The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America

347 Pages·2012·8.75 MB·english

by  Idle

THE
A C T A
OMIC OUR OF MERICA
For John Du Prez
My extraordinary musical partner
History will be kind to me
for I intend to write it.
—WINSTON CHURCHILL
Contents

EPIGRAPH
A GREEDY BASTARD TOUR
DAY 1
TO CANADA AND BEYOND! 1
DAY 2
WELCOME TO CANADA 5
DAY 3
TORONTO TO BOSTON 10
DAY 4
BOSTON TO RUTLAND, VERMONT 16
DAY 5
THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE, RUTLAND 22
DAY 6
RUTLAND TO TORONTO 27
DAY 7
EMPIRE THEATRE, BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO 31
DAY 8
A DAY OFF IN TORONTO 36
DAY 9
CENTRE IN THE SQUARE, KITCHENER, ONTARIO 39
DAY 10
MASSEY HALL, TORONTO 43
DAY 11
TORONTO TO OTTAWA 46
DAY 12
CASINO DU LAC-LEAMY, CATINEAU, QUEBEC 51
DAY 13
CENTENNIAL HALL, LONDON, ONTARIO 55
DAY 14
MONTREAL 57
DAY 15
MONTREAL TO BURLINGTON, VERMONT 62
DAY 16
DAY OFF, BURLINGTON 66
DAY 17
THE FLYNN CENTER, BURLINGTON 71
DAY 18
BARDAVON OPERA HOUSE, POUGHKEEPSIE
NEW YORK 77
DAY 19
SHUBERT THEATER, NEW HAVEN
CONNECTICUT 80
DAY 20
ORPHEUM THEATRE, BOSTON 85
DAY 21
A DAY OFF IN BOSTON 88
DAY 22
CALVIN THEATRE, NORTHAMPTION 91
DAY 23
THE EGG, ALBANY, NEW YORK 96
DAY 24
COUNT BASIE THEATRE, RED BANK,
NEW JERSEY 99
DAY 25
WILLIAMSPORT COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER,
PENNSYLVANIA 105
DAY 26
STATE THEATRE, NEW BRUNSWICK,
NEW JERSEY 109
DAY 27
DAY OF IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 114
DAY 28
NIGHTCLUB 9:30, WASHINGTON, D.C. 116
DAY 29
DAY OFF IN NEW YORK CITY 120
DAY 30
TOWN HALL, NEW YORK CITY 122
DAY 31
NEW YORK CITY 124
DAY 32
KESWICK THEATRE, GLENSIDE,
PENNSYLVANIA 126
DAY 33
NEW YORK TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 131
DAY 34
THE NORVA, VIRGINIA 135
DAY 35
A DAY OFF IN BALTIMORE 137
DAY 36
SHRIVER HALL, BALTIMORE 142
DAY 37
CARPENTER CENTER, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 144
DAY 38
RICHMOND TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 147
PHOTOGRAPHIC INSERT
DAY 39
TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER,
ST. LOUIS 153
DAY 40
ST. LOUIS TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK 157
DAY 41
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO CENTER FOR
THE ARTS, BUFFALO 159
DAY 42
MICHIGAN THEATRE, ANN ARBOR 162
DAY 43
BYHAM THEATER, PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA 166
DAY 44
SOUTHERN THEATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 170
DAY 45
DAY OFF IN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN 173
DAY 46
KALAMAZOO STATE THEATRE, KALAMAZOO,
MICHIGAN 176
DAY 47
QUAD CITY, IDAHO 181
DAY 48
ADLER THEATRE, DAVENPORT, IOWA 186
DAY 49
DAY OFF IN MADISON, WISCONSIN 189
DAY 50
THE BARRYMORE THEATRE, MADISON 192
DAY 51
THE PANTAGES THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS,
MINNESOTA 195
DAY 52
MY DEAR SWEET FRIEND MICHAEL KAMEN 200
DAY 53
THE VIC THEATRE, CHICAGO 205
DAY 54
THE VIC THEATRE, CHICAGO 209
DAY 55
THE VIC THEATRE 212
DAY 56
OFF TO THE BURBS, CHICAGO 214
DAY 57
THANKSGIVING IN CHICAGO 221
DAY 58
FRANCIS WINSPEAR CENTRE FOR MUSIC,
EDMONTON, ALBERTA 224
DAY 59
JUBILEE AUDITORIUM, CALGARY, ALBERTA 230
DAY 60
CALGARY TO VANCOUVER, BRITISH
COLUMBIA 239
DAY 61
DAY OFF IN VANCOUVER 243
DAY 62
ORPHEUM THEATRE, VANCOUVER 245
DAY 63
VANCOUVER TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 249
DAY 64
THE MOORE THEATRE, SEATTLE 252
DAY 65
HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS,
EUGENE, OREGON 256
DAY 66
EGYPTIAN THEATRE BOISE, IDAHO 258
DAY 67
THE MET, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 262
DAY 68
ALADDIN THEATRE, PORTLAND, OREGON 265