I liked my life. I think I did good things with it and I met some great people and I’m glad I was there. I’d like to tell my brethren to stick with what they’re doing. When you’re there doing it, it’s kind of self-indulgent. Well, a lot self-indulgent. But from here you see the good you did for other people. But you have to be born into whatever circumstances or with whatever psyche in order to even get up on a stage, much less on several stages a night, if you can, when you’re first starting out. I can see now how I affected people, but at the time it was all about me, and making myself laugh, even more than making others laugh. It was kind of a dare I gave to myself. Just to see if I would do it. And that happened a lot with me. Will I do this? Looks like I will. How about this? What do you know? I’m doing it! I surprised myself, and in so doing, other people noticed. But it was just me, cracking myself up. Not that I didn’t appreciate the people who laughed at my jokes, it’s just that they were kind of a surprise. I was just in a corner (or on a stage) amusing myself, and to my surprise, someone was paying attention.
Thank you to everyone who paid attention and thanks to all of you who miss me. I didn’t know so many of you were there, and I wish I had. I know you’re all there now, though, and I send that love and those prayers back to you. We’re all in this together. If you ever need a laugh, let me know. I’ll see what I can do.
Love,
Mitch
