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2/12/09 12:08 am
Um, wow. I think Dave should have stopped this interview.
This is truly painful.
Wow. This is sad. I knew he was a mess, but what a fucking tool.
Edit: Best closing line ever from Dave :"I'm sorry you couldn;t be here tonight."
This crap will be on best ofs. I forgive you for being needlessly snide to Paula Abdul, Dave.
12/8/08 06:51 pm
Two of my favorite people in the world had birthdays in the last few days, and I did fook all about it.
I miss them terribly.
Happy Belated to Mr Dale and Plain Happy to Madame Fox.
11/4/08 07:23 pm
Meme from kingduncan:
1. Stop talking about politics for a moment or two.
2. Post a reasonably-sized picture in your LJ, NOT under a cut tag, of something pleasant, such as an adorable kitten, or a fluffy white cloud, or a bottle of booze. Something that has NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS.
3. Include these instructions, and share the love.
10/27/08 04:18 pm
Hey. Etsy and crafty folks... Do any of you have a preferred ource for Swarovski crystal beads? I have gotten stuff on Ebay in the past, but wondered if there were any reccomendations.
Also, week 4 of bed rest, and I'm finally doing crafts.
Eeek.
9/12/08 09:09 pm
Yeah, that's right, radio silence about EVERYTHING going on with me for 3 months, and now a pointless list of songs.
Deal with it, says the pregant lady.
I have ordered a new larger nano, but appear to have been swindled, so this is from my sad little 4 gig one.
of 604 songs:
"Gideon" - My Morning Jacket, Z
"Down in Mexico ' - Bobby Short, Sing me a Swing Song
"Piragua" - In The Heights Original Broadway Cast recording
"Pray for me" - The Jayhawks, Tomorrow the Green Grass
"Why Can't I" - Dawn Upshaw (feat. Audra McDonald), Sings Rodgers and Hart
"Fable" - Light in the Piazza Original Broadway Cast recording
"Tampa to Tulsa" - The Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
"The Well and the Lighthouse" - Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" - Ella Fitzgerald, Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
"NYC" - Interpol, Turn On the Bright Lights
Amazingly, no James Brown or Paul F. Tompkins came up, which my shuffle has been playing lots of lately. I thought the Tompkins album had been added twice it came up so much.
7/7/08 09:02 am
Attention, showtune nerds! We're trying to guess what shows a local theatre is going to announce for an upcoming season, and I've unearthed the tid-bit that one of the shows requires an outstanding guitarist, presumably a character and not part of a larger onstage band a la Cabaret or Whorehouse.
What musicals do you know of that have a guitarist onstage?
The only things that spring to my bleary mind are Assassins (sometimes an option for the Folksinger, but an unlikely choice for this theatre) and sometimes La Mancha (which was just done by another local theatre).
(This trivia game is for entertainment purposes only. No betting!)
6/26/08 01:08 pm
So, most of you know, but I will be moving back to Florida in ONE WEEK.
That's Thursday, July 3rd.
I'll be gone till sometime next year, but will be coming back. Look out, Brooklyn.
I've tried to see people to say goodbye, but I haven't had as much time for that as I wanted. Sadly, with all the things I have to do in the next week, I'm not going to be able to before I go.
(Frankly, I've hardly seen anyone apart from work people in the last 8 months, but I watch everyone on the interwebs.)
So, to my NY pals, I will be keeping int touch and hopefully keeping a more regular account of things here.
To my Florida Friends, Hi! I'll try to get in touch once I'm settled in.
Big things are afoot.
(well, tiny, tiny things have a feets.)
6/7/08 08:37 am
Big Apple Con AND MoCCA Con are both this weekend. I wanted to get some of my comics CCG graded and boxed, but I'm working both days and can't bail on it. Boo.
I'm also getting rid of a lot of my single issues and some trades, but I'm not sure how to go about that. I've always donated them to benefits before but I'd like to try to sell them on Ebay.
Mom comes up Monday for about 3 weeks. Look out, NYC!
