Tech-tock, tech-tock....

One more day, gentle readers, one more day before rehearsal is a thing of the past. Of course, I do admit that I felt like it was already Sunday about halfway through this particular tech rehearsal. We did a cue-to-cue....well, not really, since we also ran everything in between the cues, which is why it took so long. And I'll never understand acting notes at a tech rehearsal--especially one where you are going over the same cue fifty times in order to make sure the lights are right. (I'm not sure how they could be wrong considering nothing has changed over the last 30 years, but hey, who am I to say anything?) But we got through everything, and the best part of it was we got PAID! Huzzah! That magical thing that keeps people flocking back to work for weirdos like these. I'm telling you--I seriously want to look into putting together some kind o children's theatre in the near future, because I have to believe I can put something out there that is at least as good as what I'm doing now (at least quality-wise. I'm probably more than a few years away from their production values) and somehow manage to not only pay my actors well, but also allow them to do something a little more creative than paint-by-numbers acting. So if anybody wants in and has ideas, passion, or money (ESPECIALLY money) let me know. Besides, I need to do SOMETHING when I get back.

So my long rant and ramble about Illinois' governor in last night's post was called out (as most of my crap is nowadays) by my friend Naomi. (No need for an alias--anyone who comments on this blog has to understand and accept that they will be referred to in it.) Apparently, Al's predecessor didn't do exactly the same thing, or even close to it. His miscreancy and backroom dealings ended up killing some kids through lousy trucking licenses. Now, that is pretty shitty, and nowhere near as harmless as what Al did. I certainly don't want to say that Al did something that bad. In fact, I don't think he did anything bad, which I think the post posited. I will also fess up to the fact that as far as state government goes, I know jack-squat. Mostly because the only way to follow politics is to watch the news, and I have yet to see any American news broadcast that isn't either painfully biased, or insipidly vapid. And, to be honest, state politics is boring. Especially to someone with a very limited attention sp--what was I talking about? But I did think that the governor of a broke state trying to sell a Senate seat was funny. So let it be announced with a barbaric yawp from the highest points of the land--Al got a raw deal. And I guess that in future, I'll actually do some (shudder) research before I start spouting about things that you can actually look up. But I warn you, there's gonna be a lot less funny....

Okay, that's not even remotely true. There will be plenty of funny , and I doubt I'll do any more research than I do now. But it's good to have dreams. They're what keep us going. For example, i dream I won't have to go through another tech like what I just did today. The nice thing is, that dream WILL come true, because tomorrow is a dress rehearsal, notes, then load out. Ahhhhhh..... I'll try to keep everyone updated, via blog, of where I'll be with the Great Space Poe-ster. (Oh, that's good...) so if I'm in your area, let's drink! (Trust me, I'll need it) So stay tuned--you know once the traveling starts, stuff gets good!

Is it over yet?