http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:26:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is official, the new blog has gone live and in the very near future you can expect fresh and written material from Auggie Smith. We hope you enjoy what will come soon and we encourage you to join in as well. In the mean time we've posted older material ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/welcome-followers/ 14:04 "Hey Aug, you're funny. Are you gonna be on Last Comic Standing?" Good question, I'm glad you asked. Many of you I'm sure are under the impression that if I wanted on a show, I just have a member of Team Aug get on the blower to one of the suits ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2008-05-21/ 15:55 Is it offensive? A Supreme Court Justice once said “I can’t define pornography, but I know it when I see it, mostly because when I see it, I’m in a theater called the Pink Pussy and there is a man sitting next to me masturbating.” Okay, that settles that. So how ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2007-04-23/ 14:25 YOUR NEW CREDO I was on stage at a bar called Dante’s in Portland Oregon, It was the end of the weekly open-mic and about 6 of my fellow comics and I where on stage performing drunken improv for the two dozen or so customers that remained. Dante’s is an interesting ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2006-07-18/ 15:00 “Win a Dream Date With Aug,” first of a 3 part series… Rumors of my demise have been slightly exaggerated. If you look closely at the dates on my road diary, you will notice the last entry was made somewhere in ‘05. My lack of correspondence has nothing to do ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2006-06-07/ 19:44 2005-07-11 Dear President Bush: How are you, I am fine, I know it has been a long time since we talked, but lets face it, ever since you stopped drinking you’re not that much fun anymore. Any hoo, now on to my point. Firstly, I want to thank you for reminding all of ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2005-07-11/ 12:19 Okay, a lot to get caught up on. First of all, this Thursday, April 21, 2005, I will be on the Bob and Tom Show again. Hunter S. Thompson was a lot of things to a lot of people. To some, he was a great writer; to some, a counter-culture icon; ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2005-04-16/ 14:27 I'm always amazed at where you can find great art. Yesterday, at a rest area, outside of Manden, North Dakota I entered a stall and was greeted by the phrase "all fags will diet" scratched on the inside of the door. After further investigation, I concluded that this work, most ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2004-12-29/ 14:41 This story was on the front page of the Birmingham News on Monday: Truck drivers looking for trouble, reporting it Monday, July 12, 2004 GINNY MacDONALD News staff writer "Michael Dykes of Magnolia Springs drives a semi for AAA Cooper Transportation. He is also a spy for the federal Transportation Security Administration. Dykes is among 200 ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2004-07-16/ 16:47 Have they buried Ronald Reagan yet? I ask because for a while, it looked like Fox News Channel was trying to turn his funeral into a summer replacement series. Good God! Put the man in the ground already. The whole thing was starting to stink of Weekend at Bernie’s. Dragging ... http://auggiesmith.com/word_of_aug/2009/11/11/2004-06-23/