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First Still from the new Short Film 'PUNCHLINE: A DARK KNIGHT MYTHO'
FIRST PEEK AT THE NEW SHORT FILM WRITTEN BY and STARRING ME. PUNCHLINE IS A MYTHO IN THE DARK KNIGHT WORLD. IS GOTHAM SAFE FROM THIS NEW VILLAIN?
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
BOSSIP.COM PICKS UP TERRY JONES'S BLACK SINATRA SPOOF
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TERRY JONES BREAKS DOWN HIS YONKERS SPOOF LYRICS (SQUIRTERS)
Hello Folks, I wanted to break down the lyrics for my Spoof, many people have been asking me did I really write these lyrics. Yes I did, people have always asked, what does some of the references mean? Well I break it down finally. I kept Tyler The Creators Concept of Two people in one body arguing. So I am arguing with my Alter Ego and I will break down who is saying what,well here it goes.......
DANTE AKECHI
JERRY TONES
(Just a Nick name Rappers Ayatollah Jaxx and Divine
seven call me, and I reversed the words like Golf Wang)
I'm a freakin walkin joke box, NO I'M NOT! Free Shows for a bunch of rent a cops,
(Terry Jones saying he is looked at as a Comedian 24/7 always being asked to be funny and never looked at as a person, DANTE AKECHI replies NO I'm Not because he resents Terry Jones and has to share bodies with him. Free shows for a bunch of Rent A Cops is talking about always being looked at highly but still does SHIT GIGS)
Spider-Man, Jokin as I'm mocking blind rap stars, wearing fake polo's made from Whoopi's, Dreadlock,
Tick Tock, Harder than a motherfreakin lava stone, making chocolate chips out of the daughter of Larry Fishburne, Comedian Terry Jones is upstairs trying to get grown, about 5-7 of his stalkers are in my bedroom (Dante is saying that he's harder than a Lava Stone, Larry Fishburnes Daughter is a Pornstar named "Chippy D" who has a nasty looking butt that looks like it has chocolate chips. Dante is saying he's taken over and Terry Jones is trying to be more conscious in "their" head but he's trying to stop him. And that he loves groupies, attention and stalkers hahahah)
Swallow the skittles, then imma play scrabble with Zack and Ish, while Psycho Sid is telling me he misses power bombing men, (Sid sit the freak down) His my imaginary friend tell him all your problems, but he's fake, he aint never listening.
(Terry Jones is hanging out while WWE Legend Psycho Sid misses Wrestling meaning he can't escape loving the live crowds and nor can Terry but no one really cares, DANTE TELLS HIM TO SIT DOWN, Terry Replies, For him to tell his imaginary friend his problems he's never listening, which means even when he's not alone he is alone and no one really listens to him.)
TEAM TERRY JONES
JONES TERRY AKECHI
JERRY TONES TEAM
TERRY AKECHI.....Screw It
Tyler Perry called and said he's sick of the disses, quit dressing like a chick then, this ain't the logo's [Channel] hotline, for a male freak sheesh, you already got nine, and they all working for you so you wasting your dang time
(Terry is not a fan of Tyler Perry nor is Dante, Terry is saying how he gets flack for dissing Tyler Perry, and that he chooses only a certain type of MAN for casting in a BOY CRUSH kinda Way and not to call this is not the LOGO which is a channel that is geared towards gays phone hotline)
I'm being 302'd cuz I'm fully loco, this is revenge of the queers, that's 6 gays, that play rainbow 6, this ain't no G4 nor is it Comic-Con, but after Streetfighter I went home and watched Jimmy Neutron (What cha do?)
(302 is An involuntary commitment and treatment for persons who are "dangerous" to themselves or others due to a mental illness. Revenge of the queers is a line that actually is shouting out gays for standing up to the government and fighting for rights, and ending bullying by force as a community and got tough like Rainbow 6 the shooting game. G4 is a huge video game channel which goes back to the Rainbow 6 video game line, Comic-Con is a huge Comic book convention and Terry is huge on Comics, and after he has geek moments, he goes home lonely and feels like a loser, and feels he's looked at like a loser. He is a geek watching Jimmy Neutron and geek shows..........alone)
I slipped myself some Jellopuddin, and danced around the house like George in All In The Family, imam Mama's boy she tries her best to understand me, I love women I just don't want to be like R-Kelly
(Jello Puddin is Terry Jones's hit Viral video, George Jefferson first was a character in Archie Bunkers 'All In The Family' and he would dance a lot, Terry Jones is a Mama's boy and loves women but could never try and be with young girls)
(Dude what do you think of Lonely Island?) screw them, Dante is slicing them, and I'll use a iceberg to crash the boat that Andy Samberg's in, and use my lightsaber to slice open Keenan Thompson, and won't stop til Kel's a star again.....
.(Dante Akechi takes over and snaps! He finally gets o speak on how he thinks Lonely Island really gets credit due to the famous features they have by real artist. He doesn't think Andy Samberg is funny, And he hates Keenan Thompson with a passion and feels he is unfunny, and that it's time to get Kel Mitchell the more talented one to be famous again)
I'm Dr. Bruce Banner, so I always got Gamma to battle The Leader, and pick up Deadpool to be the wide-receiver, Green Skin, Sliced smile, Roundhouse kick is all I want, SCREW ANGER, JOKING, AND BEING CHUCK NORRIS
(Terry Jones says he's Dr. Banner who is the Incredible Hulk, and he uses Gamma which is the radiation power that created the HULK, to battle The Leader who is Hulks enemy in the comic books, and it also speaks of how Terry wants to battle those who keep people down. Dead Pool is the hilarious Comicbook Character also known as the Merc With a Mouth. Terry Then says "Green Skin, Sliced smile, Roundhouse kick" is all he wants meaning he wants to be THE HULK, THE JOKER, AND A MARTIAL ARTIST meaning he loves and is stuck in his fictional world and love. Dante then Replies "SCREW ANGER, JOKING, AND BEING CHUCK NORRIS" Meaning Dante wants to wreck havok and escape Terry's Childish Geek Fantasies and dreams. Anger makes Hulk Stronger, The Joker is twisted funny with jokes, and Chuck Norris is well......Chuck Norris)
but where's the Gremlins at I got something to feed em, I like comics, Black kids called me white for readin em, Frank Castle mean, losing color like Colin Powell, it's been a couple of months and people think I smoke the pipe now, DAMN
(Dante wants to feed Mogwai after midnight to make them the demonic creatures from Gremlins, Terry speaks on how his whole life just because he was different and liked Comic books, that Black Kids marked him as a "whiteboy" for doing so.Things like these are frowned upon in the Black community. Dante says he's as mean and ruthless mentally as THE PUNISHER who is a comic book Anti Hero who kills villains, Losing color like Colin Powell speaks on how Terry is not really understood as a Black Man and this speaks on how they called Colin Powell as sale out for being in the Bush party. The Pipe line speaks of Crack and Terry and Dante's new weight loss and how much weight was lost)
Thank You for Reading
Terry Jones or............. Dante Akechi?
DANTE AKECHI
(Dante Akechi is my Alter Ego's Name, Like Bruce Banner and The Hulk, he is named after Dante from Devil May Cry and Samonoske from onimusha/ Mitsuhide Akechi a legendary samurai. He hates Terry Jones)
JERRY TONES
(Just a Nick name Rappers Ayatollah Jaxx and Divine
seven call me, and I reversed the words like Golf Wang)
I'm a freakin walkin joke box, NO I'M NOT! Free Shows for a bunch of rent a cops,
(Terry Jones saying he is looked at as a Comedian 24/7 always being asked to be funny and never looked at as a person, DANTE AKECHI replies NO I'm Not because he resents Terry Jones and has to share bodies with him. Free shows for a bunch of Rent A Cops is talking about always being looked at highly but still does SHIT GIGS)
Spider-Man, Jokin as I'm mocking blind rap stars, wearing fake polo's made from Whoopi's, Dreadlock,
(This pertains to how Terry always feels his life is a double life, Peter Parker by Day but Spider-Man when he's a Comedian battling being normal. Blind Rap stars pertains to me clowning those who are bing controlled in hip hop, The fake Polo's people wear lying about being "Ballers" and it's as funny as Whoppi Goldberg)
Tick Tock, Harder than a motherfreakin lava stone, making chocolate chips out of the daughter of Larry Fishburne, Comedian Terry Jones is upstairs trying to get grown, about 5-7 of his stalkers are in my bedroom (Dante is saying that he's harder than a Lava Stone, Larry Fishburnes Daughter is a Pornstar named "Chippy D" who has a nasty looking butt that looks like it has chocolate chips. Dante is saying he's taken over and Terry Jones is trying to be more conscious in "their" head but he's trying to stop him. And that he loves groupies, attention and stalkers hahahah)
Swallow the skittles, then imma play scrabble with Zack and Ish, while Psycho Sid is telling me he misses power bombing men, (Sid sit the freak down) His my imaginary friend tell him all your problems, but he's fake, he aint never listening.
