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One Year Ago I Visited NYC

Ya, so I was looking through tumblr drafts I never posted and found this entry about a trip I took last year with one of my comedy partners in crime, Joyelle.  For some reason I just let it sit for a year so now I’ve decided to set it free.

After 400 songs on the schizo ipod, 800 miles, a pit stop in Jersey and a number of hours we forgot to count, the all night drive from Georgia was conquered and we made it to New York!

Madness

Driving all night has it’s side effects 

So I survived my 1st day in New York City without being peed on, evicted or punched in the face so I’m doing pretty good as far as urban legends go.

As soon as we pulled up to our place in the city at 5 pm an ice cream truck drove by blaring 50’s 21 questions….with bass…it was an ice cream truck.  Interesting choice to lure the kids in for frozen treats, ”Do you trust me enough, to tell me your dreams? I’m staring at ya’ trying to figure how you got in them jeans.” ~50 Cent Actually maybe that’s just what the kids wanna hear…

I helped my boy, Damien, bark tickets for a show that ended up being cancelled anyway. All good though cuz I got some pics that made me look like I actually performed.

(Damien is a fellow Tumblogr and he runs a hilarious room that was recently featured on UndertheMush.com, check it out S/N: I think this room has since been discontinued)

Saw Ted Alexandro & John Mulaney @ the Comedy Cellar and as an added bonus got to meet Wil Sylvince. File under #ComedyNerdFun

Chilled in Washington Square Park by the fountain but didn’t get in because I, unlike my counterparts pictured above, am not always prepared to get my feet wet at a moments notice.  THESE NIGGAS STAY FLIP FLOP READY

Had my 1st slice of New York pizza in New York! It was just as good as the legends say…but I also hadn’t eaten in 30 minutes so I was pretty hungry.

Finally found “The Fat Black Pussy Cat” and learned it was the place New Yorkers make friendsies. Surprisingly, I didn’t make any new pals here and am kinda disappointed in the advertising….besides don’t they know black pussy cats are bad luck?

And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for, Did Odinaka Ezeokoli manage to survive a whole day in New York City without hearing Jay-Z’s Empire State of Mind?

Drumroll please……..

Yes, yes I did! It was close because I almost listened to the regular hip hop station but I caught myself and changed the dial before it was too late.

Stay tuned in to find out if I can maintain my distance from the Empire for 5 more days.

Update: I lasted pretty long w/out hearing the whole song but alas, on the last day of my stay, 6 days in to be exact, I think I heard parts of “Empire…” at least 3 times! *shakes fists*  

Clearly I had intentions to write about the whole week—Hell, it took me a year to post about the 1st day. Ahhh procrastination.

Peace

Fun at Umu Igbo Unite 1st Annual Gala Night!

Was invited to fly down to Atlanta last weekend to perform as part of Umu Igbo Unite’s (UIU) 1st Annual Gala Night.

Was a tough crowd but after some bobbing and weaving, we worked it out and by night’s end everyone had a great time.  The evening was filled with singers, dancers, a mini fashion show and a packed hall of young Igbo men and women dressed to impress.

The good folks of UIU were even gracious enough to offer me ad space in this year’s brochure so I hit up my designer buddy, Chris Nunn to work some of his magic for me. Voila:

Photo Credit: Avidity Photography

Definitely glad I could be a part of the event, only regret is I didn’t have more time to chill w/ my ATL peeps while in town.  Better luck next time, I guess.  Now it’s back to the imaginary spring of the Windy City.

Performed in Buford, Ga on Thursday— of course I told a story or two about growing up in Nigeria. When I got off stage an older man approached me and asked, “You guys speak French in your country, right?” I told him No and didn’t think much of it. Then he replied, “I’m so sorry for the tragic earthquake you guys had.”

I need to take a class on how to reply to this stuff cuz I never know what to say.  Just walked away.

Things I should have said:

• “Here’s $5 for a map but you’ll have to pay for an internet connection on your own.”

• “Would you care to donate to my relief fund?  All proceeds go to educating gray haired men on how to make small talk with people that look different from them.”

• “Oh, this is one of those movie moments where I become your young hip friend who educates you on the latest slang and you teach me how to pull up my pants, isn’t it?”

• “There was an earthquake?”

• “Sir, First thing’s first, Glenn Beck is not news…”

• “No, I said I was from Nigeria….”