March 2011
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I Saw Jesus Christ In The Moon by Brian Farrell
When I was eight years old, I was at a week-long sleepaway camp in the north Georgia woods and that’s where I first saw Jesus.
OUR LORD AND SAVIOR’S SLEEPAWAY CAMP
There was the girls’ camp and the boys’ camp. I liked to sneak out of my cabin late at night and go over to the girls’ camp to visit a particular pretty little lady named Brenna. I would bring chocolate...
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Dusting off the ol' fencing equipment.. by Brian...
I thought I was retired, but maybe not? I have been invited to fence with a fencing club in Santa Monica this Monday night. This will be emotional for me to pick up the foil again, because it was such a huge chapter of my life.
I was a Junior Olympic foil fencer..took 32nd place. I was eliminated by a 4 ft 9’ Norwegian kid and I’m still bitter about it.
I trained with 8 time Olympian...
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I swear to NOT tell the truth and nothing but the...
If you find yourself in a comedy class that is unmotivated, dumb and unfunny..the teacher is an untalented bitter comedian..and you feel like your soul is being corrupted by mediocrity, don’t be a jerk and tell them that they all suck and quit. Tell them you need to do some soul-searching and that you are moving to Thailand to join the Peace Corps. The suckers will find themselves...
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Story Worthy Podcast
I recently recorded a podcast of me reading my blog about waiting on David Milch on Story Worth Podcast. If you’re interested in hearing my voice read my writing, tune in to
http://www.storyworthypodcast.com/Story_Worthy_Podcast/Story_Worthy/Entries/2011/3/14_Waiting_Tables.html
There’s some banter in the beginning and end too. Enjoy.
Respectfully Yours,
-Brian
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CHANDELIER by Brian Farrell
I was driving by an exotic lamp shop on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles and it reminded me of a story I blocked out of my past for various reasons, so I hope this doesn’t come off as a police confessional, but I think the event happened long enough ago that the statute of limitations will be in my favor if a court case were administered. When I first moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as...
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"I WAS DUFF MCKAGAN FOR THREE YEARS OF MY LIFE" by...
Los Angeles is an “angles town.” More so than most cities. People here in Los Angeles have these lofty dreams and their “angle” as to how they’re going to achieve that goal. I mean, as we all know, “Los Angeles” in Spanish means, “The Angles.” When I moved to Los Angeles ten years ago, I had dreams of becoming a comfortably paid working...
