Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
6 questions…
The manager of a pretty popular, once very-highly-thought-of pop singer had to charge his phone in our office. Six questions quickly followed: “Don’t you think he’s gotta have some pretty outrageous pictures of her on his phone? Should we look?” “Let me ask you this: how much do you like your job?” (After the segment [...]
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Totally taken apart.
One of the true joys of working as a stagehand is the atmosphere. You will find among the many men I’ve worked with dozens of absolute, true characters. Crazy, original, self-destructive, smart, witty, totally uncaring as to what the rest of the world might think. Did I mention sarcastic and caustic? Definitely throw those in [...]
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Buddha drove a bus.
So I’ve been “working” for a week or so on a project where I’m photographing myself once a day as I grow a beard from clean-shaven (as I ever get) to what I envision as something Moses would look upon with admiration. Maybe. It’s not a huge thing, I’ve seen a few people do it [...]
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Outright boosterism.
I’m not one to brag, but the Mrs has been painting a series of Afghani women who have been subject to some pretty horrific shit. Below are two images, the left a finished watercolor, the right is oil paint on wood, and is mostly done:  Â
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
A little bit more griping about sleep…
A friend of mine has been kind enough to ask me to post with him on his disturbingly named blog “Aural Lice.” I just wrote a quick thing on something he mentioned the other day concerning our mutual sleep situation. Go check it out.
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
To sleep, perchance.
If you’re lucky, you don’t know the feeling. You don’t know how slow time can become…those loooong lonely moments, some of the longest minutes and hours of many people’s lives. Trying to be as still as possible, with a mind that’s racing, restless eyes, breaths counted, heartbeats pounding in your temples and throughout your body, [...]
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Hellish Staging
We had a musical guest today, and the design was basically….well, Hell, I think. It looked pretty cool and was a snap to hang, for once. [coolplayer width="380" height="280" autoplay="0" loop="0" charset="utf-8" download="0" mediatype=""] Hellish staging…. [/coolplayer]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Some things that have been sitting open in my browser.
A great two parter (I, II)from RawStory dealing with the first WTC bombing, Patrick Fitzgerald and new AG nominee Michael B. Mukasey. Paris Photo 2007 preview: 120 Picks. Israel’s cost to the Arabs. The damage done to the Arabs by Israel’s creation is an untold story in the West. To understand it, you have to [...]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
The burpers and the farters.
I first wrote this a few months back. At the time, the Mrs came upon it as it was sitting unfinished in the browser and took all sorts of deep, deep, very vocal offense. Why? Because she is Management. Yes, I know I married Management. (Maybe I should have titled this “I married Management”). But [...]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Differing on Sunday differentials.
What with the potential for strikes or lockouts in my very near future, I’m hearing a lot of blather and bluster, stories whipping all over the place. Basically what’s happening is the stagehands might strike against some of the theatres on Broadway, while the owners are threatening to lock us out. The strike is what [...]