For the former Governor of South Carolina, see John Hugh Means
John Means, a former community college English instructor living in his hometown Mason City, Illinois, who had gained fame in the 1980s as a stand-up comedian. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. John Hugh Means ( August 18, 1812 August 29, 1862) was an Antebellum Democratic Governor of South Carolina Mason City is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Based out of San Francisco, he performed under the stage name "Dr. Gonzo. " His act was a combination of standard observational humor and humorous songs, self-accompanied on electric guitar.
The songs were generally parodies of popular tunes of the day; however, in contrast to contemporary musical parodists such as "Weird Al" Yankovic, whose songs were performed comically, Means' musical accompaniments were largely faithful to the original artists'. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist His musical sensibilities caught the attention of some of the popular musicians of the day, and he was soon performing on the same bills as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Los Lobos, and other straight musical acts. Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist Los Lobos ("The Wolves" are an American Rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners
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By the early 1990s, the stand-up craze that had fueled the success of "Dr. Gonzo" had started to subside. He retired from performing and moved back to Mason City, where he took a position as an English professor at a nearby college and served on the city council. In 2002 he opened two restaurants in Mason City with his wife Peggy. An Italian pizza and pasta house named "PJ's" and a steakhouse named "Jack & Jo's" after his parents. For more info visit JackandJos.com. He devotes his spare time to beautification projects in his hometown.
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