go? You never know in this town, don’t plan on it. Reset your DVR settings.
Comedy has been going well, rode Atlantic Coast vibes back from Boston. Blue collar salutations in a town known for fresh Chowder and literature.
Tonight (Sunday) I’ll be in Hollywood for Josh Fadem’s Acid Reflux @ The Ramada Inn on Vermont. Starts after 9pm, all the cool kids who fit into thrift and/or American Apparel will be on hand judging outsiders.
I’m in, please don’t ask how or why. You’ll know when and if.
BS: Cryptic Cockiness.
Time for a photo! (lemme check my desktop…)
Super Bowl Week 42 is gonna go off the latches, and I’m diving in spikes first to second base! I’m in shape and ready for my return. Twenty years later I’m back in Tempe where it all began… Pre-internet, pre-Starbucks, Post-Fontaine.
Love my Kettlebells, almost up to two 45’s, swinging them, driving up from a solid base and Bosu Ball. I’m seeing results. Throwing a major league baseball with the precision of All-Stars and multi-millionaires. You think I’m kidding? You think this is a joke? Wanna see receipts from Sports Chalet?? I’m crushing tubing, creating a core and bracing for Spring Training in Vero Beach and Phoenix.
Had a great run with the Yankees, but I now bleed Dodger Blue and it feels so right. Back home at Chavez Ravine where I belong.
You think I’m nuts? Here’s another photo, the gal from 27 Dresses and the Anatomy show…
Ok, let me calm down, got aggressive and defensive. Gonna take a timeout, will mini-trampoline for a bit. Exercise at a cellular level without the impact and embarrassment of jogging in public with a strange gait. (been honked at, and it hurt)
Juicing as well. Aloe Vera, the Brazilians and Pomegranate. Flushing my system, cleaning pipes, peeing seven times a night.
Think I’ll do a couple commercials this year.
So confident, laminated resume and froze IMDB page… this is what I got, book me!!
Hey, this was fun. Let’s do it again soon.
January 18, 2008 Brode back from Boston and ready for All Things @ UCB in Hollywood, USA
Boom, there it is. Tonight at 9:30pm <—click yellow text to your left), I’ve got an hour to do whatever I want.
The date and time fell into my lap. Why not take advantage of this rare opportunity and send out a wi-fi blast just hours before the curtain rises?
Very professional, I reverse advertise utilizing several quality assured techniques.
Blogs, a MySpace photo comment and radio in another state.
In other news…
I knew something was up with those guys at The SF Zoo attack. Sorry their friend died, feel even worse for the tiger who got shot by Dirty Harry. See kids, this is what happens when you do drugs and break rules: you may get clawed to death
Enjoyed my four days in Boston. What a fantastic city, very cold, but fantastic nonetheless. The people are real, the streets are old and the girls are very attractive. Hello ladies, yes that was me… Brody Stevens eating delicious seafood alone inside the comforts of Quincy Market.
Shot a sports comedy series for NESN (New England Sports Network) at The Comedy Connection with Barry Katz and Gary Gulman. I helped run the production (aka audience warm-up) - also did my 7-minute stand-up spot that went over quite well thank you. Look for it sometime in the summertime running on NESN and/or available on Blue Ray.
Everyone was cool, local staff, hires, comedians, audiences, etc. Try and get crowds like this in LA. Heck no. Sorry fellow Angelinos.
What else…
Feeling pretty good, will be in Arizona for Super Bowl Week (not the game, I have an appointment that day, getting perm did at Fantastic Mam’s). Look for me roaming the streets of Old Town in Scottsdale.
My Dad was born in Phoenix, my late Grandmother’s first boyfriend was the brother of Barry Goldwater. Some family roots are still present in Miami/Globe, AZ.
Bottom line, The Grand Canyon State and I have a mutual respect for each other. I’ve been known to get emotional, but I will keep my composure throughout the duration of this post.
Darn! Forgot my iBook charger at the hotel in Faneuil Hall.
