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Excellent observation!

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Thanks Bill! Excellent comment!

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I love this!!! "Scenius" is such a great concept.

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You are a big part of mine and so many other people's too!

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id almost pay just for the dino....too jammed up as it is so....great summary of heather's vibe which got to me first on this platform

wish i cudda been waitering that lunch but only ever diswashed so....

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I LOVE this idea of scenius and the reminder that good work doesn’t get created in a vacuum. Just like the good works we admire and enjoy are the final product of hundreds of unseen bad drafts. Something else I always seem to forget....

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Oh yeah, that's such a good reminder! I always find myself thinking "I know other writers always say that their first drafts are garbage, but they can't be THIS level of garbage" and then I realize everyone feels like that

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One thousand percent. Every time.

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dear chris,

this is great.

have you ever thought about starting a podcast called "dinner with my parents," where you invite comedians to be on a show but there is no show, only your parents, and then see which ones, like jo, ask if they can stay and eat dinner with your parents?

love,

myq

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HAHAHA! Myq that's a great idea for a podcast! Unfortunately, knowing my family and how we like to talk, every episode would be 7 hours long

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fair point! even better, each dinner is ONE SEASON of the podcast!

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Oh, God, the onion! I’ve traveled a lot during my book career. I have my versions of onion stories, too! Great story you tell. Do you think of that onion whenever you see any onion?

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100% I think about it every single time I see a red onion

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Hahahah! Awesome!

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