RICK SHAPIRO

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Jan 30, 2014·216 visitors

paco mccauley

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Jan 30, 2014

RICK SHAPIRO · 1:59 AM

hello Rick and TRacy

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:00 AM

paco mccauley · 2:01 AM

Hello everyone

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:01 AM

paco mccauley {spelled incorrectly) r u there?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:02 AM

oh yes u r! im excited to have you

paco mccauley · 2:02 AM

thanks for having me...great to be here!

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:03 AM

based on watching you do comedy ,run a comedy room at 2 am where most comics say waaah" thats too late n im from ny where we did it all all night ! n also most importantly the talk we had at my apt for bout 3 ,4 hrs was sooo informing alive aware n

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:04 AM

utterly rare in this jack off in the box town

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:05 AM

my pleasure its wierd typing but it gets fukking interesting///i have some

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:05 AM

questions

paco mccauley · 2:05 AM

fire away...and I have no doubt this will get interesting

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:06 AM

you were involoved in the monstrosity known as what they wont know wont hurt the lil ignorant americans ,type of business n actually gave it all up to become a comediaan yes?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:06 AM

first qweation want to talk nout that?

paco mccauley · 2:07 AM

sure...my first job out of college was on Wall Street

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:07 AM

wall street ! yeahhh!

paco mccauley · 2:07 AM

I was interested in comedy or acting at the time, but sought comfort vs putting my balls on the line

paco mccauley · 2:08 AM

Wall Street offered a nice paycheck, a career path, and a road to impending doom...which I was apparently seeking, as well

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:08 AM

yeahh which is funny in itself because most comics dont know that realm ,dont want it

paco mccauley · 2:08 AM

no shit

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:09 AM

and cutie pie dull chiks write articles more about there cutie pie outfits

paco mccauley · 2:09 AM

most of the drive I had back then was fear based

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:09 AM

what i mean is you were a warrior on wall street

paco mccauley · 2:09 AM

my experience was both common and unique...

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:09 AM

u saw some dark shit n knew people were gomma get hurt

paco mccauley · 2:09 AM

common in the sense that i was a kid looking to make it in NYC

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:10 AM

me too but i onlly blew stock brokers

paco mccauley · 2:10 AM

yet, we somehow didn't meet until LA?

paco mccauley · 2:10 AM

I ended up working for a Mexican Investment Bank in NYC

paco mccauley · 2:11 AM

I speak fluent Spanish and had an Economics degree

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:11 AM

but a kid tryin to make it in nyc is a gorgeous expression and an amazing realm any which way u go about it tell me more ,us

paco mccauley · 2:12 AM

Sure...I have always been, and still am, in awe of the simple power of the city

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:12 AM

i worked for puerto ricans in a frighteneing way

paco mccauley · 2:12 AM

when you come up off the subway, day or night, you're surrounded by a rush of humanity that seemed to work for me

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:12 AM

i feel like shutting up(first time ever) and hearing your story

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:13 AM

"seemed to work for you " whattya mean?

paco mccauley · 2:13 AM

I liked the pace, the fun, the action....all of it...i knew that some time on Wall Street would test whether I could hang with the big dogs

paco mccauley · 2:13 AM

I ended up working for a Mexican investment bank...got to actually use the degree I earned...languages and econ

paco mccauley · 2:14 AM

doesn't happen too much these days

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:14 AM

yeahhhh anybody who had an overcoat i knew was the big gun and i should get to know him n earn his truest but you were making deals

paco mccauley · 2:14 AM

The bank, it turns out, was run by a family linked to the narcotraffickers

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:14 AM

n i was watching people die n try their best not to die

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:15 AM

narcotraffickers mexicans?

paco mccauley · 2:15 AM

I didn't learn the drug connection until I saw an episode of PBS frontline

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:15 AM

i worked with psycho colombians

paco mccauley · 2:15 AM

yet another connection for me and Rick Shapiro

paco mccauley · 2:15 AM

what'd you do for the Colombians?

paco mccauley · 2:15 AM

trade stocks?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:16 AM

see what watching too much tv causes!