(Terry Jones is hanging out while WWE Legend Psycho Sid misses Wrestling meaning he can't escape loving the live crowds and nor can Terry but no one really cares, DANTE TELLS HIM TO SIT DOWN, Terry Replies, For him to tell his imaginary friend his problems he's never listening, which means even when he's not alone he is alone and no one really listens to him.)
TEAM TERRY JONES
JONES TERRY AKECHI
JERRY TONES TEAM
TERRY AKECHI.....Screw It
^^^^^^^^^^ (This should be obvious by now)
Tyler Perry called and said he's sick of the disses, quit dressing like a chick then, this ain't the logo's [Channel] hotline, for a male freak sheesh, you already got nine, and they all working for you so you wasting your dang time
(Terry is not a fan of Tyler Perry nor is Dante, Terry is saying how he gets flack for dissing Tyler Perry, and that he chooses only a certain type of MAN for casting in a BOY CRUSH kinda Way and not to call this is not the LOGO which is a channel that is geared towards gays phone hotline)
I'm being 302'd cuz I'm fully loco, this is revenge of the queers, that's 6 gays, that play rainbow 6, this ain't no G4 nor is it Comic-Con, but after Streetfighter I went home and watched Jimmy Neutron (What cha do?)
(302 is An involuntary commitment and treatment for persons who are "dangerous" to themselves or others due to a mental illness. Revenge of the queers is a line that actually is shouting out gays for standing up to the government and fighting for rights, and ending bullying by force as a community and got tough like Rainbow 6 the shooting game. G4 is a huge video game channel which goes back to the Rainbow 6 video game line, Comic-Con is a huge Comic book convention and Terry is huge on Comics, and after he has geek moments, he goes home lonely and feels like a loser, and feels he's looked at like a loser. He is a geek watching Jimmy Neutron and geek shows..........alone)
I slipped myself some Jellopuddin, and danced around the house like George in All In The Family, imam Mama's boy she tries her best to understand me, I love women I just don't want to be like R-Kelly
(Jello Puddin is Terry Jones's hit Viral video, George Jefferson first was a character in Archie Bunkers 'All In The Family' and he would dance a lot, Terry Jones is a Mama's boy and loves women but could never try and be with young girls)
(Dude what do you think of Lonely Island?) screw them, Dante is slicing them, and I'll use a iceberg to crash the boat that Andy Samberg's in, and use my lightsaber to slice open Keenan Thompson, and won't stop til Kel's a star again.....
.(Dante Akechi takes over and snaps! He finally gets o speak on how he thinks Lonely Island really gets credit due to the famous features they have by real artist. He doesn't think Andy Samberg is funny, And he hates Keenan Thompson with a passion and feels he is unfunny, and that it's time to get Kel Mitchell the more talented one to be famous again)
I'm Dr. Bruce Banner, so I always got Gamma to battle The Leader, and pick up Deadpool to be the wide-receiver, Green Skin, Sliced smile, Roundhouse kick is all I want, SCREW ANGER, JOKING, AND BEING CHUCK NORRIS
(Terry Jones says he's Dr. Banner who is the Incredible Hulk, and he uses Gamma which is the radiation power that created the HULK, to battle The Leader who is Hulks enemy in the comic books, and it also speaks of how Terry wants to battle those who keep people down. Dead Pool is the hilarious Comicbook Character also known as the Merc With a Mouth. Terry Then says "Green Skin, Sliced smile, Roundhouse kick" is all he wants meaning he wants to be THE HULK, THE JOKER, AND A MARTIAL ARTIST meaning he loves and is stuck in his fictional world and love. Dante then Replies "SCREW ANGER, JOKING, AND BEING CHUCK NORRIS" Meaning Dante wants to wreck havok and escape Terry's Childish Geek Fantasies and dreams. Anger makes Hulk Stronger, The Joker is twisted funny with jokes, and Chuck Norris is well......Chuck Norris)
but where's the Gremlins at I got something to feed em, I like comics, Black kids called me white for readin em, Frank Castle mean, losing color like Colin Powell, it's been a couple of months and people think I smoke the pipe now, DAMN
(Dante wants to feed Mogwai after midnight to make them the demonic creatures from Gremlins, Terry speaks on how his whole life just because he was different and liked Comic books, that Black Kids marked him as a "whiteboy" for doing so.Things like these are frowned upon in the Black community. Dante says he's as mean and ruthless mentally as THE PUNISHER who is a comic book Anti Hero who kills villains, Losing color like Colin Powell speaks on how Terry is not really understood as a Black Man and this speaks on how they called Colin Powell as sale out for being in the Bush party. The Pipe line speaks of Crack and Terry and Dante's new weight loss and how much weight was lost)
Thank You for Reading
Terry Jones or............. Dante Akechi?
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Determination Of A Negro Comic
Hello TeamTerry,
Wuzzzzzz uuuuuuup? I'm sure you're looking at the title of this blog going, what is this about? As you know I stay honest about my career, I let TeamTerry join me on my journey, rather than you looking just from the outside. I like to show the struggle of living the "Spider-Man" lifestyle. In this particular post, I want to discuss how skin color still effects entertainment. "But Obama is President!" Still racism out here in this world, just more excuses to hide it heavy.
As you guys know, I don't sit back and tell you how many and who all I have worked with or opened for. And I may even be out of line for putting the behind the scenes stuff out there, but I'm doing this in hope that it helps other black comics push on. I started comedy at 18, and as a black comic you were usually raised on Urban comedy. I was lucky to have older black comedy legends to listen to, and to watch coming up.
I remember when I first started a lot of my comedy mentors were white comics, they took me under their wing when I moved back to Pittsburgh at 19. I remember one being a old school comic who taught me that I wanted to write better. All my mentors saw something in me, at the time I was going to Duquesne University which is a great school. But I was doing super explicit jokes, and being ghetto, or as white folks judging black comics say "URBAN." I didn't know any better, It was a reflex of my surroundings. I remember my one comedy mentor saying, "these white crowds aren't laughing because you're funny, they're laughing because they're scared of you." My Comedy name was "T.Jones:The Prince of Comedy" haha I thought you had to have a marketing gimmick. T.Jones was way to "Urban" they said.
I remember being hurt by that, it was as if people wouldn't except me because I wasn't being "white" enough. So I started writing political jokes and doing prop comedy, because then I would be excepted to perform on predominately white shows. It worked, I remember getting work that most black comics in Pittsburgh wouldn't get. I was in the funniest comic in Pittsburgh contest, and Ty Barnett from last comic standing, who is a great comedian. Saw me at the open mic contest at The Pittsburgh Improv, and he said "Yo you're gonna be good one day." I replied thank you, he asked "how old are you?" I said 20, his face was in excitement, and I never met him until that moment. He says "you're gonna be real good, keep writing those smart political jokes man, they think black people can't write that shit." And it made me feel more confident, he says " they don't think we're smart enough to write material like that."
