Patrick Ferri's WRECKAGE-O-RAMA!!!

I hope everyone has a great Holiday Season and a Healthy New Year.

I was asked recently what kind of animal I thought I was. I said that I always wanted to be a “big cat” but never really saw myself as that; I was never that fast at anything. Then I thought more on it and realized that I am probably a dog and becoming more of a dog; specifically a “Weimaraner”. Why ?
“Weims” are not as fast as they think they are.
They are not as smooth as they think they are.
They are not as sharp as they think they are.
BUT THEY ARE FUNNIER THAN THEY THINK THEY ARE !

I had an incredibly special dog named JoJo. This dog was a terror !!! She wrecked everything !!! This dog was not a “good” dog. She was about as far away from perfect that you could get. It didn’t matter. The more she wrecked the more I loved her. Just this morning; almost 5 years after her death, I figured out why she came into my life. I am sorry I did not get your message while you were here JoJo. I love you and have you with me all the time.

JoJo

Quote Of The Day :

” The answers are falling like grand pianos “.

  The grey cat that I found hit in the road last Wednesday, Nov. 30 is doing fine.  It looks like he will lose sight in one eye due to a detached retina and he had a few teeth knocked out.  Joan Bernstein picked him up and took him to the vet, Dr. Dietrich, and I believe she is going to pick him up on Monday.  Joan said that she will give the guy a trial run at her house with her 3 cats to see if they accept him.   Joan agreed that this guy seems like a good one.  My friends Sean ( o ) from Circus Theatricks and his wife Andrea also put in a bid for the kitty.

People are amazing !

I will post updates.

“You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks !”

Hello ,

On Friday November 4 I did a show at the East Roswell School in Atlanta, Ga. for 40 excited, screaming kids. What a blast we all had.  I am not sure if I have ever had a louder audience and I was doing all very simple things;  sort of a Mulligans Stew of tricks and gags that I have amalgamated over the years.  Hilary, who hired me for the “Fun Friday” show, said it was one of the best performances she has ever had at the school and she is still talking about it.  I am thrilled they liked it that much.  I did too.

Here is a video from the show :

Atlanta Show

Here are a bunch of photos from my other escapades in Atlanta besides the show and Halloween :

3 Jabonies

Actual Schenectady jacket found in Atlanta by 3 Jabonies of Schenectady

lunch in Little 5 points

working on Pete and Amy's walkway

Some more grout please

Here I am in Atlanta, Georgia and it is Halloween.  I am visiting my old school buddy Pete Bursi, his wife Amy, daughter Cora and son Ben;  or “Bengali” because after all it is Halloween.   I went Trick Or Treating around the neighborhood with the Bursis on my unicycle. I even earned a full size Skybar for some fancy riding.

Here I am in Atlanta, Georgia and it is Halloween.  I am visiting my old school buddy Pete Bursi, his wife Amy, daughter Cora and son Ben;  or “Bengali” because after all it is Halloween.   I went Trick Or Treating around the neighborhood with the Bursis on my unicycle. I even earned a full size Skybar for some fancy riding.

Hello, On Friday night I went to Steve Cropper’s Birthday and Halloween party.  I had a pretty good time talking with people from all over the US and a self-revealing conversation with Steve’s wife Angel.  Below is a video of Billy Langford ( the carpenter that I have been working for in Nashville ) and his son Liam singing a ” Mob Ditty ” to Steve.

Bill and Liam threaten Steve Cropper

On Saturday we went to Percy Priest Lake; Chuck to ride his bike and me to off road uni. After my ride we went over to the Music City BMX track to run a few hot laps.  Check this out :

Riding Music City BMX

Chuck rides BMX

Wheel Walk

kick up mount

All of that riding brought on an urge for my first and only beer in Nashville at the Yazoo Brewery.

Yazoo Brewery

Saturday night saw us once again at the Nashville Predators  NHL game courtesy of Chuck’s IT and all around good guy Gavin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

I met Terry Crisp, former Calgary Flame and Tampa Bay head coach and Pete Weber, long time voice of the Buffalo Sabres and now play by play with the Predators.

Here are more  shots from Saturday night :

Oh yeah, and here is me throwing a check on Jordan TooToo :

Me throwing a check on Jordan TooToo

Halloween photos next !

Hello,  I have been busy in Nashville ; going out getting some new ideas; stealing some old ones.

I have a new kids show written which I will be performing in Atlanta on November 4th.  It is a mix of some acrobatics, music, unicycle, and incidental magic.  Out of this I hope to cull 10 great minutes for an upcoming showcase in Vermont on November 17th.  I will try and get video up of the rehearsing and the show; plus more information about the showcase in Vermont.

In the meantime I have been soaking up the activities here.  I went to the Southern Book Festival  last weekend and met up with some writers and also picked up some books.  Here are some photos of the creative types I was hanging out with all day :

Critter and LlamaLlama, Pat and Chuck

Inspiration in all forms

I went cycling in Centennial Park where there is a full size replica of the Parthenon. Nope … Not Kidding !

I also stopped in at The Vanderbilt for Sunday Jazz night again and hung out with worldwide jazz aficionado Andy “Jazzman” Smith.  Just incredible musicians everywhere :

Vandy Jazz night video

On Thursday I saw the Cleverlys : a bluegrass, comedy band that does some originals and parodies.  Funny , funny !

The Cleverlys audio

Here is a shot of my first Korean meal ever.  Jim Owen you would be happy to know that I finally tried it.

first Korean

I enjoyed this dish called ” Bipambop Hotbowl” but I think but I would have to be taken out to Korean if I was to try it again.  I went to a great Mexican place called La Hacienda after gymnastics on Wednesday night.  Amazing rice and beans with real Guac !

Friday night I saw Kevin J. Thornton’s show.  He is a one man show performer who has been having great success on the Fringe circuit.  Very good stuff and it is inspiring to see that he is making it work.  I also went to a workshop with Kevin and his agent Carol and it was good to hear from them that most of my instincts are right.  A few things I am doing are very wrong however so…

Oh yeah, last night I saw a band that is fronted by the former bass player from Foghat , Tony Stevens.  Nothing newer than 1976 but played and sang pretty darn well :

Tony Stevens’ band at the Basement video

Alright, first post from the road in Nashville, Tennesee.  I went ice skating today ( skating and Nashville ??? ) and the broken right ankle hurts like H,E, double hockey sticks.  But at least I am skating.

Tonight was the Arctic Monkeys and they are way better live then I would have ever thunk.  Good thing the tickets were free or I would have never gone.

Loads of live music here.  Last week I met Jeannie C. Riley ; the woman who sang Harper Valley PTA in 1968.  I thought it was 1972 but I am so old that crap is starting to run together.  Not that the song was crap …  but stuff is becoming a blur.

It looks like The Vintage Motorcycle Classic at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama this weekend.  Friday could be the Breakfast Club hockey league game in Franklin , Tenn. and possibly the Asheville Mountain Unicycle Festival at the end of the month.

And oh yeah, a couple of shows thrown in for good measure.

Arctic Monkeys VIDEO

Arctic Monkeys ” She’s Thunderstorms “

More to come !