Well, dear readers, I have some very important news that you might not be aware of: It is November. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, it is November and it is my fervent hope and prayer that November will be a month filled with health, wealth, happiness, creativity, and all things bright and beautiful. It’s boggling my already boggled mind that we are in the final two months of the year I like to call 2016.
Yesterday was, of course, the final day of October and you know what that means – the hobgoblins come out and remove hundreds of candies from your home environment. And, as with every year, the hobgoblins came out in force in the City of Studio. They drive here from all areas – I had hundreds of kids come to the door and gave away three full bags of candies (I overbought this year so I have tons left, and will be giving that to the Kritzerland cast and bringing it to Brain rehearsals because I do not want it here). The costumes had great invention and range this year – of course we had many scary zombies, but the prize for creativity, especially since I’ve used the joke here many, many times, went to Addie Chandler, son of Stan and Kirsten – he appeared as Danny in the Outside the Box The Shining episode. He had a string of cereal boxes around him – a cereal killer. We had the requisite princesses, we had what looked like two boys dressed as an unmowed lawn, we had superheroes galore, and I always find it a delightful way to spend an evening. I was up and down many, many times. When not giving out candy I just stayed near the front door, working on the computer and listening to music. And of course I partook of a few candies myself – a few teeny-tiny boxes of milk duds, one piece of licorice, and a Tootsie Roll. The fun began around six-thirty and was over by eight-thirty.
Prior to that, I’d gotten around seven hours of sleep, answered some e-mails, then did my banking. As I was getting back in the car I noticed that the passenger side rear tire was practically flat. I’ve known for over eight weeks that both rear tires were on their last treads and have just been procrastinating. I went to the nearest gas station, put gas in the motor car (later in the afternoon the gas price went up by two cents) and put air in that tire, then drove straight to the gas station where I usually get my tire replacements. I’d been there when I first knew the tires were basically done and had already gotten the quote for the two tires. So, I left the car there and they ordered the tires and said they’d be there around three or four.
I’d gotten a call about meeting friends for lunch, so I walked over to Jerry’s Deli and met them. It was nice to have lunch companions – I had an omelet and an English muffin. They were kind enough to drive me to the mail place, where I picked up a couple of packages, then they drove me home. Once here, I did Brain work, had many telephonic and textual conversations. Then I called to check on the tires and they’d just arrived so he told me to come in thirty minutes. So, I put on my jogging attire and did a two-and-a-half mile jog – instead of the last half mile being my return home, the last half mile was to the gas station. The car was ready, I paid, and drove back home – the car was driving so much smoother. Oh, and there were TWO nails in the tire that had been almost flat and I think we all know we can thank the morons who are doing the construction work around here. Then the trick or treaters began to arrive.
After that, I went to Gelson’s and got a small thing of salad with nothing that had any calories in it – three mushroom bits, a spoon of corn and some red onions. As always I used the red wine vinegar to dress it. I came home and ate it all up, whilst listening to some tranquil and pretty music by Brit composer E.J. Moeran. I also uploaded some Arthur Bliss – but while I admire some of his music, he’s not my favorite. But I do like his Color Symphony and his suite from his film score to Things to Come, so that’s what I uploaded.
Today, I’ll be up by ten, I’ll do the usual stuff, eat, hopefully pick up packages, jog, do Brain work, and then it will be time for our first Kritzerland rehearsal, which I’m very much looking forward to.
Tomorrow is a repeat of today – our second Kritzerland rehearsal and the only time in our six-year history that we’ve done a back-to-back rehearsal, and hopefully it will remain the only time. Thursday we have two people coming for a one-hour Kritzerland rehearsal, and then we begin our Brain rehearsals and we have a lot of work to do in a very short amount of time – I basically have about eight hours to get the show on its feet. But if my actors have done as I’ve asked and watched the video clips, then it should move pretty quickly. That is the hope. Friday is our second Brain rehearsal, Saturday we rehearse The Brain from ten to two – I hope to get a run-through in, which I think we can do if we drill stuff for the first hour and then do the run. Then I come right home and we have our stumble-through, after which I’m hoping a few of us will go have a nice meal. Sunday is sound check and show, then Monday we load in musicians and sound in the morning, do a band run-through, then the cast arrives, gets miked and in costume, and we do a full-out run-through at three. Then the cast will have a nice break (we’ll have some foodstuffs there for them), then we do our show. Ticket sales are VERY light right now and I’m kind of really annoyed by it and am about to get VERY testy with my dear friends who don’t seem to want to make their reservations. I let slide the fact that many people I know have never, not ONCE, come to a Kritzerland show in the six years we’ve been doing them, but I’m not letting this slide. If they don’t support this benefit woe to those folks should they EVER need me to see one of their things or show support for them because it will not be happening. That is just the way I feel about it.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, do the usual stuff, eat, jog, do Brain work, and have a rehearsal. Today’s topic of discussion: What flop plays and musicals do you love? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, and reiterating that it is my fervent hope and prayer that November will be a month filled with health, wealth, happiness, creativity, and all things bright and beautiful. Keep sending those most excellent vibes and xylophones for a week of no irritants or distractions – keep ‘em coming and coming often. And then we can all get ready to celebrate a warm and inviting Thanksgiving.