I didn't win that contest, but I won something better, the fact someone that good even acknowledged me. So I continued to write more "smart jokes", I would grab a New York times and USA Today being students got them free. And I would write material in the library,mainly political jokes.To this day, out of all the accomplishments I ever had, the one that means the most to me is a certain contest. I remember there was a contest to open for Gene Colier (writer for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and friend of mine), I was 20. I was the only black comic there, I didn't know what to expect.
Someone at my job at the time let me know about it, so I entered, it was around the time the Colts and Bears had the Superbowl. The joke that sealed my win was hahah I can still remember it. "The Superbowl was beautiful for me, two black coaches in the Superbowl. But the most beautiful part of the whole Superbowl was when it was raining, not just when Tony Dungy held up the trophy, but when Prince had his perm completely rained out and performed, it was just beautiful." I won the contest and as a black comic it made me proud, because I'm sure no one would of expected a black comic to be able to open for someone like Gene. Gene is such a good guy, he's been nothing but nice and supportive of me. And the night I got to open for him, it was nothing but a successful show. And to this day that opportunity means more to me than any of the other chances I have been able to get. they even did a nice write up, to acknowledge our win.
After doing a lot of predominately white show, with predominately white crowds, It was time for me to venture into "Urban" shows, and due to me having to write so much material just to be excepted by white people. It was such a hard adjustment,I would get up every other Wednesday at my fired T-Robe's venue and bomb! I mean it was so bad for that every other Wednesday I called it "BAGHDAD WEDNESDAYS", it was terrible. I later revamped my look and style, I cut my long hair, started going by Terry Jones, and stopped wearing fitted caps, and stepped up. It helped me even out for both black and white shows. But it was still I wasn't white enough, or I wasn't black enough.
My dear friend Tony Brown had a booking company called Stupid Ink, and man did he give me many opportunities, he gave me my first paid gig. And so did my comedy mentor Billy Elmer. Work started flowing my way, I was revamped getting work and shows from all sides, things finally started looking up by the time I was 21. I was working in clubs, after auditioning, and the first person I ever opened for, was Jo'Koy. One day i will thank him for what he taught me, and how much he helped me. I got a cover story on the City Paper, lots of online press, viral videos.I was no longer just a guy doing comedy, yet I was finally making it a career, getting paid to do what I always dreamed of.
At 22, I got a chance to work with someone I grew up watching on TV, Eddie Griffin, it was a feature slot (Person right before the headliner), things were looking great. I remember killing every show, and him even offering to help me get a manager. It didn't pan out, I did talk to the manager, but Hollywood folks are busy. I won the PHHA (Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards) Comedian of the Year.
I would do shows, I'd have racist hecklers, but I felt I finally came too.I dropped my first live DVD. Got stronger in material and stage. So then came time for me to get back on the show with Eddie Griffin. And I was so excited! This is the man that told me I reminded him of " A young Eddie Murphy" who is one of my biggest influences. Then 1 day before the show, I get news I'm no longer on the show, I remember being hurt, I was confused. It turned out I was being to funny, making him have to work after me. I remember wondering, wasn't this point of me getting better, to become funny on shows?
I remember trying to feature for more black comedians, but the most I was allowed to do is Emcee (host), it confused me. The show format is host (10 minutes), then the feature(20 to 25 minutes), and your good old Headliner. Black headliners were not letting black comics feature for them, either because they would be too funny. Or they would out "black" them on stage. It hurt finding this out. So when I was allowed to work with Eddie Griffin, it meant a lot, because no black comics gave me that chance. I heard many stories of bad things happening to black features for being to funny. So headliners would bring a feature who was terrible, so that they could look like stars.
It's not the clubs fault, hell I can't tell you how many times I featured for more white comics than black ones. All because the club booked me, black comics put it in their contract " I must have a white feature only." It's painful knowing Bill Cosby made it possible where they finally took the word NEGRO out of black comics names. With a black comedian like Richard Pryor who stood up to the system, and decided to go another route. He wasn't gonna be clean any more or "whitenize" himself, and then he helped other black comics bea able to make it. I feel like Damon Wayans gave me the nicest gesture any comic could of ever gave me, he encouraged me to sell my DVD, even saying " I hope you sell em all brotha."
And It's a slap in the face for black comics not to allow another black comic feature for them. It's sad because as a black comic you get prejudged as being like every other "Urban" comedian out there. "Black people do this, but white people do thisssss! WOMEN BE SHOPPIN BABY, WOMEN BE SHOPPIN, YOU CAN'T STOP A WOMAN FROM SHOPPIN BABY!" Sometimes I wanna just scream "GIVE A BLACK MAN A CHANCE!" The Racism involved is sad, and just shows that we have not made as many steps forward as we think.
Willie Lynch you evil genius of a bastard, you an your Willie lynch-ism is messing up my mojo flow flow, Joe! But yet I continue to push, even when the white headliners or comics try to shoot me down. I'm not black enough, I'm not white enough, but I don't care about that. The wandering on this comedic journey has made me proud to be me, and made me never be ashamed of the culture I come from. Rock on my fellow black comics, our day will come. Don't let anyone tell you what you can't do, stand up to all the odds. For the odds will come from all directions. Don't be afraid to be yourself, no matter what color you are, even if you're doing the right thing, people will judge you anyway. Lets Rock on!
Wuzzzzzz uuuuuuup? I'm sure you're looking at the title of this blog going, what is this about? As you know I stay honest about my career, I let TeamTerry join me on my journey, rather than you looking just from the outside. I like to show the struggle of living the "Spider-Man" lifestyle. In this particular post, I want to discuss how skin color still effects entertainment. "But Obama is President!" Still racism out here in this world, just more excuses to hide it heavy.
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| Me at 19 |
I remember when I first started a lot of my comedy mentors were white comics, they took me under their wing when I moved back to Pittsburgh at 19. I remember one being a old school comic who taught me that I wanted to write better. All my mentors saw something in me, at the time I was going to Duquesne University which is a great school. But I was doing super explicit jokes, and being ghetto, or as white folks judging black comics say "URBAN." I didn't know any better, It was a reflex of my surroundings. I remember my one comedy mentor saying, "these white crowds aren't laughing because you're funny, they're laughing because they're scared of you." My Comedy name was "T.Jones:The Prince of Comedy" haha I thought you had to have a marketing gimmick. T.Jones was way to "Urban" they said.
I remember being hurt by that, it was as if people wouldn't except me because I wasn't being "white" enough. So I started writing political jokes and doing prop comedy, because then I would be excepted to perform on predominately white shows. It worked, I remember getting work that most black comics in Pittsburgh wouldn't get. I was in the funniest comic in Pittsburgh contest, and Ty Barnett from last comic standing, who is a great comedian. Saw me at the open mic contest at The Pittsburgh Improv, and he said "Yo you're gonna be good one day." I replied thank you, he asked "how old are you?" I said 20, his face was in excitement, and I never met him until that moment. He says "you're gonna be real good, keep writing those smart political jokes man, they think black people can't write that shit." And it made me feel more confident, he says " they don't think we're smart enough to write material like that."
I didn't win that contest, but I won something better, the fact someone that good even acknowledged me. So I continued to write more "smart jokes", I would grab a New York times and USA Today being students got them free. And I would write material in the library,mainly political jokes.To this day, out of all the accomplishments I ever had, the one that means the most to me is a certain contest. I remember there was a contest to open for Gene Colier (writer for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and friend of mine), I was 20. I was the only black comic there, I didn't know what to expect.
Someone at my job at the time let me know about it, so I entered, it was around the time the Colts and Bears had the Superbowl. The joke that sealed my win was hahah I can still remember it. "The Superbowl was beautiful for me, two black coaches in the Superbowl. But the most beautiful part of the whole Superbowl was when it was raining, not just when Tony Dungy held up the trophy, but when Prince had his perm completely rained out and performed, it was just beautiful." I won the contest and as a black comic it made me proud, because I'm sure no one would of expected a black comic to be able to open for someone like Gene. Gene is such a good guy, he's been nothing but nice and supportive of me. And the night I got to open for him, it was nothing but a successful show. And to this day that opportunity means more to me than any of the other chances I have been able to get. they even did a nice write up, to acknowledge our win.After doing a lot of predominately white show, with predominately white crowds, It was time for me to venture into "Urban" shows, and due to me having to write so much material just to be excepted by white people. It was such a hard adjustment,I would get up every other Wednesday at my fired T-Robe's venue and bomb! I mean it was so bad for that every other Wednesday I called it "BAGHDAD WEDNESDAYS", it was terrible. I later revamped my look and style, I cut my long hair, started going by Terry Jones, and stopped wearing fitted caps, and stepped up. It helped me even out for both black and white shows. But it was still I wasn't white enough, or I wasn't black enough.
