To start off I’d like to say a great big thank you to everyone who showed up to the talk I gave for the Edmonton locals. Deep in my gut I was worried that 5 guys would show up but a healthy crowd showed up and it made for a really fun talk. I really hope I come back in 5 months and you guys are organized like I want you to be. There’s so much value to having a freedom of connectability with your local pickup artists. Lots of fun and thanks again to Roger for setting the whole thing up.
One of my students from my Montreal bootcamp is a comedian and he tells me that there are two things you never say to a comedian:
1. Never ask him to tell you a joke and…
2. Never tell him a joke and ask him if it’s funny.
Telling a comedian to be funny when he’s not on stage is a good way to get yourself ignored and shunned.
Well lastnight after the talk I ended up at a bar with my good friend Fresno Smooth and said comedian student. Two guys from the lair talk show up and I’m like cool, more guys to chill out with.
Well this is where things turned a little weird. The guys start berrating me with questions and pleas to help them get good.
Here’s the thing… I appretiate the fact that guys value my knowledge and my skillset. Despite this, I am not a dancing monkey and I am not here to show you how it’s done. Men spend entire paycheques to hire me for a weekend to do just that.
Beyond that, is it really fair to berrate me with questions about game and to try to push me into sets when I’m off the clock? This is my job and despite the fact that I do in fact love women and talking to women, I’m not always on or wanting to approach sets just to show you how I do.
This is one of the reasons I hate going to pickup summits and conventions. Two things happen…
Situation A: Guy try’s to “AMOG” me to look cool in front of everyone. I end up having to own him to make an example and to teach him a lesson in humility and in the end I look like an asshole.
Situation B: “YO ORLEANS GO OPEN THAT SET.” I don’t open sets just to open sets. I don’t need practice and I don’t need to showboat. I don’t game just to game and I don’t game just cause some guy thinks it’d be cool to watch me in set. If the night takes me in that direction then awesome everyone gets a fun show and I get the girl.
If you’re serious about getting better at game… fire me an email through my contact page and we can talk about your options. If you see me out though don’t turn into a spectator and expect a circus to go down. I’m not here for your amusement.
To the two guys who showed up last night. Thank you for coming out and showing me support. Seriously I really appretiate the fact that you made the effort to come hang out. But if you’re going to come out be cool and don’t expect me to want to coach you when I’m off the clock.
So in conclusion… if you tell a comedian to be funny when you meet him… expect a less than favourable reaction. If you tell a pickup instructor to go open a set… expect a less than favourable reaction.