tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809694237873234512012-02-03T09:55:31.297-04:00Who is Traci Skene?Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.comBlogger7701100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-66859058369557704422012-01-17T22:21:00.002-04:002012-01-17T22:24:44.646-04:00

I received this little note via Facebook.salutations- a few weeks ago when i friended you i heard what i beleive was you on xm/ sirius radio on the comedy channel in my car. i think it was you, but i was tripping so hard on acid i can't be sure. the lady was talking about va-jay jay's and giving a kidney to some one. i laughed so hard i shit myself, for real. was that you? i really need to know

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In honor of the anniversary of John Lennon's death, I am re-posting a short film my husband and I made a few years ago. Actually, it doesn't really honor his death... or his life... but it is pretty funny.

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On Friday afternoon, I appeared on a Las Vegas internet video show called Awkward Silence. It's hosted by fellow comic Brandon Gooch Hahn. In the past, Hahn has interviewed Andrew Dice Clay, Gilbert Gottfried and Mark Curry. This week, he chose me. As I said to him when I entered the studio, "So, who canceled?"It's a fun interview. I start blathering at the ten minute mark. I'm not exactly

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And by "Us" I mean hubby and me, not Us Weekly.We've been married for 23 years. People always want to know the secret to a long marriage. I say, "You have to be married to me." Actually, there is no secret. Just like there is no secret to weight loss. To stay married, you have to do the marital equivalent of diet and exercise. I wish there was a relationship corollary to the lap band or

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Nothing says Merry Christmas quite like gang rape! Run, June, run!!!

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We're on a billboard in Vegas. I feel like Nomi in Showgirls. Hubby and I will be performing at The Orleans in Las Vegas, November 3-5, 10-12, 17-19 and 24-26.

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"Just Wrong" was the subject of an email I received back in May. It was sent to an old address so we just discovered it today. It's from an audience member who was at one of my shows.Tracy, I was at your show last night with my girlfriend in the front rows. You asked if we were married ... NO You asked if we were dating ... I said a year and a half. You asked if I planned to marry that woman ..

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Just when I thought I would never top Jesus Job Interview I stumbled upon a painting I like to call "Jesus' 1976 Yearbook Photo."It turns out Jesus was Captain of the swim team which hardly seems fair with the whole walking on water trick.

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As we were standing in line to see Purple Reign at Hooters, a miserable woman walked past and said to her equally miserable male companion, "These people are such idiots. They don't know they're not seeing the real Prince. If they're going to be that dumb I'm not going to tell them." Wow! Being the smartest person in the world must be such a burden for her.We should have run after her and

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We went bowling last night. Which means I'll have the Dickies' "Bowling With Bedrock Barney" stuck in my head for the next few days. At the Orleans Casino here in Las Vegas, you can bowl at midnight for one dollar per game. Throw in an extra three bucks for shoes and a party of two can cause mayhem on a lane for the price of a Hamilton. (How sad that I had to look up who is on the ten dollar

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It's hubby's birthday today! Unlike most showbizzy folks, he isn't ashamed to tell his real age. He's 54... which is the new 53 1/2.For his birthday, hubby bought a bike... for me! It's a red Fuji folding mountain bike which matches his red Fuji folding mountain bike which now makes us the psycho couple who ride matching bikes.The only difference is my bike has a Marlboro logo. It seems that

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Several years ago, we trash picked a mid-century daybed from an old Victorian house near our place in New Jersey. We loved the design but the cushions were hideous. As we were strapping the wooden structure to the top of our car I said to my husband, "I'm only bringing this home if we get new cushions made immediately."Did you notice that I started out this post by saying, "Several years ago"?