My dear friend Tony Brown had a booking company called Stupid Ink, and man did he give me many opportunities, he gave me my first paid gig. And so did my comedy mentor Billy Elmer. Work started flowing my way, I was revamped getting work and shows from all sides, things finally started looking up by the time I was 21. I was working in clubs, after auditioning, and the first person I ever opened for, was Jo'Koy. One day i will thank him for what he taught me, and how much he helped me. I got a cover story on the City Paper, lots of online press, viral videos.I was no longer just a guy doing comedy, yet I was finally making it a career, getting paid to do what I always dreamed of.At 22, I got a chance to work with someone I grew up watching on TV, Eddie Griffin, it was a feature slot (Person right before the headliner), things were looking great. I remember killing every show, and him even offering to help me get a manager. It didn't pan out, I did talk to the manager, but Hollywood folks are busy. I won the PHHA (Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards) Comedian of the Year.
I would do shows, I'd have racist hecklers, but I felt I finally came too.I dropped my first live DVD. Got stronger in material and stage. So then came time for me to get back on the show with Eddie Griffin. And I was so excited! This is the man that told me I reminded him of " A young Eddie Murphy" who is one of my biggest influences. Then 1 day before the show, I get news I'm no longer on the show, I remember being hurt, I was confused. It turned out I was being to funny, making him have to work after me. I remember wondering, wasn't this point of me getting better, to become funny on shows?
I remember trying to feature for more black comedians, but the most I was allowed to do is Emcee (host), it confused me. The show format is host (10 minutes), then the feature(20 to 25 minutes), and your good old Headliner. Black headliners were not letting black comics feature for them, either because they would be too funny. Or they would out "black" them on stage. It hurt finding this out. So when I was allowed to work with Eddie Griffin, it meant a lot, because no black comics gave me that chance. I heard many stories of bad things happening to black features for being to funny. So headliners would bring a feature who was terrible, so that they could look like stars.
| (From left to right) Eddie Murphy, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, and Richard Pryor |
And It's a slap in the face for black comics not to allow another black comic feature for them. It's sad because as a black comic you get prejudged as being like every other "Urban" comedian out there. "Black people do this, but white people do thisssss! WOMEN BE SHOPPIN BABY, WOMEN BE SHOPPIN, YOU CAN'T STOP A WOMAN FROM SHOPPIN BABY!" Sometimes I wanna just scream "GIVE A BLACK MAN A CHANCE!" The Racism involved is sad, and just shows that we have not made as many steps forward as we think.
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| Me at my DVD taping. |
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
In this day and age, what is LOYALTY and HONOR?
Hello #TeamTerry aka my LOYAL supporters, I'm back to destroy some more b/s. If there is one thing you know about me, I'm always down to kick ass, even if it's in a non physical battle. My friends call me Kick-Ass Jones, and you all know my favorite phrases before I do it right? "HULK SMASH", "THIS IS SPARTA", Or RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!! Well I'm ready to do all that right now, today boys and girls I want to talk to you about two words, can you say out loud LOYALTY and HONOR? Good job, now before I can attack these words I must first define them.
Honor:
Loyalty:
Honor:
1.honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions
2.a source of credit or distinction
3.high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank
4. such respect manifestedLoyalty:
1.the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
2.faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.
I was watching one of my favorite movies "THE KILLER", Directed by John Woo, Starring Chow Yun Fat.
Chow Yun Fats character Joe says "The world has changed. Honor is now a dirty word." As I look around at everything that goes on in the world, and whats been going on around me, I understand that quote more than the mindset of these time. It's rare that people stand for something they personally truly believe in, it's usually something society programmed them to stand for. No sense of honor in society, we live in a dog eat dog world, life of a cannibal aye? I feel like at times I was cursed to be born in this time era, as if I have too much LOYALTY and HONOR. Throughout history , from The Bible, to anything you read, stories plague of flawed humans. We as a whole are flawed creatures, whether its in groups or our own personal issues.
Loyalty is another sad thing, no one is loyal to anyone or anything, people hide behind false LOYALTY, as they hide behind false HONOR. Lying in front of you and going to side with the enemy, never staying on the ride with you. I find it sad, but others will argue that this is the "Norm" during these times. Society has brain washed us with media that glorifies the death of these meanings. I feel like the world is running through the motions, and moving without real reason. Do you know your purpose in living? Some of us go our whole life not knowing, brainwashed to believe its materialistic goals.
Can you honestly sya what you stand for? Can you honestly say you live these meanings? Sometimes I wonder, do these people really believe they are LOYAL and HONORABLE? We listen to songs with titles of LOYALTY and play videogames with HONOR in the title, but can't define them. How can you support or be a part of a movement, when you can't prove you stand for their beliefs? Majority of people don't care for the well being of another person, instead we care for only ourselves. How can people be honorable to others in these times, when social networks have turned us to narcissist? Look at twitter, some people have full convo's with themselves, and never reply to people. How can you care for someone truly, when you only care for yourself online, and can't under stand real emotion?
We hide behind drugs, and alcohol, and societies social "norms." People have been scarred and can't understand real human emotions, look around. Music has caused many to believe lust is love, Reality TV is Scripted. We watch "Reality" TV to escape Reality, could it be LOYALTY and HONOR have been confused as well? Could it be that the real definitions mean nothing? I will forever stay LOYAL and HONORABLE, it is the only thing I know, so says the "Comedy Samurai." Always pay attention to thoese around you, look closely.
I say this because, some people confuse "friends" for FRIENDS. Real FRIENDS will always be LOYAL and will alwas have HONOR towards you. Don't surround yourself with people that have the false tendencies, don't surround yourself with people that only please you. I bet you're wondering, "Terry isn't that being LOYAL and HONORABLE?" yes, but see if it's real. Sometimes we surround ourselves with people that just use us for their own agendas. If I say it's cloudy outside, and it's really sunny, and you say it sure is cloudy. Why do you not stand to be honest and correct me, is that not a sense of HONOR?
I want to be around real and not false facades, Pay attention to who is LOYAL to you and your brand. Only then will you see the real and true path,only then will you see the true definition of HONOR. Live by example, not by illusions, and then others will know the righteous path.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
NEW ROCAWEAR SCAM BEWARE!!! HIDE YA KIDS, HIDE YA EMAILS!!!!
Recently I just got a email offering a 100 dollar a hour modeling gig for ROCAWEAR, and a all paid expense trip. 4,000 dollars will be sent to compensate everything? But the sad part is the name Jeffery Kolsrud is real and legit, the company Q Models is a legit respected company for models out NYC and LA. But the Email is a scam using the companies name in vain. Read and do not fall for this, please pass it on!!! This is what the email looks like, and remember if you don't have the email sent from a legit source, or it sounds to good to be true, most likely it is. I get casting and booking emails all the time, so I had to research it. The email had no real sender that I knew, and it wasn't forwarded to me. So all my fellow entertainers and models, do not be fooled!Always check for typo's, companies pay PR, and assistants a lot of money to revise these letters. Notice that it says ROCA WEAR with a space, there is no space in ROCAWEAR. Also you will notice that the link has ROCAWEARS which is a huge typo, but the link leads to the legit ROCAWEAR site. Read The Scam Below so you can learn the RED FLAGS of these scams.