6/6/08 04:11 pm
I am in the process of getting rid of a lot of my stuff. Some of the clothes destined for GoodWill are odd costume type things, and I'd like to give them to some small theatre company. I know a lot of you are involved with this sort of group (Tuckaberries, CrossEyedBears, Holla Hollers, Oberonites, etc), but might not have the storage for non-specific kooky clothes/jewelry. Anyone have use for about 3 medium-sized boxes of odds and ends? Included are some suits, jackets, odd blouses, things that could look slightly period with some tinkering.
The donation would have to be the whole lot, not pick-and-choose.
I won't be done with the clear out for another couple of weeks, but wanted to put out a feeler.
I'll also be getting rid of most of my furniture via Craigslist next month, but I'll post online about that to see if there are any takers.
4/8/08 06:21 pm
I'm sure I would have been Jeff if there were more Qs about comic books and masturbation.
Which [title of show] Peep Are You?
3/25/08 03:01 pm
Hey, kids! I'm a part of a benefit show put together by comedian Michelle Dobrawsky and featuring some terrific NYC comedy/variety acts. Proceeds go to Gilda's Club NYC, a cancer support organization founded in memory of Gilda Radner.
Click here for tickets and additional information.
AN EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT
A comedy variety benefit for Gilda's Club NYC!
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
7:00 PM
Sage Theater
711 7th Avenue (between 47th and 48th Street)
For show tickets and raffle tickets, click below!
Or write benefit@michelledobrawsky.com to get info on how to pay or donate by check.
PERFORMERS include....
The Josh & Tamra Show
Emily Epstein (Laugh Lounge)
Linda San Lucas (NY Comedy Club)
Elon James White (Black Comedy Experiment, Broadway Comedy Club)
DeCoster & Hines (Upright Citizens Brigade Theater)
Margaret Cross (Rose's Turn, Mona's)
MILFZ (Becky Yamamoto & Adira Amram)
Mike Cotayo (Opie & Anthony, Laugh Factory, Comic Strip)
....more to come!
RAFFLE PRIZES include...
Tickets to The Daily Show
Tickets to The Colbert Report
Modern jewelry from Dynomighty Designs
Special Evening Out Package from Laugh Lounge
Gift Certificates to Two Boots Pioneer Theater
DVDs from HBO and from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
Spa Certificate from Equinox
Tickets to Comix
...more to come!
Questions? Comments?
Interested in lending a hand? contact Michelle Dobrawsky at benefit@michelledobrawsky.com
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3/10/08 12:43 am
My dad got a great review in Florida Today. If I hadn't seen it myself, I would assume bribery was involved.
March 9, 2008
Don Cross is sweet in Henegar Center's 'California Suite'
Actor's performance flawless in Simon's bittersweet comedy
BY PAM HARBAUGH
FLORIDA TODAY
Although four groups of people register in "California Suite," it's only one person who inhabits the space -- playwright Neil Simon. For the show, running through March 16 at the Henegar Center for the Arts, is Simon through and through.
Simon's bent for situational humor and banter that borders on repetitive recitatif shows clearly in the four scenes taking place in a hotel suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
There is the divorced couple (Chris Rower and Randy Caldwell) arguing over their daughter. An Oscar-nominated actress and her homosexual husband (Tori Smith and Pete Jacobsen) banter about all things Hollywood before and after the Academy Awards. Two couples visiting California from Chicago (Adam K. Lucker, Holly Sherwood, Maurice Gioseffi and
Gail Doscher) spar both on the tennis court and off it.
But if there is one person to shine the spotlight on in "California Suite," it's got to be Don Cross, whose work has all theearmarks of a pro.
He is splendidly hilarious as a befuddled husband who unintentionally cheats on his wife, played with great timing, humor and humanity by Priscilla Blyseth.
The two of them have an easier go of it, however, because their scene has a beginning, middle and end, somewhat like a well-written short story. The other scenes are weighed down by so much bickering that you may want to yell out "enough."
That said, here's the thing about Cross: Not only does he catch every nuance to his character and wring every drop of humor with sublime timing and reaction, the man also is the scenic designer for the show. And, like his performance on stage, the scenic design is flawless.
