how I slept my way to the middle

"The bigger the payday, the worse the crowd.  The other rule of thumb is:  the smaller the crowd, the harder and quicker the laughter dies, and thus the harder gig."  Good advice, I've actually experienced the smaller crowd problem.

"If you're starting out and have the chance to perform stand-up comedy in front of drunks in a bar, do it."  The reason he says this isn't so the performer can get drunk, its because if you can make somebody inebriated laugh you should be able to make anybody laugh.

"It's easier to point the finger at somebody else, yeah, but it's healthier to point it at yourself."  A piece of good advice i just wish some of my family and "friends" would take this message to heart.  I get blamed for a lot crap that isn't my fault and its fairly annoying to me.