[1] According to his website biography, Shock had been "a many great things" throughout his childhood, including a student of the priesthood, member of a chain gang, jewel thief, prison inmate, vice president of Macmillan Publishers, and an inventor with three patents in electronics.
As I came offstage, a man stood up out of the audience and grabbed my hand and said, 'I'm Jim McCauley, and I book The Tonight Show,' Shock said in his laid-back Texas drawl.
So we drank some more and then went home.Shock formed the legendary Texas Outlaw Comics with his friends Riley Barber, Jimmy Pineapple,[4] Andy Huggins,[5] Steve Epstein, John Farnetti, and Bill Hicks.
Billed as a "concert of stories," it featured Shock backed by musicians Kenny Moore and jazz guitarist Scott May (of the Grammy award-winning rock bands Ides of March and Survivor), who performed original music.
After Herrington's death around 2002, Shock moved to Las Vegas, where he played poker, resumed his career onstage, and created his own website, RonShock.com.
As Marc Maron put it on his WTF podcast interview, Ron Shock was an important influence on modern stand-up comedy.