The rooms are richly appointed and allow nice lighting changes. The color palette is unified. Doors, walls, windows and more are solidly constructed. Details make it come alive.
While we have seen Cross perform before, this is his big opportunity to show he has the stuff that entire shows can revolve around. We look forward to seeing him and his design work again.
Contact Harbaugh at 242-3717 or pharbaugh@floridatoday.com.
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3/8/08 11:08 am
Your Score: RabbitYou scored 19 Ego, 15 Anxiety, and 14 Agency!IT was going to be one of Rabbit's busy days. As soon as he woke up he felt important, as if everything depended upon him. It was just the day for Organizing Something, or for Writing a Notice Signed Rabbit, or for Seeing What Everybody Else Thought About It. It was a perfect morning for hurrying round to Pooh, and saying, "Very well, then, I'll tell Piglet," and then going to Piglet, and saying, "Pooh thinks--but perhaps I'd better see Owl first." It was a Captainish sort of day, when everybody said, "Yes, Rabbit " and "No, Rabbit," and waited until he had told them.
You scored as Rabbit!
ABOUT RABBIT: Rabbit is generally considered Clever by his many friends and relations. He is actually a much better reader and writer than Owl, but he doesn't consider it worth mentioning. Instead, Rabbit's real talent lies in Organizing Plans. He organizes rescue parties, makes schemes to reduce Tigger's bounciness, and goes on missions to find out what Christopher Robin does when he's not at the Hundred Acre Woods. Sometimes, however, his Plans do not always go as Planned.
WHAT THIS SAYS ABOUT YOU: You are smart, practical and you plan ahead. People sometimes think that you don't stress or worry, but this is not the case. You are the kind of person who worries in a practical way. You think a) What are my anxieties about and b)what can be done about them? No useless fretting for you. You don't see the point in sitting around and waiting for things to work out, when you could actually work them out today and save yourself a lot of time and worry. Your friends tend to rely on you, because they know that they can trust you help them work things out.
You sometimes tend to be impatient with people who are less practical in their ways. You don't have much patience for idiots who moan about things but never actually DO anything about them. You have high expectations of everyone, including yourself. When you don't succeed at something, or when something goes wrong despite your best efforts to prevent it, you can get quite hard on yourself. You need to cut yourself some slack and accept that everyone has their faults, even you, and THAT IS OKAY. Let yourself be faulty, every now and then, for the sake of your own sanity.
12/13/07 11:34 pm
Was working a table of 4 where a woman told me she worked at the Steinway store. Excellent. Musician joke material ensued. She told me I ought to come into the store in my costume, and to be sure to ask for Jenny: I said I'd be sure to come in and let them know she told me she'd show me some Bosendorfers.
She mentioned that they had recently seen Stevie Wonder perform at Madison Square Garden, and he was playing a Yamaha.
"Oh," I replied,"I bet they told him it was a Steinway."
One by one, they got it, and were horrified.
But laughed HARD.
12/13/07 11:23 pm
I think I'm buying my dad the fist season of Doctor Who.
I saw August: Osage County, thanks to a door prize from the Red Cardinal theatrefundraiser I went to a few months ago. It was very impressive, although there were so many harrowing plotlines I got a bit weary by the end. Ran into ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) carasol and Biff, which was odd and nice.
Seeing the Tuckaberry Midsummer tomorrow night. I think Oberon is no longer shirtless, but I'm going anyway.
The general lack of communication on my end will continue, as I'm working every day (Incl Christmas Eve and Christmas), and my parents are coming next week.
Also, I am trying very hard not to whine about it, but HOLY LORD PLEASE REMOVE MY BACK AND GIVE ME A NEW ONE. JUDAS PRIEST, PAIN IS PAINFUL
12/12/07 11:54 am
A lot of stuff in my life I should probably report on, but for now, here's some things on the internet instead.
* Terry Pratchett is unwell. (from burkesworks)
* Mike Nelson at Rifftrax is riffing on the Star Wars Holiday Special (from planga)
*The entire first season of the hilarious podacast Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo is available for purchase. You can also subscribe toseason 2 in iTunes now, while it's still free.
Happy Holidays, y'all.
