Topic: ONLY HIS HAIRDRESSER KNOWS FOR SURE (Read 26493 times)

bk · « **on:** February 19, 2006, 12:18:34 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, or have you read the notes? Only your hairdresser knows for sure. And now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - of course only their hairdressers know for sure whether they're actually coming home and the hairdressers are keeping mum on the subject.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:19:03 AM »

And the word of the day is: IGNOBLE!

bk · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:27:43 AM »

Continuing our discussion from yesterday's late-night posts.

It's both vocal energy (mostly) and regular show energy (to a lesser extent). What's especially frustrating is when they're coming off a perfect performance like Friday's. I just don't know why it can't be repeated the next night. After Friday's show I said to Tammy, "You owned the stage, and you owned your character." And then the next night we're down to low vocal energy again, coupled with some odd first-time line readings. I asked her about it, and she said she was just reacting to Matt's readings, which were slightly different but very good. I told her that she couldn't change what she's doing because if she does it tips certain things that are about to happen. She said she understood and will put back what wasn't broken. When I queried her about the vocal energy problem she said she's only human and not a robot, which I told her was a big old actor copout. No one wants robotics, but we do want consistency and we do want energy every single night. I mean, she's been in two big Broadway musicals and she knows this stuff. But when people come to LA they get in the weird TV acting mode and I just won't have it. I told her, she doesn't have the luxury to have "off" nights, because important people are seeing the show every night.

bk · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:33:11 AM »

Dakota, I did listen to Christina's album. She has a beautiful voice and I enjoyed some of it. But, as is usually the case with self-produced CDs, there's no one there to guide, to say, no, don't do that, or there's too much of this, or why don't you do that? No one understands how important the role of producer is. A lot of people take the credit, but have no clew. I take that job very seriously, which is why the solo albums I've produced are so good - the singers are at their best because I make them be their best, the song selections are interesing and good because I have musical sense and I don't let them get away with choices that just won't work. My problem with this particular CD is probably with its very nature - she wanted to do an eclectic CD. Well, that's not a point of view, that's just arbitrary. And, for me, arbitrary rarely works. I know they're songs that have meant something to her, but you'd never know that from the result because the order of the songs is peculiar, the arrangements are very cheesy occasionally, and her performances are too similar. I did enjoy Mama, A Rainbow, and the duet with Matt, but I could have lived without the two David Lawrence duets. But, that's just me - I'm very hard to please.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:33:42 AM »

Very good points, bk. I had taken some acting classes when i was in college many years ago and that was oen thing our professor stressed. You have to maintain your vocal energies regardless for theatre is a medium where the voice is the messenger. If that message is delivered well it can pack a punch of emotion, power and conviction....

His favorite pastime in class was to walk around and punch us in the stomach to achieve that projection.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:36:08 AM »

Quote from: bk on February 19, 2006, 12:33:11 AM

Dakota, I did listen to Christina's album. She has a beautiful voice and I enjoyed some of it. But, as is usually the case with self-produced CDs, there's no one there to guide, to say, no, don't do that, or there's too much of this, or why don't you do that? No one understands how important the role of producer is. A lot of people take the credit, but have no clew. I take that job very seriously, which is why the solo albums I've produced are so good - the singers are at their best because I make them be their best, the song selections are interesing and good because I have musical sense and I don't let them get away with choices that just won't work. My problem with this particular CD is probably with its very nature - she wanted to do an eclectic CD. Well, that's not a point of view, that's just arbitrary. And, for me, arbitrary rarely works. I know they're songs that have meant something to her, but you'd never know that from the result because the order of the songs is peculiar, the arrangements are very cheesy occasionally, and her performances are too similar. I did enjoy Mama, A Rainbow, and the duet with Matt, but I could have lived without the two David Lawrence duets. But, that's just me - I'm very hard to please.

My favorite track is the one she did with Matt... they also performed that on Soap Talk and I have that clip. They also sang together one other time to a piece from The King and I, "I have loved".

I would love to see her do a professional produced one.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:36:12 AM »

DR Dakota Celt - My tour only drove through Fargo, we did not play Fargo. However, we did play Grand Forks.