Hello ROCA WEAR CLOTHING COMPANY is given an opportunity to participate in the upcoming shoot organized by VipsModel Magazine for the professional photo shoot. No nudity, fetish, bondage and other adult content stuff. DATE AND TIME: This exposition is going to be held on 28th Jan 2011 in NYC, New York..The shoot shall commence by 10 am and comes to an end by 2pm which would take you complete 4 hours. PROJECT DETAILS: This project will be the first to be organize by ROCA WEAR CLOTHING COMPANY. And is basically on photo shoot to display latest fashions and designers for commercial purpose and be inform that it is an outdoor show and it would be publicized. SHOOTING VENUE: Zandieh Studio 300 W 43rd St # 600B New York, NY 10036-6452 TRAVELING EXPENSES: All traveling Expenses, Food and Accommodations/Hotel would be covered by my company. ESCORT: As matter of choice,you can bring along any of your choice to the shooting venues as your protector. COMPENSATION: The company would be paying you a sum of $100 as hourly shooting rate and your total payment for the 4 hours are sum to $400.00. MAKE UP ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER: The company has personal photographers and makeup artist,so we have made all necessary arrangement for your good looking on that day and also our photographers are available to give you best directive. If you are interested,Get back to us with the below information. Name : Age: Gender: Height: Ethnicity: Skin Color: Hair Color: Hair length: Eye Color: Modeling Style Preference: 1 Recent Picture: Experience: Health condition: Nearest airport: NO REQUIREMENT(S) You are not required to do any make up on your own because the company has provided make up artist to cover that aspect. (NOTE) Please be notified that your job payment will be paid in two installments. We will send you a check payment of $3850.00 which will include your part payment of $400 and remaining balance would be remit to the Fashion store/Makeup Artist so as to get the materials for your modeling and to cover your traveling/Hotel accommodation which will be booked by your supervisor..Immediately you cashed the check you would be given proper instructions on how to remit the fund and your necessary statistics information to the store expertize. PAYMENT INFORMATION: FULL NAME:.....(real name for payment) FULL HOME ADDRESS:....(NO P.O.BOX Addresses) CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: HOUSE PHONE NUMBER: CELL PHONE: Thanks Warmest Regard, Jeffrey Kolsrud Director of Casting, Q Model Management Email ;info@rocawearsclothingcompany.co.cc Website;www.rocawearsclothingcompany.co.cc 391 Broadway 5th Floor,New York,10013,New York City.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
NEMESIS ISSUE #4!THE END OF VOLUME ONE FINALLY.
Hello #TEAMTERRY, this is a review of the final episode of NEMESIS volume #1, the controversial comic that almost led to a lawsuit from DC. HAHA " What if Batman was the JOKER" is how they tried to market this. Well this is it, the final issue of this vulgar, gruesome, brutal, violent, ass comic book series. So read my last review to understand what's going on, so you can get caught up aka I am to lazy to put this in a nutshell for you right now. So we begin with the great Blake Morrow aka THE WORLDS GREATEST COP. Him and his team are headed to a location to save the Uncle of NEMESIS also known as THOMAS MATTHEWS. As they go in to save him they find it's another trap set by NEMESIS, it turns out they were led into a trap and that the building turns out to be THE WHITE HOUSE. Nemesis moved it and led them into a different location, we find out that Blakes Wife and The President are both held hostage. Not only are they held hostage but we leanr more and more twist and turns to conclude that NEMESIS is not as he seems. I GIVE THIS ISSUE A 10 OUT OF 10!!!! The Conclusion and twist is amazing!!!!! READ THIS WHOLE SERIES PLEASE it's only 4 issues, and now all 4 issues are out! At least you didn't have to wait months at a time on MARK MILLAR time which is worst than Colored People Time. I can't say way too much because I'll give the conclusion away, and it's way too good to spoil! The Violence, and cursing in this book you'd expect, so it all fits with this book of chaos.
Mark Millar Superior Issue #2 and # 3 review
Hello #TeamTerry, well I know you all remember I did my review on issue #1 of Superior. Well here I will be reviewing issue #2 and #3, let's start with issue #2.
ISSUE#2
We last left off with Simon Pooni, the young man who has been granted one wish, was granted to become his favorite superhero, SUPERIOR. All this was granted by a monkey in a space suit o_O, anyways, he goes to a friends house and explains the "deep shit" he's in. Now I loved issue one because, I felt it was heart felt and had more substance than shock value. Mark Millar has been on this shock value kick lately with this Marvel branch of comics called Icon. That's the reason "Kick-Ass" was so awesome, but Superior isn't as vulgar. So in Issue two, Simon Poonie reaches his best friend Chris to let him know of his new powers, Chirs doesn't believe him until he tells hims something only a best friend would know. Afterwards they head out to test Simons new powers, they test strength, super hearing, and any other powers SUPERMAN has lol. Later when he test his flight powers, he sees a space station being destroyed, now this looks like a job for SUPERIOR! This, issue had a little more curse words than I would have wanted for this comic to have, for books like WANTED, NEMESIS, and KICK-ASS you expect that. I feel like Mark Millar is a great writer, but I'm starting to feel, he just puts curse words in places for no reason. Hell I cuss, and been cussing since teenage times, but C'MON SON! This comic doesn't need all that, anyway its a great series so far, I will give this a 8.5 out of 10.
ISSUE#3
OK MARK MILLAR, That's it man, did you have to put so many freakin cuss words in this damn issue!? They're kids man, come on I just want you to write a pure comic at least once, a damn and a shit here and there is ok, but a F-BOMB!? Anyways, in Issue 3 we see Superior save the space station, and we are introduced to a female reporter, sounds familiar huh? Anyways, NYC witness's the space station stop and lift away to central park. The cool thing is this is more realistic, she mentions how there are no zoom ins or cool movie angles, so nobody saw him. As this reporter speaks on about the people being saved, they finally get a clear shot of him saving a lost submarine. So now the world knows of SUPERIOR. Simon then talks to his bestfriend, who suggest he should tell his mother about his new powers, at the end of the issue, we see the space moneky, and it turns out. He is not as he seems, ok yeah it's short because I don't want to spoil the whole thing, you'll never read it if I do. I give this issue a 7.5 out of 10. Too much cursing and not enough good dialogue. But I am trapped in the series.
ISSUE#2
We last left off with Simon Pooni, the young man who has been granted one wish, was granted to become his favorite superhero, SUPERIOR. All this was granted by a monkey in a space suit o_O, anyways, he goes to a friends house and explains the "deep shit" he's in. Now I loved issue one because, I felt it was heart felt and had more substance than shock value. Mark Millar has been on this shock value kick lately with this Marvel branch of comics called Icon. That's the reason "Kick-Ass" was so awesome, but Superior isn't as vulgar. So in Issue two, Simon Poonie reaches his best friend Chris to let him know of his new powers, Chirs doesn't believe him until he tells hims something only a best friend would know. Afterwards they head out to test Simons new powers, they test strength, super hearing, and any other powers SUPERMAN has lol. Later when he test his flight powers, he sees a space station being destroyed, now this looks like a job for SUPERIOR! This, issue had a little more curse words than I would have wanted for this comic to have, for books like WANTED, NEMESIS, and KICK-ASS you expect that. I feel like Mark Millar is a great writer, but I'm starting to feel, he just puts curse words in places for no reason. Hell I cuss, and been cussing since teenage times, but C'MON SON! This comic doesn't need all that, anyway its a great series so far, I will give this a 8.5 out of 10.ISSUE#3
OK MARK MILLAR, That's it man, did you have to put so many freakin cuss words in this damn issue!? They're kids man, come on I just want you to write a pure comic at least once, a damn and a shit here and there is ok, but a F-BOMB!? Anyways, in Issue 3 we see Superior save the space station, and we are introduced to a female reporter, sounds familiar huh? Anyways, NYC witness's the space station stop and lift away to central park. The cool thing is this is more realistic, she mentions how there are no zoom ins or cool movie angles, so nobody saw him. As this reporter speaks on about the people being saved, they finally get a clear shot of him saving a lost submarine. So now the world knows of SUPERIOR. Simon then talks to his bestfriend, who suggest he should tell his mother about his new powers, at the end of the issue, we see the space moneky, and it turns out. He is not as he seems, ok yeah it's short because I don't want to spoil the whole thing, you'll never read it if I do. I give this issue a 7.5 out of 10. Too much cursing and not enough good dialogue. But I am trapped in the series.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Terry Jones Vs. Pittsburgh Media (Everyone especially artist MUST READ)
Hello #TEAMTERRY it's Terry Jones coming back at you once again, this time I'm ready for war. That's right, I'm disgusted with the media, especially in Pittsburgh PA. Recently you may have seen a very sad blog written by my friend and fellow Comic, Aaron Kleiber. It spoke about how The City Paper did not mention Comedy in their new "BEST OF" issue. Now they had categories such as "Best places to take a dump," or "Best Bartender." HAHAHAHA man Comedy is a JOKE in this city, nothing ironic about that, more like annoying! I mean what do the Entertainers of Pittsburgh, and other small major cities have to do to get some love!?
