tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post7984975000553270305..comments2024-03-09T00:58:19.040-08:00Comments on THE WORLD IS A STAGE: Trying to Face It.JAY JOHNSONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04209913484299156278noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-12239062930641444902019-03-06T13:58:58.105-08:002019-03-06T13:58:58.105-08:00Jay, I have had the good fortune to book you for s...Jay, I have had the good fortune to book you for several shows over a number of years.I have never seen my groups laugh harder than at your shows. And everytime I saw them, I caught something new. Your humor is not only clean, but also very intellectual. You are a true artist (in more than one sense.)<br /><br />I certainly don't have the answer to depression. However, I find if I can get involved with someone who is less fortunate than me, I seem to forget about MY problems. (Local food bank, etc.)<br /><br />The Washington Post just published an article on a new fast acting nasal spray, Esketamine, that looks quite promising. Know that you are loved by thousands!<br />Ken (in Edmonds, WA)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446701032053055503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-15811824213059155012019-02-24T17:28:24.849-08:002019-02-24T17:28:24.849-08:00I understand. In 2003, five of my few close friend...I understand. In 2003, five of my few close friends died. It took a while to get past that. Not over it but past it. I also know that being onstage has a temporarily healing effect. Even physical pain diminishes when I perform. As we age, we lose folks. It's part of the job. Thinking of you.<br />Al Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038480981995354173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-22571229536054500312019-02-24T15:34:25.260-08:002019-02-24T15:34:25.260-08:00Jay I know how hard loss can be. It gobsmacks is r...Jay I know how hard loss can be. It gobsmacks is right in the face. Not only do we have to face and deal with the loss of the ones we lost but it causes us to face our own mortality. There are no real answers all we can do is carry on. But know that you are truly loved and the world is a much better place because you are in it. You have touched the lives of countless people through your art and talent. They have been lifted by your skill and for that you have been blessed as we have. Thank you for sharing your journeys up the hill as well as down the hill with us.C Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469424737264122991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-74697825012998934462019-02-19T17:30:56.393-08:002019-02-19T17:30:56.393-08:00
Jay,
Thank you for expressing this and sharing. ...<br />Jay, <br />Thank you for expressing this and sharing. I mourn your losses over the past months, along with those who have expressed their heartfelt thoughts and prayers. I understand your despair completely and the many nuances involved. My son, Mitchell, has spent the last 3-1/2 years in jail secondary to a manic phase of his depressive illness. But, unlike you, he has not had creative outlets for the dark times and indeed has few friends. You have enriched more lives than you can possibly ever imagine and I thank you so much for this. Keep writing, drawing and acting. (Please get that stinking ape Darwin out of the suitcase). Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-63137847241286907302019-02-19T11:46:18.070-08:002019-02-19T11:46:18.070-08:00Sorry for all these losses and thank you for telli...Sorry for all these losses and thank you for telling others so that they can extend prayers and good thoughts in the universe to reach the world you live in.Your talent and gift keeps you going thru the good, the bad, and the ugly....I understand that gift and thank God for being able to do this...even if its small time showbiz,its still reaching some!You on the other hand reach a wider bigger and more big time showbiz atmosphere and are more than capable to show your gifts by going on and making em laugh. That i<br />s what everyone here and those that have left us ....would want you to do.I hope someday to have the honer to sit in your audience....wishing and praying for the very best in health and happiness to you Jay,<br /><br /> someone who knows how to bring it!American Hearts Radiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592957368878258554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-26445705221146692872019-02-19T05:58:44.214-08:002019-02-19T05:58:44.214-08:00Jay, know that I am sending love to you. I feel yo...Jay, know that I am sending love to you. I feel you, because I have had a similar half year, with friends dying or suffering extreme illnesses. It compounds on one's psyche. I also have been struggling, and I do not post about my sadness much. I just try to get through it somehow. That's just me. I am so glad you can still work at your craft. I will always be your friend.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008679644092451709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-15881693226073656662019-02-18T19:22:15.151-08:002019-02-18T19:22:15.151-08:00My dearest Jay and favorite cousin.......I wasn...My dearest Jay and favorite cousin.......I wasn't aware of the pain you have been going through and my heart aches for you. I completely understand what you going through due to my lose of friends recently , and one by his own doing. You are an amazing person and I truly believe your friends are with you to try and help you heal.<br />I love you Jay Kent<br />Cousin JudyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981355767568294307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-46347274419709206612019-02-18T17:51:01.374-08:002019-02-18T17:51:01.374-08:00There's a line from Hotel New Hampshire (the b...There's a line from Hotel New Hampshire (the book) that I remember for myself and offer to others when any of us succumb for a bit to the Big Black Beast of depression: "Keep passing the open windows."<br />For some reason, it helps...and I can't help but thinking that your depression (and my own) are key to our creativity as well. Perhaps without it, we wouldn't be who we are. <br /><br />Keep passing the open windows, eh?Philip Greciannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-82058626052268087112019-02-18T13:27:25.749-08:002019-02-18T13:27:25.749-08:00Jay dearest,
Joycala loved you and all that makes ...Jay dearest,<br />Joycala loved you and all that makes you tick. She thought all the emotion and jumble is why you are so special. And for all that, we love u too.<br />Im not sure what she'd say right now but i can picture her with a drink and cigarette looking at you with love, and maybe saying "Good bubbeleh, go to work, l'chiem!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260460894597606726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-30689247711507329162019-02-18T11:59:49.512-08:002019-02-18T11:59:49.512-08:00Thank you for continuing to share your creativity,...Thank you for continuing to share your creativity, in any form.Trevornoreply@blogger.com