There was a good-sized audience for his opening, Friday (2/29) night performance, and the show received a great response. If you liked Barry Smith’s “Jesus in Montana” at last year’s Rogue Fest, you’ll like “American Squatter.” And if you missed Barry Smith last year, don’t make the same mistake this year!

Barry Smith sorta reminds me of those sitcoms that realized that they didn’t need a laugh track for people to know that they are funny. Barry is very funny, but not in a tell-a-joke-and-wait-for-a-response kinda way. Barry has a fun style - he tells stories of really bizarre situations, but in a matter-of-fact and earnest way, and in the end, even that not-so-bizarre parts of his stories become really funny. As he tells you about the clean slate of his youth and the various rebellions that followed (from poetry to going to Europe with a girl who, well, ended up not going), his story unfolds on screen with video clips (including defying skate boarding and wall paper), photos, dictionary definitions, and mathematical interpretations.

See American Squatter at Starline on Sat 3/1 at 2:30; Sun 3/2 at 7:00; Fri 3/7 at 10:00, and Sat 3/8 at 7:00.