Lonnie Bruhn's: Blog Off

My son has Diabetes… and we’re all going to laugh about it

Details as followed:

Advance ticket price $10 and $12 at the door.
(All proceeds help towards our son’s medical bills)
Tickets go on sale November 1^st and may be purchased online through Ticketwest or through Dante’s box office.
Line-up will include comedians Jessa Reed, Don Frost, Joe Fonetenot, Kristine Levine and myself  Following the comedy we will play out the night with music by Rustmine

A lot of people have been asking me when I would have updated info on the benefit for my son Braedon. I do apologies for not getting you all new information sooner. I had a few projects that needed my attention and I also was making sure everything was in place before announcing anything new.  I can say that all the info has been confirmed with everyone participating on the bill and with Frank, the owner of Dante’s. As always things can change at the last minute but if anything changes you will be the first to know.

I’d like to update you on Braedon’s health. Also I’d like to give thanks to some people that have gone out of their way to help me and my family. I am a very lucky man to have the kind of friends to step up in this moment. I am also lucky to have a following that blur the lines between friendship and fans.

I’d like to thank Sarah, a long time fan that became a close friend along the way. She has a friend who is diabetic and  no longer uses syringes and so he donated 500 of them and she drove the box up from Salam to get them to me. At $30 a box that was a huge help. Thank you Sarah. I have to tell you, it’s an awkward exchange to grab 500 syringes from a beautiful woman in a Volkswagen bug covered in thousands of bumper stickers outside a bar in the middle of the afternoon.

Brad and Larry who own Boss Hawgs; I book comedians there every month. This last month, they held a raffle and give-away. All the proceeds were donated to me to help out in our cause. It came out a little more than $150. I can’t begin to tell you what that meant to me. I’d like to thank Peter Nuncio and Diego Images for donating his time to have a photo session with my son and me. Also his work on the poster design for the show.  My son had a lot of fun that day and it made him happy, it was a great day for the two of us. I’d like to thank Frank, the owner of Dante’s for donating a Friday night in his room, without that it may not have even happened the way I imagined it. Lastly, I’d like to thank Jessa Reed, Don Frost, Joe Fontenot, Kristine Levine and the band Rustmine. These are some of my closest friends and most talented comedians and musicians here in Portland. They are people I love and respect dearly.  They have donated their time to make you laugh, to make me laugh, to make Crista laugh and she needs it the most. I can’t begin to tell you all how much I have appreciated the support and love from all of you in the last few months. Your calls and comments were great. It’s funny; I take on the darker sides of life in my comedy and on my stage. Off stage, however, the reality as of late has been anything but.

Well I can say that my boy is doing great! His numbers have been stabilizing with each passing day. He has seven meals a day and four insulin shots twice a day. It doesn’t bother him at all though; he has been really strong through this process and has gotten back to being a kid again. Take it from someone who has grown up with many challenges in life. This makes me so proud of him. There is no time for pity in this world, we have to just move forward and laugh it off.

That is why this benefit will be like no other benefit you may have ever gone too. We are doing it to find the humor in this. Think of it as a roast for my son’s diabetes and if you think you might be offended well then I ask you to buy a ticket for someone who will get the jokes. That way you are still helping but your narrow minded sore cunt can stay home and watch dancing with the stars.

The show will be on Friday November 27^th. Yes it is the day after thanksgiving but the good news is we all have the weekend off and by then you will be sick of your relatives, tired of shopping and in much need of a drink Plus you will be doing me and my family a great service for coming down.  If you like your relatives bring them along, the more the merrier.

Tickets will go sale November 1^st and you can purchase them online at Ticketwest or from the Dante’s box office. Tickets will be $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Plus, within the next few days I’ll have some sort of online donation set up for those that can’t make the show.

When there is more news I’ll be sure you will get it, and I look forward to seeing you at the event.

LB