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

Every single thing Runs Out.

If I did not have to worry about food, clothing or shelter let alone a car payment ;  if I could ski all winter , as long as I wanted and then play on my trampoline, ride bikes, play soccer all summer;  if I could take all of the vacations to all of the places that I ever wanted to visit ; if I could be with all of my friends and family as much as I wanted ; if I could get every wish that I ever wished …  IT WOULD RUN OUT !!!!

Only LOVE never, ever runs out ; and oddly enough that is just what most people are out of and looking for so desperately.  What a Paradox !

It is my gut feeling that Love’s opposite but far from equal counterpart,  fear is the cause of that.

I have a show coming up in Colchester , Vt. on Feb. 4th as part of Colchester’s Winter Carnival.  I will post more on that soon.

I have been skiing everyday at  Horseshoe Resort  up here in Barrie, Ontario, Canada and getting signicantly better at my Skating Style. I also joined  The Vertical Zone Trampoline Center where I am bouncing again and fixing some of my style laziness. Lately I have started learning physics again and I am starting to apply them to acrobatics and skiing.  Very Cool !

I will have some photos of Cousin Gordy ( where I am staying in Barrie ) his wife Elsie and their kid’s Matthew, Michael and Mason, soon.  As far as the “M” for the first initial, let me say that Elsie’s sister’s names are Ellie,  Elvie and Ellen.  Who boy !

I have been busy in the south.  Why is it that so many northerners come south and so few southerners come north ?  The cold ? Southerners like their homeland more ?  People are nicer ?  Not sure.  It just seems to be.

Let’s see …  I have started writing again finally.  I have an upcoming show in Atlanta that has got me working again.

I have even entertained the idea of unicycling again for the first time in 2 months. However, I am waiting on new shin guards and I am getting smarter about taking stupid chances.

I found a gym down here that has an adult class on Wed. nights.  It even has a tramp with a hot bed.  Oh boy !  Watch out !

Thursday morning I went skating in Franklin with my friend Chuck and his brother Joe.  Joe was the head ice technician for the NHL’s Nashville Predators.  We figured that it was been 28 years since the 3 of us have all been on the ice together at the same time.  Joe gave Chuck and I two tickets to the Nashville Predators home opener against the Phoenix Coyotes.

Joe feeding pucks

Sweden puck. Don't ask.

Predators tickets

Chuck and I at the game

Face off

Bridgestone Arena video

They lost 5 -2.  At the game we met a former hockey  teammate of Chuck’s and he invited us to fill in a league game that night.  So we ended up playing until midnight.  Awesome !

I'm in red

Friday night I met up with another guy I went to high school with , Doug Lawlor, who moved down here years ago to pursue a music career and we saw the Martian Denny Orchestra; a combo of great musicians featuring Eddie Angel ( Albany, NY ) of Los Straitjackets and Jim Hoke ( Schenectady, NY ) .  The show was at Puckett’s ; a place that has to be experienced to be understood.  Great music and it turns out that Jim Hoke also rides a unicycle.

Martian Denny

And speaking of great musicians I recently met Steve Cropper.  What a good guy.  I always liked his playing.  I knew him from the Blue Brothers Band and that led me to Booker T and the MG’s. But I did not know that Booker T and the MG’s was the house band for Stax Records !!  Oh my god, the songs that Steve Cropper has had a hand in creating is staggering :  Otis Redding’s “Sitting On A Dock Of The Bay”, Wilson Pickett’s “In The Midnight Hour” , and Sam and Dave’s “Soul Man” to name a few.  He has a new album out ; a tribute to The 5 Royals.  Check it out !

Tomorrow is another busy day so until there is more to write about enjoy the pictures and the videos. One last one of me and a Buffalo on the Natchez Trace :

Bison and me

Hello,
I just finished 2 full days at the Saratoga Family Fun Days at Saratoga Raceway. It was a lot of unicycling and a bunch of gags around the “bouncy house “; very fun.
I got to work alongside Colleen Mahar( stilts) and John Green (clown / magic ) plus practice some always important inprov skills.
I also just finished coaching at a 2 week circus camp in Colonie, NY with Sean Fagan’s Circus Theatricks. Sean and I put together a new Keystone Cop, unicycle, bank-heist act that is really great. The kids were just amazing!
I will be doing a Saturday Night Liv Show on Friday, September 12 8:00 PM at the Basilica Industria in Hudson, New York.
Hopefully I will have a new bit ready that has at it’s heart a meteorological music conductor. We will see.
There is also the possibility of doing the “restaurant skit ” with Dave Cox on Saturday night at the same location.
I am trying to get back out to the Portland Juggling Festival in Oregon at the end of the month and maybe teach a physical comedy class there. It is a great time and a unique city.
One last thing; there should be some new photos, new video and a “Those Two Guys ” website up and running in the next few weeks.
‘Till then, be well,
Pat.

