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We’ve spent a lot of time at the ocean recently, both in the blog and in person. And what better time of year to be by the water? My next blog will be for chocolate lovers but, after a morning at the beach, I couldn’t resist a follow-up to our March “Comedy By The Sea” piece. Because this is what I saw during 20 minutes Saturday morning, sitting in one spot on the sand: Dancing Man, Hysterics Woman, Towel Lady. Dancing Man was onstage, uhm, I mean on the beach first. When I arrived, this dude is at the water’s edge and I mean he is cutting serious figures while listening to his iPod. Arms waving, torso swaying. He’s bouncing, man, he’s bobbing, he’s rocking leg-to-leg, all in time to sounds only he hears. This performance would draw major attention in a club, much less the beach. But what made it so funny was, he didn’t seem to care. At all. Dancing Man was in his own world – and remained there, gettin’ down without a break for at least 20 minutes.
Then Hysterics Woman entered, with her friend. I’m not sure what happened to set her off but I think a fish tickled her foot or something. She peered into the water – and then began to laugh, as hard and loud as she possibly could laugh. She’s holding her stomach, head back, bellylaughing. What’s more irresistibly funny than someone letting go like this? So I’m chuckling at Dancing Man and now laughing with Hysterics Woman when, right on cue, Towel Lady makes an appearance. A player in our March blog, Towel Lady covers her entire head with a large towel, peeking out while walking the beach with both arms raised straight overhead. This time, she was walking forward rather than backward. But she still makes an impression.
Dancing Man, without missing a beat, watched her approach. Curious, I suspect, to see a fellow actor in this oceanside theater-of-the-absurd. As she passed, he appeared to look directly into Towel Lady’s eyes. I couldn’t tell, of course, but I like to think they winked at each other. Just some sign of respect to suggest to another comedian, “Hey, that’s a pretty good shtick you’ve got there!” All in 20 minutes – but it made my day.
Then Hysterics Woman entered, with her friend. I’m not sure what happened to set her off but I think a fish tickled her foot or something. She peered into the water – and then began to laugh, as hard and loud as she possibly could laugh. She’s holding her stomach, head back, bellylaughing. What’s more irresistibly funny than someone letting go like this? So I’m chuckling at Dancing Man and now laughing with Hysterics Woman when, right on cue, Towel Lady makes an appearance. A player in our March blog, Towel Lady covers her entire head with a large towel, peeking out while walking the beach with both arms raised straight overhead. This time, she was walking forward rather than backward. But she still makes an impression.
Dancing Man, without missing a beat, watched her approach. Curious, I suspect, to see a fellow actor in this oceanside theater-of-the-absurd. As she passed, he appeared to look directly into Towel Lady’s eyes. I couldn’t tell, of course, but I like to think they winked at each other. Just some sign of respect to suggest to another comedian, “Hey, that’s a pretty good shtick you’ve got there!” All in 20 minutes – but it made my day.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 5:04 PM
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