{"id":248601,"date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/a-funny-man-calling-the-numbers\/"},"modified":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T07:00:00","slug":"a-funny-man-calling-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/a-funny-man-calling-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Un hombre gracioso llamando a los n\u00fameros."},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Ken Williams | Editor<\/p>\n

Barry Shingle was a good little Catholic, even an altar boy, but he never got into his parish\u2019s favorite pastime: bingo.<\/p>\n

Flash forward to his adult years, and Shingle is now known far and wide for his popular \u201cBingo with Barry\u201d act at the swanky Rancho la Puerta spa in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.<\/p>\n

Shingle will bring \u201cBingo with Barry\u201d to Uptown on June 6 as a fundraiser for the San Diego Indoor Sports Club in Bankers Hill. The fun evening will raise money for the repainting of the club at 3030 Front St. The club will soon be renamed Bankers Hill Clubhouse after the makeover.<\/p>\n

The fundraiser will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour showcasing the expansive views of San Diego Bay and Point Loma. Visitors can also tour the building, which has been a \u201chome away from home\u201d to the disabled community since the 1950s. Bingo will begin at 7 p.m. with Shingle at the helm.<\/p>\n

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Barry Shingle is a blast during \u201cBingo with Barry.\u201d (Courtesy of Barry Shingle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A resident of Hillcrest when he is not working at Rancho la Puerta as the resort\u2019s activity director, Shingle says he never intended to be one of the funniest men in bingo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started working at Rancho La Puerta 15 years ago, they punished the new employees by making them do bingo,\u201d Shingle said. \u201cI was raised Catholic (even an alter boy) but I do not care for the game itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been very sarcastic and quick-witted and so I started slowly using that in bingo. Trying different jokes, and within a year it took on a life of its own. It is the most-attended evening event at the resort and I do it once a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another quirky hit are the collectible T-shirts featuring characters created by Shingle.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year our artist comes up with a cartoon character of me doing bingo and it is one of the prizes that the guests can win.\u00a0Some guests buy them to have a collection.\u00a0My favorite T-shirt was a few years back \u2014 it has skinny me in a speedo looking in a full length mirror and the reflection coming back in the mirror is a ripped body builder with my face; the caption is \u2018Bingo with Barry; objects may be bigger than they appear.\u2019\u00a0There was also one with my face on Clint Eastwood’s poster: caption \u2014 \u2018Go ahead, make Barry’s day,\u2019\u201d Shingle said.<\/p>\n

So what can the audience expect when Shingle performs at the Bankers Hill fundraiser?<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a comedy plan going into bingo, but my favorite humor comes from material the audience gives me on the spot.\u00a0I really love to play off the audience and be in the moment,\u201d Shingle said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes at the resort, guests will give me material to use on their friends. \u00a0I take a rip out of the audience and if you do it with kindness they love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shingle\u2019s comedy probably would make the parish priest blush.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>\u201cMy bingo is billed as PG-13, and I do use naughty humor and sexual innuendos. The trick is to know what lines not to cross. I find that trying to change the way I do it for a particular audience does not work. I know what I do well and what works and I stick to that formula. When I am hired to do private events I will incorporate material they give me into the act, but I don’t change the flavor. It’s about timing and delivery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Shingle has lived in North Park and Hillcrest since he moved to San Diego in 2000 to take the job in Tecate. He has become hooked on the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love this area,\u201d Shingle said. \u201cEverything I need is within walking distance. Since I live in Mexico Monday through Friday, I love being right in the middle of everything on my weekends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Ken Williams is Editor of Uptown News and Mission Valley News and can be reached at <\/i>ken@sdcnn.com<\/a><\/i><\/span> o al 619-961-1952.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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