Well, dear readers, it has been quite hot here in Los Angeles, California. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, we’re havin’ a heat wave here in Los Angeles, California. For example, yesterday I do believe it was in the high eighties or low nineties. I actually had to turn on the air conditioning in the house, that’s how hot it was. The heat and the pollen have caused my allergies to run amok as well. Usually my allergies only walk amok but right now they have run amok. It is hard to believe that summer is almost upon us and yet it is true. I suppose time flies when you’re having fun – or does fun fly when you’re having time – or does fun time when you’re having flies? What the hell am I talking about?
We have a brand spanking new Unseemly Interview up for your mental delectation, with Mr. Danny Burstein, a quite delightful actor and singer who has appeared on a few of the albums I’ve produced, and who has appeared in quite a few shows in New York, New York and environs. You will learn all about the gestation of A Class Act, Time and Again, and you will learn many shocking details about many shocking things. You simply must read it, so do so posthaste and then with haste post your thoughts. We are back on track with our Unseemly Interviews and there will be a new one each Friday for the next three weeks. Next week will be that amusing and amazing fellow, Mr. Seth Rudetsky, the man who has Seth’s Chatterbox, a weekly interview show at Don’t Tell Mama’s and the man who made the concert of Dreamgirls a reality. Following that, we have Kevin Chamberlin, Tony-nominated actor who has appeared in such shows as Triumph of Love, Dirty Blonde and Seussical. He has much to say about much so you won’t want to miss any of these faboo Unseemly Interviews.
Last night I went to the opening of Lily Tomlin’s show, the wonderful The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, written and directed by Jane Wagner. I was accompanied by our very own Tammy Minoff. Prior to the show, we ate outdoors at Pinot, which is located right in front of the Taper – an outdoor grill. Since it is owned by the same people who own Otto’s it only follows that the food was not so hot. It was, however, cheaper than Otto’s. I had a Caesar salad with chicken (hard to ruin but they came close) and Tammy had something called Ahi Tuna. I saw many people I knew and it was quite a glittering array of folks. The show remains wonderful, although I wasn’t crazy about some of the new material. Miss Tomlin is an amazing performer and she gives everything she’s got during the long evening. The show is still hilarious and still touching and I recommend it to one and all and also all and one. A third of the way into the second act, Miss Tomlin had some vocal problems and began to cough. She finally had to stop, break character and get some water. She was absolutely hilarious as she did so and the audience got an extra five minutes of solid laughs from her about the water, her coughing and the fact that this sort of thing rarely happens. Just before she was ready to begin again she said, “Let’s just keep this to ourselves – don’t tell Equity because they’ll take away my card.” Then she backed up and began the sequence over – then she stopped and said, “Oh, I can’t say a joke twice” and she then picked up exactly where she had left off. Needless to say, the audience went wild and ate up every minute of it.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because my allergies, which are running amok, have decided to kick in. What “in” ever did to my allergies to deserve such treatment is anyone’s guess.
We had quite a comeback yesterday, post-wise, and it was lovely to see that flurry of excellent posts – I get annoyed, as you know, if the postings are light but only because the quality of the posts are so excellent I want a plethora of them. And yesterday we had a damn plethora.
I really will have to take an Actifed right this very minute before this gets any worse. I’ll be right back.
There, I have taken the Actifed and hopefully it will kick in soon. Why is everyone kicking “in”? How unseemly it all is.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must go hither and thither, I must do errands and I must write. Today’s topic of discussion: Who was the first person you ever kissed (not like a parent or relative kiss – you know, a kiss kiss) – when was it, where was it, and was it memorable. Detail, Hainsies/Kimlets, we want all the details.