Went from depressed to manic somewhere around 12:15. I don’t know if that’s really what happened, insofar as I have not been known to be manic-depressive, but it sure felt like it. Somewhere along the line, it sunk in that the AC4 is this weekend and there was a shitload that needed doing, and no one was gonna do it unless I got off my keister and did it/coordinated it getting done. Yesterday, I hated my home club. Today, I’m so fucking excited that I can’t sit still.

But Christ almighty, putting together a decent comedy festival is hard.

I got home from teaching this workshop, and fired off about 30 e-mails to people. Then hit the bed for a quick nap, and woke to the phone ringing. Charlie Todd, wanting to talk AC4. I can’t wait for him to get here (and Ant)… playing with Meat Lodge is sort of the gem of the weekend for me, and I am looking forward to all of it. (Charlie bringing the tape of Neutrino’s video Harold is high on the list, though. Kurt was so cool about getting it to me.)

Headed into work and finished up some of that “I’m out of the office all week” shit, and tried to get some of the icing on the cake for the AC4 weekend. Rolled back home at 11:30… and had a bunch of replies to earlier e-mails.

If Anthony, Charlie, and Dan are hoping that I will clean the house before they arrive… well, fuck. I guess I could clean instead of journal.

Richard, the owner at ComedyWorx, is so excited about the AC4 that he mentioned doing another festival in September– maybe just longform, if he enjoys the Meat Lodge, Dual Exhaust, and CHiPs shows (i.e., they draw well, and he doesn’t fall asleep). So, Zach Ward, the hopes and dreams of an entire festival are pinned on you.

Umm, can’t think of the next festival until this one is done, though. But Larry Howard and I were kicking around ideas last night after we saw Second City Touring Company (a fun show, and well worth the price of admission, but somehow vaguely disappointing… that’s no knock on the performers, but I wasn’t thrilled by the sketch choices and hoped for something more daring…the shortform was solid). So we may make something happen.

Andre Meadows from Austin rolls in tomorrow, and ComedyCity from Green Bay is here Thursday afternoon. It’s starting!