Rick Lax, Difference Maker
Doctors and teachers get to help people all the time. This isn't the case with comedy writers. But today I got to really make a difference.
This homeless guy walked up to me on the Michigan Avenue bridge and said, "Got any money for my Jack Daniels research?"
Better than, "Got any change?" for sure. Miles ahead. I liked the line. It was 90% of the way there. And I just filled him in on the remaining 10%:
"Not tonight. Oh, and the line should be, 'Would you consider making a donation to the Jack Daniels Research Foundation?'"
"Foundation," I explained, is key.
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At what point did he knife
At what point did he knife you for being a smart ass?
Gosh, I hope it didn't
Gosh, I hope it didn't come off that way.
Wasn't trying to be a smartass.
Didn't have any money for him, thought "foundation" was a better line and would get him more money in the long run. That's all.