And just to get an idea of how time we spent on the bus - and how many miles we traveled:

9/14 - Logan, UT
9/16 - USAFA, CO
9/17 - Amarillo, TX
9/18-19 - Palo Alto, NM
9/22 - Bartlesville, OK
9/23 - Lawrence, KS
9/24 - Manhattan, KS
9/25 - Topeka, KS
9/26 - Paducah, KY
9/28 - Somerset, KY
9/29 - Clemson, SC
9/30 - Athens, GA

10/2 - Opelika, AL
10/4 - Sandusky, OH
10/5-7 - Flint, MI
10/8 - Clinton Township, MI
10/13 - Lafayette, LA
10/14 - Texarkana, TX
10/15 - Marshall, TX
10/16 - Beaumont, TX
10/17 - Monroe, LA
10/19 - Winston-Salem, NC
10/20 - Sumter, SC
10/21 - Danville, VA
10/22 - Prestonsburg, KY
10/26 - Billings, MT
10/27 - Great Falls, MT
10/28 - Butte, MT
10/29 - Helena, MT
10/30 - Gillette, WY

11/2 - Cheyenne, WY
11/5 - Grand Forks, ND
11/8 - Johnstown, PA
11/9 - Glassboro, NJ
11/10 - Somerville, NJ
11/11 - Kingston, NY
11/12 - Brooklyn, NY
11/15 - Keene, NH
11/16 - Woonsocket, RI
11/17 - New Bedford, MA
11/18 - Bayside, NY
11/19 - Red Bank, NJ

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:37:29 AM »

Oh, and here's another visual aid... which will most likely put us into almost-widescreen...

Never mind... Can't seem to get the link to work properly...

Ah, well...

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:39:41 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 19, 2006, 12:36:12 AM

DR Dakota Celt - My tour only drove through Fargo, we did not play Fargo. However, we did play Grand Forks.

And just to get an idea of how time we spent on the bus - and how many miles we traveled:

9/14 - Logan, UT
9/16 - USAFA, CO
9/17 - Amarillo, TX
9/18-19 - Palo Alto, NM
9/22 - Bartlesville, OK
9/23 - Lawrence, KS
9/24 - Manhattan, KS
9/25 - Topeka, KS
9/26 - Paducah, KY
9/28 - Somerset, KY
9/29 - Clemson, SC
9/30 - Athens, GA

10/2 - Opelika, AL
10/4 - Sandusky, OH
10/5-7 - Flint, MI
10/8 - Clinton Township, MI
10/13 - Lafayette, LA
10/14 - Texarkana, TX
10/15 - Marshall, TX
10/16 - Beaumont, TX
10/17 - Monroe, LA
10/19 - Winston-Salem, NC
10/20 - Sumter, SC
10/21 - Danville, VA
10/22 - Prestonsburg, KY
10/26 - Billings, MT
10/27 - Great Falls, MT
10/28 - Butte, MT
10/29 - Helena, MT
10/30 - Gillette, WY

11/2 - Cheyenne, WY
11/5 - Grand Forks, ND
11/8 - Johnstown, PA
11/9 - Glassboro, NJ
11/10 - Somerville, NJ
11/11 - Kingston, NY
11/12 - Brooklyn, NY
11/15 - Keene, NH
11/16 - Woonsocket, RI
11/17 - New Bedford, MA
11/18 - Bayside, NY
11/19 - Red Bank, NJ

WOW, impressive!!

I am suspecting you played at the Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks at UND.

I like that show, always have.

George · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:40:47 AM »

Jose, it looked like you might have been using the "Insert Image" button instead of the "Insert Hyperlink" button. Try that and it should work.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:41:28 AM »

DR JOse, you will have to give me the heads up if you are touring again....

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:42:45 AM »

Oops... Just realized we also did not drive through Arizona and Nevada.

So, all but the seven of the continental United States....

-Still, that's a lot of States to cover in that amount time!

George · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:43:14 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 19, 2006, 12:37:29 AM

Oh, and here's another visual aid... which will most likely put us into almost-widescreen...

Never mind... Can't seem to get the link to work properly...

Ah, well...

Here you go...click on this link: http://hometown.aol.com/josespiano/agtour.htm

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:43:38 AM »

Quote from: George on February 19, 2006, 12:40:47 AM

Jose, it looked like you might have been using the "Insert Image" button instead of the "Insert Hyperlink" button. Try that and it should work.