paco mccauley · 2:16 AM

i dare say, truth?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:16 AM

well actually itd be better if they watch n "discovered the narco traffikers instead of househunters n etc

paco mccauley · 2:17 AM

'coke hunters' sounds like a much better show

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:17 AM

what happened the moment the moment you saw that on tv

paco mccauley · 2:17 AM

I was a pretty good coke hunter in NYC, myself

paco mccauley · 2:17 AM

The wall street experience taught me a valuable lesson

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:17 AM

worse than moonshinin gator schmucks thats for sureeeee

paco mccauley · 2:18 AM

if you don't understand what wall street does, that's how they like it

paco mccauley · 2:18 AM

the less you understand, the more money they make

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:18 AM

first when u saw the mexis narcos on tv did it hit you /

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:19 AM

did you have a hunch or blazing sense of thats for me ?like when i saw robin williams early on but

paco mccauley · 2:19 AM

I'd heard some rumblings and water cooler talk before the program, but the show went in depth

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:19 AM

saw richard gere in breathless

paco mccauley · 2:20 AM

The family owns many industries, but one of them was an airline which owned all the airstrips in Mexico

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:20 AM

i just read your thing " the less you understand the more money they make!

paco mccauley · 2:20 AM

you're colombian psychos could land planes at will

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:20 AM

noooow!

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:20 AM

tell us about that

paco mccauley · 2:21 AM

The Wolf of Wall Street, which i didn't like for artistic reasons, by the way...does a pretty good job of encapsulating the concept

paco mccauley · 2:21 AM

Sell shit to people and make them believe it's gold...that their going to get rich...

paco mccauley · 2:21 AM

if it works, great...if it doesn't, it's not your fault

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:22 AM

yes planes a life i misss n so u go into comedy

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:22 AM

dont you miss the easy to understand outlaw rules more than this quaint hobbling country being catered to by the stupid useless rules of commmmedy?

paco mccauley · 2:23 AM

The real and true impetus for me getting into comedy was a watershed 2012...divorce, drug addiction, and a business failure...my own business

paco mccauley · 2:24 AM

I miss the 'action' of wall street. It's very similar, at least to me, of being at a craps table

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:24 AM

thats so hard to picture how did that traimixture get u itno grabbing a mike n tellin uhhh jokes

paco mccauley · 2:24 AM

I learned a lot about walking through pain....and jumping into the open mic circuit in LA is all about being able to handle pain

paco mccauley · 2:25 AM

I think comedy is, on some level, a game of attrition

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:25 AM

yeah i miss the smuggling the sex the bad girls(scum) n the bosses i could trust like family

paco mccauley · 2:25 AM

If you can hang in there long enough, you'll be able to build something.

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:25 AM

a game of attrition tell me more

paco mccauley · 2:25 AM

out of 100 comics that start in a given year

paco mccauley · 2:26 AM

how many are still standing at the end of that year?

paco mccauley · 2:26 AM

a low percentage?

paco mccauley · 2:26 AM

agree?

paco mccauley · 2:27 AM

of those left out of the initial 100...how many make it through year 2?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:27 AM

unbelievable nad the marathon is the day at a time chariots of fire attatched to flying freebasen crakoioes n everthing elese

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:27 AM

crackpipes

paco mccauley · 2:28 AM

what were your first 2 years like?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:28 AM

well youve seen n danced with thieves n the devil as have i and now you see the blandness of most comedy

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:29 AM

my first two years,we can get to that it was like a dream but i have a couple questions

paco mccauley · 2:29 AM

fire away

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:30 AM

where do you think this country is headed where r the rich headed n where r the poor headedi know the poor part

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:30 AM

is very gemeral cause alot of comics r sooo broke n also up n ddown with breaks good n bad

paco mccauley · 2:30 AM

On most levels, I think we're essentially back to Lords and Serfs. Short of revolution, what's going to change that inertia

paco mccauley · 2:31 AM

We used to use higher education as a way to strip out social/economic/class differences

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:31 AM

where r the citizens headed n with your soecial perspective where r some comics headed ,a side note i could always trust the mafia like unncles

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:31 AM

but

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:32 AM

jay mohr was a teeny lil rat boner who acted like my friend n in comedy you need your freinds

paco mccauley · 2:32 AM

the Student Debt Crisis is something I talk about in my act

paco mccauley · 2:32 AM

the 1% can all send their kids to whatever school they want to

paco mccauley · 2:33 AM

the rest of us have to negotiate a loan with Luca Brasi

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:33 AM

talk about that

paco mccauley · 2:33 AM

that will hang over our heads until the end

paco mccauley · 2:33 AM

2/3 of all graduates come out of college with some sort of loan

paco mccauley · 2:33 AM

the average is $20,000

paco mccauley · 2:33 AM

if you go to graduate school..double that

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:33 AM

sooo if you could say funny or not ,like working on a new bit,

paco mccauley · 2:34 AM

It's really nothing more than creating a whole new generation of indentured servants

