theVoiceofReason.com continues it's serialization of former VP Dick Cheney's autobiography 'In My Time.'
Today we go back to 1967, back to when he was setting out as a stand up comedian in the New York comedy clubs of the time...
In My Time by Dick Cheney
Chapter 15 The Comedy Club Hours
I was deeply, deeply influenced by Woody Allen, profoundly. I would sit up nights studying, studying to remember the jokes and make sure I got them in the right order, which was important to me.
I tried out and the director of the club called me over and said, 'Kid, you're really angry, and that's good, but you seem to be growling a lot. That could be good, but it could be something you should look at, if you know what I mean.'
I took his criticism on the chin, as always, and decided he was wrong.
I have searched my personal archives and have found a tape of the last five minutes of one of my performances. Yes, it's raw, but as I'm sure they still say, that's show business.
[Transcript taken from the security tape of the New Comedy Club, New York City, 5th October 1967]
Dicky Cheney: "My luck is getting worse and worse, terrible luck. Uhm. Last night, for example, I was mugged by a Quaker. Grrr."
[Ambiguous - Member of audience shouts something]
DC: "Yeah, your mother too buddy."
"I don't think my parents liked me. No no no. Didn't like me one little bit. Not a tintsy wintsy bit. Noo no no. Do you know what? Grrr. They put a live teddy bear in my crib. Grrr."
[Ambiguous - Member of audience shouts something]
DC: "That's mine now buddy. No, I'm keeping it."
DC: "I have bad reflexes. Really bad. Oh, yeah. I got it because of my heart condition, probably, Grrr. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys. Yeah, Grrr... My name's Dicky Cheney. You've been great, apart from you over there. Thank you and good night. Grrr."
