Rehearsal Break

[mrdreamjeans]

Greetings from the Seattle Center rehearsal space! I don't have a laptop; it's been shipped off for repairs. However, stage management has generously allowed me to use one of their laptops to check mail and Live Journal during a break in my rehearsal schedule. We've been working on the opening number, "Christopher Street" all morning. It's a complicated bit of staging ... musical number interrupted by character introductions. We're about half way after four hours on it. I have an hour and then I'm working with a dialect coach at 5pm.

It's been a tough couple of days away from the show rehearsals. The primary stress is that I sent my iBook off for repairs and I got a call yesterday that Applecare will not cover it. As I've said in a couple of posts, it's a cracked LCD screen. Applecare maintains that there is no way that it is a manufacturing defect; it's accidental damage. I contacted State Farm Insurance. My personal belongings policy only covers items I have in storage; homeowners insurance would cover it, but we have a $1500 deductible. The repair is $843.16. The only place it can come from is my pocket. I've already pulled out the old credit card and authorized repair. I need my laptop! It's a very painful expense. I've only had the damn thing since October 9!

I'm not going to let it happen again. I've instructed my insurance agent to create a personal belongings policy for me that is "all risk" for my computers and cameras. I want to be covered every time I travel! It's only $40 a year for $2000 of coverage. Too bad the policy can't be backdated!

Over the weekend, I managed to get out and about. My friend Pat lovesongman picked me up and took me to CC's on Saturday night for the monthly bear gathering. I wasn't there 10 minutes when in walked two men I've known for a long time, but in different cities ... Joe Tortarella who I met in 1977 in Badlands in the Castro ... and Kevin Thomas, who I met in Seattle at the now defunct Timberline in 1989. Kevin had lived for years in San Fran and Joe lived there when I met him. Very surprising meeting! I watched the Oscars Sunday night and was in agreement with most of the awards, though I wished for a Brokeback victory in the best picture category and for Dolly Parton's song for "Transamerica" to win best song.

I've felt a bit isolated in the past few days ... really alone ... but I'll cheer up. Nice long phone conversations with tkn1114 and gotmoof and meeting bearhedded in person today at lunch, have helped shake the blues away. Funny how someone who never had a computer before 1994 is missing it so much in 2006:) "Wonderful Town" is going to be fun and fantastic! The next couple of weeks will be intense ... hours long ... On March 17, we will begin four 10 ouf of 12's ... four days of rehearsing from Noon to midnight. However, we will do our first run-through of the material this Friday, March 10. Time does fly! Meanwhile, I'll sign on as often as I can borrow access. I miss reading and hearing from my friends!

Comments

[bearfuz.livejournal.com]

Noisy!? Grrr! Earplugs, I guess...!!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I've tried them. I can't sleep with them in my ears. I think the traffic will eventually become white noise, but the stomping up and down the stairs at all hours and being able to hear people talking in the entry way at 2am while they are having a smoke, is irritating. My bedroom is on the front of the building right by the entry and I can hear EVERYTHING:) (Though I like the fact that Seattle has banned smoking in all public buildings, restaurants, bars, etc ... I can go out and not have to fumigate my leather jacket after. I may go to Bearoke, which is now at the Cuff on Tuesdays and Thursdays, tonight.

[bearfuz.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, I understand the difference between the traffic and the stomping and conversations.

I hope you do go to Bearaoke! Please say hello to Jonathan from me! I'm approximately as upset with him as you are, but I still want to stay in touch with him. ;-)