OH, You're right!

Hold on...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:44:33 AM »

Quote from: George on February 19, 2006, 12:43:14 AM

Here you go...click on this link: http://hometown.aol.com/josespiano/agtour.htm

Or see below:

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:45:26 AM »

Sorry for the semi-widescreen... But we're almost to the next page, so...

George · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:45:43 AM »

That is a whole lotta travelling!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:46:27 AM »

BK - Feel free to edit/delete the map post... The hyperlink also works.

http://hometown.aol.com/josespiano/agtour.htm

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:49:02 AM »

Quote from: George on February 19, 2006, 12:45:43 AM

That is a whole lotta travelling!

<nod>

And, again, it was a miracle was all got along so well.

Our producer and company manager also made sure that whenever we had a "Golden Day" or two - no show, no travel - that we stopped in a major city. We ended up with three days in New Orleans - that was amazing! - two days in Nashville, and a couple of nights in New York City.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:49:17 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 19, 2006, 12:42:45 AM

Oops... Just realized we also did not drive through Arizona and Nevada.

So, all but the seven of the continental United States....

-Still, that's a lot of States to cover in that amount time!

Yes it is...You were at the Chester Fritz Auditorium...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:50:31 AM »

OH! And since we're on a soap opera tangent...

This was the third leg of the tour. The first two went out with Gloria Loring at Reno Sweeney. -Consequently, that's when the tour played California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, etc... a.k.a. - "The Nice States".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:52:35 AM »

Quote from: DakotaCelt on February 19, 2006, 12:49:17 AM

Yes it is...You were at the Chester Fritz Auditorium...

Hmm...

I actually took a pic of each auditorium we were in from the stage of each theatre... Hmm... I wonder where those pics are now...

Hmm...

George · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:54:10 AM »

Quote from: bk on February 19, 2006, 12:19:03 AM

And the word of the day is: IGNOBLE!

Speaking of...has anyone heard of the Ig® Nobel Prizes?

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology.

They even have a couple of books! Volume 1 (the link is for the paperback edition...other editions are available) and Volume 2:

bk · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:54:44 AM »

We don't seem to be too wide, do we?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #24 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:55:06 AM »

Quote from: George on February 19, 2006, 12:43:14 AM

Here you go...click on this link: http://hometown.aol.com/josespiano/agtour.htm

I "drew" up that map with Microsoft's "Maps & Streets" (?) program just to get an idea of when, where, and how long I would be travelling. Our actual bus mileage was much longer due to various detours along the way. -We stopped in Roswell, NM twice!

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #25 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:55:09 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 19, 2006, 12:50:31 AM

OH! And since we're on a soap opera tangent...

This was the third leg of the tour. The first two went out with Gloria Loring at Reno Sweeney. -Consequently, that's when the tour played California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, etc... a.k.a. - "The Nice States".

She played Liz Chandler on Days... fI have the score of Freinds and Lovers...

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #26 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:56:16 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 19, 2006, 12:52:35 AM

Hmm...

I actually took a pic of each auditorium we were in from the stage of each theatre... Hmm... I wonder where those pics are now...

Hmm...

Murphy's law, when you are looking for something there is a tendency that you cant find it!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #27 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:59:11 AM »

Quote from: DakotaCelt on February 19, 2006, 12:56:16 AM

Murphy's law, when you are looking for something there is a tendency that you cant find it!

Well, I know where they are... Alas, they're "real pics", not digital prints, so I'd have to scan them to post here.. Ah, well... Some day...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #28 on:** February 19, 2006, 01:00:43 AM »

DR DakotaCelt - Is the Chester Fritz that auditorium with all the pics of the artists who have played there in the lobby? If I'm remembering correctly, it's quite an impressive display - and theatre.

-Although, I do remember that our dressing rooms were some of the classrooms in the building... I think.

George · « **Reply #29 on:** February 19, 2006, 01:04:52 AM »

Okay, I'm tired. <yawn> I'm going to bed. In the morning, I'm meeting a co-worker at work and we're going to Costco (it's only a couple of miles from where I work) and I need to get up early...well, earlier than I ever get up on a Sunday...and I must compose myself...so composed for a Sunday.

(sort of Sondheim references)

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