MID YEAR STATS CHECK 6 months down and 6 to go. Several years ago I began doing bi-annual stat checks to measure my progress as a performer in my entertainment career. I believe it’s important to objectively track what you’re doing in anything to ensure that you’re making actual progress. By doing it twice a year, it allows for course correction mid year in case you aren’t happy with the progress thus far. Noteworthy here is, of course, the number of fans I’ve performed in front of. With bananaball reaching the heights it is currently at, this should not be a surprise. In the second half of 2026, the number will continue to grow but all of our largest crowds for the year are behind us, so the number will level out. The biggest piece of progress this year is that my book on hosting is finally moving forward and will actually see the light of day soon. I began the process of writing the book in 2022, finished my initial draft in 2023, and then the company I was working with to publi...