I know we visit nature to escape the trappings of work and city life. We want to get away from crowds and people, have time to ourselves, rejuvenate and embrace the silence of a beaten trail. We take a day trip to spot wild animals, see the desert in bloom, photograph spectacular views and hike [...]
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Upcoming Stand-up Shows
February 28th, 2012
maxlance1 Friday March 9, 2012 8 p.m. Elderberries Cafe, 7564 W Sunset (near Curson in Hollywood). $5 cover plus $5 food/drink minimum Tuesday March 20, 2012 8 p.m. Ha Ha Cafe Comedy Club, 5010 Lankershim Blvd. (North Hollywood) No cover charge, 2 drink minimum Saturday March 24, 2012 9.30 p.m. Magic Bag, Little Modern Theater, 6476 [...]
Is There a Helipad On Top of My Fucking Apartment I Don’t Know About?
August 23rd, 2011
maxlance1 Living near the intersection of Sunset and La Brea in Hollywood sort of feels like living in a freshman year college dorm. Whoever was there before you was like, “This place was already fucked.” Everyone just drove across the country to chase their dreams just to find that the neighborhood of Hollywood is one strip [...]
The Hundreds of Ethnic Minority Groups Make It Really Hard to Be Politically Correct With Your Racism
July 5th, 2011
maxlance1 In the 1970s there were three television channels: CBS, NBC and ABC. If you had a show on the air, take an average episode of M*A*S*H for example, you would pull in a bare minimum of twenty million viewers. There weren’t a lot of choices and nobody cared. People didn’t pine for a thousand channels [...]
Hey, Desktop-Computer-In-Starbucks Guy, You Are An Asshole
June 9th, 2011
maxlance1 There is actually a part of me that understands where you’re coming from. I’m unemployed. I recently graduated school. I work freelance and I don’t want to sit in my apartment all day. But taking your desktop computer into a coffee shop is going to ruin things for everyone. How much of an asshole do [...]
Are The “If You See Something, Say Something” Signs on The L.A. Metro Sarcastic?
April 29th, 2011
maxlance1 I noticed recently that the Los Angeles bus and subway system has instituted the “If you see something, say something” campaign to keep citizens alert of suspicious activity. Am I the only wondering what kind of a pathetic terrorist would take out his attack on the Los Angeles Metro? For starters, what is the point [...]
My Best Life Prospect At The Moment Is That My Girlfriend Is The Secret Millionaire
April 16th, 2011
maxlance1 Facing an array of failure on the cusp of my college graduation and impending one-hundred-and-twenty-thousand dollars of student loan debt at the age of twenty-six, my life options have never been more clear. Through a detailed analysis of employment potential, career prospects and quality-of-life projections, the only thing I have going for myself at the [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.