My First Crack at Speed Eating
December 18th, 2006Yesterday, someone randomly posted a video on YouTube of my first ever speed eating routine. It’s from the 2001 Mr. Lower East Side contest. The host of the show, Reverend Jen, informed me that I had exactly one minute to show off whatever talent I had. I picked speed eating. I had no idea a video of this event existed at all, so thanks to whoever posted it. The audio is a little off, but hopefully you will find it quite enjoyable…
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Of note: no one in the audience really knew me at all, nor were they quite sure of what to make of my “talent”. Most of the contestants picked something like juggling, but then after the audience shouted at them to “take it all off” they would begin to strip naked. I would say about 75% of the contestants were completely nude at some point during their routine. And many of those were 70 year old men. That is not a joke. I think some people may have shouted for me to “take it all off” but I was too focused on the remaining spaghetti I needed to consume.
It’s always nice to witness the first time you perform any routine. But it’s especially rewarding to view this one, as I have since fleshed out the many intricacies and nuances of this highly complicated routine. Who knew I would one day perform it in Times Square for VH1’s Best Week Ever? What’s next? Broadway? Yes. Well, that’s the plan at least. It’s a musical I’m developing called, “Eat the Spaghetti.” I just need to find some naked, 70 year old male jugglers to be my back-up dancers. Any takers?
P.S. I ended up getting 3rd place in the competition
December 18th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
You really were trying to eat everything. That’s hilarious. You still set the beer down like you had all the time in the world.
It sounds to me like they loved it.
And even though I’ve seen this bit probably 15 times, I STILL laughed out loud twice, and then a third time at the end.
Love it! I would go see “Eat the Spaghetti.”
December 18th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Eat the Spaghetti is a Journey jukebox musical
December 18th, 2006 at 11:16 pm
Ladies and gentlemen, YouTube presents: “The future father of my nephew(s) and niece(s)!”
December 19th, 2006 at 3:49 am
There was just too much food.
December 19th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
Yeah, I don’t know what I was thinking with all of that food. There was just way too much of it.
Eat the Spaghetti will combine certain elements of the Journey Jukebox musical. But actually it’s really more prone to being a The Knack jukebox musical.
February 12th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Im not sure eating is a “sprt” I will stick to coaching youth football. Im not sure that is healthy. http://winningyouthfootball.com
April 7th, 2007 at 3:56 am
20,000!!!!
See for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkWQmpT7Acw