Topic: A WANDERING JEW (Read 39192 times)

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #240 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:18:44 PM »

Jane, I'm sure they'll drop him anyway.

Jane · « **Reply #241 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:30:00 PM »

I hope so. I also signed a petition to the NFL to bench him. I'm pleased the Humane Society is doing a fine job of organizing action.

Jane · « **Reply #242 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:39:10 PM »

Sherlock walks around the house, sometimes around town, carrying a rawhide bone looking for a place to hide it. I asked Keith to get some photos of Sherlock carrying the bone cuz he is sooo cute, not an easy task because he doesn't like us watching him when he want to bury the bone.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #243 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:42:50 PM »

I'd love to see that, Jane.

Jane · « **Reply #244 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:46:09 PM »

I'm trying. I can't seem to get the size right with the software on this computer.

Jane · « **Reply #245 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:52:00 PM »

You can see why we call him "Goofus."

Jane · « **Reply #246 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:53:12 PM »

He normally carries the bone sideways, don't know what happened this time.

George · « **Reply #247 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:56:31 PM »

Sherlock is so cute, Jane!

Jane · « **Reply #248 on:** July 24, 2007, 05:57:25 PM »

Thanks George. He does make us smile & laugh a lot.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #249 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:15:29 PM »

Good Evening!

Well, my 45-minute audition session ended up running 1 hour and 15 minutes, and then I just decided to grab lunch in midtown before heading to the put-in rehearsal for the new members of the cast of A Chorus Line.

They basically ran the show, with a few "jumps" here and there. It was neat seeing some new interpretations, and I look forward to seeing the show again once everyone and everything settles.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #250 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:16:58 PM »

DR JRand - I didn't manage to get Baayork to sign a Playbill for you and Miss Vickie today - she was rather busy today. However, she'll be in every night this week, so...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #251 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:19:03 PM »

And I did manage to stop by The Golden to see DR Jason for a couple of minutes. We had hoped to grab some dinner, but due to some issues (which I'll let him elaborate on or not) we weren't able to.

But, yes, DR Jason is back in NYC.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #252 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:23:53 PM »

DR edisaurus - Ah! The Wellington. That used to be me good-ole stand-by too. A good room at a good rate. -And I usually ended up getting upgraded too. One time they gave me a two-room, two king-size bed suite, that had two bathrooms! I was also constantly impressed by the language skills of the front desk staff: many of them spoke anywhere from four to ten(!) languages - which came in handy for the number of foreign tour groups that got booked there.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #253 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:28:40 PM »

DR Matthew - Sorry to hear that your move has been postponed, but I'm sure when the move will happen when it is supposed to happen.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #254 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:33:10 PM »

DR FJL - DR Jason and I will be attending the matinee of Gypsy tomorrow. Or we may be seeing a movie. In any case, we will not be attending the evening performance of Gypsy. However, if you were thinking of gathering someplace for dinner...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #255 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:37:21 PM »

DR Miss Karen - Alas, unfortunately, most places do require a full month's rent as the security deposit. Most places usually refund that money a week or two after you leave - after they've checked out the place for any damages.

I have heard of some places accepting a Cashier's Check for the security deposit, but they don't deposit/cash it unless they find a problem with your stay. They just give you the check back - and then you deposit back into your own account.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #256 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:48:02 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on July 24, 2007, 07:57:59 AM

Perhaps DR Jose or DR Music Guy or others here who might play auditions as the accompanist can answer this:

Don't accompanists despise these types of books when they're brought in for an audition? I remember at one audition I attended (BYE BYE BIRDIE, I think), a girl plopped a fake book on the piano for her singing audition, and the pianist said, "Didn't you bring anything else?" She ended up singing "Happy Birthday," I think.

I don't mind fake books. However, when someone brings one in, that's usually a sign (to me at least) that they were trying to save money (lots of tunes in one book) rather than having something practical and useful for the auditions.

For the singer, the big problem with a fake book is that the accompaniment is totally left up to the accompanist to "fake". Each pianist will "fake" in his/her own way, and sometimes that way my work and sometimes it won't. When you bring in standard P/V/G sheet music, that insures that you will hear the same thing each time you audition with that music (hopefully, ideally).

Alas, I've crossed paths with many an auditionee who didn't realize that they had bought a fake book, that there was no piano accompaniment written out. -And, consequently, didn't know the music was in the wrong key. Or was written out "like Ella does it" or "like it is the show". -Which means they didn't practice before they walked into the audition. Strike One, Two and Three!!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #257 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:51:25 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on July 24, 2007, 08:24:58 AM

THIS was in my home town paper this morning

Congrats!

