Well, dear readers, November is flying by, like a gazelle reciting the Declaration of Independence whilst doing the complete choreography of Turkey Lurkey Time. Which reminds me of the story of The Randy Vicar and the Bermuda Trangle, but that’s another story. Speaking of story, I did watch a Netflix docuseries called Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On – six episodes about Internet adult entertainment. And yes, the very first shot of episode one is leaves. But we thankfully don’t get overloaded with Netflix “style.” I was surprised to find the six episodes interesting and even touching. The teen generation is very into these things, at least some of them, attracted to the money and potential “fame.” At least that’s how they go into it. From there, the picture isn’t always pretty. The most affecting episode is about a “cam” girl and her best customer of four years. That’s the best of it. But all the episodes are at least interesting and cover an entirely different aspect of what the Internet has wrought. The second-best episode is about a guy who dates endless girls via Tinder and then ghosting them. He seems to finally take responsibility for his BS by the end, but my guess is that he’ll continue doing exactly what he’s done because he’s a narcissist. And as we’ve said many times, while there are wonderful aspects to the Internet, the world was a much better place before it existed. Kids that grow up now literally cannot live without their phones and their apps and posting endless selfies and photos on all the various platforms. None of it is good – a generation of entitled narcissists – it is the real pandemic. Then I got halfway through a movie entitled Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Sidney Lumet’s final film, which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Ethan Hawke, and Albert Finney. It’s enjoyable in its way, but we’ll see how the next hour is.
Yesterday was certainly the first day of November – no way around that. I did get eight consecutive hours of sleep with no issues, so that was lovely. Once up, I answered e-mails and did a few things, got an e-mail from Kerry O’Malley bowing out of the December Kritzerland show, the third time in three shows she’s had to bow out due to work – a shame, as it’s our last show at Vitello’s. Then I went to the bank and cashed a check – in and out pretty quickly – a tiny bit longer than usual because I scanned my license the wrong way – after doing the same thing many times correctly. Anyway, that added about three minutes to my ten-minute visit.
Then I went to the mail place and picked up one package, a Kritzerland return of an item mistakenly shipped. I then decided on In-N-Out for food and had a cheeseburger and animal fries – both were very good. Then I had to rethink who’s going to sing what in the show because of the drop out performer. It’s still a strong cast, but I’d already chosen her songs so have to reassign who might do them.
Then I watched the Netflix thing, had a Chinese chicken salad from Stanley’s just to have something with greens and that was healthy, and then began watching the Lumet film.
Today, I’ll be up by eleven at the latest, hopefully the three CDs will be ready for pick-up although I have not heard a peep – I hope I don’t have to call about it – then I have to order supplies – boxes, labels, as we’re about to ship a LOT of CDs. I’ll finish choosing songs and get everyone their music, including our new pianist, I’ll eat, I’m hoping we start getting screeners, I’ll adjust the Elmer Bernstein commentary, and then at some point, I’ll watch, listen, and relax.
Tomorrow will be more of the same, Friday I’m attending an opening night at the Ahmanson, Saturday I have to rest and get ready for the Bernstein concert, and then Sunday we run stuff then do the concert.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up by eleven at the latest, hopefully the three CDs will be in, I must order supplies, finish choosing songs, get everyone music, eat, adjust commentary, and then watch, listen, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers and loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, getting more and more disenchanted with the Internet age.