In honor of the release today of his new one-hour stand-up comedy special, Live at the Comedy Store (we told you about it here), Louis C.K. sent out the second of two emails to his subscriber fans where he muses about his 30-year journey through comedy that brought him from being a nightclub act to his current status as an arena “concert” performer, as well as why he chose to record this new special where he did.

I cannot say anything better or more clever about his thoughts than he says himself, so read on here below for the full email and enjoy — and BUY THE SPECIAL (it’s only $5!).