Monday, April 30, 2007
ONE MORE TIME TO THE WAYBACK, SHERMAN...
On Saturday I went up the hill to Flagstaff for a 30th reunion of NAU theatre people. Anyone in a show from 1970-80 was invited. This included 380-plus people. Hundreds were reached and about 60 showed up. It was loads of fun!
There was a talent portion of the day. Lots of guys did little drama presentations. I did songs, of course: "Baby Boomer" and "Catholic Guilt." Both were apropos for the day! I sold a lot of CDs last Saturday.
And then the group got a tour of the theatre arts building, ending inside the theatre where we'd all trod the boards.
Above is the spot where Janice and I met! And she's demonstrating what she did to get my attention! Yes, she threw her leg over me. She doesn't know why she did it, either.
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I resigned from the Fiddler's Dream board yesterday. I am also no longer running open stage on Thursday nights, effective immediately. I will continue to volunteer as I can on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Happy Mayday!
TT
On Saturday I went up the hill to Flagstaff for a 30th reunion of NAU theatre people. Anyone in a show from 1970-80 was invited. This included 380-plus people. Hundreds were reached and about 60 showed up. It was loads of fun!
There was a talent portion of the day. Lots of guys did little drama presentations. I did songs, of course: "Baby Boomer" and "Catholic Guilt." Both were apropos for the day! I sold a lot of CDs last Saturday.
And then the group got a tour of the theatre arts building, ending inside the theatre where we'd all trod the boards.
Above is the spot where Janice and I met! And she's demonstrating what she did to get my attention! Yes, she threw her leg over me. She doesn't know why she did it, either.
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I resigned from the Fiddler's Dream board yesterday. I am also no longer running open stage on Thursday nights, effective immediately. I will continue to volunteer as I can on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Happy Mayday!
TT
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
WHAT WITH ALL THE CRAP IN THE WORLD GOING ON...
...I think it's important to show you something very entertaining and unbelievably cool. This is easily the most interesting music video I've seen in years, and if you're not laughing at the end, you don't remember the Who very well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY
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I have a gig at Fiddler's Dream this Friday! Show up! It's three bucks, the other two guys are amazingly entertaining and I'm pulling out the big guns for a typically bizarre 45-minute set. So please come! 17th Street and Glendale!
TT
...I think it's important to show you something very entertaining and unbelievably cool. This is easily the most interesting music video I've seen in years, and if you're not laughing at the end, you don't remember the Who very well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY
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I have a gig at Fiddler's Dream this Friday! Show up! It's three bucks, the other two guys are amazingly entertaining and I'm pulling out the big guns for a typically bizarre 45-minute set. So please come! 17th Street and Glendale!
TT
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
KURT VONNEGUT DIES
So it goes.
Sorry, I had to do that. Even though I bet that's popping up on blogs all over the place.
When I was in high school in Wisconsin, Vonnegut was REQUIRED READING in the English classes. I became a huge fan. There are events in Vonnegut's first book, "Mother Night," that still ring in my head whenever the name "Vonnegut" is mentioned to me.
And "Slaughterhouse Five!" Oh my god.
Then I moved to Arizona, went to the high school library looking for Vonnegut and was told that the library didn't carry smut.
I thought the librarian was joking. I told her that he was required reading in the school I moved from and she said, "You must have gone to a stupid school."
The other book that most of the English teachers had on their syllabus in Wisconsin was Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha." You couldn't find that one in the library here, either.
Hard to say which Vonnegut book is my favorite but it was probably "Cat's Cradle." Or maybe "Breakfast of Champions" or Slaughterhouse Five. Gonna have to read them all again...
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"Sex Scenes" was fun! For those of you who missed my missives, I participated in what I described at "readers theatre" but was more "blocking while reading from scripts." The stories were written by Polly Frost, who was there to watch our one-time-rehearsed performances at the Paper Heart Gallery. Performed by five women and two guys (me and another fella), my story was about a Frustrated husband of a porn producer, who can't get his wife's mind off of her business long enough to have sex. It was pretty good and I had a lot of fun reading and half-acting with my 'co-reader,' Jane Fendelman, who in her real life is a family counselor and sex therapist.
The cast met at her house last night to rehearse. We went over it twice and then once more at the Paper Heart this evening before everything got started. We had fun! People clapped!
TT
So it goes.
Sorry, I had to do that. Even though I bet that's popping up on blogs all over the place.
