Q - Who are your favorite
comedians? (top)
Emo Philips, Steven
Wright, and Rodney Dangerfield.
Q - Rodney Dangerfield was known best as a one-liner comedian: Are there
any great one-liner guys today? (top)
The best right now is a guy named Dwight York---he is hilarious! Dwight is
popular on Bob and Tom and I saw him live at the Comedy Forum recently. He
does 45 strong minutes of one-liners.
Q - What about women?
(top)
I love ‘em!
Q - No, I mean
female comedians, who do you like?
(top)
Kathleen Madigan,
Margaret Smith, Janet Williams and Christine Stedman.
Q - Funniest TV sitcoms ever?
(top)
The original “Bob
Newhart Show” and now “Everybody Loves Raymond”.
Q – Where do you get
comedy material from? (top)
Everywhere! Daily
occurrences, driving, working, the newspapers, TV news, stupid comments,
etc.
Q – What is
the biggest mistake new comedians make?
(top)
Stealing material
off other comedians, especially famous ones!
Q - Any
similarities between golf and stand-up comedy?
(top)
Yes! set-up, rhythm
and timing! You need them in both.
Q - Why did you
become a PGA Golf Professional?
(top)
Easy answer, no drug
testing!
Q – Why did you become a
stand-up comic? (top)
See answer given
above. I’m sarcastic often.
Q - What is the biggest fault players have when hitting a golf ball that
slices? (top)
Bad shoulder
alignment and no concept of the downswing.
Q - Did you play college golf?
(top)
No! I went to both
Parkland College and the University of Illinois Fire Institute and studied
Fire Science. My father was a Chief (not Indian) for 21 years. I’m the
only one in my family that is not involved in fire fighting anymore. If the
pro shop ever catches on fire----I’m over qualified.
Q - Which
job do you like better, golf pro or comedian?
(top)
Whichever pays the
most at the given time.
Q - Are the PGA Tour players really that good compared to local good
players? (top)
PGA Tour players are
unbelievable. If you think you are good enough to try any pro tour just
because you are good around here----wake up! I would say on an average par
72, 6,900 yard course around here, you need to average around 66-67 to even
consider the pro tours. There are 15 and 16 year old kids that will kill
you right now in Florida, Arizona and California.
Q - You
are also a rules official for the USGA and PGA?
(top)
Yes, so don’t screw
with me or I’ll penalize you! My national test scores are very good.
Q - What is the biggest audience you have performed stand-up for so far?
(top)
The biggest was about 25 women at a Jenny Craig seminar, they cleaned off
more plates than most major league umpires! The largest number of people
was about 450 with Mark Sweeney and Tim Walkoe.
Q - How do you go from being serious as a Rules Official or PGA Instructor
to acting like a drunken clown on stage? (top)
I think the key word there is ACTING! The better the act----the better the
laughs. I love hearing people laugh.
