My friend took me to the SNL dress rehearsal tonight and it was great. I have been trying to go to SNL for almost a decade now so I consider this an huge accomplishment. Previous attempts to go during college were all monumental failures. You can go wait on the sidewalk for SNL standby tickets on Friday night (they hand them out at 8 in the morning on Saturday) and I did this a number of times. One time we were at the front of the standby line when David Wells came in with a horde of slutty blondes and took our spot. Another time I waited outside for two hours by myself, all the while thinking I was the luckiest guy in the world since I would be first in line, only to be informed by a janitor that they were off that week. I also almost got killed on the D train that evening when a crackhead decided to show me how strong he was by punching through a subway window and telling me he could kill me.

Anyway, a number of fun things happened while there tonight. The first was during the Q&A that Jason Sudeikis hosted before the show. When Sudeikis asked if anyone had a question this guy sitting behind me piped up real loud. When he was called on he turned to his son, a kid in a wheelchair, and said, “It’s your turn now.” The kid then proceeded to do a very loud Don Pardo impression, which confused almost everyone there, including Sudeikis. The father/son team looked familiar and after a second I realized who they were: Patrick Hughes and his father. I was too scared to say hi after the show considering the dude-tear-jerker status their story has with me.
The second cool thing was when I got to pretend I was Brian Williams for a minute.

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I’m off to LA for a few days and despite people calling me “Hollywood” when my phone rings in the middle of meetings, I don’t know much about the city. So, does anyone have any tips for me? Any places I need to see, any burgers I need to eat? (Yes, I will go to In-n-Out, so no need to email me about it) Email me at streeter.seidell (at) gmail.com with advice. Hopefully, my trip will something like this, and not like this.
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