Well, dear readers, today is the handy-dandy book signing and reading and I am looking forward to it. I will, of course, have a full report for you tomorrow.
Last night I dreamed I was at Manderley.
This dream was a variation on the actor’s nightmare dream. It was a director’s nightmare dream. It was actually somewhat confusing because it kept switching locations willy-nilly and also nilly-willy. We were doing the upcoming Tourette’s Syndrome benefit in New York. At about forty-five minutes before curtain I realized I hadn’t set half the performers, hadn’t cast them. I also realized we’d never had a run-through and none of the performers who were set had been told which side of the stage they’d be entering and exiting from. That was part of it. The other part is that we were auditioning people but they were auditioning in a fully-staged benefit for us. Amongst the auditioners was Mr. Ron Jeremy, one of the ugliest sorriest-looking individuals ever put on earth. He is also quite a famous porno actor. His audition consisted of dropping his pants and chasing people around the stage, which he did to music with some nifty choreography. I kept telling everyone around me not to watch such things, that I had no intenetion of using Mr. Ron Jeremy in the show. Afterwards, he came out to the audience to sit down, and he tried to sit next to David Wechter, but David wouldn’t let him sit next to him and pointed to an empty seat several rows down, on the aisle. Then we were back at the theater, forty-five minutes before the show. I was trying to tell the stage manager I hadn’t told anyone what side they were entering from, and I asked her to tell what performers I had cast to just do the opposite from whoever was before them. Then I woke up.
Wasn’t that an exciting dream? Wasn’t that just too too? Now, I’d like to know one thing: Just what in tarnation was Mr. Ron Jeremy doing in my fershluganah dream. I have not thought about Mr. Ron Jeremy ever, nor have I even seen a reference to Mr. Ron Jeremy in many years. Well, there is no explaining the subconscious mind and if there is I don’t wish to know about it.
Last night I also went to dinner with Miss Susan Gordon and two of our high school chums who are now and have been for years married, Jane and Keith Lassner. We went to a legendary LA Mexican restaurnant called El Cholo, located on Western south of Olympic. The food was actually a bit disappointing – the last time I was there, ten years ago, it was amazing. We did have fun, though, and told all the old stories that we always tell whenever we all see each other.
Well, perhaps we should all click on the Unseemly Button below because the cleaning lady will be here soon to give me the evil eye, plus we have a brand spanking new Unseemly Trivia Contest question, too.
Don’t forget, there will be a brand spanking new radio show up tomorrow, and I’m quite certain it will be wonderful, Mr. Donald Feltham is quite clever and always comes up with an entertaining hour for our mental delectation.
Tonight I will be attending the party being given in honor of those actors and writers who are attending The Twilight Zone memorabilia show. It says we must wear formal. May I just tell you that I will not only not be wearing formal, they will be lucky if I wear a sport coat. I have no problem wearing slacks and a nice shirt, but black tie I don’t own, suit is a little snug right now and besides why should I be uncomfortable? I simply do not like strangers telling me how to dress, damn them, damn them all to hell. So, we shall see if they make a stink or if they let me in. If they make a stink then I shall make a stink as well, and then the joint will be smelly as all get-out and then where will we all be? In a smelly joint, that’s where, but not in a black tie. I wonder if Mr. Ron Jeremy will be there.
Well, here is this week’s Unseemly Trivia Contest question, for your mental delectation:
One hugely unsuccessful musical that featured two successful stars, also featured three kids in the show, two of whom would go on to illustrious careers, and one of whom would go on to a less-illustrious but still nice career. One of the kids would go on to star in a hugely successful Broadway musical, one of the kids would go on to star in a hugely successful film, which in turn spawned a successful television program and the third kid would go on to do the road company of a hugely successful musical, playing a leading role with an incredibly show-stopping powerhouse musical number.
Name the flop musical.
Name the two successful stars of the flop musical.
Name the three kids and the shows and/or film referenced for each.
Now, if for some reason, there turns out to be another set of answers wholly different from the ones I’m thinking of, and if they all work in every way for this week’s question, I will give credit for those answers. I don’t think that will happen, but then again, stranger things have happened with these fershluganah trivia questions. Remember, DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS TO THE SITE – send them to me at bruce@haineshisway.com or by simply using the unseemly Ask BK button located on our home page.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must prepare myself for the signing and the reading, not necessarily in that order. I must leave my home because the cleaning lady will give me the evil eye if I don’t. I do hope to see at least one or two of our dear readers or lurkers at the event. If not, you will not get to partake of Miss Cissy Wechter’s famous chocolate bundt cake and won’t that be a kick in the pants (or pant)? Hopefully, Mr. Ron Jeremy will not be there. Today’s topic of discussion: What is your favorite board game? I’ll start – Scrabble and Monopoly. Have we done this topic? I can’t even remember anymore – if we have let’s do it again, or just talk about whatever you like. Post away, my pretties.