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There have only been a few times in my life where I've laughed so hard in public I thought I was going to hurl. Two of those times involved animal acts. The dead-behind-the-eyeballs look on the bears at the Moscow Circus had me convulsing with laughter. And when I watched two poodles getting married at Circus Circus I thought my husband was going to have to carry me out of the building. So,

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My poor husband. He's crushed. Crushed like the thousands of tomatoes that wind up in cans of Campbell's condensed soup.As we were walking through our neighborhood 99 Cent Store earlier today he noticed that the Campbell Soup packaging has been changed. Gone is the familiar image made so famous by Andy Warhol! Gone is the gold medal seal from the 1900 Paris Exhibition! Gone is my husband's

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I'm always annoyed when anti-American songs are played during 4th of July fireworks displays just because they have the words "American" or "USA" in the chorus. "American Woman" and "Born in the USA" are about as patriotic "The Internationale."Even worse are the seemingly pro-USA tunes that actually have a creamy sinister center. In 1975, my elementary school music teacher taught us the Frank

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I'm at the No Name Bar at the Barracuda Hotel in Cozumel, Mexico, drinking a moderately priced margarita and sucking up free WIFI. I'm sitting next to the pool so, as long as somebody doesn't do a cannon ball, I should be okay.When I logged on to Blogger the directions were all in Spanish. I just started clicking on various Spanish words until I got to a page I recognized. Who needs English?

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As you can imagine, security on cruise ships is quite tight. Just like in an airport, shoes are scanned, luggage is checked and passports are examined. But there is one little difference. Performers on cruise ships-- and perhaps the passengers as well but I wouldn't know-- are asked a strange and unexpected question.Have you had diarrhea within the past 24 hours?Um, no.You would think a

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Comedy colleague, Facebook friend and fellow Eagle's fan, Erin Jackson, found herself careening down an evacuation slide when her Delta flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing. During take-off one of the engines caught fire. Some of the passengers reported seeing a flash. Others probably saw their lives flash before their eyes. No doubt all were sorry they

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I can't believe it's been 7 1/2 months since my last blog post. (My blatant plug for our book notwithstanding.) All three of my readers must have missed me terribly.Blogger burnout is a common phenomenon. What begins as a labor of love can quickly turn into an annoying obligation. Once the bloom falls off the blogging rose it's hard to rekindle the passion. When I fell and broke my elbow

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You can pre-order The Comedy Bible on Amazon.

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I saw this painting at a local Goodwill. I call it "Jesus Job Interview." "So," says Jesus, "where do you see yourself in five years?"

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I had no idea that Hot Pockets and frozen pizza were considered "Nutritional Items." Any chance this supermarket is owned by a 14 year-old boy?

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Just when you thought you hadn't humiliated your dog enough by making him chase his tail, using static electricity to stick a balloon to his haunches or pretending to throw a ball when you've really just dropped it behind your back, along comes a costume that turns him into a stripper!It's called Strip N' Dog! But you know they wanted to call it Chippendogs! (Damn copyright infringement!)

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This drawing of me was done by Ambrose Quintanilla IV. I'm too paranoid and self-conscious to see any resemblance. But, it's cute. It looks like the hot mom in a Ren and Stimpy cartoon.

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Back on May 19, I posted My Husband's Toe Has A Hilter Moustache which was as offensive to podiatrists as it was to Holocaust victims.At the time, I predicted that in a few months his toe would look like it had a bad toupee. Indeed, I am as prescient as I am precious.If nothing else, it's fascinating-- perhaps fascinating is too strong a word-- to see how much a toenail grows in four months.

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I sure hope the Justin Bieber World Tour isn't going anywhere near Afghanistan.For centuries, Afghan men have taken boys, roughly 9 to 15 years old, as lovers. Some research suggests that half the Pashtun tribal members in Kandahar and other southern towns are bacha baz, the term for an older man with a boy lover. Literally it means "boy player." The men like to boast about it.I get the creepy

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The Jersey shore-- the place, not the MTV reality show-- is so much more than tacky, Italian kids from New York. It's also filled with tacky, Italian kids from Philadelphia. But, if you go on Labor Day, when all the other vacationers are packing up their cars and heading north, it won't be filled with anybody, tacky or otherwise.Wildwood, NJ-- located approximately 90 miles south of where

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Hubby and I rarely buy each other birthday presents, so imagine my shock when I opened the front door and there was my new-- albeit vintage-- AMF Royal Master bike. He found it on Craigslist. I haven't been on a bike since 1996 so I was understandably shaky at first. But, I did make it up a few big hills and survived a very large pot hole.Now I need to get a matching helmet, a basket with

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On the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, I wrote this column for SHECKYmagazine.com. Long live The King... of all grandpops.Elvis Aaron Presley and Robert Fithian Dingler died within a day of each other 30 years ago during the hot and muggy August of 1977.I remember where I was when I heard the news of Elvis's passing. I think most people do. Elvis was The King, after all, a cultural

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We saw this statue of Ben Franklin near a parking garage in Glendale, California as we were heading to a taping of Last Comic Standing. My husband yelled, "Hey, look, Ben Franklin is giving out free handjobs!"

