Well, dear readers, the second Kritzerland rehearsal was tons of fun – love this cast and love the songs. Guy Haines even showed up and ran his two songs – The Maladjusted Jester and That’s All. Everyone was pretty solid on their material. Listening to the Sami and Jenna Anything You Can Do there was still a lyric that wasn’t playing between two teen girls so I quickly adjusted it – it’s pretty cute and the duet is really kind of socko. Towards the end of rehearsal as Marc Ginsburg was running his numbers there was some kind of commotion outside – I couldn’t really tell what it was but it sounded like kids yelling and screaming to me. When Reagan Pasternak arrived a moment later she was white-faced and on the verge of tears. Apparently one of the neighborhood ladies (who I know) was walking her two dogs as she does several times a day. There were a handful of people outside besides her and they all saw a car barreling east towards them, veering wildly because the driver was – wait for it – texting, looking down at his phone. Everyone began screaming at him – he was too engrossed to even hear it and he clipped one of the dogs. And kept on driving as people ran after him. I think he realized what he’d done but instead of stopping the scum-sucking coward sped up and got the hell out before anyone could get his license. A car sped after him to try and cut him off, but he got away. I hope the dog is right – I know the owner carried him away and I’m sure took him right to the vet. So, let’s all send excellent vibes and xylophones for the doggy. To the scum-sucking hit and run mothereffer in the white car, well sir, karma will take care of you and I hope it’s something that causes you great pain and suffering, you unmitigated piece of dog snot. I truly am beginning to feel that cell phones should be outlawed in cars, because people are so unbelievably selfish and stupid they can’t obey the law and they put people’s lives in danger. You know what would stop these morons? If caught you spend the night in jail. Two offenses, you spend a month in jail. Three, your license is taken away forEVER.
Prior to that, I’d gotten about six hours of sleep thanks to the telephonic device ringing every five minutes. Once up, I answered e-mails, listed some Kritzerland CDs on Amazon to combat the gluttonous third-party sellers jacked up prices, then I went and had an egg salad sandwich and no fries or onion rings, and I picked up no packages. Then I came home and did some work on the computer until rehearsals began.
While we were running Sharon McNight’s duet and then solo we realized I had them placed too close together, since she has to make a wardrobe change. So, I quickly redid the order, then after rehearsal I rearranged to commentary to match the new order. Then I did a shorter jog (a mile and a half), then sat in the hot tub, which I haven’t done in ages and ages. Then I just relaxed.
Today I have a lot of little stuff to do, I’ll do the longer jog, hopefully pick up some packages, then I think I’ll have an early dinner rather than lunch.
Tomorrow I’m up early, she of the Evil Eye comes, and then I come back around 11:00 to get everything set up for the 11:30 stumble-through. I normally don’t like doing the stumble-through earlier than three, but one of our group is in a show and they play a matinee. It’s odd, as almost no 99-seat show plays a Saturday matinee. So, we have to get him on his way by one at the latest. After that, I’m sure a few of us will go get a bite to eat. Then I’ll relax. Sunday I’ll relax, then I’ll mosey on over to The Federal for our sound check and show. Then the next day I do the birthday concert thinking.
Why don’t we all put on our pointy party hats and our colored tights and pantaloons, why don’t we break out the ham chunks and cheese slices, why don’t we all dance the Hora and the Wah-Watusi, for today is the birthday of our very own dear reader Ron Pulliam. So, let’s give a big haineshisway.com birthday cheer to our very own dear reader Ron Pulliam. On the count of three: One, two, three – A BIG HAINESHISWAY.COM BIRTHDAY CHEER TO OUR VERY OWN DEAR READER RON PULLIAM!!!
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, do stuff, jog, hopefully pick up packages, eat, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player and your DVD/Blu and Ray player? I’ll start – CD, lots o’ stuff. Blu-ray, Theatre of Blood. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, wishing the scum-sucking man in the white car the karma he so blatantly deserves.