Matt Goldich | April 2003

Circle Gets the Square

Saturday, April 05, 2003

Thanks to everyone who is checking out the site! On Thursday I started using www.sitemeter.com to keep track of how many hits I am getting. On Thursday I got 7 hits, then yesterday (Friday) I got 11. Considering that my original "buzz-building" e-mail went out last weekend, I'm pretty excited that the traffic is actually increasing. Must be word-of mouth. Also, thanks to those of you who have sent e-mails with positive feedback - I really appreciate it. I am working the late shift here at NBC again. Not much going on tonight. Starting tomorrow they are cutting us down to six-hour shifts, from 8pm-2am and 2am-8am. Almost doesn't make it worth screwing up my body clock to make six measly hours' pay. But I can take some solace in the fact that Daylight Savings Time falls during my shift tomorrow night. Which means I'll be getting six hours' "pay" to do five hours worth of "work". Score! Thursday night before work I did have a chance to check out Demitri Martin's one-man show, "If I...", which recently won the award for best one-man show at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen. For those of you who are unfamilar with him, Demitri is a hilarious and very intelligent stand-up comedian who was recently profiled in The New Yorker and who I have seen live several times. It's hard to find a way that describes the show that isn't totally cliched ("A rare look inside the mind of a tortured genius"? That makes it sound like "A Beautiful Mind".), but suffice it to say the show is both very funny and completely original. There was also an interview with Demitri after the show which provided a very insightful look into how the show was put together. Rather than cursing his career for eternity, and make myself sound like a complete jack-ass by saying something like, "Watch out for him, he's going to be huge!", I'll just say that if you get a chance to see the show at some point (I'm not sure if any future performances are planned), you should definitely check it out. Very excited about the Final Four games tomorrow night...I honestly can't remember the last time I was still alive this late in my NCAA tournament pool. This year I picked Texas to win it all, knowing that most people would go with Arizona or Kentucky. Sure enough, the Longhorns were the only 1 seed to make it to the Final Four, and I was the only person out of 31 in the pool to pick them to win it all. So, if they win it all, the $400 first prize is mine, right? Hold on there, cowboy. It turns out my other picks were so pathetic (I had Illinois and Wake Forest making it to the Final Four - neither one even made it to the Sweet 16) that Texas could win it all and I could still not win the pool, even though I'm the only person that picked them! Basically, if they beat Marquette in the finals, I win the $400, but if they beat Kansas in the finals I only win $50. Of course, if they lose tomorrow (or in the championship game), I win nothing. So root for Texas and Marquette tomorrow, then Texas in the final, because if I win the big prize, it's Cristal and supermodels for everybody! Finally, here's some info about a show I'm doing Sunday night, in case you're interested: As seen in TIMEOUT NY and the NY POST! COME TO BAR-B THIS SUNDAY APRIL 6, 2003 and see some special comedy with MARCELLA - HOST, Here solo artist BECKY DONAHUE - Comedy Central's Premium Blend JOSH COMERS - Luna Lounge DANTE - Boston Comedy Club JOE DEVITO - MTV, MAXIM MATT GOLDICH - Luna Lounge MARINA FRANKLIN - Late Night at The Apollo BETSY WISE (Montreal Comedy Festival, Cyndi Margolis show) CYNTHIA LEVIN (BET) with special suprise guests.... It's free. 9:00 PM - ? Bar-B Allen street (between Stanton and Houston) B/D/F train to Lower East Side Stop. no reservations needed....just you and your intimate friends. come early and get a seat. love, Marcella