Well, dear readers, this month is flying by, like a gazelle wearing wax lips. Does anyone still wear wax lips? Wax lips were all the rage when I was growing up. I bought them all the time. I wonder if they could even sell them now. Well, let’s find out, shall we? Why yes they do, yes, you can still buy, wear, and eat wax lips. This is very exciting news for fans of wax lips like myself. I am giddy with excitement over this development and therefore I have just purchased some wax lips and I feel all dear readers should now purchase some (available at Amazon and other online candy emporiums like Old Time Candy) and then photograph them wearing said wax lips. Won’t that be ever so much fun? And wearing a Fez in the photo gets extra bonus points. My wax lips should be here by Wednesday and photographs will follow instantly.
Yesterday, I gained an hour of sleep and got nine hours. That was very necessary. Once up, I reset the two clocks that needed resetting and then I answered e-mails, did some work on the computer, did some work at the piano, and then got ready to attend a matinee.
The matinee was for a play entitled Carmilla, based on the Sheridan La Fanu vampire story with a Lesbian twist. I love a good Lesbian twist, don’t you? I have seen various and sundried versions of this story – my favorites are the Karnstein trilogy consisting of The Vampire Lovers, Lust for a Vampire, and Twins of Evil. This particular play was not to my liking – a very talky word-fest with not much drama in the drama. It was in a teeny-tiny theater and thankfully it was only seventy minutes in length, although it seemed longer than that. Our own Doug Haverty played in it and was fine, but I think he needs to step up and start working with better folks because that’s really the only way he’ll grow.
After the show, we went to Mimi’s Café. We split a spinach artichoke dip that wasn’t a patch on the butt cheeks of the California Pizza Kitchen. I had a bacon, avocado, and cheeseburger on Parmesan sourdough toast and it was very good. It came with an okay Caesar salad. Then I came home and sat on my couch like so much fish.
Last night, I watched the new Criterion Blu and Ray of David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. I’ve written about this film many times here at haineshisway.com, the first time being way back in April of 2002. In fact, I’ve written about it five times because I love it so and come back to it often. I feel it’s one of the five best films of the last fifteen years and maybe, for me, the best. It’s complex, weird, funny, and downright odd, but once you understand what Lynch is up to, it all falls into place quite neatly. It does really take two viewings, but I discover new things every time I watch it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Naomi Watts’s performance is one of the greatest ever put on film. Everyone else in the film is terrific, and technically it’s a great looking film. I have to check the previous European Blu-ray – it’s now five years old, but I’m curious about a couple of sequences. Mostly, this is a wonderful new 4K transfer and the color is great and it’s got a lot of detail. Highly recommended by the likes of me and my wax lips.
Then I uploaded five count them five clips from Welcome to My World on the Tube of You. I thought some of you dear readers might like to actually see what the show looked like and hear some of its dialogue. So, first up is the opening of the show and the title song. Molly is, of course, played by Sami Staitman and that’s Alby Potts at the piano. The set is by Rei Yamamoto, lighting by Adam Rayzor.
Next we have the show’s third monologue and song – this is the monologue that made certain people uncomfortable and that made me very happy. And amazingly, in the second part of the monologue, where she talks about sex education for twelve-year-olds, this was the performance where a little girl in the front row said something – I wrote about it in these here notes, how Sami took everything I’d taught her about comedy timing and used it – and you’ll see it here – that’s followed by the song TMI.
Here was have the monologue about Molly’s grandpa and the song He Was Grandpa.
Next is the second of three monologues about boys – this one leads us into the song Note to Boys.
And finally, we have the show’s final song, Everything is Gonna Be All Right and the final monologue and reprise of the title song.
So, hopefully that gave you the flavor of what we were about and how much fun we all had. I really do miss the show.
Today, I have the meeting with the helper at eleven – I’m pretty sure she’s done, but hopefully she’ll be able to train our new person and attend to things over the next couple of weeks, but if not, the interim helper is back on Tuesday and can take care of things until she leaves for a month on the twenty-second. She’d like to continue, so maybe I’ll end up splitting it between her and a new person. I’m truly disappointed that the real helper has made this decision, but I doubt she can be talked out of it. After that, I’ll eat, hopefully pick up some packages, get singers their songs, and keep on the lookout for a musical director.
The rest of the week is meetings and meals and writing, seeing a few shows and lot of other stuff.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, have a meeting, eat, hopefully pick up packages, gather up music and send to singers, and settle on the replacement helper, if possible. Today’s topic of discussion: What were your favorite novelty candies and toys when you were growing up? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I grow heady with anticipation for my supply of wax lips.