Bartenders and places to buy smokes get more love than us? When I first started doing stand-up, I used to say Pittsburgh doesn't support comedy, Pittsburgh doesn't support it's entertainers. Now that I'm older and been doing comedy longer, I realized, how can I blame the people? I mean lets be honest, Pittsburgh doesn't care about entertainment, this is a sports town, a town of violence, a town of party goers, so that's pretty much all the news highlights. They'll highlight a Pittsburgh Steeler wiping his ass, before they highlight a lot of the artist here (Yes imma Steelers fan just proving a point here). How can the people of Pittsburgh take anyone serious, if the media gives the entertainers in it no limelight?
Now I'm not saying do a article or a news story on every single entertainer, but i mean really? Wiz Khalifa doesn't need to rely on the local media, he's national so he'll get local media. So what about all the artist that are good but get absolutely no love because they're not national? They get nothing, so how can THE PEOPLE know who's the who of entertainment in Pittsburgh if the cities media doesn't show respect? Now Granted I have been on the Cover of THE CITY PAPER, and due to that publication, it helped more people take me serious (On the CP cover, Me, Mo Mosuch on the right, and Gab Bonesso in the middle). Hell that article got me out of state road work, it made it easier for people to understand that I am not a joke, but rather I tell them. It was cool, I thought it was awesome, Upcoming Pittsburgh Comedians have never been on the front page of anything here.
Then the next piece of Comedy they wanted to cover was about, "Joke theives in Pittsburgh comedy." HAAHA ARE YOU SERIOUS!? I was told by the interviewer, "My Boss thinks this will be a interesting story." I mean it's bad enough we don't get enough press, and its bad enough people don't know to take us serious. But if that article would of came out, it would of looked like we were high school kids. All it had to be was someone that didin't like someone else could get the City Paper to post rumors instead of fact. We were the last of the local comedians to be covered by the City Paper, it's sad.
It's so bad that a lot of artist, are pushing themselves to high stress levels, by making there own media outlets. Jenesis Magazine, Reppghhiphop.com, Pghcomedy.blogspot.com, I mean that's hard work. My Friend Chayse Love has a website www.Chasemebaby.com, its a website owned by a artist for artist to be spotlighted. I know that this is stressful on all these people, because as a artist you have to also get your work done. Aaron Kleiber has tons of shows, but he finds time to update the blog with almost every single Pittsburgh comedy show possible. He even puts details into show's he's not even on, yet has to find time to promote himself and perform at shows.
It's sad for Artist, how are we suppose to get out there? Ive been getting my name out there, I've opened up for many people, performed many places. And Pittsburgh still doesn't know who I am, funny thing is BET gave more more love than Pittsburgh. How backwards is that? I made a Spoof video on my youtube that became a hit, and BET's, CENTRIC TV showed love and posted the video on their website. Yet when I came out with my DVD, I asked to get pres and got played by various papers and websites. I remember one website advertised about black strippers coming into town at the Irish Center, but forgot to post a ad for my DVD? I still moved many units of DVD's, but for those that walk in the store and see the DVD. How can they take me serious if there is no help from the media?
The only website in Pittsburgh that showed love for my video was, www.RepPGHHIPHOP.com, and any of my fellow artist blogs. But yet BET(A NATIONAL CHANNEL/COMPANY) can see my talent, but the media in my city can't? Hell I was on a Philly Website, I got a NYC website showing love, but to each there own. This is a city that only had one Black radio station, a historical station. Say what you want about them not showing love to local artist as well, but it helped with Black national comedian that would come into town. It's no longer here at all, so now it's hard for the Black Community to find out what Black artist are in town. Because of this, what had to happen? A bunch of artist came together and got College radio stations. It was the only way people could get radio play, and that's ridiculous! There is a radio show here that won't let comedians on it, because they don't wanna be showed up by actual funny people? Hey that's just the word on the street, that the radio show doesn't want actual funny people on it. I don't know how true that is, but that's pathetic if it's true, suicide should be in order.
The ego of everyone in small major cities wanting to be Hollywood, is usually why things like this happen. Artist everywhere, not just here, I know the Cleveland's, and the Baltimore's, and the Minnesota's deal with this too. Artist should be more humble, but still no excuse for not highlighting the people who are on top of their game. Artist it's time for us to stop blaming the people for not coming out, but rather the media outlets. In other cities the News give highlights to National comedians that come into town to help advertise for weekends. But not here, I'm done blaming the people for the disrespect of my art and others. Yeah there will be assholes, but the media outlets don't show enough love to give people a reason to take us serious. Lets make a stand and fight for ourselves, it's time to come together, UNITED WE STAND OR DIVIDED WE..........don't get any spotlight from the surrounding media we need. Keep on trucking, Terry Jones signing out #TEAMTERRY, I love you all.
Bartenders and places to buy smokes get more love than us? When I first started doing stand-up, I used to say Pittsburgh doesn't support comedy, Pittsburgh doesn't support it's entertainers. Now that I'm older and been doing comedy longer, I realized, how can I blame the people? I mean lets be honest, Pittsburgh doesn't care about entertainment, this is a sports town, a town of violence, a town of party goers, so that's pretty much all the news highlights. They'll highlight a Pittsburgh Steeler wiping his ass, before they highlight a lot of the artist here (Yes imma Steelers fan just proving a point here). How can the people of Pittsburgh take anyone serious, if the media gives the entertainers in it no limelight?
Now I'm not saying do a article or a news story on every single entertainer, but i mean really? Wiz Khalifa doesn't need to rely on the local media, he's national so he'll get local media. So what about all the artist that are good but get absolutely no love because they're not national? They get nothing, so how can THE PEOPLE know who's the who of entertainment in Pittsburgh if the cities media doesn't show respect? Now Granted I have been on the Cover of THE CITY PAPER, and due to that publication, it helped more people take me serious (On the CP cover, Me, Mo Mosuch on the right, and Gab Bonesso in the middle). Hell that article got me out of state road work, it made it easier for people to understand that I am not a joke, but rather I tell them. It was cool, I thought it was awesome, Upcoming Pittsburgh Comedians have never been on the front page of anything here. Then the next piece of Comedy they wanted to cover was about, "Joke theives in Pittsburgh comedy." HAAHA ARE YOU SERIOUS!? I was told by the interviewer, "My Boss thinks this will be a interesting story." I mean it's bad enough we don't get enough press, and its bad enough people don't know to take us serious. But if that article would of came out, it would of looked like we were high school kids. All it had to be was someone that didin't like someone else could get the City Paper to post rumors instead of fact. We were the last of the local comedians to be covered by the City Paper, it's sad.
It's so bad that a lot of artist, are pushing themselves to high stress levels, by making there own media outlets. Jenesis Magazine, Reppghhiphop.com, Pghcomedy.blogspot.com, I mean that's hard work. My Friend Chayse Love has a website www.Chasemebaby.com, its a website owned by a artist for artist to be spotlighted. I know that this is stressful on all these people, because as a artist you have to also get your work done. Aaron Kleiber has tons of shows, but he finds time to update the blog with almost every single Pittsburgh comedy show possible. He even puts details into show's he's not even on, yet has to find time to promote himself and perform at shows.
