Keith’s Brush With Death

Posted on June 4th, 2009 by admin

Tuesday night, Keith and I took a train from Washington, DC to New York.  It was after a long day, and the train offered some relative sanctuary to the constant commotion of the tour.

So there I am, sitting with laptop out and my phone to my ear, when, out of the corner of my eye, I notice Keith giving me the "ssshhhhh" sign with his finger.  Apparently I'm a loudtalker.

Well Keith, being the natural host, decides he's going to buy the guy in front of me a drink for putting up with my yabbering.  He takes off for the Cafe Car to grab some wine a beer for our new friend.  About 10 minutes later, he returns frantic and in complete disarray, but smiling from ear to ear.  I was puzzled to say the least.

Then he told me what happened.  Hooooly cow! I mean, you can't script something like this!  This is seriously right out of the movies. Or, a Heineken commercial.

I just can't believe I almost killed my boss in my second week by talking too loud!

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  1. Alex Katsanos says:
    June 4, 2009 at 3:46 am
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    Way to roll with it Keith. Thank Goodness you are OK!
    I bet being in really good shape helped. Yeah, why not send link to the Heinekin Bottling company!

  2. "Heiny in hand is a good man" should be instituted as Man-Law. Nice one, thanks for being real!

  3. Darl Gleed says:
    June 13, 2009 at 12:59 pm
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    Nice you are okay. Funny story. Too bad you felt it necessary to drop the F-bomb several times in your narrative. Does not project a flattering image of you, I am afraid. Especially when set to Handel's Messiah. Maybe I will still buy your new book...

  4. Wayne Garriepy says:
    July 15, 2009 at 9:05 am
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    Here I am browsing Keith's blog being impressed when I stumble on this post. Then my impression changes to "how can a bright man do something so dumb?"
    I'm copy/pasting a post from my Facebook account that dealt with the comic Louis CK and his 'Unhappy' clip fro YouTube about this fantastic era and yet nobody's happy. I also see that Keith did not respond to the last person's comment which makes me wonder if he reads these or is just collecting e-mail addresses.
    No comment Keith?

    I thought this previous video of Louis CK was very funny, but after YouTubing the comic I was let down by his liberal use of profanity in his live gigs.
    Why do so many comic performers believe that the f-bomb enhances a routine. Call me old-fashion PLEASE.
    The legendary Bill Cosby (who has been a top comic for nearly 50 YEARS, 5 DECADES, over 18 THOUSAND DAYS) has said about profanity:
    "When you DON'T use profanity, you can't even offend those who DO!"

    In my view, bad language in public is a verbal fart and we really wouldn't be proud to go around passing gas, now would we?

  5. I almost didn’t post it because of the f-bomb. Decided in the end that if there was ever a moment for it, this was it! I almost died - I wanted to translate the true authenticity of the moment...

    That being said, I hear you and I take your objections seriously.

    Warmest,

    -K

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