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2012 FIST Champion Raul Sancheznew
The first time I saw Raul Sanchez perform he was funny, but in a predictable way.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
04-05-2012 |
Comedy
Comedian Quinn Dahle vs. hackdom: the case against comic piracynew
Comedian Quinn Dahle (pronounced ‘Dale’) has done very well in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
03-31-2012 |
Comedy
The leader of Trans-Siberian Orchestra reveals the magic of big catsnew
A year ago I sat at a deli and noticed what quite possibly was the greatest concert shirt ever made. On black cotton was a ferocious white tiger clawing an '80s style metal guitar, with crimson blood pouring out from the instrument's body.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
12-22-2011 |
Music
Richard Lewis: Patron Saint of Neurotic Cannibalsnew
Most comedians are neurotic alcoholics (recovering or enabling) who must manage a host of insecurities while devouring their own egos for material while sinking periodically into the oblivion of depression as they try to keep hold of the dream of popular recognition.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
11-10-2011 |
Comedy
Tom Waits: Bad As Menew
On his latest release, Tom Waits channels both prison junkies and disabled vets bitterly spouting out their frustrations and temptations.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
11-03-2011 |
Reviews
Chase Durousseau Has a Lot of Vowelsnew
The last time I saw Chase Durousseau he was wearing a tight-fitting dinosaur shirt featuring a very menacing velociraptor — not for his love of God’s “little jab at creationists” but for his joy in outdoing all the hipsters sporting wolf-themed shirts.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
10-20-2011 |
Comedy
Charlie Sheen Declared an Illegal Substancenew
In what has been called an epidemic by Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, figures released by the Obama administration show that over 150 million Americans are addicted to Charlie Sheen.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
03-04-2011 |
Commentary
Red, White and Blue-Ballednew
With the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, has America finally begun to calm the fuck down … about fucking down?
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
01-19-2011 |
Commentary