Hey You Guys,
Sorry it took so long to realize I had a guestbook. Pete, not only do Monkeys play hockey but “old time hockey”; Toe Blake. That commercial, I do not think, will air. What a strange way to phrase that ! It was made with Marty for a conference in Seattle. It might die there … if it is not picked up by “Ozzfest”. Do not laugh ! I did a commercial years ago with Marty and it was on the big screen at “Ozzfest”. You cannot make this stuff up.
James, refresh my mind on our meeting at the Portland Juggling Festival. I traveled a long way and met a bunch of great people; thats why I will fly to Portland, OR and not drive to Ithaca,NY for a convention. That and the fact that I do not juggle that well.
Bill those lights are awesome; have to get more theatrical gigs to put them to use. If you and Karen want to volunteer your services as a lighting designer give me a holler.
There are new shows coming up; PS 21 in July. New circus camp dates. A new manager I have started working with ( let’s face it; the first manager I have ever worked with). Plus, possibly a director to help me get a new show together and dress the old Wreckage-O-Rama up. More to come, Pat.

Here’s a list of upcoming events at which I’ll be appearing:

November 12-16:
MotionFest | A variety arts conference in Baltimore, MD

December 27:
Claverack Library | ??? | 7:00 PM

December 29:
Steamer #10 | Albany, NY | 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM with Sean Fagan and Circus Theatricks!

December 31:
Saratoga First Night | Saratoga, NY | 9:00 and 10:00 PM.

A whole bunch to relay!

I recently returned from Portland, OR, and the Portland Juggling Festival. What a blast!!! I took a bunch of workshops including hula hooping, advanced unicycling (with Rob Brown) and whip cracking, where I managed to snap myself in the fingers, leg, and left ear twice. For anyone interested in whip cracking safety, please wear goggles, a fullface motorcycle helmet and a winter parka.

While in Portland I got to see two great shows, and rub elbows with some of the funniest and most talented people in the Northwest. Next year I hope to teach a physical comedy workshop as part of the festival. Let’s keep those stinging fingers crossed.

Lori and I also spent a night at the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. The lodge was built by the WPA in 1936-37, and is just an astonishing structure! For anyone who has seen Mt. Hood from an airplane or otherwise, it is also an astonishing structure.

Anyhow, we left Portland (which was 50 degrees and raining), and traveled the 60 miles and 7500′ elevation to arrive at Mt. Hood in a snow storm on September 30th. Awesome !!!

Meanwhile my October trip to China did not pan out, but I am still confident I will be able to perform there in the new year.

Oh, yeah! Another big recent event is the completion of my German Wheel. I had a lot of help from Tom Gonsalves, Dave Cox (of Those Two Guys) and Vaughn Clark. After a slow start there is a good group of people willing to try it and bust themselves up real good. When my shoulders finally heal next year I “really hope” to be able to use it in the act. Let’s keep those crutches crossed.

I am heading to MiniFest on November 12th in Baltimore to take workshops with physical comedians Tom Murphy, and Randy Judkins, as well as Bob Fitch, who has helped me with my material in the past. While down in Maryland, I hope to catch up with my old acting friend, Jed Duvall. He is a phenomenal Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash tribute artist!

What else ? Oh, yeah! I will be posting new show dates. A fundraiser for the Saturday Night Liv Variety Show with Dave Cox. A show with Sean Fagan of Circus Theatricks, Saratoga First Night, and a few others. I will get that info up soon.

Take Care,
Pat.

Saturday night’s show with Dave Cox went great and we both had fun performing at “The Tent”. PS 21 would like us to come back next year and do a matinee as well. Judy and Warren at PS 21 are playing around with the idea of doing a mini festival ( 3 different acts) of variety entertainment and physical comedy. I will try to keep the information coming. The Friday night shows in Schenectady went great too. I went with very little set gags for a change and just used the material that floated up from the crowd; plus a bunch of unicycling.

One last thing. I have a chance to perform in China in the fall and I am keeping my fingers crossed. It is for a clown festival in Liou Zhou City. I am sending the selection committee big cartons of my secret General Tso’s Chicken to bribe them.. I will let you know if it succeeds.

Anyhow, Thanks again for Saturday night if you were there. If you were not, I hope to see you next time. Pat.

May 24, 26, 31 and June 2: Saturday Night Liv Variety Show at the Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, N.Y. 7:30 PM

June 10: Hudson Flag Day Celebration, Hudson, N.Y. 2:00 PM

June 11-17: Montreal Fringe Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

July 20: Schenectady Family Day, Schenectady, N.Y. 5:00 PM

July 21: with Dave Cox P.S. 21 “The Tent”, Chatham, N.Y. 8:00 PM

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