January 8, 2008 Welcome to Cooperstown!
January 7, 2008 Give us some Respect! ...I think we've earned it
January 5, 2008 First Post of January
It’s official, tonight it rains in LA and I’m legally afraid to drive through Laurel Canyon. Could be mudslides or a Spears Paparazzi scrum… Either way, I’m stay at home glued to TMZ weather reports.
Good English with Old English listening to Modern English while eating… you got it, Fresh Polish Relish from the Ocean.
Funny to say, less humorous to peck.
Anywise…
I’m into the dots thing again… sorry. Can’t help myself. It’s my personal tribute to Larry King and baseball beat writers. And yes I know what they’re called (the dots thing), just don’t wanna spellcheck right now. That’s how lazy I am. I refuse to activate a browser embedded command.
Epileptic Eclipses or something like that.
Are we done with Pinkberry yet? Popping up, I notice. Can’t hide from the sign and color scheme, it’s in my head for good. And let’s get off the cup cake bandwagon while we’re at it. These rich in taste stores are the evil cousin of a Krispy Kreme/Ebay mind melt.
Yuck.
Please correct me if I’m wrong. I’ll admit, I may be wrong. That’s how sure I am!!
Dropped by Merrillwood the other night. I was possibly somewhat funny at times, spaz-like only once or twice. Some foul language, so NSFW.
I was proud of my speech pattern and comedic take on today’s current events. If you must, I show up at the 15 minute clip and hang out for quite some time.
Enjoy…
*click THIS to see episode
December 31, 2007 final post of 2007
This is my best Monday in recent years! Why can’t more weekdays be like this? Crowed parking lots, a packed CVS and overflowing aisles at Borders! How can New Year’s Eve live up to the Pats going 16-0, Devon Hester’s kick-off returns and the buzz of Juno?
I’m good friends with Michael Cera, but this movie of his BETTER be funny.
I’m just talking, people…
Yes I enjoy Matchbox Twenty and The Goo Goo Dolls.
Please shoot me… with HGH cause I wanna live to 85 with muscles and dark hair.
Okay, let’s talk some baseball and steroids. Sure, many of my friends were on The Mitchell Report, and it hurt me a bit, personally and professionally. I may not be allowed in Major League Clubhouses due to my connections.
I honestly never saw or knew of anything that was going on, your honor. Baseball didn’t test, many of these supplements were legal and fans kept coming out in droves.
I like watching Barry Bonds hit bombs, Roger Clemens power pitch into his mid-40’s and Eric Gagne slam the door in the 9th. But that’s just me.
So I’m guilty too I guess? I think needles are bad, abusing a good thing is bad. I’m into regulations and moderation. Unfortunately, many of baseball’s most hallowed records will be passed, but not without asterisks.
Cheating is not kosher, but advancements in supplements and healthy living are something us as “US Americans” need to deal with.
Clean-up the game, detox the image, educate and regulate.
In related news, I’m really into Rockstar’s Pomegranate Energy Drink. Does me good, helps me drum fast late into the night. BTW, The Barris Brody Overdrive will be playing our final show tonight at 1:30am on New Year’s Eve at The World Famous Comedy Store. We’ve had our ups, we’ve had our downs, let’s go out on a high!
December 26, 2007 a typical night for me...
December 25, 2007 slide-show courtesy of Mary Forrest
December 9, 2007 Sunday Sectional
Hello readers, people refer to me as Brody. And so can you!
Just doing my thang, as all the kids say. Spots at the Comedy Store in Hollywood off Sunset across the street from House of Blues and next door to the Rock and Roll Hyatt where bands like Led Zeppelin would hang in mid-70’s.
Drumming late night as a member of the Barris-Brody-Overdrive, BBO takes the crowd back to the second Coachella, a radio sponsored event at Jones Beach featuring Limp Biscuit, and of course The U2’s Rattle and Hum.
Take part in the energy, see us live while you can. I’m also all around LA as a solo artist. You can catch my speeches at several various venues spread throughout Southern California and Las Vegas.
