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Final show of TOMMY today. Can't say I'm sorry to see it go.
Time lapse...
It's now late, during the second Manley Pope benefit concert. About 30 people this time. still mostly actors from Tommy. I've been in a real funk this week. Lots of rumors of parties that I'm not included in. Right when I needed a party/drinking binge the most to lift my spirits, I'd not been invited to any. I did crash one on Saturday, on S's orders. Mostly fun time. Mostly actors. Got to see even more how ego-centric they really are. I suppose you have to be to get up on stage and expect people to watch you. Got into a bit of trouble with wife, but only 'cause I didn't call in like a good little boy.
Still more time lapses...
It's now Monday afternoon and this post has gone on way longer than it should have. Sorry.
The Popester sang for almost 2 hours last night. Then there was a bit of a party at Kryponite, a bar down the block, for S and TD who will not be back next season. It was organized by one of the actors and one of the 'volunteer' crew. While I'm no longer eager to associate with these people, I was obliged to go (even though I'll be working with them (S and TD, not the actors) for another month or so). I shot some darts, and darted some shots, and was more or less ignored by all but one or two of the actors. The sound was as insanely loud as ever, even if the band was better than they usually get (the best of the Tommy band members). And some of the actors felt compelled to sing. One in particular, Lindsey, "sang" a song from Tommy that she didn't sing in the show, but her 'vocal stylings' were more screams and shrieks than music. There's a reason she didn't sing it in the show. After a while, I said goodby to S and left. I don't care if I never see any of those actors again. Self-centered pricks all of them. I went for a long walk along the river, for about an hour, to calm myself and to try to re-center my soul. No luck. I'm gonna have to have a river day, or day at the state park lake to try to rebalance myself. It's been a long time since I've been this deeply depressed. I'm actually wondering if I should see a doctor or shrink or somebody for it, but fuck'm, who can afford em, or the meds. Like I need more drugs in my system. I just need to not think about the next month, or the prospect of next year.
This morning was dedicated to rental return for my stuff. Light Board and monitors went back into Chicago. Just off the loop. But Illinois has doubled the tolls if you don't have the electronic I-Pass, which I don't. So it was backroads in for me. US-20 in, until it hits I-290 (that was the plan, though I realized at some point that I'm not on 20 but on 72?? but since I'm still going East, who cares, I'll hit 290 eventually). Off at the Western exit, get hit up twice at stoplights by panhandlers, a few more blocks, just off Grand at 90 and I'm there. Drop off, point out the previous damage to their equipment, and leave. and try to find my way back since I don't know HOW I got there. I found the jog on 20 that I went straight through, just East of Elgin. Stop for Giordanos pizza and back to FINALLY finish this post over lunch. Afternoon agenda: clean up my workbench and desk, and take more of my stuff home. I think sorting gel is a priority. I hate having it in boxes sitting around. I like knowing what I have in stock. Since I still don't know how much I'll be around this summer (especially since the gigs in Beloit fell thru, grrrr.), I'm gonna make it look pretty for whoever needs to use my space.
And speaking of next year. I'm stuck here in this town and this theatre until our car crash lawsuit is settled, and State Farm is not only dragging their feet, but throwing out anchors. Now they're requesting Wifes medical records for the 3-4 yrs before the accident, to try to disallow any of the damages from the accident as pre-existing. With her lower back troubles, I wonder if we'll get screwed on this one too. fecking lawyers.
Final show of TOMMY today. Can't say I'm sorry to see it go.
Time lapse...
It's now late, during the second Manley Pope benefit concert. About 30 people this time. still mostly actors from Tommy. I've been in a real funk this week. Lots of rumors of parties that I'm not included in. Right when I needed a party/drinking binge the most to lift my spirits, I'd not been invited to any. I did crash one on Saturday, on S's orders. Mostly fun time. Mostly actors. Got to see even more how ego-centric they really are. I suppose you have to be to get up on stage and expect people to watch you. Got into a bit of trouble with wife, but only 'cause I didn't call in like a good little boy.
Still more time lapses...
It's now Monday afternoon and this post has gone on way longer than it should have. Sorry.
The Popester sang for almost 2 hours last night. Then there was a bit of a party at Kryponite, a bar down the block, for S and TD who will not be back next season. It was organized by one of the actors and one of the 'volunteer' crew. While I'm no longer eager to associate with these people, I was obliged to go (even though I'll be working with them (S and TD, not the actors) for another month or so). I shot some darts, and darted some shots, and was more or less ignored by all but one or two of the actors. The sound was as insanely loud as ever, even if the band was better than they usually get (the best of the Tommy band members). And some of the actors felt compelled to sing. One in particular, Lindsey, "sang" a song from Tommy that she didn't sing in the show, but her 'vocal stylings' were more screams and shrieks than music. There's a reason she didn't sing it in the show. After a while, I said goodby to S and left. I don't care if I never see any of those actors again. Self-centered pricks all of them. I went for a long walk along the river, for about an hour, to calm myself and to try to re-center my soul. No luck. I'm gonna have to have a river day, or day at the state park lake to try to rebalance myself. It's been a long time since I've been this deeply depressed. I'm actually wondering if I should see a doctor or shrink or somebody for it, but fuck'm, who can afford em, or the meds. Like I need more drugs in my system. I just need to not think about the next month, or the prospect of next year.
This morning was dedicated to rental return for my stuff. Light Board and monitors went back into Chicago. Just off the loop. But Illinois has doubled the tolls if you don't have the electronic I-Pass, which I don't. So it was backroads in for me. US-20 in, until it hits I-290 (that was the plan, though I realized at some point that I'm not on 20 but on 72?? but since I'm still going East, who cares, I'll hit 290 eventually). Off at the Western exit, get hit up twice at stoplights by panhandlers, a few more blocks, just off Grand at 90 and I'm there. Drop off, point out the previous damage to their equipment, and leave. and try to find my way back since I don't know HOW I got there. I found the jog on 20 that I went straight through, just East of Elgin. Stop for Giordanos pizza and back to FINALLY finish this post over lunch. Afternoon agenda: clean up my workbench and desk, and take more of my stuff home. I think sorting gel is a priority. I hate having it in boxes sitting around. I like knowing what I have in stock. Since I still don't know how much I'll be around this summer (especially since the gigs in Beloit fell thru, grrrr.), I'm gonna make it look pretty for whoever needs to use my space.
And speaking of next year. I'm stuck here in this town and this theatre until our car crash lawsuit is settled, and State Farm is not only dragging their feet, but throwing out anchors. Now they're requesting Wifes medical records for the 3-4 yrs before the accident, to try to disallow any of the damages from the accident as pre-existing. With her lower back troubles, I wonder if we'll get screwed on this one too. fecking lawyers.
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