{"id":706,"date":"2012-09-10T01:06:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T01:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preview.cleangetawaycomedy.com\/?p=706"},"modified":"2012-09-10T01:12:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T01:12:53","slug":"performing-in-paris-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleangetawaycomedy.com\/?p=706","title":{"rendered":"Performing in Paris!&#8230;..Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Texas has everything you would expect a place called Paris Texas to have.\u00a0 It has an eiffel tower with a cowboy hat on top.\u00a0 It has a Jesus statue in a cememtary with cowboy boots on.\u00a0 And it has a First United Methodist Church of Paris in it with a pastor named Kathy French.\u00a0 Yes, her name is Kathy French, and she lives in Paris Texas, you can&#8217;t make this stuff up!\u00a0 Well you can, but to me it&#8217;s way more funny that it is coincidental.<\/p>\n<p>What a great time though with wonderful people.\u00a0 The night was made fun in a town that needs it!\u00a0 Every time I asked someone what they did for fun in Paris, they wouldn&#8217;t even answer, they would just shake their heads in a sad way.\u00a0 I asked the same question to the girl at Subway in Paris and her answer was &#8220;Dallas&#8221; (the larger city 2 hours south).\u00a0 But the people are what make Paris, Paris.\u00a0 I felt so welcomed, loved, and taken care from start to finish.\u00a0 Pastor Kathy French and Rev. Van were so wonderful to pray with me before the show, and work so hard to make the event a success!\u00a0 With free coffee, pop-corn, soda, and a candy bar table, (no not candy-bar, a candy. bar. as in a bar where you could fill up a bag with whatever kind of candy you want.) how could this even not be awesome!?\u00a0 Of all the churches in Paris Texas, (and trust me, there are a lot) this is my favorite so far.\u00a0 Thanks to First United Methodist Church of Paris Texas and Larry Weaver for hookin the gig up.\u00a0 I can finally say I&#8217;ve flown to Paris to perform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_707\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/preview.cleangetawaycomedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1485.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-707\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-707  \" title=\"IMG_1485\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.cleangetawaycomedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1485-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleangetawaycomedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1485-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cleangetawaycomedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1485-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rev. 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