Funny post about politics on FB

Sometimes truth is funnier than fiction.


I re-shared a post about this lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Facebook today and a healthy discussion ensued.


This is a link to the video...  http://news.yahoo.com/video/politics-15749652/jack-abramoff-the-system-has-not-changed-27343689.html

Anyway, as I was typing a comment, I came up with this stroke of genius..

"I actually don't really know who Jack Abramoff is other than what they said on that video, but it sounds like he needs to drop the "abram" out of his name!!! the democrats and republicans are two sides of the same coin!!!"

The point of this is that I spend a lot of time writing my jokes, but sometimes, my funniest material happens spontaneously when I'm on stage.  That's when I wonder why I take the time to write anything at all!!!

Why should you refinance before the end of 2011??

Why should you refinance your house now?

1.    Rates are close to the historical low!
2.    You may be able to save a lot of money over the life of the loan!
3.    A $100 savings can save you up to $36,000 over a 30 year term (depends on when you got your original loan)!
4.    If you pay PMI, we may be able to eliminate the monthly PMI payment
5.    Certain refinancing costs may be a tax deduction for 2011
6.    If you obtain a lower monthly payment and continue to pay the amount you were paying, you can save A LOT more money in interest payments.

Get with me and I can run some numbers for you!

scottshimamotocomic@gmail.com

Is the City of Montebello the next City of Bell?

The link at the end of this post leads to a very disturbing article about the city of Montebello. Why are the bureaucrats and politicians in Montebello trying to use "procedural changes" to try to silence Christina Cortez?

Christina Cortez was ELECTED by the people of Montebello to make sure that government corruption and waste.

It is well documented that there a some HUGE financial problems in Montebello right now, so this is what Christina SHOULD be doing!

If anybody has Christina's Facebook address, please forward it to me. I want to congratulate her and add her as a friend. There are approximately 1.7 million Christina Cortez on FB so I couldn't find her... : )

Let me say that you cannot say Montebello with out saying BELL!

Let me know what you think!

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1012-montebello-20111012,0,943848.story

Relay For Life 2011 Rocked!!!

Wow!!!

We had another GREAT Relay For Life. I was on Karen Peterson's team this year. It was called Team Shimizu. So far the team raised over $6,000 and the relay itself raised OVER $100,000.

I forgot to turn in more money from the Relay For Laffs comedy show on Saturday, but I'm going to take it to the ACS office this week. We did that show at the Ice House main room in May. That event raised nearly $2,000!

They're still taking donations on this link for another couple of weeks, so if you're down to help the cause, please click on the link.

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11CA?px=4121103&pg=personal&fr_id=31022

Both my parents have battled cancer. Because of the work that the American Cancer Society and other organizations have done over the years, I'm happy to say that my dad and mom are both in control of their cancers!

We obviously need to monitor them to make sure that they can continue to live healthy lives, but right now, everything looks great.

Speaking of health issues, my next post will be about my type 2 diabetes and how i'm controlling it without any meds. I'll tell you how I lost about 25 pounds and I'm almost ready to do a reveal on my new "Bruce Lee" physique! Stay Tuned!

More press coverage for earthquake shows!!!

Wow,

Somebody has been paying attention to our fundraising efforts for Japan's Earthquake/Tsunami victims.

We got some press coverage from the Rafu Shimpo! Click here to see article

I'm also doing a show tonight at Steven's Steakhouse with Gilbert Esquivel, Rudy Moreno, and Willie Barcena!

There will also be an all star jam session with musicians from WAR, Tierra, Thee Midnighters and more!

Thanks to my Latino brothers for putting on this show and letting me be a part of it..

More details on the show at this link

The community came out to help our friends in Japan!!!

I'm so happy to announce that the Japan Disaster Comedy show was a huge success!

On Saturday, March 26, 2011, we packed the back room of the Zapata Vive Restaurant in Arcadia, California.

We raised over $1,500 for the people who need our help in Japan. The funds will be distributed to the Japan Business Association and Red Cross for use in helping Japan recover from the earthquake and tsunami.

We even received some press from "Arcadia's Best". Thanks for supporting us "AB"!!!

Here's a link to the Arcadia's Best article!


Thanks everybody who supported our show, or who have donated to any of the agencies that are trying to help!

Twitter and Facebook have made me lazy about blogging!!!

At first, I thought that the 150 or so characters that Twitter gives you to say something would be too restrictive.

I can barely get my name in that many characters.

But what I have found is that Twitter MAKES me get to the point....FAST! That is a GREAT thing for me, because I have a tendency to put too many words in my comedy routines. Twitter gives me a mental exercise to be more concise in my writing.

Now I'm tweeting and posting on my Facebook profile at the same time using MA Chatterbox. MA Chatterbox can be accessed through my shopping website http://www.marketamerica.com/ScottShimamoto

This site saves me a lot of time because my friend and Webmaster extraordinaire, Paula Johnson http://www.paulajohnson.com/ set up my twitter account to automatically update this site and I'm killing two birds with that single stone.

The problem is that I have not been as disciplined as I should be when it comes to posting a new thought to this blog.

Am i too busy? Maybe. Am I too lazy to update this blog? Probably.

I will tell you that I have been writing A LOT of new material. Hopefully, you'll see a lot more new stuff in the upcoming shows described in the next paragraph.

I'm doing an industry showcase with Vargus Mason at the Comedy Store Main room on Wednesday, February 23. Paula Johnson and I are producing a St Patrick's Day music and comedy show on Thursday, March 17 at Zapata Vive in Arcadia.

OK, so now that I've gotten that off my chest, look for a really meaningful post that is more than 150 characters soon!