Topic: I HEART NEIL SIMON (Read 64037 times)

bk · « **on:** June 08, 2013, 11:59:01 PM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes hearted Neil Simon and also spoke of a book signing, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently performing Mr. Simon's special version of The Odd Couple for cows - The Odd Cows.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2013, 12:00:07 AM »

And the word of the day is: JARGOON!

TCB · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2013, 12:02:19 AM »

First post after BK

bk · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2013, 12:03:26 AM »

Photos of the signing in today's notes.

TCB · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2013, 12:12:40 AM »

Quote from: bk on June 09, 2013, 12:03:26 AM

Photos of the signing in today's notes.

I already saw them, but I was wondering who the skinny Jew is with Doug?

KevinH · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2013, 12:23:21 AM »

Nice photos, BK!

George · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2013, 12:31:55 AM »

BK, that's too bad about the Parisian cake (and the "friends"), but it sounds like the reading itself went really well!

George · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2013, 12:32:08 AM »

Quote from: KevinH on June 09, 2013, 12:23:21 AM

Nice photos, BK!

Agreed!

George · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:25:53 AM »

Well, yesterday was a good two-show-and-cast-party day! First, I went to my sister's to drop off a box of stuff and then I went to the theater. David, the sound designer, was going to come by early to troubleshot mic problems that happened the night before, but he wasn't there when I got there at about 11:15 a.m. He eventually did show up, but I pretty much figured out what happened on my own.

George · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:27:38 AM »

One actor's mic just wasn't working at all (it was fine at the pre-show mic check), so he had no amplification at all during Friday night's show. Another actor's mic was popping and crackling during the entire show, and I forgot to check on his during intermission (my bad). So yesterday, I swapped microphone cords and microphone heads and determined that Harrison's mic problem (the mic with no sound at all) was the cord. I swapped it out with the last spare cord and it worked perfectly.

George · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:27:49 AM »

Xander's mic problem (it popped all throughout last night's show) was the connection between the cord and the mic head. I switched his cord with another actor's mic cord and the other person's mic was perfect. Xander's mic did pop a couple of times...but ONLY a couple of times. It was otherwise a success!

George · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:35:36 AM »

Also, there was a plan to re-record a couple of songs in between the two performances because Ben, who plays the King and a King's servant (not at the same time, though) and Royce (the man on the bus), had no microphone at all during the run, and he has several featured moments during some of the songs. They only had access to nine mics for ten actors. Since Ben had trained to be an opera singer, he didn't really need a mic for the live audiences.

George · « **Reply #12 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:36:27 AM »

As for the plan to record during the two shows...evidently, no one told the band. A couple of band members had to leave during the break between shows and so they'll have to do something else. One idea was to record Ben singing over the existing recordings and add him to the mix. They felt like it was a possible option and a fairly inexpensive idea.

George · « **Reply #13 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:37:16 AM »

BOTH performances were sold out and today's last show is completely sold out, too! After the second performance yesterday, we had a cast party that was just a lot of fun...fun conversation, good food (and even a couple of casseroles that are mentioned "Cinder Edna") and a whole bunch of good people. It was a fun way to end the day.

George · « **Reply #14 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:39:16 AM »

And now I'm going to bed because we have our last sow then strike! AND THEN THE TONYS!!

George · « **Reply #15 on:** June 09, 2013, 01:39:30 AM »

Have a good day, all!!

singdaw · « **Reply #16 on:** June 09, 2013, 02:35:20 AM »

Glad the reading went so well, bk. And that you are back to eating solid food.

singdaw · « **Reply #17 on:** June 09, 2013, 02:35:46 AM »

Off to walk the dog. And that is not a euphemism.

singdaw · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2013, 03:41:44 AM »

I am back, an hour later! And so is the dog. No new posts, though.

I woke up this morning, and this crazy melody/lyric from my remote youth just popped into my head:

"If you sit on his lap today,
A kiss a toy is the price you'll pay..."

I'm guessing it is from one of those old Rankin/Bass animated Christmas specials, but does any DR know which one?

singdaw · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2013, 03:44:42 AM »

Mr. Heat Miser

Ben · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2013, 04:01:06 AM »

Morning all.

That is all.

Ben · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2013, 04:01:24 AM »

Looks like a beautiful day here in Manhattan.

John G. · « **Reply #22 on:** June 09, 2013, 05:31:18 AM »

Good morning, all.

Slept OK, but not enough. Yesterday was too busy. I need to cut back.

I doubt I will though.

John G. · « **Reply #23 on:** June 09, 2013, 05:32:24 AM »

I'm enjoying the photos and the sound bytes, etc., in the new form of the notes.

Congratulations on the success of the book signing, BK. We have one this week and I hope it's at least half as successful.

Kerry · « **Reply #24 on:** June 09, 2013, 05:33:34 AM »

Good Morning! And Sunday to boot!

Jennifer · « **Reply #25 on:** June 09, 2013, 05:41:19 AM »

I am glad the reading went well. I too would have been mad about the cake. It's not even that they lost the order. But the attitude.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #26 on:** June 09, 2013, 06:00:32 AM »

Good morning, all.

A decent sleep, which is lucky considering the shape I went in upon retiring last night. I didn't over-eat, but however I did eat yesterday afternoon gave me a good old fashioned stomach ache which persisted throughout the evening. I fell back on an old home remedy that almost always helps an upset stomach: a spoonful of ~~sug~~ peppermint oil in a glass of cool water, sipped slowly (because it's very strong)...and just lie down and let the healing commence. It finally did, and I slept soundly, with only one of my trademark weird dreams about my little studio apartment on Clark Drive in Beverly Hills, the unholy cluttered mess it was in, and a guy I'd called in to clean the carpet who tried to sell me a wildly expensive carpet shampooing machine and who wouldn't even complete the job he'd started. Oy!

More Dunkin' coffee!

Ben · « **Reply #27 on:** June 09, 2013, 06:05:31 AM »

I'm reading Legends, the infamous play by James Kirkwood that starred Carol Channing and Mary Martin. It's from 1986. It played for a year all over the country and never opened on Broadway. As I'm reading it I can see why it never opened. IMHO, so far the play is DREADFUL!!! I will read his book about the whole brouhaha, called Diary of a Mad Playwright, when I've finished the play.

I know there were many reasons why the show never made it to Broadway but I really think that one of them was the play stinks and even two stars couldn't save it.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #28 on:** June 09, 2013, 06:06:33 AM »

Today, some cleaning up around here (those dreams always inspire that), then the Tony Awards broadcast at a friend's house.

I'm sorry to be E&T for this one, but I've wanted to accept their invitation to join for one of these for the longest time, and am finally doing so, and there's no way to be online from there. I will look forward to getting back and ketchuping on the whole thing in one fell swoop. I do love a fell swoop. Don't you?

ChasSmith · « **Reply #29 on:** June 09, 2013, 06:07:18 AM »

Sounds like a couple of excellent reads, DR Ben.

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