A typical day in Katzpatch...
Woke up a little early, knowing I had to make tapes for the cast to learn from today. Re-ordered some prescriptions and phoned the bank. Ascertained that the left tape deck eats tapes, so I had to figure out how to hook-up the hand-held tape player for dubbing and over-dubbing purposes. While searching around for what tapes I could record over, I found the tape on which I'd recorded My Dad from Such Good Friends, so I transcribed a little of that. Then, I taped Need Somebody, which, as is typical of me, involves three-part counterpoint. So I had to overdub myself and then overdub myself again. What you hear is all three parts at once, done by the Noel Tabernacle Choir.
I may have said before that this is the catchiest song ever written. Nobody who's heard it has been able to get it out of their heads, and, as I was dubbing tapes for several cast members, I've now heard the song at least five times. It wasn't my intention to write the catchiest song ever written; all I needed was something the cast could learn quickly. It's like a cross between the BK favorite, At the Same Time, Everyone Hates His Parents from Falsettoland, and Chicago's hit Saturday in the Park.
Also on the tape is the title song, Generation F'd, and one verse of the Inner Thoughts during a First Date song: it's not clear to me who'll be singing this last one. About half the cast, I suppose. We open December 5 and there's much to do before the song is complete.
I labeled all the tapes and printed out little casette sleeves. A stranger sent me a musical to read and critique. I only got through 16 pages. Meanwhile, my friend who had the reading last night pestered me for criticism. I strongly cautioned against blaming the actors for anything. I bourght tapes, went to the bank and the pharmacy, and cleaned the kitchen floor. Also folded laundry.
In the midst of all this, my not-too-bright cousin called and said "Wow - didn't expect to find you home. You actually get a day off?"