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:34 AM

what do u ffiercely desire for the humans the audience members nand audience leaders to truly get m hear from comics

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:35 AM

indemtured servants yesss!

paco mccauley · 2:35 AM

we used to throw defaulters into debtor's prisons, but we outlawed those...so today we just call it 'day jobs'

paco mccauley · 2:36 AM

I think most audience members are looking for a connection, a meaningful connection, to the comic

paco mccauley · 2:37 AM

It's part of the reason I tend to stick to personal stuff when on stage. We are all humans and all share commonalities that we don't necessarily understand or are conscious of...

paco mccauley · 2:37 AM

There's a lot of absurdity in this, and when I talk about my self destructive nature, I see nodding heads.

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:38 AM

they used to say the audience is stupid but when you grew up n trained around murfderers n thieves ,you know the audience isnt stupid the truth is being revealed to them more n more everyday but im starting

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:38 AM

to see the lil happy la posers shut down

paco mccauley · 2:38 AM

I agree... i definitely DO NOT think the audience is stupid

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:39 AM

beautiful

paco mccauley · 2:39 AM

that's a dangerous avenue for a comic, because you can come off as a condescending asshole

paco mccauley · 2:39 AM

asshole is ok...but don't talk down to the audience members

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:39 AM

they show it in their eyes even in their unhappy frustrated drunkenness

paco mccauley · 2:40 AM

somebody once told me that Friday shows are tougher because the crowd is taking out their work week aggression and drinking heavily...haven't visited their kids, etc...by the time Saturday rolls around, they are more relaxed and don't hate their boss

paco mccauley · 2:40 AM

so much

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:40 AM

how might you come offf like an asshole n the govt n ceo s need more citizen assholes

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:40 AM

biiiiig nuttttsss!!

paco mccauley · 2:41 AM

If i tell the audience how stupid they are, it's going to be a long night

paco mccauley · 2:41 AM

for all of us

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:42 AM

this is on my mind about you u arent a dull nerd nitchy itchy idiot comic...

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:42 AM

ha!

paco mccauley · 2:42 AM

I appreciate the compliment

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:42 AM

not all of us easy to rectifiy

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:43 AM

n you arent a stupid jokkass fratboy with that smilin donkey tooth smile,,,

paco mccauley · 2:43 AM

I find, and it took me a long time to get here, that the more I'm just myself and can relate that, the easier the road is

paco mccauley · 2:43 AM

trying to be something or someone has never worked out for me.

paco mccauley · 2:44 AM

pretty good reason I landed here...i should have been here a long time ago

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:44 AM

you r a guy who has walked thru a certain kind of apocalypse n seen friends fold n wives walk self righteously away

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:44 AM

so is it lonely when r alone or amongst the mic stage n comics

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:45 AM

paid slaves!

paco mccauley · 2:46 AM

I would say that I'm better about being lonely than I used to be in the past...and recognize that I tend to do better when amongst humanity

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:46 AM

interesting say more about being your self if u want

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:46 AM

better being amongst humanity

paco mccauley · 2:47 AM

I've spent a lot of time worrying about 'what if' and 'if only' and not slept and did drugs and all the rest...and paid a pretty big price

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:47 AM

thats perfect,,i was so abused when i got clean n strted ddoin comedy i thought i better run<n did<after evrysecond i was out in society!

paco mccauley · 2:48 AM

the more I can simply revert to some level of being present, whether on stage or at a coffee shop, the better...i used to spend a lot of money trying to stay out of the present

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:48 AM

i finally realize the qwestion inside bangin on my gut! is there

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:48 AM

do you ,no ,

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:49 AM

is there an anger in you a man who has witnessed n partaken for onlymoney n more money n more n more is there an anger ttowards how the world n powers that fucking be r

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:50 AM

if you could demonstrate by setting a globe om fire n putting it over cheneys scalp would you have such an nager

paco mccauley · 2:51 AM

I think I would be more the type to agitate strategically vs any outright act

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:51 AM

so as too give a seminar on hisinner workings while he finally burns??? seriouslyy

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:51 AM

agitate strategically!

