Good Afternoon!
-WOW! They're showing current footage from O'Toole's, an Irish pub here in Richmond, on the news right now. That place is packed!!! And I thought it only got close that during opening night cast parties!
DR Stuart - Yes, as DR SWW pointed out earlier, I, too, and am Alton Brown fan. Of course, tonight's episodes are in honor of St. Patrick's Day, but even a rerun of "Good Eats" is a lot better then some first-run sitcom episodes lately. *I also found out that the small, funky bookstore here in Richmond that hosted both signing for Alton Brown and Tyler Florence, still has some signed copies of Alton's first book, "I'm Just Here for the Food". And since I have a fellow friend/fan with an upcoming birthday...
DRs SWW and DerB - Mark Price is truly one of my favorite people in the world. Always a guaranteed smile with him in the room. And I still remember the first read/sing-thru of Sweeney Todd at the Kennedy Center when he had the whole room in tears after the "Not While I'm Around" scene and song. Even Mr. Sondheim was greatly impressed. And that was just at the first read/sing-thru! A very smart, funny and caring guy.
And, yes, it was the costume. And the cigarette holder. And the hat. ;-)
DR Noel - I've been meaning to ask... The other day you mentioned that DR and DW Joy is from the Washington, DC area. I have to wonder now if our paths have ever crossed. I've more or less been working in and out Richmond for the past five-six years, but most of that work has been up in DC. I'm sure I've played an audition or two for her somewhere along the line. -If not in DC, then maybe in NYC. Just curious...
I have yet to start packing, but at least I've planned it now. Once I get back from dinner tonight, and after "American Idol", I will at least get my stuff packed for my housing up in DC. It's a very nice furnished apartment, so all I've been told I really need to bring is my "favorite pillow". And since I still have some stuff packed from my last two out-of-town trips, the packing should go fast. And then I'll start packing up some other stuff. I sense a late night frenzy coming - which is actually a good thing, since late night frenzies are a normal thing for me. I also don't have to be at rehearsal until 7:00 tomorrow night, so if I end up sleeping in tomorrow, no harm done.
*I also breathed a big sigh of relief when I remembered that most of the clothes I have to pack are my pit blacks. I can bring the rest of my non-pit clothes up gradually over the next couple of weeks.
Well, time for me to get ready for dinner... And I'm wearing my olive green button down. At least that's something.
And as for a green thong? Hey, remember no thongs, green or otherwise, here on HHW! -Well, that could be interpreted - rather misconstrued a few ways... Ah, well...
Erin Go....!!!