Well, dear readers, I suppose I should write some notes for another day is upon us and a day without notes is like a day without a gazelle. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, a day without notes is like a day without a gazelle, and day in and day out the notes must arrive like a clockwork orange or, at the very least, a clockwork pear. The notes are inexorable, like a gazelle in green underpants. And so, I shall write these here notes come rain or come shine, come hell or high or even low water, come what may. I must say, that after shipping over 1500 CDs the helper and I are a bit shipped out. There were big packages, small packages, book packages, and all of them are now in the hands of the postal office. As you might imagine, that all took a very long time.
Then I had to do errands and whatnot – I picked up one package and no important envelope, which will hopefully be here today. I then came home and set our musical director for the next Gardenia show, as well as one more cast member – Juliana Hansen, returning for her fifth show (I think). Two more folks to cast and then I’ve got to whittle down the song list to seventeen. I’ve pretty much decided on the opening number – actually, I’d decided on that a while ago, but was waffling on who should do it and how it should be done, and now I’ve made that decision. After that, I had to make some telephonic calls, and I had a couple of visitors pick up CDs. Then I checked out a couple of Blu and Ray transfers, including the UK version of Diabolique (pretty good – interested to compare it to the Criterion that’s about to be released), the Michael Sarne oddity, Joanna (looks pretty terrific), and Some Like It Hot (a five-year-old transfer that looks fine, but not exceptional).
Then it was time to mosey on over to the Bur of Bank and Islands restaurant, where I met with the thirteen-year-old and her parents and visiting grandma. It was the usual fun and funny meal and I had a bacon cheeseburger and fries. Then we went to their apartment and had a sing-through of the show, which I’d spent the latter part of the afternoon sequencing. I’m happy to say that the sequencing works really well – there’s logic, structure, and terrific forward momentum throughout, and now we will start connecting the dots and assembling things, and adding the patter. The songs all work well for Melody. She’d made some brownies that were quite yummilicious, and after we were finished, she put in some glow in the dark vampire fangs, and that provided plenty of mirth for about twenty minutes. I then took my leave, which is, I suppose, better than someone else taking my leave. I always take my leave, because my leave gets lonesome when I leave my leave. Also, they had a really cute dog named Jo-Jo, who was quite friendly to the likes of me.
I then came home, answered e-mails, played on the Internet and then decided it was high time to write these here notes. Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I must get as much beauty sleep as possible as I must be alert and with it for the big day ahead.
Today, I shall hopefully not wake up TOO early, and then I’ve got errands and whatnot to do, a jog to do, and hopefully I’ll pick up a package or three and, more importantly, the important envelope. Then at four I mosey on over to the Colony Theater to set up and prep for the live recording of Jason Graae’s Perfect Hermany show at the Colony Theater. There are still some tickets left, so if you’re on this coast, really, get off your butt cheeks and come on down to see it – it’s great fun and Jason is in top form and you can be part of the recording. After that show, I think we’re all going out for a drink and a bite to eat.
Tomorrow, my intention is to have a day of rest and by gum and by golly and buy bonds I damn well intend to and that’s all there is to that. I have lots of motion pictures to watch and I’m sure I’ll eat something light but amusing.
Next week is very busy – prepping our next release, which means yet more liner notes to be written, finishing casting and song choices and then gathering all the music and making CDRs for the singers. I have several meals and meetings, then on Friday I’m seeing iGhost, a new musical by Adryan Russ and the Kritzerland designer, Doug Haverty.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, do a jog, do errands and whatnot, pick up a package or three and hopefully an important envelope, set up and prep and then record the Jason Graae show, and then eat. Today’s topic of discussion: What are the most erotic moments you’ve ever seen on the screen or on stage – not dirty, not overt, but just moments charged with eroticism. One I’ve never forgotten is a scene with young Patricia Gozzi in a film called Rapture. I haven’t really seen it since it came out and I wonder how I’d feel about it today, but back then it was palpable. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, my work here being done.