Check my schedule as far as that goes…
Got fired up yesterday. Wanna hear about it?
So I’m helping out my friend Dave Holmes of The TV Guide Network who hosts the game show Celebrity Says. I arrive at Tribune Studios in Hollywood for my 9am call time. Being a weekend, and being told to enter the Bronson gate, I attempt to do so. Gate is closed, I end up parking on street with regular folk, then walking 1/3 of a mile. I’m painting a picture for you, Act One if you will.
Once situated and on set, my duty was to kept everyone happy while we taped five shows, some call this audience warm-up.
Went well, felt good, pay fair.
After work, I head out to my car, can’t find an open gate, and I’m not gonna walk ALL the way around like I did in the morning. But, Bingo! There it is, an open gate and a shorter walk than my pre-noon commute.
I’m carrying a tote bag, 13 pounds of laminated photos and keys. So the distance to and from sound-stage, then back to car definitely matters! Don’t you dare question my methods, I’m quite familiar with the Tribune Studios lot layout - I was told to enter on Bronson!!
Back to post-show adventure…
Anyway, I’m feeling accomplished as I head out the quicker South Gate on the way to my vehicle up and around the block, parked on Bronson. Upon doing so, I run into a line of people waiting for another television taping. I recognize about half of the audience, they tell me it’s for Family Feud.
Needless to say, I was quite comfortable and in a good mood touching base with old acquaintances. I work a lot of shows in this town, it really is a small community and the name Brody Stevens carries some weight.
Yes, it feels good to brag. I connect with paid audience members.
After some chit-chat and greetings, I work my way up the sidewalk to my car through the rest of the crowd, most I did not recognize.
But hey, I’m in a good mood, buzzing, why not do some shtick with teenagers up front in line waiting for The Feud? Here come the photos and a few chuckles. Remember, I’m in a good mood, just worked 5 hours, I know half the crowd, etc…
After about a minute, two teachers/administrators approach me and asked me not to talk to the kids. “These are high school students, please don’t talk to them, Thank You”. Are you kidding me?? I say, “have I cursed or said anything offensive?” I go on to tell them, this is what I do, and I just did it all day for half of this very same audience.
As they stood defiantly protecting their kids, I tell them I’m a licenced substitute teacher and that I’m embarrassed for them. At this point, people start shouting my name, saying “Brody”, greeting me with hugs and high fives as they arrive for the show.
It was weird, felt like Aquaman mentally contacting audience members as they slept in their cars between shows, zombies coming out to salute their master. One by one, a smile and nod.
It felt great to rub the faces of these By the Book Chaperons in the frightened negativity they created. They just don’t get it. Not comedy, not life and not culture. Was it because I was on a public sidewalk? Was it my beard and non-Nordic features? How about my confidence? How about the sheltered sanitized students absorbing PG-8 material?
Then the studio door opens, guy with headset (my friend Jason), in front of these two from the sticks, “hey Brody, how’s it going, see ya tomorrow, etc..”
I won. I walked away the winner.
I should have just parked on the lot and kept to myself. But I got some bad info (that happens, no biggie) and I was being nice to fellow humans.
This is a crazy world we live in, but I bring good, so I will not stop and/or change who I am.
Know where you are, know your audience, accept the outcome.
I took a chance by doing humor for teen strangers on a public sidewalk. But because I’ve put the time in and technically believe in my art and persona, I cannot recommend these highly honed spiritual comedic methods to a novice.
December 1, 2007 take a moment...
November 30, 2007 Zach and Brody, part Dose
*much respect to all those who’ve made this viral video collection possible, names like Neal, Scott, BJ and Cash
please give me a chance, I understand core comedy - I get 1am spots on Sunset at The Store in the Original Room, if not bumped by Mencia :)
November 29, 2007 gigs...
*most of these are private and tv related events, just wanna prove to you that I work side by side with the entertainment industry
here’s a video, pleasant clicking…