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mrdreamjeansI'm moving slowly this morning. I've not succumbed to the general crud that's been going around for a couple of months, but I begin a course of sulfa drugs this morning for an ear infection. I've been able to sing for the past couple of days, but it's been difficult... I've had an ear ache, the pain running down my jaw into my neck where one of my glands is swollen. Damn allergies! It's all on the left side too. I'm left-handed and so many of the things affect me are always on the left side. I wonder what the correlation is... Is this an attachment for all things "left"? :)
My nephew Ross had surgery yesterday to re-attach his retina. As I posted previously, he has a detached retina and a cataract in his left eye generated by repeated incidents of self-abuse. His eye doctors decided to perform surgery (otherwise, it was likely he would be blind in that eye). Ross made it through the surgery fine, but the recovery has already seen some of the anticipated problems.
With his severe autism, Ross displays many obsessive/compulsive traits; translated - this means he won't leave the bandages alone. He has two attendants working 24/7 to keep him from ripping the eye-patch off. He's in a helmet and restraints, but still managed to yank the gauze out from under the patch. He was also is bleeding from the nose (reason unknown to me) and smeared it all over the bandage. When I spoke with my parents yesterday, my sister was trying to find a sedative that Ross could tolerate.... I can't imagine what will happen when they try to remove the cataract which requires a larger incision.
Rehearsals are proceeding a pace with a staging rehearsal this afternoon at Club Fugazi for the opening and closing numbers of our benefit this coming Monday evening. Carole Cook is hosting and Sharon McKnight has been added to the line up. (I had dinner at the Sausage Factory in the early 1980s with Sharon and a guy named "Snake". It was the right place to have dinner with a guy so aptly named. But, I digress:)
As to attachments (as in friends), gotmoof (Tim) flew in yesterday and I'll have an opportunity to see him over the weekend; also - thanks to sflonestar (Jim), Tim will be at our benefit on Monday night with Jim. Last evening, recently-deleted Live Journaler tecwizsfo (Richard) and arkanjil (Trey) attended "Evita" and came back stage. They both seemed to enjoy the show immensely. Richard commented on how different it feels to have someone you know up on stage in one of these tours. For me, having friends in the audience always gives me an added spark. I think it was a great start to Richard's birthday - which is today. No foolin! Happy Birthday, Richard!!! Attachments, indeed!
My nephew Ross had surgery yesterday to re-attach his retina. As I posted previously, he has a detached retina and a cataract in his left eye generated by repeated incidents of self-abuse. His eye doctors decided to perform surgery (otherwise, it was likely he would be blind in that eye). Ross made it through the surgery fine, but the recovery has already seen some of the anticipated problems.
With his severe autism, Ross displays many obsessive/compulsive traits; translated - this means he won't leave the bandages alone. He has two attendants working 24/7 to keep him from ripping the eye-patch off. He's in a helmet and restraints, but still managed to yank the gauze out from under the patch. He was also is bleeding from the nose (reason unknown to me) and smeared it all over the bandage. When I spoke with my parents yesterday, my sister was trying to find a sedative that Ross could tolerate.... I can't imagine what will happen when they try to remove the cataract which requires a larger incision.
Rehearsals are proceeding a pace with a staging rehearsal this afternoon at Club Fugazi for the opening and closing numbers of our benefit this coming Monday evening. Carole Cook is hosting and Sharon McKnight has been added to the line up. (I had dinner at the Sausage Factory in the early 1980s with Sharon and a guy named "Snake". It was the right place to have dinner with a guy so aptly named. But, I digress:)
As to attachments (as in friends), gotmoof (Tim) flew in yesterday and I'll have an opportunity to see him over the weekend; also - thanks to sflonestar (Jim), Tim will be at our benefit on Monday night with Jim. Last evening, recently-deleted Live Journaler tecwizsfo (Richard) and arkanjil (Trey) attended "Evita" and came back stage. They both seemed to enjoy the show immensely. Richard commented on how different it feels to have someone you know up on stage in one of these tours. For me, having friends in the audience always gives me an added spark. I think it was a great start to Richard's birthday - which is today. No foolin! Happy Birthday, Richard!!! Attachments, indeed!
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Date: 2005-04-01 06:21 pm (UTC)I just hope they can keep Ross from yanking out the patch so he can get his eye healed. Good luck with all that.
Take care my friend.
No luck for Minneapolis
Date: 2005-04-01 06:46 pm (UTC)Re: No luck for Minneapolis
Date: 2005-04-02 01:52 am (UTC)I understand the marketability of their Broadway season except for "Joseph". It's Andrew Lloyd Weber, but his 90 minute school experiment requires a huge megamix rehash of the show to bring it up to normal length. I can see how that would be more appealing than a challenging political, historical musical with Weber's best score:)
I also hope that parents will enjoy doling out hundreds of dollars to see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular with all of the music click-tracked and vocals lip-synced except for Santa and his wife. OY!
Re: No luck for Minneapolis
Date: 2005-04-02 08:44 pm (UTC)It was a fine show indeed
Date: 2005-04-01 07:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-01 07:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-01 08:40 pm (UTC)When I was performing in high school, I would be the opposite. I would go so far as to lie to my parents about where I was going, because I knew that if they knew I was appearing in a play, they would want to be there. I would not have been able to handle it.
One time, I was reciting a long soliloquy, but all-of-a-sudden my eyes landed on my best friends out in the audience. I forgot all of my lines and froze. It was the most uncomfortable 10 seconds of my life. Luckily my fellow actors noticed what had happened and saved me by immediately going to the end of the scene. I was so embarassed, and now that I think of it, that was the last play I ever appeared in.
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Date: 2005-04-02 02:06 am (UTC)People pay a lot of money to view what I do for work. As a professional, I aspire to give the audience their money's worth, to give them my best, regardless of what might be happening elsewhere in my life. (I hope that doesn't come across as smug; I just take my job very seriously.)
I'm not ignoring the kind of moment you describe... stage fright or making a mistake is something all of us who've appeared on stage have had to deal with. I had a bout with it for four months in "Phantom" during the third year of four that I was with the show. It was debilitating, but I recovered from it. I'll tell you the story some time.
I'm still hoping our paths will cross and I'll be introduced to you before I leave San Francisco. I enjoy reading your posts and comments. Hugs!
Leftie?
Date: 2005-04-02 11:03 am (UTC)KISS on the ear!
BEST to your nephew (show him that movie with Steve Martin - Ok, bad joke!)
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Date: 2005-04-03 07:34 am (UTC)Carole Cook was one of the supporting stars in the original Broadway production of 42nd Street. I think maybe you're thinking of Val Diamond who's been starring in "Beach Blanket Babylon" since its inception. Both every talented ladies!
Re: PS
Date: 2005-04-03 07:36 am (UTC)