It's sad for Artist, how are we suppose to get out there? Ive been getting my name out there, I've opened up for many people, performed many places. And Pittsburgh still doesn't know who I am, funny thing is BET gave more more love than Pittsburgh. How backwards is that? I made a Spoof video on my youtube that became a hit, and BET's, CENTRIC TV showed love and posted the video on their website. Yet when I came out with my DVD, I asked to get pres and got played by various papers and websites. I remember one website advertised about black strippers coming into town at the Irish Center, but forgot to post a ad for my DVD? I still moved many units of DVD's, but for those that walk in the store and see the DVD. How can they take me serious if there is no help from the media?
The only website in Pittsburgh that showed love for my video was, www.RepPGHHIPHOP.com, and any of my fellow artist blogs. But yet BET(A NATIONAL CHANNEL/COMPANY) can see my talent, but the media in my city can't? Hell I was on a Philly Website, I got a NYC website showing love, but to each there own. This is a city that only had one Black radio station, a historical station. Say what you want about them not showing love to local artist as well, but it helped with Black national comedian that would come into town. It's no longer here at all, so now it's hard for the Black Community to find out what Black artist are in town. Because of this, what had to happen? A bunch of artist came together and got College radio stations. It was the only way people could get radio play, and that's ridiculous! There is a radio show here that won't let comedians on it, because they don't wanna be showed up by actual funny people? Hey that's just the word on the street, that the radio show doesn't want actual funny people on it. I don't know how true that is, but that's pathetic if it's true, suicide should be in order.
The ego of everyone in small major cities wanting to be Hollywood, is usually why things like this happen. Artist everywhere, not just here, I know the Cleveland's, and the Baltimore's, and the Minnesota's deal with this too. Artist should be more humble, but still no excuse for not highlighting the people who are on top of their game. Artist it's time for us to stop blaming the people for not coming out, but rather the media outlets. In other cities the News give highlights to National comedians that come into town to help advertise for weekends. But not here, I'm done blaming the people for the disrespect of my art and others. Yeah there will be assholes, but the media outlets don't show enough love to give people a reason to take us serious. Lets make a stand and fight for ourselves, it's time to come together, UNITED WE STAND OR DIVIDED WE..........don't get any spotlight from the surrounding media we need. Keep on trucking, Terry Jones signing out #TEAMTERRY, I love you all.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Special Message from John Witherspoon(#TEAMTERRY SALUTE)
TEAMTERRY A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM JOHN WITHERSPOON OF THE BOONDOCKS, FRIDAY, THE WAYANS BROS. And Much more.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
My feelings on The Charlie Murphy getting Booed Video
Ok TeamTerry so hopefully you watch this clip, so i don't have to explain the story, but for those that can't watch it. Charlie Murphy got booed off stage at Grambling State University, by over 500 People. He Walked off stage without finishing his performance, but before he did, he gave the money back, said F**k You to the audience and kept on going. Now A lot of people are saying and feel what he did was unprofessional, now from the audience, consumer, and fan view it looks that way, now for my view as a comic. First of all the clip that we see is only 3:00 minutes, meaning he had to have been on stage for a while before anything went down, second of all the person taping probably felt it was gonna get bad and started taping. Now think about something we only see the part when they show him "being disrespectful", but they don't show what the crowd may have done to him.
Now hear me out, I am not a fan of Charlie Murphy, his brother is one of my biggest comedy influences though. Charlie is a good story teller, not a Stand-Up Comic. Now Cosby is a story teller, but does it on a level none of us will ever understand to be on. Now I don't feel Charlie Murphy is a REAL stand up comedian, but he's still a stand-up comic none the less. So I don't find anything funny on this except for him being bad-ass enough to lash back out. Granted its not the crowds fault they didn't get the material, it's our job to make a connection, and if we can't, it's just another loss.Now let me explain from my personal experiences, we do have boiling points as Comedians. Usually if i have hecklers I can deal with it, I usually deal with it by making hecklers look stupid. But sometimes its not hecklers, sometimes you have a bad set/bad day, and the crowd is just not feeling you. I remember I did a show in Ohio, and had to feature and for 30 minutes no one laughed, I still got paid, but I dealt with it. I have seen fellow comics get booed, and that's always ugly. I have also seen people meltdown completely, those are usually the inexperienced performers. Occasionally you'll have your comedy vets meltdown, which is scary as hell.
Remember when Michael Richards snapped and had a meltdown? Well he's not really a comedian he's a guy who got famous and then decided to do stand up, just like Charlie Murphy. And when pushed he lashed out, whether he said a racist remark or just yelled, he was the bad guy. Yet at the same time, no one looked at the fact these guys heckled him and pushed him to the limit. Stand up is the hardest and purest form of art or entertainment around. You take something, you create it, make it your own, and you share it to the world, and it's either hit or miss.This journey for me has been the most difficult, but understand this struggle teaches me too be strong and also teaches me how to handle situations like this. I have done shows where people didn't speak English, college students were being rude, hecklers were racist, and even crowds that didn't laugh at all.
It happens we(Comedians) have bad days, but sadly to audience members, we have a first impression to leave on people. On weekends when I'm booked as a opener, i have 6 shows average at a comedy club. I can do the same set with give or take different things in my set, and not all six shows will be the same, overall I'm gonna kill. But there are gonna be shows where I'm off and people will remember me as the dude who was just "ight." Charlie isn't the best by no means, but I will tell you this, I'm not a fan, but i still respect him. He's a fellow Stand-up, and imma have to also defend this situation.
Being we only see 3:00 minutes of the video, I don't know what all happened, but its obvious they wasn't feeling him. He is famous, so off his name alone I know he got cheers and people were excited to see him. But the crowd wasn't feeling him, some colleges make you perform pretty clean, maybe he wasn't dirty enough. Which is apparent from what he says via Twitter, so I feel his pain as a comic. You go on stage and its just YOU Vs. THE WORLD, and you gotta build to get Scott Pilgrim powers **Badum Ching** (boooooo tomato hits my face). He knew he did bad, and felt hurt, so he gave back the $22,000 dollar check.
Did he handle it right? No, it was wrong and unprofessional, but when these things happen to you as a comic, you can't help but fight back. It's funny, when people corner a animal, and it attacks and hurts the people that cornered it. You ever notice the animal is considered the threat, and the people are victims? The true victim is the animal, not the ones that cornered it, or invaded its territory, they were malicious. How do you point fingers at a mountain lion, for attacking a man on a mountain? Keyword in mountain lion is mountain dumb ass, Charlie Murphy got paid and flown in to perform.
It didn't go well and the crowd lashed out, he could of walked away, and kept the schools money, but he didn't. He gave it back, and walked off, so what he said F**k you. Look if you don't like a show get up and walk out, Ive seen people do that before, but people rather be assholes. He was at work, people didn't feel him and we move on to the next show, I'm not gonna sit here and clown him, i laugh at him lashing back at the audience more than anything.Good for him, because people think they can destroy others and get away with it. We live in a world, like i said in my last paragraph, where people are quick to scream victim, but the real victim is the bad guy.
How can you bash us and our art form, and have the nerve to be offended when we snap back? Go mess with a rattle snake and see if you don't get bit, its not a smart thing, and you're not a victim. I remember once someone threw a donut at Bill burr at a corporate show, and when Philly booed him, I'm talking thousands of people. And he lashed out and it was considered disrespectful on his part. How bout this, how bout I come to your job, and talk about how terrible you are at it. I'll forget your human, I'll forget you might be having a bad day, I'll even forget you are servicing to help me out. Before your stupid insecure self wants to make others feel down because you cry yourself to sleep, think before you do stuff.
You're funnier than Charlie Murphy? Really? But you don't do stand up comedy? How about you try 10 comedy shows, 10, without anyone you know in the crowd, and perform. I bet that you will find out QUICK, how hard it is to be a stand up comic. And maybe only then will you learn through the Hell, pain, and struggle, that this is the hardest form of entertainment or art on Earth. We go through Hell hoping with our thoughts and gift hoping you can get a piece of Heaven. Like I said it wasn't handled the best, but when the emotions of you being backed in a corner pop up you never know what someone or something will do to defend itself.
