Dayton in our rearview mirror

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 10th, 2006

We’re back… already… the Sunday show at Wiley’s was cancelled due to intractable plumbing problems. It was a weekend full of quirks and oddities.


This isn’t one of the quirks or one of the oddities, it’s emcee Ken Ferguson and The Male Half of the Staff (in one of those self-portraits that the Female Half of the Staff despises).

We had a tremendous show on Thursday, capped by a drop-in set by local comic Dave Chappelle. Then we had a power outage just before the first show Friday. Emcee Ken Ferguson gamely tackled the task of performing in a blackout. The power came on during his set.

Saturday went splendidly and Mr. Chappelle came in again and, much to the delight of the second show crowd, did an hour of material/Q & A immediately following the Male Half’s set. It’s a kick to see the reaction of the audience when the emcee tells them the erstwhile Comedy Central franchise player is in the house and will grace them with his considerable presence.

Minutes after the start of the second show Saturday, The Female Half of the Staff’s zipper broke (on her pants)– a recurring nightmare of hers come to life! A safety pin was procured and a crisis averted. Oddity or quirk? Who is to say?

Our bird friend disappeared some time Saturday.

And, while preparing for Sunday evening’s show, we got a call from proprietor Rob Haney that the show would be called due to the aforementioned plumbing woes.

Curious. But a memorable weekend– for us, for the crowds.

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