Montreal Comedy Festival, 1993
She’s at a front table overdressed, sipping a warm beer. Her heart pounds as she preens knowing when it’s over, she’ll be the one on his arm.
The crowd is noisy, restless as servers scurry around for last minute orders, but then the lights dim…
He struts onto the stage, like a gunslinger coming into town, the way a pal of his likes to describe him, his gracious swagger taking the mike.
The room roars at his mere presence while standing centerstage humbly basking in their approval.
He quells it with one hand, “What, do ya all owe me money?”
They roar louder.
Now I know how Mrs. Sinatra feels, or Jerry, when she comes to see Mick. He belongs to everyone, but to no one…a force self-possessed onto himself.
He said fine, when Bruce asked, if they could add another show.
See, there was no one like him then, now, or ever.
Bill Hicks 
December 16, 1961-February 26, 1994
A true pioneer, sadly missed.
I was thinking only the other day, what a shame Bill isn’t here to offer us commentary on Trump’s shenanigans.
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Oh my. Now there’s a thought.
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His work continues to be current. Like Mick, I often think how busy he would be these days with the daily material.
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Trump would resign.
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Hahaha! He wouldn’t be able to handle the smart humor. By the time he figured it out, it would be over.
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Susannah, I love they way you depicted the setting. I could easily place myself there.
Way too often I’m reminded of the song, ‘Only the good die young’.
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You said it. He was 32. Sigh.
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That’s a great scene and memory, Susannah. Really puts the reader in the situation. Thank you for sharing it.
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It was all about him. He was so unassuming in all the adulation. Polite to a fault, yet solid where he stood on all things. I respected him so much for that.
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Lovely memories, Susannah. Thanks for sharing with us. No one can take them away from you. xo
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I remember everything as if it were yesterday. The mind is so selective. Nice to hear from you.
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http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/02/bill_hicks_remembered_by_patton_oswalt_20_years_after_his_death_his_influence.html
Did you see this nice article on Bill, Susannah? I’m sure you must have read it………
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Always feels as if he’s still here. Thanks.
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