Stop 'n'
Laugh
Welcome to
the Roads of Northern St. Charles County. There's not a lot
to see so we'll keep you entertained in another way. This series
will be a series about different comedians and a few random jokes
thrown in along the way. In fact there will be one joke for each
cache. The joke or riddle is contained in the text of this page
along with a few things about one of my favorite comedians
Martin Lawrence
Martin Fitzgerald
Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, comedian,
director, and producer. He came to fame during the 1990s,
establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. Lawrence has
acted in numerous movie roles and starred in his own television
series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997. Lawrence was
born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, where his African American
father, John Lawrence, served in the US military. After his parents
divorced in 1973, Lawrence rarely saw his father, who worked as a
police officer at the time. His mother, Chlora, worked several jobs
to support her family. He is believed to be a cousin of actors
Charlie Murphy & Eddie Murphy, and he has a sibling named Rae
Procter. During his teen years, Lawrence excelled at boxing. While
living in Maryland, he attended Thomas G. Pullen School of Creative
and Performing Arts (Landover, Maryland), Fairmont Heights High
School (Fairmont Heights, Maryland), Eleanor Roosevelt High School
and also Friendly High School in Fort Washington, Maryland,
becoming a Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves boxing contender.
Lawrence moved to Los
Angeles and found his way to the legendary Kings Wood comedy club.
Shortly after appearing at the Wood, he won a performance spot on
Star Search, a popular show in the United States. He did well on
the show and made it to the final round before ultimately losing.
However, executives at Columbia TriStar Television saw Martin's
performance and offered him an appearance on the television sitcom
What's Happening Now!!; this was his first acting job. Following
What's Happening Now!!, Lawrence had bit parts in various films and
television roles before entertainment mogul Russell Simmons
personally selected him to host the groundbreaking series Def
Comedy Jam on HBO. Def Comedy Jam gave many comedians (including
Chris Tucker, Dave Chapelle, Bernie Mac and Cedric The Entertainer)
mainstream exposure. In 1990, before Def Comedy Jam, Martin
received a career breakthrough in film when he appeared in the
movie-comedy, House Party along side Christopher "Play" Martin and
Christopher "Kid" Reid (popular duo Kid n' Play.) In House Party,
Martin's character is "Bilal", the neighborhood DJ, who DJs at the
party "Play" throws at his house while his parents are out of town.
Tisha Campbell also plays along side Martin in House Party, House
Party 2 & 3, and ultimately co-stars opposite Martin in his hit
sitcom, Martin.
During his role in Def Comedy Jam, Lawrence appeared in his own hit
series, Martin, which aired on Fox. The show ran from 1992 to 1997
and was considered a success. He also hosted Saturday Night Live on
February 19, 1994, where he made crude remarks on women's genitalia
and personal hygiene. The monologue was later completely edited out
of reruns and syndicated versions. As a result, Lawrence was banned
from the show for the rest of his life. After Martin ended its run,
Lawrence worked on many film projects most of which were in the
comedy genre. He often starred in films as the second lead opposite
actors including Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, and Tim Robbins. Many of
his films were blockbusters at the box office, including Boomerang
(1992), Bad Boys (1995), Nothing To Lose (1997), Blue Streak
(1999), Life (1999), Big Momma's House (2000) and Bad Boys 2
(2003). He also starred in critical and box office failures
including Black Knight (2001) and National Security (2002). His
salary increased dramatically to over $10 million per role. He
continues to work in film, with his recent films including Big
Momma's House 2, which opened #1 at the North American box office
and grossed almost $28 million its first weekend, and Wild Hogs
(2007), where he played a bored suburbanite looking for adventure
on the open road in a biker comedy alongside John Travolta, Tim
Allen and William H. Macy.
In 2006, Lawrence appeared on Inside the Actors Studio where he was
requested by the studio audience to act out his famous characters
he played on his Martin television show. To a great deal of
excitement and cheering from the studio audience, Lawrence
performed most of his characters again, out of wardrobe and with no
lines. The audience became particularly excited when Lawrence acted
out his Mama Payne, Sheneneh Jenkins, and Jerome characters. During
the interview, when yet another character was named off for him to
act out, Lawrence mentioned how he was surprised at how many
characters he used to perform on the show. There were a couple more
funny characters of Lawrence's that he didn't act out, such as the
abrasive, strict security guard, Otis. Once his Martin show ended,
Lawrence never brought back any of his characters for another TV
series or movie.
Now on to the second
part of this cache
Like I said in the
beginning of this description there would be a joke or riddle for
you to solve on your way to find the cache. Now is that part of the
page so here goes.....
20. What's the
difference between here and there?
Think you know the
answer? To find out if your right go find the cache, inside the
cache along with the log sheets is the answer.
All caches
are placed along the SCC ROW (Saint Charles County - Right of Way)
and none are placed on private property, please use caution when
retrieving the caches as there really isn't any parking, but you
don't really need any. You'll see what I mean when you get there.
Use common sense when retrieving these caches. Make sure you watch
for traffic. These are mostly back roads but you still have to
watch for cars and trucks and farm equipment!
This is a road
series inspired by Brawny Bear and Rufferthenyou