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Our nephew, Brooke, started uploading some of his old home movies to YouTube. This classic clip from 1990 cracked me up. I dare you to try to get his version of this B.J Thomas hit out of your head. I've been singing it for 48 hours straight.

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We spent this past weekend at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada. Dane Cook flew in to do a guest spot on a show hosted by Steve Martin. Cook asked if he could have his picture taken with my husband. Yes, you read that sentence correctly.Over the course of five days, we cranked out 7,600 words about our experience. To read our updates, go to SHECKYmagazine.com.

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Pre-made toast used to be a punchline. Now, thanks to our Bimbo friends, it's a reality!What's next? Pre-boiled water.

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Here's an edited version of both our appearances on LCS.

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The Camden County Board of Freeholders didn't have the money to mail out their 2010 Park Events Guide this year which may explain why there wasn't a huge crowd for the free Shawn Colvin concert at Cooper River.It's a shame more people didn't attend because they missed out on a lovely evening. We've been Colvin fans since the early '90's but we've only seen her perform once back when she toured

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My husband decided to make homemade potato chips for a party at a friend's house back on Father's Day. We transported the chips in a brown paper shopping bag figuring it was the best way to keep them crisp.Instead of putting them in a bowl upon our arrival, I merely ripped the bag, rolled down the sides and tried to convince everybody it was just the kind of fun, rustic presentation Martha

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Today, we put a three-minute clip of my husband's Last Comic Standing set up on YouTube. (Without NBC's permission. Oh yeah, we're rebels.)

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Hubby is the last comic to perform even thought he was first during the actual taping. Natasha aka The Female Judge is right, he is the bees knees.

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We're lucky to live a short 10-minute drive from one of the best places on the planet to watch fireworks. While other folks cling to the shoreline of Cooper River, we brave the goose poop (we brought a tarp) and unfold our folding chairs on one of the docks jutting out onto the water.Several hundred feet away, fireworks are shot from an outcropping. From our vantage point, it feels like a

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Hubby aka Brian McKim will be on Last Comic Standing July, 5 at 9 PM. It's Part 2 of the semi-finals.

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In case you missed the episode.

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We wrote 4,000 words about our Last Comic Standing audition. It's over at SHECKYmagazine.com.

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Look for us on Monday night during Part 2 of the New York auditions.

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Hubby's pic is up on the NBC.com Last Comic Standing page. For some reason, he looks annoyed.

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Our nephew's girlfriend, Samantha Moore, recently had one of her craft projects featured on HGTV. I can't believe her butterflies have a more recent TV credit than I do!Personally, I think they need to give the girl her own show. She's adorable! People would tune in just to see her hair.

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While in Raleigh this past weekend, we picked up a copy of the Independent Weekly which is the free local entertainment rag.On page 29, under the title "Pet Personals" we saw an ad for two kitties up for adoption at the Wake County Animal Adoption Center.Sadly, hubby and I travel too frequently to have pets, but these guys were hard to resist.I love Cat #1 because he has a riverboat gambler

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This past Saturday, as I was onstage (which was really just a dance floor) performing for seven people (five of whom were employees) at a military base (Air Force), I thought to myself, "This show can't get any weirder.Then these guys walked in!I love this picture because I actually look like I've been captured and perhaps decapitated by the natives. My glowing demonic eyes are also a nice touch

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We saw these Barack Obama basketballs on the clearance rack at K-Mart today. It took everything I had not to do a little early Christmas shopping.Do you think Obama plays with his own balls? Oh, come on, get your minds out of the gutter!

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-32248007444647214502010-06-01T13:52:00.003-04:002010-06-01T13:58:20.701-04:00

Al and Tipper Gore have separated. Does this mean Al will finally come out of the closet? (Not that there's anything wrong with that... well,unless you're married to him.)

