The emotional transition into L.A. is always tough. We didn't have psychotropic drugs then, so friends were the only solution. Friends and sailing. They worked for me. Eventually, you appeared on all the cable shows and even became a regular on the Tonight Show.
Television is promotion.
I did thirty-some cable spots and the 'Tonight Show' to promote 6 or 7,000 club dates. I'm sure it's a good thing. I was threatened by it because I'm a perfectionist. I was in a number of plays while doing standup in San Francisco. I would skip the curtain calls, and Durst would pick me up to go hit open mikes.