Well, dear readers, today is the day. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, today is the day. Why is today the day, you might ask, and I might tell you, for why should I withhold such things from you dear, dear people out there in the dark? Today is the day when I am supposed to pick up the first two Kritzerland releases from the CD manufacturing plant (conveniently located only ten minutes from my home environment), if, that is, they are ready as promised (I called two days ago and everything was on schedule). But, here’s the tricky part – I have a rehearsal from twelve to four. So, if they’re not ready until, let’s say, noon, then I cannot go pick them up. However, my shipping person is standing by, so whatever happens he’ll be able to deal with it. If they’re ready in the morning, then he and I will drive up there and bring the boxes back. If not, he’ll drive up there and may have to make two trips. But, he’ll be able to get into the garage without my being here, and that’s where all his shipping stuff is. I also have to pick up a bunch of bubble wrap in the morning. So, if everything gets back here by one, I’m hoping he can ship a goodly portion of the orders today, and the rest on Saturday morning. The best case scenario would be to have everything shipped by tomorrow afternoon. The worst case scenario will be that everything is shipped by Monday. In any case, keep your fingers crossed for smooth sailing today, because, today is the day. Yesterday was also a day. It was a day in which nothing much happened and yet I was going all day long and never got to write any pages. I had to make scads of calls, I had to answer scads of e-mails, and I had to run quite a few errands. I can’t for the life of me remember any of the errands I ran, but I just know I was going all day long, and then I had to go to rehearsal. Said rehearsal/run-through went very well, especially the first act. The second act wasn’t quite as smooth, and it ran ten minutes longer than it ever has. If that happens again tomorrow, I may make a cut, deleting one number. Kevin is doing just great now – he’s in good voice, he’s finally got the moves in his body, and his energy level (what we’ve been working on the hardest) is where it needs to be. We’re having some invited guests in to our dress rehearsal on Sunday, which will be good for him.
Have I mentioned that today is the day? Over the last few nights I’ve watched a long motion picture entertainment on DVD entitled Stage Door Canteen. It’s one of those World War II all-star extravaganzas, with a very silly plot, which, of course, is just an excuse to star gaze. I must say, the stars for the most part, have been directed to be all gooey, giving hopeful, meaningful, longing looks to the soldier boys – it’s all very cloying. But, you get to see Helen Hayes, Lunt and Fontanne, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Judith Anderson, Tallulah Bankhead, Katharine Hepburn, Otto Kruger, Ralph Bellamy, Ray Bolger, Katharine Cornell, Jean Hersholt, and on and on. The film is written by Delmer Daves, who would go on to be a fine director, and it’s directed by Frank Borzage. There is one wonderful and catchy song entitled We Mustn’t Say Goodbye. Public domain transfer isn’t terrible, and it’s quite watchable.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below, because, after all, today is the day.
Whilst you’re keeping your fingers crossed, I’m hoping for some good news in terms of our third cast member for the reading of my play. It’s been incredibly difficult even trying to think of someone who’s right for it, and who could play all the levels of it. We were despairing, and I really didn’t want to sit through another casting call. But, I’d run into someone at the Hollywood Bowl last week, and today it came into my mind that he’d be really good for this. So, I dropped him an e-mail, and the timing is good for him. I’ll be dropping off the script to him tomorrow morning, and if he likes it and the role, then we’ll be set. You’ll be the first to know.
I’ve lost a couple more pounds, and am feeling pretty good about it – I still would like to lose another twenty, so I’m going to keep on this diet until I do. I’ve decided that one day a week I can pretty much eat a big, big meal, and it can consist of whatever I feel like. I don’t overdo it, but it allows me to get my cravings satisfied, and I find I don’t gain when I limit it to once a week.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must pick up CDs, I must ship CDs, I must rehearse, I must do this and that and also that and this, and I must find time to eat various and sundried foodstuffs. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player and your DVD/video player? I’ll start – CD, a bunch of Japanese imports (in the mini LP packaging that I adore) of some really rare 50s LPs, none of which are available here in the US on CD. The Tender Touch by Nelson Riddle, The Dinning Sisters, The Barry Sisters, The Castro Sisters, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and a few others. They’re wonderful. DVD, next up, A Very Long Engagement, starring Miss Audrey Tatou. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we – because, today is the day, and don’t you forget it.