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We were three of 55,407 soccer fans who decided to converge on Lincoln Financial Field in Philly-- known to the locals as The Linc-- too see USA take on Turkey as part of the World Cup "Send-Off" series. Turkey didn't make it into the World Cup so they were playing for pride and pride was oozing out of their pores. It took us well into the first half before we realized that the chants of "Turk--

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In a few hours, we're heading to Lincoln Financial Field in Philly (aka The Linc) to see USA take on Turkey in their last game before the World Cup.We decided to sit in the Turkish fan section because we thought it would be more interesting. But, now my husband has been singing They Might Be Giant's "Instanbul" since he woke up this morning.

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Today, hubby and I ran the track at Haddon Township High School otherwise known as Hawk Country.As we passed the grandstand, we saw an actual hawk. I guess they weren't lying. It really is Hawk Country.Remind me never to run in Bear Country... or Cougar Country... or Gator Country.Although, if I did see an actual bear, at least I would already be running.

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-10103485373016869712010-05-21T16:42:00.001-04:002010-05-21T16:44:50.062-04:00

A short film by my friend and fellow comic, Adam Gropman.

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A few months ago, hubby opened the sofa bed on his toe resulting in a hideous black mark. In a few more months, it'll look like his toe is wearing a bad toupee.Additionally, he has a burn mark on his left foot from a grease splatter and a matching burn mark on his right foot from boiling water. So, along with the Hitler moustache, he's also been rocking the stigmata look.It's a good thing he

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Arlen Specter gone!Na na na naNa na na naHey hey heyGoodbye!

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...or truth in advertising?It says, "MLT Cereal Poop Series." I'm guessing it's supposed to say "Pop" series. I hope it's supposed to say "Pop" series.

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There were roosters at the lake today. One of them took a fancy to my husband. For a second, I feared he would follow us into our station wagon.Nobody else at the lake seemed to care that two beautiful roosters were wandering around right near the parking lot. Jeez, there's jaded and then there's jaded. I'm glad we're the type of people who still get excited when we see roosters at a place

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Under the title "Courtroom Nominee Comes To The Plate" The Wall Street Journal ran a photograph of Supreme Court Nominee, Elena Kagan, playing softball. According to the Politico some folks are accusing the WSJ of implying Kagan is GAY.A spokeswoman for the Wall Street Journal said today its cover art was not intended as innuendo about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's sexual orientation after

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I saw this book at our local church thrift shop. I suppose I could have purchased the book instead of taking a picture but then I would have just wound up donating it back to another thrift shop. Instead, we gave them $1.00 for 65 cents worth of merchandise and said, "Keep the change." Oh yeah, the thrift shop Gods were smiling upon us.This wretched paperback is "a novelization with color

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This is the lake where I run every day and by "run" I mean plod and by "every day"" I mean three times per week.It's a pretty little spot about a 15 minute walk from our humble abode but I usually drive because I'm lazy. The course around the water is 9/10 of a mile but I lie and tell myself it's a one mile loop. What's the sense of being lazy if you're not also going to be delusional?The lake

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-45800754591106190022010-05-05T22:02:00.008-04:002010-05-06T09:55:53.666-04:00

Last night, my brother and sister-in-law's cat, Pele (named for the soccer player not the Hawaiian goddess of fire) fell off a balcony. A few hours ago, Pele sent me an email explaining what happened.Hello: You know me as Pele, the handsome gray feline that lives with two humans, Gasa and Jim. I want to tell you about my adventure on the evening of 4 May. Much like any other nice day, when the

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Philadelphians are known for being the sports fans who threw snowballs at Santa Clause. We live in a city where a criminal court was set-up in the basement of Vets Stadium during Eagles' games. Why is anybody surprised that one of our men in blue would use a taser on a teen? According to ESPN, the tased teen called his father prior to the incident to see if it was a good idea to run on to the

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Less than 24 hours after posting on both Facebook and Twitter "I just watched Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair." I will never ever EVER complain about my white girl hair ever EVER again" I am regretting my declaration.I've spent the last 40 years bitching about my hair. I can't change overnight just because I watched some movie. It's not like "Good Hair" was directed by Al Gore.At least my

