A Stand-Up Guy by Michael Snyder
Author:Michael Snyder [Snyder, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-310-32277-1
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2011-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Twenty-Four
OLIVER COULDNâT FIND His NOTEBOOK anywhere. Heâd turned his house upside down, searched his car three times, and had called the hotel twice. But the front-desk manager assured him that it still wasnât in the lost-and-found box. His search had turned ridiculous, as he was now double-checking places like the refrigerator and bathtub. Oliver was searching the pantry when the phone rang. After exchanging a few pleasantries he said, âHave you seen my spiral notebook, Simon?â
âYep.â
âLately?â
âNope. So anyway, I hear youâre on the docket tonight?â
âThe insurance convention?â
âThatâs the one,â Simon said. âAnd youâre very welcome.â
âUm, thanks?â
âWhimbush had to back out. Then I ran into your so-called manager at Jesters one night and I put in the good word for you about this gig.â
This only confirmed what Oliver suspected. Barry hadnât ferreted this gig out on his own. Someone had canceled and the promoter was forced to go to the bench, to find a second-stringer and put him in the lineup.
âThanks for thinking of me.â
âThink you could express your gratitude in the form of a ride?â
âYour place is not exactly on the way.â
âIt is now. Iâm staying at my uncleâs for a while.â
Fifteen minutes later, Simon piled into Oliverâs Integra and snapped his seatbelt into place.
Oliver said, âSo what happened to your car?â
âDonna kept it.â
âDonna the stewardess girlfriend?â
âDonna the ex.â
âWhat happened?â
âShe found out about your little assistant friend.â
âWendy?â Simon nodded with a big stupid grin. âSo why canât she give you a ride?â
âShe found out about Donna.â
As soon as Oliver saw the room he considered bailing out. The stage was no mere afterthought, nothing like the six-inch platforms wedged into corners between tables at his local comedy haunts. This was a massive structure, three feet off the ground, painted black and replete with monitors and a rack of blinding gel lights. And there wasnât a blue collar in sight. No beer mugs or rude waitresses or comedy groupies. It was a roomful of suits and ties and champagne flutes.
Simon elbowed him in the ribs. âPretty cool, eh?â
âIf you say so.â
âOh, thatâs right. I forgot about your stage fright.â
Oliver had long since conquered his fear of speaking in public. But he did still harbor a handful of more specific fears, one of which was lofty, wide-open stages in well-lit rooms. But he didnât have time to obsess over it because the mustached master of ceremonies was approaching.âChildress, right?â
Simon nodded and accepted a stack of paperwork.
âAnd you must be Miles?â
âThatâs me.â
âThanks for helping us out on such short notice. Trust me. Youâre going to have a ball.â
âWhatâs this?â Oliver said, scanning the handful of pages.
âJust a few formalities. The first is a waiver in case one of those lighting trusses falls and caves your head in. Then thereâs a tax form in there somewhere, and a check. And that last bit there is the list of topics.â
âTopics?â Oliver said.
The emcee laughed, obviously pleased that the promoter had sent him such a funny, funny man. He gave Oliver a hearty pat on the back and was off to shake other hands.
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