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:52 AM

id love to hear that expression mention ed

paco mccauley · 2:52 AM

Occupy wall street type of thing but with some sort of plan and leadership

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:52 AM

n then built upon by you onstage

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:52 AM

but is there a violence in you

paco mccauley · 2:53 AM

we have $1trillion in student loans outstanding...what would happen if we all said...'fuck it' on the same day

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:53 AM

that you could channel onstage ?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:53 AM

you

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:53 AM

wpuldnt have to worry cause thered always be a nother

paco mccauley · 2:53 AM

you mean channeling anger more on stage?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:54 AM

comic tryin to get gigs in minnesota willing to talk bout his fukkking or her fukking cat onstage to follow you

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:54 AM

some times i admire you because i know theres a man hollering deep down

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:55 AM

strategic agitation

paco mccauley · 2:55 AM

thanks...he's on his way out...still working on the voice, though

paco mccauley · 2:55 AM

It's more of a wise-ass with a plan

paco mccauley · 2:55 AM

and a microphone

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:56 AM

yeah,,,,wiseasses with a plan !

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:56 AM

you could always pleassse cll me at 4 am n utttttttttthat in my ears comsciousness!

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:57 AM

yeahh nothin like the mic

paco mccauley · 2:57 AM

i still have plenty of work to do being comfortable up there, but it's come a long way since i first went up

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:58 AM

i have to ask ,ill explain,is there a false economy they r showing us

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:58 AM

i see even a double false costantly dogging n pony crying to us

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:58 AM

economy

paco mccauley · 2:59 AM

can you elaborate before I respond?

RICK SHAPIRO · 2:59 AM

youre very very comfortable

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:00 AM

you ve been in the mud upscale gutter trenches n you walked awayf rom all that finery n all the skills n gold n pussy n fast talkin exciting nights

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:00 AM

to be a comedian

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:02 AM

what you knoew most conics dont is there obviously a constant huge lie being hurled at usn what ahould we do? address this any fucking way you want

paco mccauley · 3:02 AM

it's back to the pain thing. most of us try to avoid it any way possible...tv, movies, drugs, sex, drinking..iphones, etc

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:03 AM

ypu wemt from breakfast with banks to late nights with stuff deep down im sure your dying to eventually say what do u want men n women to do?

paco mccauley · 3:03 AM

i've learned that taking a few punches on the chin is what we should all be doing

paco mccauley · 3:03 AM

that's what builds character and confidence

paco mccauley · 3:04 AM

for me, personally, this has been the most important lesson on my path towards growing up

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:04 AM

yes!!!!!!!!! your r right n you r what u really ere i admire it we also have to punch constant or many or here n there but punch

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:05 AM

how do u mean builds character

paco mccauley · 3:05 AM

we haven't made many tough decisions as a society since d day

paco mccauley · 3:06 AM

i forget who actually said this, and forgive if I misquote, but it goes....'the measure of a man is what he does when he gets knocked down'

paco mccauley · 3:06 AM

when everybody is blowing smoke up your ass all the time, that's the easy part

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:07 AM

n then we will say bye to everyone n its been a serious cool zone ,zonin with you paco you r survivor warrior funnyyyyy wildcard (strategically sspeaking i love ya buddy thankyou u n thanks to every one the shows will be more steaily scheduled stay t

paco mccauley · 3:07 AM

thanks for having me, Rick. I look forward to more

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:07 AM

heres to paco nccauley my new inspiration a true inspiration n gunslinger!

paco mccauley · 3:08 AM

don't sell yourself short, Rick..watching and learning from you is inspirational, as well. See you soon

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:09 AM

yeah i knowww but gosh thanksssss budddy see you soon!

RICK SHAPIRO · 3:10 AM

Flappers on Friday and Saturday night 7 & 9p shows!

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tracy demarzoJan 30, 2014, 1:47 AM

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:04 AM

Hi Rick, Tracy and whoever

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:07 AM

Oh my

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:07 AM

Wall Street, Way too funny for wall st.

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:09 AM

most evryone doesn't want that relm

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:10 AM

gotta make a living somehow

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:14 AM

Why did you stop, coruption

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:15 AM

lol

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:16 AM

I don't know, you look pretty good on TV Rick

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:17 AM

Checked his shorts

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:20 AM

that was a movie

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:21 AM

They are all crooks?

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:22 AM

comedy is much better

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:23 AM

ouch

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:25 AM

Rick knows all about that

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:27 AM

The guys and gals who hang in there will eventually suceed

Scott SherwoodJan 30, 2014, 2:30 AM

On that note, We will catch you again, GL at Flappers

tracy demarzoJan 30, 2014, 3:01 AM

Quiet audience today

brendan FranklinOct 19, 2014, 10:38 AM

hi tracy