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May 4, 2012:

HMORIF

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Well, dear readers, it’s HMORIF (Holy moley on rye, it’s Friday). Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, it’s HMORIF and this very weird week is at an end. Not a bad week, mind you, but occasionally very weird. Head-shaking weird. But the good outweighed the bad – for example, the good weighed 193 pounds while the bad weighted 191 pounds. What the HELL am I talking about? I have no idea and since that won’t be changing, I suppose I shall just mush on with these here notes. My brain has been discombobulated or, at the very least, discomwilliamlated the entire day. The reasons for this are simple: I was up at six after only five hours of sleep to announce the new Kritzerland, at which point I returned to the boudoir. I fell back asleep around seven-fifteen but was awakened by the telephonic device at nine. After that call, I finally fell back asleep only to have the telephonic device ring again at ten. I fell back asleep soon thereafter and was then awakened by the ringing of the doorbell at eleven-thirty. It was the Gas Man to read the meter. I was then so disoriented and groggy, that I printed out orders and then went and had a bacon cheeseburger and no fries. After that, I picked up one package, the overseas package that should have been here days ago. Then I came home, printed out more orders, organized a few things, and then Miss Daisy Eagan, Miss Adryan Russ, and Mr. Tom Griep arrived for rehearsal. Daisy looks great, and she’s singing 44 Sunsets, a beautiful song that she sang in the off-Broadway musical of The Little Prince and which she recorded for Broadway Bound. I have to say, she sounds just like she did all those years ago (Broadway Bound was, I believe, recorded in 1996). We had a really nice chat, and I’m looking forward not only to having her in the show, but to staying in touch. Then Melody arrived and we ran her two solos – Joshua Noveck and, from Minnie’s Boys, Mama, a Rainbow. She’s doing them wonderfully, and I gave her a few things to work on. Then Jane Noseworthy arrived and we ran her two solos, a put-together of Why Did I Choose You and I’m All Smiles from The Yearling, and the gorgeous Chain of Love from The Grass Harp, by my late pal Claibe Richardson. Then Beth Malone arrived and the three gals (Melody, Jane, and Beth) ran our opening number, Kicks by Brad Ross and Hal Hackady (it opened the Broadway Bound CD). It’s going to be really fun, and Melody gets to tap dance in the middle – she choreographed it herself, based on what she heard on the album. Then Melody and Jane left, and Beth ran her three solos – One of the Beautiful People from No Way to Treat a Lady, The Alto’s Lament, and I Like Him from Drat! The Cat!

After that, John Massey arrived and ran his two solos – Everybody Wants to be Sondheim and Something (the song I used in What If, by Bernstein and Markell – it’s the flip side of A Chorus Line’s Nothing, told from the viewpoint of Mr. Karp). Then Damon Kirsche arrived and he and John ran Ninas. The Damon ran his two solos, The Lord Will Provide from The Night of the Hunter, and Watching the Show. And that’s our show. Everyone sounds great, but they’re still shaky on the lyrics, and the boys’ songs especially are complex and VERY wordy. Hopefully by tomorrow, all will be well. And I really like our MD, Tom Griep. After that, I finally sat on my couch like so much fish.

Last night, tired as I was, I watched two count them two more Wallander movies, both great. So, that finished the first box set of series two, and now I’ve got the final six in box set two. And then I’m all caught up, and will give the Kenneth Branagh version a try. I’m mostly interested in those because they’re based on the novels, rather than just story ideas by Henning Mankell. And in June, they’re releasing the earlier Swedish series of movies – I think there are six, starring another actor as Wallander and also based on the books.

Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I can barely keep my eyes open and need a really good night’s beauty sleep.

Today, I shall hopefully arise after a good night’s beauty sleep. Then I have a lunch with Juliana Hansen, many errands and whatnot, including putting gas in the motor car, hopefully picking up some packages and an important envelope, then reading through the contextual commentary and doing any finessing, and then I shall hopefully relax.

Tomorrow is our stumble-through, and then a belated birthday dinner with the Family Hollis at Dan Tana – after that, we’ll all drive to the Nuart Theatre, where I’ll drop off a 35mm print – the projectionist there wants to run it side by side with the Blu-ray to see which looks better – I suspect the Blu-ray will win out. He’s a real film person, however, and would really like to run the print. We shall see how it all plays out. Sunday is sound check and show.

Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, have a lunch meeting, put gas in the motor car, hopefully pick up some packages and an important envelope, finesse, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player and your DVD/video player? I’ll start – CD, the musical of Bonnie and Clyde and some Kritzerland projects. DVD – Wallander movies. Blu and Ray, Pillow Talk. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, happy for HMORIF.

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