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"Do you hear drums?" I asked my husband from a napping haze. "No," he said sleepily while rolling over. A few second later he changed his answer to yes followed by a groan. Then he added, "Why would somebody be playing drums in a hotel room?"About 20 minutes later, the bugle player in the room next door made that question seem like a stupid one.If a hotel is going to host a drum and bugle

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For the past few weeks, my brain has been scrambled but not in a fluffy, eggy kind of way.Arm pain, traveling and high-pressure gigs have all contributed to my lack of focus on anything other than arm pain, traveling and high-pressure gigs. Even Tweeting is overwhelming. You know things are bad when 140 characters seems like too much to handle.I will be spending all of May at home. (Unless, of

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Since my GERD symptoms decreased dramatically on a low-carb diet, I am now going to attempt a gluten-free lifestyle. Could a gluten intolerance be the reason for 35 years of stomach problems? If it is, I'm going to fire up the time machine and punch out a few doctors.

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When visiting Washington State, be sure to cruise along the Columbia River Gorge, sample the local wine and spend a romantic afternoon at a local bestiality farm.A British tourist has been arrested in a raid on what US investigators said was a “bestiality farm”.Assistant US attorney Susan Roe said Stephen Clarke, 51, of Peterborough, Cambs, had admitted bestiality offences to police.Clarke was

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I woke up drunk this morning. Of course, I went to bed drunk last night which might explain why I woke up drunk this morning.This most recent LA trip was amazing but I'm not legally permitted to talk about most of what we did which is good because I'm too exhausted to talk about most of what we did.Off to Phoenix for a few days of daddy visiting before heading home.

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-90596762830426404812010-04-06T09:50:00.006-04:002010-04-06T19:33:56.047-04:00

Sooooooooooo, two dozen women in Portland, Maine march topless in the street to protest what "they see as a double standard on male and female nudity" and then complain because men are staring at them? That's like entering a lion's cage wearing a meat suit then complaining because the cat bit off your leg.Ty McDowell, who organized the march, said she was "enraged" by the turnout of men

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-40269122123668675782010-04-05T08:35:00.003-04:002010-04-05T08:44:43.333-04:00

Sad news.Former WCW and WWE tag team champion Chris Kanyon has died.The popular 40-year-old wrestler, real name Christopher Klucsaritis, is believed to have committed suicide.His body was found Saturday at his apartment in New York.Kanyon had overdosed on medication, with early reports indicating he had taken his own life after leaving a pill bottle and several notes close by.The gay star

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-9143852922536863172010-04-03T14:58:00.002-04:002010-04-03T21:59:20.647-04:00

Here's a short video starring my buddy, John DiCrosta. You'll never watch Batman and Robin the same way again.

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Finally, the crushing fatigue has abated. On Sunday, I wasn't sure that was ever going to happen. After a 13-hour drive home from Georgia, I found myself sitting on our couch moaning an oddly uncontrollable moan. I have a vague recollection of being tucked in by my husband before slipping into a nine-hour coma. Yet, the next day, I still took a trip to Napland.Yesterday, was better but I

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-54886724243566297832010-03-24T12:58:00.002-04:002010-03-24T13:07:16.265-04:00

Every few minutes I have to remind myself what day it is. Wednesday, right?We had an absolute blast at the Last Comic Standing auditions in New York on Monday but it was a grueling day. Yesterday, we walked several miles from our hotel near Wall Street to Madison Square Garden (this substituted as a workout) to catch our bus back home. Seeing all those eager workers strolling past the hole

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-54625601925967285452010-03-21T19:08:00.002-04:002010-03-21T19:21:11.550-04:00

I suppose I shouldn't be getting drunk the night before an 11 AM audition in New York for Last Comic Standing but I'm so depressed about this whole health care debacle that I feel the need to consume large quantities of red wine. We had a great weekend in Buford, Georgia. On Saturday night, an old Jr. High School buddy and his lovely wife came to our show. It turns out he lives a few blocks

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I have a radial head fracture which sounds like the name of an Indie band.Yesterday, I had a consultation with an orthopedic surgeon who suggested I try to avoid surgery. That's kind of like having a vegetarian say, "Try the veal."Apparently, they would have to re-break and do a bunch of other nasty things that I'd rather not think about. Instead, we're going to try physical therapy. I have my