11/27/07 05:59 pm
THIS THURSDAY, please come to the York for the reading of
*A Flanders and Swann House Party*
Thursday, November 29th at 7:30
At The York Theatre (under St Peter's Church)
619 Lexington Avenue at 53rd St.
Produced as part of the York Developmental Reading Series
With Margaret Cross, Lorinne Lampert, Paul Nugent, Buzz Roddy, and Bill Weeden
and Kat Sherrell at the piano, with puppets by Leeann Cross.
Created and produced by John O'Creagh and Margaret Cross of Turgid Muck Productions, with the permission of the Flanders and Swann Estate.
Join our talented cast on a journey through the whimsical world of British duo Flanders and Swann. Between 1956 and 1967, the pair created a series of musical reviews which ran on Broadway and in the West End, as well as numerous recordings such as "At The Drop Of a Hat" and "The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann".
Our show features 16 songs, including "Design for Living", "Madeira, M'dear", "The Wompom", and the most fondly remembered "The Hippopotamus Song (Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud)".
MICHAEL FLANDERS (1922-1975) and DONALD SWANN (1923-1994) met when both attended Westminster School and Oxford University, and both served in World War II. Swann, a pacifist, served as an ambulance driver, and Flanders joined the Royal Navy. In 1948, they renewed their acquaintance and began writing songs.
In 1956, the duo opened their own revue "At the Drop of a Hat" in London, and subsequently performed in New York for over a year, followed by a series of appearances all over the world. Unusually, both men remained seated for their shows, Swann behind his piano, and Flanders in a wheelchair, due to polio. Over the next 11 years, Flanders and Swann produced five albums, a television special, and gave over 2,000 performances of their songs.
If you would like to hear more of the whimsical world of Flanders and Swann, look for the newly released boxed set Hat Trick on EMI Records.
The cast and creators are proud to bring these funny, strange, and charming songs back to the stage..Mr. O'Creagh and Miss Cross would like to give special thanks to Leon Berger of the Donald Swann Estate for his encouragement, help, and support.
If you are interested in the future of "A Flanders & Swann House Party", please OR write to us at TurgidMuck@aol.com
11/23/07 08:52 pm
Thanks for a family who love me for being their kid, who like me for being myself (more now than when I was nervous about them knowing what that was really like), and who support me as much for doing what I want with myself as they do for doing what they want me to do.
Thanks for friends who do and say little things all the time that remind me why I think they are awesome, even though I'm hardly ever the friend I know I should be.
Thanks for the ability to do what I love, with people I truly admire, sometimes even for money.
Thanks for being safe in the place I love best.
Thanks for starting to feel like I'm not a defective girl in a year that has largely been about defective parts.
Thanks for learning to be alone and not be lonely, almost.
Thanks for learning about God in a way that excites me.
Thanks for Turner Classic Movies, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence in particular at the moment.
Thanks for Emma the Wondercat yelling at me when I'm gone too long.
Thanks for having too much to list here without being completely embarassing.
Thanks for reading this.
11/20/07 11:50 am
Heyo.
Swiped from nescribe : Mr. Whipple dies at 91
Posted only because to this day, if I say "I hate Mr. Whipple." my mother will instantly respond "Gaaaahd, me too."
(spot the lyric, nerds)
Last night, CJ brought over something magical: The first Fraggle Rock DVD. Hadn't watched it in probably 23 years. And, MAN, does it hold up. I was agape at how great it was. I got down my Red Fraggle doll, bought for me by my dad on my first trip to FAO Schwartz.
CJ's nickname for a while was Wembley. Amusingly, there was an episode for each of that exemplified how our personalities are just like our respective favorite Fraggles: Wembley sings about how he is overly agreeable, and Red has a big diva number about doing everything for her big water extravaganza herself. And, of course, the moral of episodes were, respecively, that sometimes you need to stand up for yourself, and Red learns that it's OK to ask for help.
Happy Birthday, Rebecca!
By the way, NEXT Thursday, November 29th is the Flanders & Swann reading at the York Theatre at 7:30pm.
Come see what the heck THIS is about.
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