Well, dear readers, I am writing these here notes early because by the time the notes usually go up I shall be at the airport picking up our very own Mr. Barry Pearl and his luggage, after which I’ll be taking him to his home environment. I don’t really have much to say anyway, but say it I shall, whatever there is of it. Yesterday, I think I managed to get a little over eight hours of sleep – I was hoping for more but alas it was not meant to be. I got up, did some work on the computer, then went and delivered a big box o’ CDs to a local dealer. Then I came back home and did a four-mile jog. It was really difficult but I toughed it out and even though I looked quite pathetic I did finish. Then I had some low-cal, low-fat hot dogs, which were yummilicious. It was another extremely low calorie food day, especially in light of the fact that I burned off 400 calories from the jog. I then sat on my couch like so much fish.
Yesterday, I watched a motion picture that I TIVOd in high definitions entitled Fail Safe. First of all, Fail Safe is one of those motion pictures that I never tire of. It’s really powerful, with great performances by the kinds of actors we no longer have – Henry Fonda, Dan O’Herlihy (a Druxy client), Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, and a great supporting cast featuring the wonderful Frank Overton (one of the most unsung character actors who ever lived – this guy is a brilliant actor and has been stellar in everything I’ve seen him in, most especially this, To Kill A Mockingbird (as the sheriff) and the great Twilight Zone episode Walking Distance (as Gig Young’s father), Edward Binns, Dom De Luise (really good in a small dramatic role), Larry Hagman, Sorrel Booke, and on and on. Sidney Lumet’s direction keeps the tension at a high level, and the ending is riveting and shocking, still today, and still even though we know it’s only a movie. It is a film without any music at all, and it really works for this kind of movie. It’s the serious version of Dr. Strangelove, and if you’ve never seen it, seek it out on DVD or on one of the cable movie stations.
After that, I did a little writing, I did a little organizing, and I did a little relaxing, after which it was time to write these here notes.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I must get ready to do the drive to LAX and I think I’ll have a little Diet Coke to awaken my tired body, then I’ll take Barry home, come home and hopefully get a few hours of beauty sleep.
Today, I have to be up at seven and at the lab by eight for a five-hour session. Directly after that, I go to the City of Studio Public Storage to move units, which I’m hoping won’t take more than a couple of hours. After that, I’ll jog, eat something light but amusing, and then I’m doing a haineshisway.com radio show with our very own Mr. Donald Feltham. So, a VERY long day.
Tomorrow, it’s another eight o’clock session at the lab, this one four hours, and I’m hoping by the end of it that we’ve either layed the entire film to digital hi-def tape or that we’ve at least finished all the color correction so we can do so early the following morning. After the session, I have a lot of stuff to do and then at four we have our first rehearsal for the Gardenia. The rest of the week is more of the same – work sessions, rehearsals, meetings, jogging, losing weight, and light meals.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be at the lab for five hours, I must move storage units, I must jog, I must eat, and I must do a radio show. Today’s topic of discussion: What are the most suspenseful movies you’ve ever seen – the real nail-biters that have you on the edge of your seat? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I pick up Mr. Barry Pearl, take him home, come home, and hit the road to dreamland for a few hours of sleep.