They will crucify him and spread him getting booed as a joke, because people like train wrecks, because it makes them feel like they're winning, Well guess what you're still a loser. And if any of you don't like this post "F**K YOU" **Drops Mic** HAHAH Just kidding I need you people and your money (Boooooooo). I hope this insight gives you a better understanding, I refuse too see this man crucified, and Grambling State University be treated like Victims.
My Greatest Comedic Experience Ever, Seeing Bill Cosby Live!
Greetings TEAMTERRY, how are you? Well as you know I recently released a video on my B-day called "Jello Puddin" I took on the form of one of the best ever. That's right I became Bill Cosby and paid homage to The King. I saw Cosby was coming to town, and got so excited!!!!! But I didn't didn't think I would be able to go, my b-day soon came up and my parents offered tickets as a gift. I didn't want to burden them with getting me tickets, I thought it was going to sell out. So I denied the offer, but I felt like my heart broke when I said no. A few years ago George Carlin came to Heinz Hall, another living Legend. And at the time I was starting to get steam and a buzz on my stand up, and had a few shows. I remember my parents offering tickets, but I said I'm booked so NEXT TIME.
So I went on with my shows and my life, thinking "George Carlin will live forever." And shortly after that, George Carlin died, my heart was devastated. Then with comics like, Greg Giraldo, and Robert Schimmel dying, I just kept wondering how much longer does Cosby have left? Too me the three Original Kings Of Comedy are Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Bill Cosby. I felt like I was gonna regret not seeing Bill Cosby this time, and I felt sad. So I wake up Saturday and my parents make me choose my seats for the show. They didn't want to miss this living piece of black history, who made it possible for me. And I got seats close as hell, if you never seen Heinz Hall it's a huge theater that holds Symphonies. It felt like this was Fate to go see Cosby, I asked 9 people to go with me, getting turned down one by one. And those people were busy so it's all good, but in my mind I'm like this is THE BILL COSBY.
Not Just any comedian, but the man who was Richard Pryor's hero and biggest comedic influence. For Gods sake they have the same voice pitch delivery ( jazz rhythm delivery), Dr. Cosby made it possible so black comedians like myself can even perform mainstream. When Bill Cosby became the biggest comedian in mainstream, they started to take the NEGRO from the front of Black Comedians names. No longer was it Negro Comedian Dick Gregory, it was just Dick Gregory. He single handedly mad people think that blacks could be funny without knowing what race the comic was. Now I hear folks say That Cosby did comedy for whites as a Black man, but this is not true. Pryor said what he wanted, Cosby told stories in his own way.
So with that being said, I turned into a little kid, as a young black comedian this is the biggest thing ever for me. I done worked with people I grew up sneaking to watch on TV, people i grew up wanting to be like, comedic influences. But this topped all of that, its not "Dr. Huxtable", it wasn't "Fat Albert and the Gang", it wasn't "Picture pages", it was the art of stand up that I couldn't wait to see. As I'm driving to the show I can't believe I'm going to see him, this is on my bucket list of life and comedy. I'm Driving and i feel like imma cry in excitement, and I park and head in by myself to see Bill Cosby.
I walk in and see how huge Heinz Hall is, and its amazing that all those seats are gonna fill up. I saw teenagers with parents, I saw young and old, Black and White, I saw everyone of many types. The Crowd size was tremendous, the fact that this man could draw so many people of all ages and color as a black man, was surreal. I sit down and can't wait to finally see the man, jazz music plays until the seats fill up, and it was one of the best comedy show atmospheres I've ever been in. It was odd being a audience member haha, but I went this is goal. The Lights dim down, announcements are made, and here comes THE LEGEND BILL COSBY!
And man, the whole theater filled up with cheers, so many people clapping, and cheering. I stood up too my feet and gave the man the applause that he deserved. Without him there would be no Terry Jones or TeamTerry, and he starts to perform. Now understand Bill Cosby doesn't use openers, so the tone that is set fro the show is BILL COSBY. This man did 3 hours of Material, 3 HOURS!!! I know Dave Chappelle and Dane Cook have the Records, yeah yeah, but understand for 3 Hours Bill Cosby used stories. It wasn't a ton of Improvised fillers, he did Improv some things, but for 3 hours he killed.
It was the greatest Live show I have ever seen, I was blessed to see the man himself. Not many Living legends that paved the way still alive. And I would advise if you ever get a chance to see a living legend live, do it, and don't think that there is a NEXT TIME, because there may not be. SALUTE to the Legend Bill Cosby, thank you Mr. Cosby for making this all possible.
So I went on with my shows and my life, thinking "George Carlin will live forever." And shortly after that, George Carlin died, my heart was devastated. Then with comics like, Greg Giraldo, and Robert Schimmel dying, I just kept wondering how much longer does Cosby have left? Too me the three Original Kings Of Comedy are Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Bill Cosby. I felt like I was gonna regret not seeing Bill Cosby this time, and I felt sad. So I wake up Saturday and my parents make me choose my seats for the show. They didn't want to miss this living piece of black history, who made it possible for me. And I got seats close as hell, if you never seen Heinz Hall it's a huge theater that holds Symphonies. It felt like this was Fate to go see Cosby, I asked 9 people to go with me, getting turned down one by one. And those people were busy so it's all good, but in my mind I'm like this is THE BILL COSBY.
Not Just any comedian, but the man who was Richard Pryor's hero and biggest comedic influence. For Gods sake they have the same voice pitch delivery ( jazz rhythm delivery), Dr. Cosby made it possible so black comedians like myself can even perform mainstream. When Bill Cosby became the biggest comedian in mainstream, they started to take the NEGRO from the front of Black Comedians names. No longer was it Negro Comedian Dick Gregory, it was just Dick Gregory. He single handedly mad people think that blacks could be funny without knowing what race the comic was. Now I hear folks say That Cosby did comedy for whites as a Black man, but this is not true. Pryor said what he wanted, Cosby told stories in his own way.
So with that being said, I turned into a little kid, as a young black comedian this is the biggest thing ever for me. I done worked with people I grew up sneaking to watch on TV, people i grew up wanting to be like, comedic influences. But this topped all of that, its not "Dr. Huxtable", it wasn't "Fat Albert and the Gang", it wasn't "Picture pages", it was the art of stand up that I couldn't wait to see. As I'm driving to the show I can't believe I'm going to see him, this is on my bucket list of life and comedy. I'm Driving and i feel like imma cry in excitement, and I park and head in by myself to see Bill Cosby.
I walk in and see how huge Heinz Hall is, and its amazing that all those seats are gonna fill up. I saw teenagers with parents, I saw young and old, Black and White, I saw everyone of many types. The Crowd size was tremendous, the fact that this man could draw so many people of all ages and color as a black man, was surreal. I sit down and can't wait to finally see the man, jazz music plays until the seats fill up, and it was one of the best comedy show atmospheres I've ever been in. It was odd being a audience member haha, but I went this is goal. The Lights dim down, announcements are made, and here comes THE LEGEND BILL COSBY!
And man, the whole theater filled up with cheers, so many people clapping, and cheering. I stood up too my feet and gave the man the applause that he deserved. Without him there would be no Terry Jones or TeamTerry, and he starts to perform. Now understand Bill Cosby doesn't use openers, so the tone that is set fro the show is BILL COSBY. This man did 3 hours of Material, 3 HOURS!!! I know Dave Chappelle and Dane Cook have the Records, yeah yeah, but understand for 3 Hours Bill Cosby used stories. It wasn't a ton of Improvised fillers, he did Improv some things, but for 3 hours he killed.
It was the greatest Live show I have ever seen, I was blessed to see the man himself. Not many Living legends that paved the way still alive. And I would advise if you ever get a chance to see a living legend live, do it, and don't think that there is a NEXT TIME, because there may not be. SALUTE to the Legend Bill Cosby, thank you Mr. Cosby for making this all possible.
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