of course, I closed with the joke about having to "powder your nose"

That was also the first time I'd played a church. The audience was appreciative and laughing in the right spots, but overall, of course, it was a quiet, totally sober, coffee-drinking bunch. I'm pretty sure I remember saying "I like you, you're a very polite crowd. I have a feeling that if you wanted to heckle, you'd raise your hands and wait to be called on."


Me with the "Ten Commandments of Courtesy."
Photo by Ryan Brenizer