Well, dear readers, I am scurrying to write these here notes on Tuesday night so I can get to bed so I can get up five hours later and head on back to Los Angeles, California. Therefore these here notes will have to be on the short side once again. Of course, since we only had sixteen count them sixteen measly posts yesterday why should I write long notes? Let’s get back on track today, shall we?
Today I had meeting after meeting and it was all very productive. I met with my producers (both film and Nudie) and settled lots of details. The film has been given its start date – mid-February, with pre-production commencing January 2nd. We will begin casting before that, however. I met with another potential Nudie director today, who I liked very much. Very smart, understands the movie and why it seems to work and had good ideas. I think it’s going to come down to choosing between this person and the person I talked to a week ago. Either would be good I think – so, I just have to decide which will be the most fun and creative to work with. I’ll probably come back in a couple of weeks to have one more meeting with each, and then we’ll decide.
Later, I met up with that very good singer Michelle Pirret and our very own Juliana A. Hansen at Joe Allen, where we all caught up and had a splendid time. Lea Delaria came in and we had a grand chat and hugged and kissed and exchanged amusing stories.
And now, I believe we must all click on the Unseemly Button below so we can have the long and the short of the short notes.
Since we’ve set the young singer we auditioned yesterday, I can tell you her name – Remy Zakan, and let me tell you, you heard it here first. I also found a boy today and he’s terrific – Ricky Ashley is his name. So, aside from jazz legend Dave Frishberg, they are the first new folks we’ve cast for the New York version of our benefit. I shall keep you posted as we cast the rest.
Today, as you may or may not know, is Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask all your excellent questions, which I will then peruse and answer on Saturday. So, all our regulars and all our lurkers, come on out and ask away.
I’ll be home by noon tomorrow and will check in to make certain we are not lollygagging. We must not lollygag here at haineshisway.com. We can lolly and we can gag, but never the twain must meet – in other words, knock it off with the lollygagging or I shall have to bitch-slap each and every truant and errant hainsie/kimlet from here to eternity and back again.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must finish packing and go to the waiting car so that I can be whisked away to the airport. I do hope to get some writing done on the plane, so that I haven’t been a complete slacker, writing-wise. So, get to your excellent questions, dear readers, whilst I hit the road to very short dreamland. And no lollygagging.