All Over the Map: Rambles and Ruminations From the Canadian Road by Ron James

Author:Ron James [James, Ron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Personal Memoirs, Humor, Topic, Celebrity & Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780385671132
Google: FAhAEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Published: 2021-09-28T00:21:26.490523+00:00

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And even when you’re doing what you love, what you know you were born to do, the road still gets old. A nomad’s calling, this. Forever on the move. A life built one gig at a time. Nothing comes for free. The road takes no prisoners, and comedy doesn’t suffer fools. When I was getting standing ovations, my wife was getting loads of laundry alone at home. Not a lot of laughs at her end. Plays and dance recitals missed. Birthday wishes sent long distance. Arguments left hanging when there were planes to catch. Not what she signed up for.

The road lingers long after you’ve pulled into your driveway, too. It takes a week to decompress. You’re nocturnal. Fidgety. Still on your own time with your system still in perpetual motion, racing from gig to gig; still tuned to the driving pulse and pace of the tour. This is a perfect calling for those who can’t sit still. (The fact I got this book finished is a miracle in itself!) Shows line up like dominoes, one after another. On the night of a performance, new bits written that day slide shotgun shell–smooth into the chamber and hit the mark. Laughs explode like clay pigeons picked out of the air. The adrenalin rush of it all…you can finally do something right! You’ve finally found something you don’t suck at! Is it a blessing or a curse?

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