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Vanessa Diaz
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Telling Detail
Vanessad86@yahoo.com
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During the comedy show at the Improv in downtown San Jose there was this one guy that really stood out. It wasn’t a comedian but an audience member.

In the middle of the show out of nowhere this loud hyena laugh came out. I looked over to where it was coming from and was shock to find out it was from a 300 pound man. He must have been on the verge of being tipsy because he had mounds of empty beer cups as well as a few full ones waiting for him to guzzle down.

His date even seemed disturbed and embarrassed that all the attention was on them. Whenever he talked to her she had a disgusted look on her face. He probably had alcohol breath, which is never a pleasing smell.

The heavy set guy kept grabbing his napkin to wipe the sweat of his chubby face. The perspiration was non-stop to the point where he was swimming in a sea of sweat. It was uncertain if it was from drinking too much alcohol or from being nervous about his date since it didn’t seem like it was going too well.


Notes
Improv in downtown San Jose

observed a middle-aged man with a few friends
laugh was extremely loud

Sight
- Diversed group
- College students, middle-aged, elderly
- Middle age man with lady friend

Smell
- Smelt like alcohol/beer

Hearing
- the laughter of people especially middle age man
- extremely loud, overpowered everyone else
- people whispering during jokes

Touch
- Drink
- Held his date’s hand.
- Sat close the entire time

Taste
- Alcohol