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Re:THE LAST MAY DAY
« Reply #120 on: May 31, 2005, 02:26:20 PM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

As DR Matthew alluded to - as did BK, himself, the Notes - this "biz" is filled with people who will do you wrong - and, unfortunately, a lot of it is done "on purpose".

I used to hold everything in.  Very passive.  That used to work for a while, but then I just realized I had to let things go somehow or another.  So...

Sometimes, I do just let things go.

Other times, I will confront the person.  *If the person in question happens to be someone in the "biz" who is a true "up and comer", then I will take them aside, and tell them what I thought of their slight - but I couch it as advise rather than a reprimand.  -And, of course, I do this since I was, believe it or not, taken aside once or twice back then. Let's just say that my eagerness at times was a bit too eager.

However, I rarely forget.  Anything.  Heck, I remember what I had for lunch during important meetings - and what my lunch partner was eating too.  And what the weather was like!

-And it's always been hard for me to hide or disguise my indecision, apprehension and/or suspicion when I have to deal with someone who has done me wrong in the past.

On the bright side... At least in my line of work, I usually only have to deal with the person for a few weeks at a time, and then it's "another openin', another show,"... another cast.

Of course, there have been those times when I've "accidentally" hit the transpose button on the keyboard....

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« Reply #121 on: May 31, 2005, 02:37:37 PM »

Last night in Richmond, I just ended up spending it with my friend, Mike.  He's not in the theatre biz, like myself, but with his work schedule, Monday is his usual day off too.  So I headed over to his place, and just hung out for the evening.  The weather in Richmond was gorgeous last night - even though the rain did move in overnight - but he has this great house in the historic Church Hill neighborhood.  Lots of windows which we were able to keep open.

He just finished his Doctorate at VCU - his THIRD post-grad degree - so we had a semi-belated graduation quasi-party. He even cooked!  Penne pasta with a caramelized onion sauce, chorizo sausage, and white sweet corn-on-the-cob.  And for dessert it was fresh mango and applesauce with ginger and cinnamon.  And all of it was homemade!

It was just a nice night of good food and great conversation.
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« Reply #122 on: May 31, 2005, 02:40:47 PM »

Before heading back up to Fairfax this afternoon, I made a stop at the storage unit to pull out some scores...  Of course, when I got to the right boxes - which didn't take too much shuffling - they were not in there.  And then I realized, I was doing that thing again where I was thinking of one show, but picturing a different show - well, the cover of the score/vocal selections - in my head.  Ah, well...  *I just made a stop by my "old" music store once I got back up to NoVA.

Then it was quick trip through Ukrop's for some groceries.  I needed my Duke's Mayo!

And then across the street to the 7-11 where I purchases tonight's winning MegaMillions lottery ticket!

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« Reply #123 on: May 31, 2005, 02:42:37 PM »

I know I've forgotten a few things to which I wanted to respond to, but those will have to wait until I'm back from the show tonight....

OH!  And it looks like I may be "walking" for the rest of week, so I may have a couple of evenings off.  Hmm... Maybe I'll head out and catch a few movies, and/or catch up some movies here at home.  At least one Bollywood movie in particular...

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« Reply #124 on: May 31, 2005, 02:43:19 PM »

PAGE FIVE DANCE!!!!

Hmmm....

PASSPIED!!!
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« Reply #125 on: May 31, 2005, 02:43:44 PM »

CONTUMELY, Baby!  CONTUMELY!!
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« Reply #126 on: May 31, 2005, 02:44:24 PM »

BK - So Mr. Sondheim is still talking about that comment I made to him?

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« Reply #127 on: May 31, 2005, 02:44:44 PM »

OK... NOW I am going....

Laters...
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« Reply #128 on: May 31, 2005, 02:45:23 PM »

Oh...

And I guess there goes my theory that Guy Haines was Deepthroat...

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« Reply #129 on: May 31, 2005, 03:07:55 PM »

DR JRand:  Warmest wishes to Holly from the land down under. (Magnus and Fosca sent their most positive thoughts)
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« Reply #130 on: May 31, 2005, 03:12:21 PM »



And then across the street to the 7-11 where I purchases tonight's winning MegaMillions lottery ticket!

:)

Hey, don't forget that BK married you and I in holy matrimony! That means I get half!
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« Reply #131 on: May 31, 2005, 03:57:25 PM »

I feel like I somehow stumbled into Dr. Jose's diary.

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« Reply #132 on: May 31, 2005, 03:57:35 PM »

I also tend to hold thing in, and I never forget a slight. I can get past things, but I rarely forget. A major aspect of my character is calm, so people come to expect it from me, which is cool. The downside of it is, if I show a little anger, people react as if I've hurled chairs across the room. It seems unfair, because other people can get away with more outward anger because people are used to it from them.

I also have a habit of writing folks off if they really wrong me. They'll just never hear from me again.
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« Reply #133 on: May 31, 2005, 03:59:15 PM »

Ron P, hope the sinuses improve. My poor cat has been sneezing like crazy the past few days and it really pains us to see it. Allergens everywhere, I guess.

And JRand, all kind wishes for your Holly.
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« Reply #134 on: May 31, 2005, 04:04:30 PM »

I also tend to hold thing in, and I never forget a slight. I can get past things, but I rarely forget. A major aspect of my character is calm, so people come to expect it from me, which is cool. The downside of it is, if I show a little anger, people react as if I've hurled chairs across the room. It seems unfair, because other people can get away with more outward anger because people are used to it from them.

