by Daba
10769 Posts
hopped up out my bed. turn my swag on.
3 weeks ago
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4 months, 1 week ago
Pretty nutty story.
... Since walking away from a $50 million TV deal more than four years ago, Dave Chappelle
has kept a low profile, to say the least. Though he's showed up at the
occasional comedy club and tried to set some joke-telling records with
marathon gigs, the Ohio-based funnyman has mostly stayed out of the
spotlight.
On Tuesday night, however, Chappelle proved he could still draw
a massive crowd when he packed Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon, for
a free impromptu performance that drew thousands after word began
spreading about the show via Twitter, Facebook and text-message alerts.
... ... "This has never happened in my entire career," Chappelle said as the
audience burst into cheers. "I'm grateful everybody came out." As 2
a.m. rolled around, it became obvious that the sound system would not
work, and after telling a handful of jokes, Chappelle thanked the crowd
and revealed one of the lessons he learned while in town: "Don't tell a
secret in Portland." Then, just as strangely as it began, the show
ended around 2:09 a.m. when Chappelle left the stage and meandered over
to a nearby hotel, where he chatted with fans for a while.
...
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616278/20090715/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssFeedfetcherGoogle
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