So, I didnt really want to get involved in this, but have been so impressed—even moved—by what many of my friends have written and opened up about, that I feel its only fair that I divulge as well. Andrea gave me 7, Beth gave me 13 (greedy!); Ill split the difference at 10. Here are 10 things [Ill probably wish you didnt know] you probably dont know about me. 1. I won every dance contest in prep school and college. Like, at all the prep schools, 12 or so. (They of course were predominantly white in poulation, so, not much competition, but still....). I eventually would get insulted when I realized that many of the girls who wanted to dance with me only wanted to for the prize ($20, Barbra Streisand album), but eventually stopped caring. (Although it might have been the catalyst to my eventual and life-long trust issues. Well get back to that.) 2. I was an early bloomer. Early enough that the first time I bloomed I had no idea what I had done, and refrained from any blooming activity for a year before being told that that was normal. 3. And as such I was always taller than my classmates as a teen and looked old for my age. And even though I spent much of high school hanging out and drinking at every major club in NYC (our Collegiate class of 84 even held our graduation party—were an all-boy school, so no such things as proms—at Studio 54), I wasnt officially carded for booze at a club until I was 22 years old. 4. And speaking of IDs, despite selling cars at Colonial Toyota in Milford, CT for 6 months, Ive never had a valid drivers license. At present, the only ID I possess is a learners permit that expired 7 years ago. 5. Ive been to England twice, even once singing in Canterbury Cathedral as part of the Collegiate—Nightingale Bamford. The farthest south Ive ever been is Orangeburg, SC. The farthest west is Aspen, when I worked at the U.S. Comdey Arts festival, where I drank tequila shots with Jimmy Kimmel, had lunch with Teri Garr (ask your parents, kiddies) and got handily cock-blocked at a bar by Ben Stiller. Good times.... 6. I am part Arapaho Indian. And as you may have noticed in your lifetime, Native Americans are not a hirsute people. Hence I have no armpit, leg, chest, or arm hair. This little patch of moss on my chin is all that has grown undisturbed for over half a year. 7. I havent had a serious girlfriend in almost 25 years. (Waves to Rebecca.) Yes, Ive dated, of course, but mostly women (girls) that I always knew I had no real future with. Either they were going back to their home city/state/country eventually, or too young to ever take seriously, etc. I have been the epitome of a commitment-phobic. And if you are someone that I think I could have a real future with, then you can trust me too sabotage it in pretty good time. 8. Speaking of which, because of my history, I have chosen to not believe in falling in love. I always argue that if you can fall in love, you can fall out of love. So imagine my great surprise when earlier this year, I actually *did* fall in love. (As much as a Kerry Cheeseboro can fall in love.) Unfortunately, as soon as I fell in love with this woman, she fell out of love with me. (Aw) No worries, we are today very good friends and on excellent terms And, yes, shes on FB and will probably see this!), but I should probably apologize now to the ladies for how Im going to be for the next 25 years. :P 9. I used to do stand-up comedy (many of mu old friends actually do know this and saw me perform repeatedly). I was the youngest comedian in the city for a year, started when I was 15. And although it helped me get good time spots to preform to have so many of my prep school friends should up to be in the audience, I was good enough to get my own primetime spots at the late Cach A Rising Star, Dangerfields, Stand Up NY, The Comic Strip, and, for my last performance, Carolines. Over that time I opened for Eddie Murphy when he was trying out material for RAW (I was the only other black comic in the club at the time, so the MC thought Id be a good set-up.), and have shared the stage with Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Lewis Black, and did coke with Frankie Pace, Maurice, and Robin Williams in the bathroom of an ice cream parlor/cabaret called Something Different that was directly across the street from Catch. (Sorry, mom...!) :/ (The only video I have of me doing stand-up—at the Comic Strip in 1994—is below in the comments.) 10. I have webbed toes on both of my feet. So, there. Did i do that okay...? ;)
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 17:59:20 +0000
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