03/02/2025
Randomly thought about one of the guys who gave me the idea to create The Blackout Diaries today. I used to have a weekly one man show that was mostly stories about death-defying mistakes I made. After each performance, audience members would approach me and share their own stories about nearly dying and a dude once told me about the time he and his buddies were stuck on a Florida road after a storm because the cars ahead were stopped, worried about a downed power line. He and another passenger (who were both drunk) got out of the car and the last thing this guy remembered saying before waking up in the hospital was, "That ain't no power line. That's a giant anaconda. We can move it."
It was a power line. I found it hilarious that his best case outcome was grabbing one of the world's most dangerous predators, and he did it anyhow, with zero hesitation. I remember walking to the bar, getting a beer, and thinking, "I gotta get these as****es on stage."
Two weeks later The Blackout Diaries was launched. The number I wrote down for the anaconda/power line guy did not work, so he has never appeared on the show but, buddy, if you are out there -- still alive after 12+ years (questionable with those survival instincts)-- you have an open invite to perform at any future show.
Send a message to learn more