I also have a habit of writing folks off if they really wrong me. They'll just never hear from me again.

Couldn't have said it any better myself.
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« Reply #135 on: May 31, 2005, 04:06:13 PM »

I also tend to hold things in, and I never forget a slight. I can get past things, but I rarely forget. A major aspect of my character is calm, so people come to expect it from me, which is cool. The downside of it is, if I show a little anger, people react as if I've hurled chairs across the room. It seems unfair, because other people can get away with more outward anger because people are used to it from them.

I also have a habit of writing folks off if they really wrong me. They'll just never hear from me again.
Add in DR Jed's comment about hurting friends and that just about sums my views up too.
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« Reply #136 on: May 31, 2005, 04:19:18 PM »

Crap!  I sent all the correct answers to the Unseemly Trivia Contest Saturday night and I was aghast when I did not see my name amongst the winners this morning.  I was about to demand--demand, I tell you!--an apology.  

However, I just double checked to see that I sent it out to the correct address and found that I had left off the ".com".  So when the e-mail did bounce back, I gave it no thought since BK said that that might happen.

Grrrrr.  Stupid cut and paste!  Stupid!  Stupid!  Stupid!



Oh............ Yeah............. that's what I did, too.
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« Reply #137 on: May 31, 2005, 04:24:28 PM »

As for the TOD, in the business a lot of us are in, people seem to hold grudges for quite a long time and usually we find that we can get along quite well without those people.  Personally, I like to mend all fences and bridges at some point in my life, or try to anyway.  There is one actor, however, who lied to me when auditioning for a show and he got in.  I had asked if anyone at the callback could read music, and he raised his hand.  At one point in the rehearsal process, he wasn't getting his harmony and I told him to go home and plunk it out on the piano.  He then told me that he couldn't because he didn't read music.  I'll never cast him again.    But the bottom line, I always try to mend fences and make things right.

Well, I guess I would only get cast once by you
.  The number of times I have minored in stage combat or modern dance..............
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« Reply #138 on: May 31, 2005, 04:31:02 PM »

Hey Rodzinski, I don't think you have mentioned that you guys have a cat...we will require more information now and photos.
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« Reply #139 on: May 31, 2005, 04:33:47 PM »

DR RonP hope your sinuses are feeling better.

And good vibes to Holly!
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« Reply #140 on: May 31, 2005, 04:39:25 PM »

Belated birthday wishes to Arnold Brockman
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« Reply #141 on: May 31, 2005, 04:39:41 PM »

I've held off long enough....TOD:

I offer my friendship carefully (lesson well learned), and I nurture the friendship over years.  

I don't have a lot of friends, but I hold a few closely and have had them for decades.

In general, though, I take people at their words.  If they renege on their words without offering an apology or excuse for not holding to their words, I unequivocally dismiss any validity in anything they say to me afterward.

I have no time in my life for anyone consumed by ego -- what they want to do, where they want to go, who they think they are or where they think they come from.

For me, the proof is in the pudding.  More sow's ears have dropped out of silk purses, and the pedigree is fouled.

I ask for nothing from a friend except truth...be who you are, express yourself truthfully, and share your life for whatever time we spend together.  I try to do the same.  

Life's too short to suffer fools...
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« Reply #142 on: May 31, 2005, 04:39:47 PM »

Belated sympathies to DR Jane on the loss of Bogie.
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« Reply #143 on: May 31, 2005, 04:41:19 PM »

Going back to what I said about the final episode of Lost. She took the baby boy because she believe that was the boy they were talking about and was perplexed why the people behind the voices were not at the fire.
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« Reply #144 on: May 31, 2005, 04:41:53 PM »

Still catching up on all the postings and notes. I will try to get to the photos tonight.
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« Reply #145 on: May 31, 2005, 04:43:01 PM »

Jrand 54, my thoughts and prayers are wtih you and Holly.
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« Reply #146 on: May 31, 2005, 04:52:14 PM »

Going back to what I said about the final episode of Lost. She took the baby boy because she believe that was the boy they were talking about and was perplexed why the people behind the voices were not at the fire.

I've rewatched the show a couple of times.  She said she heard the voices...they said they were going for the child...and then some said they were going for the boy.

Two different beings in her mind, I thought.

I believe she took the child because she hoped she could trade it for her own son who had been taken from her some 16 years earlier.  And she was perplexed because "they" weren't at the fire.

"Some" four people were on that boat when they took the boy.  I don't have a clue how many "they" might total.
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« Reply #147 on: May 31, 2005, 04:54:58 PM »

Presenting...Countess and Contumely.
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« Reply #148 on: May 31, 2005, 04:57:40 PM »

Going back to Dead Ringers that BK talked about on Sunday. When Jeremy Irons won his oscar for Reversal of Fortune, he thanked David Cronenberg for Dead Ringers.
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« Reply #149 on: May 31, 2005, 05:06:06 PM »

Interesting that some people mentioned The 7 Faces of Doctor Lao as one of their favorite circus films. I had mentioned it earlier in the week when I thought it would be a good musical with my composer of choice Jerry Herman. Anyone agree or disagree?
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