*And much, much cheaper than placing an ad too!!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #258 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:55:35 PM »

DR Ben - Thanks for the recommendation. However, I didn't hear from your friend today. -Maybe he called while I was sitting in the put-in. In any case, Thanks! And I hope your friend found someone who was able to help him out today.

Jane · « **Reply #259 on:** July 24, 2007, 06:59:40 PM »

'night

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #260 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:00:13 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 24, 2007, 08:59:41 AM

Except that, if his name is Jose, he'll probably be able to give you a hot tip on where to eat afterwards.

Well, actually, I usually point out to them that when they copied their music, they ended up cutting off some of the left hand notes for the pianist - and all too common, but sort of understandable, occurrence/problem.

In fact, there was one young woman this morning who had that very problem. She also had another problem: her whole book was made up of Jason Robert Brown songs. Which, unfortunately, exposed her other problem: she couldn't belt. $:-\$

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #261 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:03:49 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 24, 2007, 10:39:58 AM

Finally got a place to stay for the first trip in on the 5th, so that's one thing out of the way. It sounds great, and is less than half the price of a hotel, maybe more (depending on the hotel). The only thing I'm nervous about is that there's no cable modem or DSL there - but she says as long as my laptop has wireless you can glom on to someone's - no one who's stayed there has had a problem doing so.

And if all else fails, just sign up for a Daily T-Mobile pass. Then you can log on from almost anywhere in the city where there's a Starbucks. Which, of course, is everywhere.

-Or a hotel, Kinko's, etc.

However, there are some free Wi-Fi zones throughout the city. My favorite is Bryant Park.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #262 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:06:46 PM »

DR Jane -

Goofus

FJL · « **Reply #263 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:14:26 PM »

Larry - Here's the site for the one-act program that includes Skip's one-act musical AFTERNOON TEA at 59e59 starting next week:

http://www.59e59.org/shows_2007/SummerShorts.htm

FJL · « **Reply #264 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:21:11 PM »

Oh, yes, shill alert in my above post.

MBarnum · « **Reply #265 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:23:20 PM »

Quote from: Jane on July 24, 2007, 05:02:21 PM

MBarnum & JMK, or anyone-We are looking for a nice Oregon coastal town to stay in. We normally go to Bandon but need to find one with an easier access to the beach for Sherlock. We can't take him on too many stairs at once.

For us we want a charming town with shops & nice restaurants.

Gosh Jane, if only my friend George still had his cottage for rent. It would be perfect for you guys!

I don't remember the beaches down south, as I haven 't been there since I was a kid...but up this way (north of you)is Lincoln City and Newport, both of which are a lot of fun.

Cannon Beach is very nice also, but it might be a little too far north for you guys.

MBarnum · « **Reply #266 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:25:23 PM »

Quote from: Jane on July 24, 2007, 05:52:00 PM

You can see why we call him "Goofus."

Sherlock sure has outgrown the puppy stage...in fact he has outgrown just about every stage and then some! LOL!

JMK · « **Reply #267 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:41:27 PM »

I agree, Jane, Cannon Beach is very sweet--just your kind of town. However, the only convenient beach access has a few (concrete) steps. Seaside (just a few miles further north) is little more tourist-y, but it's easier to walk onto the beach--virtually all of the alphabet avenues simply end at the beach. I had never really liked Seaside before I got an all summer gig at a little community theater over there (it sadly only lasted one season). I would drive down on Wednesday night, do Thursday and Friday night shows, a Saturday matinee and Saturday evening, then drive like a bat out of hell back to Portland to be able to get a few hours sleep before my church gig on Sunday. But I really fell in love with Seaside that summer and it's one of the big reasons we ended up buying a Trendwest timeshare there (we can use it all over the world, but it was having a regular place to go to in Seaside that did the deal).

If you want another cool place (although I haven't been there in years), Pacific City is also very quaint, and much, much smaller than either Seaside or Cannon Beach.

Ben · « **Reply #268 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:50:10 PM »

Got back from Gypsy a while ago. It is truly wonderful and deserving of all the praise. Miss LuPone gives the performance of a lifetime!

Ben · « **Reply #269 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:51:38 PM »

I'm glad I went up early and got my cheap seat cause there weren't any to be had by the time of the performance. The entire rear mezz and front mezz were packed!

Jose, my friend David did find someone to work with and he feels very ready for his audition tomorrow. I told him to keep your number in case he needs someone in the future.

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