When I was in high school in Wisconsin, Vonnegut was REQUIRED READING in the English classes. I became a huge fan. There are events in Vonnegut's first book, "Mother Night," that still ring in my head whenever the name "Vonnegut" is mentioned to me.
And "Slaughterhouse Five!" Oh my god.
Then I moved to Arizona, went to the high school library looking for Vonnegut and was told that the library didn't carry smut.
I thought the librarian was joking. I told her that he was required reading in the school I moved from and she said, "You must have gone to a stupid school."
The other book that most of the English teachers had on their syllabus in Wisconsin was Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha." You couldn't find that one in the library here, either.
Hard to say which Vonnegut book is my favorite but it was probably "Cat's Cradle." Or maybe "Breakfast of Champions" or Slaughterhouse Five. Gonna have to read them all again...
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"Sex Scenes" was fun! For those of you who missed my missives, I participated in what I described at "readers theatre" but was more "blocking while reading from scripts." The stories were written by Polly Frost, who was there to watch our one-time-rehearsed performances at the Paper Heart Gallery. Performed by five women and two guys (me and another fella), my story was about a Frustrated husband of a porn producer, who can't get his wife's mind off of her business long enough to have sex. It was pretty good and I had a lot of fun reading and half-acting with my 'co-reader,' Jane Fendelman, who in her real life is a family counselor and sex therapist.
The cast met at her house last night to rehearse. We went over it twice and then once more at the Paper Heart this evening before everything got started. We had fun! People clapped!
TT
Friday, April 06, 2007
AND HOW WAS YOUR WEEK?
INTERESTING HEADLINE:
"Ship Sinks; Two Missing"
Two what?
People?
Two more ships?
And if it was ships, wouldn't it be safe to assume that if they're missing, they probably sank, too?
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Wanna hear a really annoying song?
NO, IT'S NOT ONE OF MINE. STOP IT.
Go to itunes, spend a dollar and download "Rats in My Room" by Marion Anderson.
I heard it on Sirius Radio the other night and I can't get the damn thing out of my head.
Dr. Demento has played it 16 times since 1975. (Amazing what you can find on the internet.)
And even HE hasn't played it in about two years.
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I played a neat gig at the Trunk Space last night: "Grand Avenue Live." It's a monthly talk show that's set up just like a TV show except there's no cameras. Just an audience. It was fun!
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My next gig is participation in "Sex Scenes."
IT"S NOT WHAT YOU THINK. STOP IT.
"Sex Scenes" is an "Erotic Soap Opera" written by New Yorker Polly Frost. Actors sit on chairs and read the scripts -- good old fashioned readers theater.
None of us have met, and won't until rehearsal next Tuesday. Neat, huh?
This will take place next Wednesday, April 11, at the Paper Heart. Come see it! We got a nice write up in the New Times this week and they even spelled my name right. Somebody must have read my "Bo-nana fana" post.
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FURTHER PROOF THAT GROWING OLD SUCKS:
Gee, Wally, I hate growing up.
TT
INTERESTING HEADLINE:
"Ship Sinks; Two Missing"
Two what?
People?
Two more ships?
And if it was ships, wouldn't it be safe to assume that if they're missing, they probably sank, too?
------
Wanna hear a really annoying song?
NO, IT'S NOT ONE OF MINE. STOP IT.
Go to itunes, spend a dollar and download "Rats in My Room" by Marion Anderson.
I heard it on Sirius Radio the other night and I can't get the damn thing out of my head.
Dr. Demento has played it 16 times since 1975. (Amazing what you can find on the internet.)
And even HE hasn't played it in about two years.
------
I played a neat gig at the Trunk Space last night: "Grand Avenue Live." It's a monthly talk show that's set up just like a TV show except there's no cameras. Just an audience. It was fun!
------
My next gig is participation in "Sex Scenes."
IT"S NOT WHAT YOU THINK. STOP IT.
"Sex Scenes" is an "Erotic Soap Opera" written by New Yorker Polly Frost. Actors sit on chairs and read the scripts -- good old fashioned readers theater.
None of us have met, and won't until rehearsal next Tuesday. Neat, huh?
This will take place next Wednesday, April 11, at the Paper Heart. Come see it! We got a nice write up in the New Times this week and they even spelled my name right. Somebody must have read my "Bo-nana fana" post.
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FURTHER PROOF THAT GROWING OLD SUCKS:
Gee, Wally, I hate growing up.
TT
