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July 29, 2004:

BALM IN GILEAD

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Well, dear readers, rehearsal last night was very interesting. It was our assembly night – we started at the top of the show and went straight through to the end. Sometimes we stopped, sometimes we ran a number a few times, but I was finally able to see a rough example of how the show was going to flow with my first stab at a running order. And, I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by some of it. I could immediately see two little problem areas where I need to flip-flop numbers, but basically everything seemed to play well. It was the first time the cast heard a lot of each others’ solo songs and that was really fun for everyone. Things are still extremely rough, but we’ve got two solid weeks to sharpen and hone everything to a fine polish. Also, it seems like the running time will be close to what I wanted it to be, which is good. Basically, my biggest job over the next few days is to come up with some bits to put between certain numbers so it’s not just back-to-back numbers. What did come across loud and clear was that the material works for the performers, shows off lots of different emotional colors for each of them, and that was the most important thing. And the choreography will really look good once they get it totally in their heads. Tomorrow we’re in the theater and that’s where we’ll be from now on. During the day our piano is being delivered and we’re putting down a floor to cover their pock-marked awful floor. I hate when I go to waiver theaters and see an elegant set sitting on a battered and bruised floor and the new floor was something I insisted on. The theater is so happy we’re doing it that they’ve asked if they can keep it when we’re done – they’ll pay half the cost, which is swellegant. Oh, and Jose got a line to speak today, and two little comedy bits – we’ll make that boy a star.

My goodness that was a long parapraph, wasn’t it? Has anyone noticed that I inadvertently typed “parapraph” when I meant to type “paragraph”? This is what happens when you are overtired and sore and in need of tender loving care and ointment, oh, yes, we mustn’t forget the ointment. And the balm – we mustn’t forget the balm, especially in Gilead. I rather like parapraph, don’t you, dear readers? I think that that is a spiffy-sounding word.

Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below and perhaps we’ll find some balm in Gilead in the next section. And ointment. Let’s not forget the ointment. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers – I have an appointment with the ointment.

Man, do I need me some ointment and some balm in Gilead. Just what in tarnation is Gilead anyway? Is that a place? If so, why do they need so much fershluganah balm? Does balm make you calm? Does calm make you balm? Do you know if you anagram calm you get clam? Do you know if you anagram balm you get blam? Do you know that I have no clew as to what the hell I’m talking about?

That was a nice parapraph, wasn’t it? I have no food in my house, save for some low-carb taco shells that are six months old, from the days when I was eating such things as low-carb taco shells. I have no drinks in my house. I have had no time to buy such things. I must get some Diet Cokes in the house tomorrow or I shall go mad.

Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must go to my storage facility which I still haven’t done, I must write some between-numbers material, I must figure out some additional staging for two or three numbers, I must go to the theater so I can see how much adjusting will have to be done from what we were doing in our rehearsal space, and then we must run the entirety of our show again, so that the cast can get used to their new environment. Today’s topic of discussion: We’re talkin’ sandwiches today. We may have talked sandwiches before but we’re talkin’ sandwiches again because I love me my sandwiches and I want to hear all about your favorite sandwiches (I actually don’t know that we’ve done sandwiches before) – what’s on them, what kind of bread, what kind of condiments – everything you love on your favorite sandwiches. Do homemade and your favorite restaurant sandwiches, all described in loving detail, of course. I’ll start – I love turkey on a long onion roll (onion pocket, they call them) with American cheese and Russian dressing. I could just eat that sandwich forever. I love hot lean corned beef on rye with Russian dressing and cole slaw on the sandwich. I love a great barbecue beef sandwich. I’m gettin’ hungry already. Also, can someone send me some ointment? And some balm in Gilead?

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