Well, dear readers, I intended to begin writing these here notes at eleven-thirty – plenty of time to write and get them posted at midnight. And yet, here I am at midnight, just beginning them. Why, you might ask, and I might tell you, because why should I withhold such things from you dear readers? Because I procrastinated. Yes, you heard it hear, dear readers, I, BK, procrastinated. I sat here like so much fish and did everything BUT write these here notes. And now I am scurrying and hurrying so I can get them posted and get to sleep. Speaking of sleep, I had a lovely night’s sleep prior to getting up rather late yesterday morning. So, I had to scurry and hurry and package up items and then ship items, after which I did manage to jog. I then had to get to rehearsal – we were missing one cast member today, so I first worked intensively with our two DJ/hosts – adorable twin girls. We went over every line and we worked on their vocal energy and what the lines had to do in terms of setting things up. They were much better by the end of that session. Then I did the same thing for the three cast members who were there, and that was very helpful, too. The show is completely blocked now, so it’s all about tightening, cleaning up the blocking, making things clear, making the comedy work, and getting it to be smooth and all of a piece. It’s a hard-working company, I’ll say that. I think it’s going to be a very high-energy, fun show. After rehearsal, I had a bite to eat, finished listening to The Brain CD, had Vinnie do three tiny little fixes (over the phone) and I’m now very happy with it. As soon as elmore hears it, it’s going off to the mastering engineer. I also finished writing the synopsis, which is long, but I can cut it if necessary. After that, Miss Adriana Patti and I retired to the den, where we sat on the couch like so much fish.
Last night, I watched a motion picture entitled The Illusionist, which is based on a short story by an author I’m very fond of named Steven Millhauser. In fact, I feel I discovered Mr. Millhauser, since I purchased his first book the day it came out and championed it to everyone I knew (Edwin Mullhouse was the book, and it’s a great first novel). I own all his books, although, for me, he’s never quite topped his first book. The film looks and sounds like most Independent films today – slick. I found it a little arch, frankly, but I enjoyed it for what it was. I do hope that no one says they thought there were (as the box trumpets) amazing twists – I mean, the tag line of the ad campaign is “nothing is what it seems to be” and the film is called The Illusionist, and anyone who doesn’t know what’s going on in the first five minutes of the film, really is just too too gullible. I felt the film’s illusions, or tricks, seemed too movie-like and I never bought them. Maybe I’m wrong, but they just seemed like movie-maker’s ideas of illusions – although, that said, they probably had an advisor on the film. I like Edward Norton, thought the girl was serviceable, but I was not very fond of Paul Giamatti, who simply annoyed me. The Philip Glass score is, well, a Philip Glass score. Compared to other today films I’ve seen recently, The Illusionist isn’t bad, but I was hoping for better, somehow.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because otherwise I shall procrastinate some more and these here notes will never get posted.
Oh, I also finished watching a motion picture entitled The Boy And The Pirate, a film from director Bert I. Gordon. It’s not his finest creation, but it’s fun in its own way and, of course, it does feature his cute-as-a-button daughter, along with the appealing Charles Herbert. Murvyn Vye is pretty bad as the pirate, but the color is good, and it’s short.
Today, I shall be doing errands and then rehearsing. We intend to do one run-through, and then I’ll do cleanups for the rest of the day. After rehearsal, I’ll be meeting Miss Jessica Rush at my home environment, and she’ll begin her arduous task of tallying sales, which, as I said, is going to be a weeks-long thing. I shall toddle off to sup at Ruth’s Chris Steak House – I’m salivating just thinking about it, and believe me, I will not be procrastinating.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, jog, do errands, write, rehearse, and have a marvelously marvelous steak dinner. Today’s topic of discussion: What are the greatest feats of prestidigitation that you’ve ever witnessed, and who are you favorite magicians that you’ve seen. Describe everything in detail, please, so we can visualize. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, and let us not procrastinate.