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It's never a good sign when the X-ray technician sticks her head into the waiting room and says, "You need to go right back to the doctor." It's also never a good sign when the receptionist at your doctor's office says, "You need to go to an orthopedic doctor." My appointment is for 1 PM tomorrow. From what I can piece together, I have a fracture. Sure wish they had figured that out 5 1/2

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-8835344390550957722010-03-16T19:00:00.003-04:002010-03-16T19:37:22.263-04:00

I've always admired goal-oriented people.An obese mother in the US is trying to put on weight in order to become the world's fattest woman. You go, girl! Donna Simpson already holds the title of World's Fattest Mother but she's not going to let some childless bee-atch continue to roam the Earth as the World's Fattest Woman. Hell no! Not this go-getter!Ms Simpson, who needs a mobility scooter

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Spending 10 hours in a car on a Sunday can be grueling if you only have terrestrial radio because religious music, bad local talk and paid programming about vitamins and chelation therapy dominate the airwaves. Catching the Puzzle Master on NPR will kill a good 15 minutes but the rest of the time is spent scanning, moaning and scanning some more.Occasionally, we'll stop off at a Goodwill to buy

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I still can't straighten my arm, but I can bend it well enough to finally practice the guitar again. Not sure if it's good for my arm-- or my neighbors-- or my self-esteem. Hubby is happy to have me back in our little guitar club. To celebrate my return, we've decided to learn Marty Robbin's El Paso so we can play it as a duet.Already we're arguing over the harmonies. For a guy, he has an

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-47892490895049009342010-03-09T23:59:00.000-04:002010-03-10T00:41:34.386-04:00

The oldest American, Mary Josephine Ray passed away after roaming this Earth for 114 years and 294 days. The second runner-up, who has now been crowned the oldest American (since Mary Josephine Ray can no longer fulfill her duties, for obvious reasons) is Neva Morris, of Ames, Iowa, at the ripe young age of 114 years, 216 days.I'm happy for Neva Morris. Can you imagine how awful it's been for

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-83263675529650192662010-03-08T22:05:00.003-04:002010-03-08T22:20:29.211-04:00

First show Saturday, I had one of those comedy moments that will stay with me for the rest of my comedy life.About 4-5 minutes into my set, I ended a joke using the word "titty." For some reason, this made a guy in the front row laugh so hard he spit his beer on me.Since I am the one who is making the jokes, rarely do I genuinely laugh hard while I'm performing. But, I howled. The guy was

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-76932181458007899712010-03-06T01:46:00.001-04:002010-03-06T01:48:56.471-04:00

As evidenced by the coverage in the Asheville Citizen-Times.It plays on everyone's fear of speaking in front of people. It's like the No. 1 fear, in front of snakes, heights, you name it. (And in standup comedy) you don't just have to speak in front of people, you have to make them laugh.Plus when you're saying something you think is funny, and people don't laugh, most people take that personally

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I'm tired of having a cold, I'm tired of my arm hurting and I'm tired of being tired.I'm going to pour a second glass of bourbon and soak in tub full of epsom salts.Tomorrow, we hit the road for a few days. Maybe a couple of gigs will help me feel better. Although, that didn't seem to work last week or the week before.Argh!!!

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The first time Marc Anthony's Pro Root Touch-Up failed to touch-up my roots, I naturally assumed I had done something wrong. After all, products go through rigorous testing before hitting the shelves, don't they? Surely, Clairol would have noticed all the gray monkeys and rabbits in their labs.A few hours ago, I gave the product another try. I'm still basically operating with one hand, so my

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In 1965, the name Traci didn't make it onto the list of Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names so I'm not sure how my parents came up with the moniker. My middle name, Marian, is in honor of my grandmother who, oddly enough spelled her name Marion. So, it was like my mother said to her, "Okay, I'll sort of name the baby after you but not really."As far as I know, there's not one Traci, Tracey, Tracy

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-55310532549897152602010-02-24T15:57:00.004-04:002010-02-24T16:25:13.949-04:00

Charlie Sheen and his wife have both checked into rehab. Call Jerry Seinfeld! I think we have two more celebrities for The Marriage Ref!It's being reported that Social Services have been checking in on the couple's two young sons. In the past, I've offered to raise the children being cranked out by the Spears' girls. Am I going to have to make the same offer to the dysfunctional Sheen clan?

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If you've spent the last nine days lying on your back watching the Olympics like I have then you've seen the same six commercials over and over and over again. I swear, if I have to sit through The World's Greatest Spokesperson In The World ad one more time, I'm going to write The World's Greatest Complaint Letter In The World.NBC has also been using the downtime between Bob Costas' smirking to

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-3237064247100424682010-02-22T10:43:00.005-04:002010-02-22T14:59:47.931-04:00

By the time our Delta flight touched down in Minneapolis on Thursday, I had a full-blown head cold. I was pathetic with my little red nose, watery eyes and arm in a sling.After checking into our Native American-themed hotel, we dragged our bags down several long corridors to our room which I dubbed "The Trail of Tears."I threw myself on the bed, only rising long enough to get ready for my shows

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Prior to doing a pratfall on an icy sidewalk, I had successfully embarked on a low-carb diet. I had eliminated toast from my breakfast menu, substituted mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes and switched from sandwiches to salads for lunch. Within the first week, I had lost four pounds. I was happily looking forward to a carbless winter.Then, after diagnosing me with inflamed fat pads, my

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I spent the better part of this evening on the sofa bed watching the Olympics. Three nights of performing with my arm in a sling coupled with nine days of powerful drugs coursing through my delicate system turned me into a zombie-like creature.This morning hubby cut me off from all prescribed medication. He then put me back to bed with my childhood teddy bear that he freed from our closet. Oh

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A few weeks ago, while performing in Boston, I asked a woman sitting up front how much she weighed. Since she didn't want her boyfriend to know, I had him put his fingers in his ears while she told me, "I weigh 135." When the boyfriend removed his fingers, I told him, "She weighs 115."A few minutes later, when she refused to answer another one of my highly inappropriate and overly personal

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I didn't vote for Bill Clinton but, unlike many of my counterparts on the left, I never wish ill on people I disagree with. (Although, admittedly, I didn't exactly shed a tear when Jack Murtha died. I didn't pray for his death, however. There's a big karmic difference.)So, when I heard our first black president was admitted to a New York hospital today with chest pains, I sincerely hoped he

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-22703340891288695232010-02-10T21:00:00.003-04:002010-02-10T21:05:55.292-04:00

We've had over 40 inches of snow in 4 days. Plus I fell on the stupid stupid ice and hurt my stupid stupid elbow.In Hawaii, it's 80 degrees. To quote the fictional Liz Lemon from 30 Rock (which I always call 30 Rock From The Sun), "I want to go to there!"

Traci Skenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722642043160289729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680969423787323451.post-63751956810627541702010-02-10T01:14:00.003-04:002010-02-10T01:54:30.213-04:00

Hubby (aka Brian McKim) and I have teamed up with Jim Mendrinos and a handful of other standup comics to create GOPLaughs.com.So, now I'm helping to maintain three sites with only the use of one hand. I'm going to need more drugs!

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Traci can't type today... not well enough to post and not without a whole lot of swearing. So I, her husband, am guest blogging.As you may know, our corner of South Jersey was in that band that received the second-highest snow totals after D.C. So, after the last flake fell, we donned our weatherproof gear and ventured out into the neighborhood to survey the havoc.As we headed back to the abode

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Fell on the ice. Right arm is in a sling. I have an elbow effusion aka inflamed fat pad. Pain is pretty awful.

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It appears the toe-tapping Larry Craig isn't the only one who gets to have sex in a public bathroom.The following story out of Toronto makes you want to say, "Oh, Oh, OOOOOOOOOH, Canada!"Mildred's Temple Kitchen is inviting customers to have sex in its bathrooms."Kind of gives new meaning to the phrase, "I'm in here!"The Valentine's weekend promotion takes uncomfortable but electrifying sex from

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Poor Jim Treacher. It's a terrible thing to wake up with a knee that's not broken yet go to bed with one that is. It's even more frustrating when the break was caused by a hit and run driver.One last thing: I’m told by multiple people that the SUV that hit me was Secret Service. If this is true, I want to know why that happened. I was crossing legally, and they just left me there. At the very

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