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bits n pieces of this n that

30 Apr

On Frogway
Had a great lengthy Skype call with Mike last night on how things were progressing. Apparently, it is going really well. Some pretty big names in the theatre circles in Malaysia are now attached to the project which has already created a hefty growing buzz about the show. There are some more revisions to the script that have been suggested that I am presently mulling over.
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On Selling The Rights To My Shows
There is interest with one at the moment though details have not been worked out yet. Hoping this can happen soon so that I can finally pay some bills and eat. If you are interested in owning exclusive rights to one of my shows email me at lecram@daplaysdathing.com . One Acts are priced at $2500 and Full Lengths at $5000.
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On My Next Creative Project
Not quite sure what it is yet. I do want to create something new for Rogue 08 that is a complete departure from what I fielded this year. To that end I’m mulling several options. Nothing has really grabbed me and shook me around yet… though it usually attacks when one is not really looking.
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Perhaps more bits and pieces later… or this and that
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EDIT: 9:32 PM

Solitaite Visits
Solitaire just left. She came by to drop off some equipment and hung out for a bit to chat. It’s been a while since we have done that and was a welcomed change for me. We ended up watching Scotland PA… which I think she liked quite a bit… being a fan of the Bard and all. lol.

I don’t get too many folk visiting these days as I used to. There are lots of factors governing this. They have their own lives, with the shifts in my life, my place is no longer the “hub” (random barbecues, etc…) and I guess it is generally felt that I may not be “useful” any longer. No matter. I knew the streak would end sometime. Though I think I’m just going through yet another re-invention of me. Happens every 5 years or so. It’ll be interesting to see what emerges from the ashes.
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New Show Opens
My friends over at Theatre Ventoux opened their new show this weekend. If you are in the area of the Big NO… go see it. I think you’ll be in for an entertaining evening. They are running for 2 more weekends. They even received an encouraging review from the local paper.
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FINI
That’s good for now… don’t you think?

 
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This must be blood letting Sunday…

29 Apr

… or something close. First, I’m pulling clothes out of the washer to line dry them and something scrapes my middle finger breaking the skin. So I practice some ancient alchemy – suck on it and it will all be better. I hang the clothes on the line… no big deal. Figure they will be dry within 2 hours with the current sunshine beating down.

I head into the kitchen. Suddenly have a hankering for a baked potato drizzled with garlic, pepper and salt. OK, in reality it’s really a microwaved potato – heck, three and a half minutes and it’s done!

As I reach for a plate to put it on I feel something little and sharp puncture the underside of my foot. While balancing a plate with a potato on it I pull up my foot and see the crimson ooze begin to emerge. I hop over put the plate in, turn on the microwave and contemplate ancient alchemy once more. Though sucking on one’s foot just didn’t seem the right thing to do at the time.

I guess the best thing would be to clean the wound and apply pressure. The ooze finally coagulates and the ruby flow stops. I think I will remain as still as possible for the rest of the day just so the fates won’t be tempted. Afterall, three times the charm, right?

 
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I spent the better part of…

28 Apr

… this afternoon and tonight updating ONE PAGE of the Rogue Festival site. Yes, you read it right ONE PAGE! The Fringe Festival Year page. There were (and still may be) dead links there but I did add several more fringes from around the world. (Though I’m sure I still left some out.) Still, I do take pride that it is probably one of the most complete lists on the web. I was actually going to redesign the entire page… but I figured that updating it would be good for now. The expected response I will probably get from this… “Yeah, OK… so it’s cool. But what about…”

 
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Da Count – 22nd Horizon Awards

27 Apr

dacount
Thanks to those who came from far and near… those who couldn’t… and even those who wouldn’t. The real honor was the opportunity to have worked with you building it. Not much else to say… I’ll let the pics speak for last night.







 
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sometime in…

27 Apr

the AM… OK?

 
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I get to receive an award…

25 Apr

… tomorrow for the Rogue. The 22nd edition of the Horizon Awards will be held at the council chambers of Fresno City Hall. (Yeah, it does look like a Klingon battle cruiser, doesn’t it?) A pretty big affair and I’m supposed to give a short speech and all. (Lordy, lordy… oy vey!)

OK, this is all pretty surreal to me. (I’m convinced this is going to be like traipsing through a Salvador Dali painting.) Yes, it is wonderful for the festival to be honored like this but dang it’s weird. Mainly I guess because the festival was started in a “wait and see” town. There is still a wait and see attitude here… though it is slowly changing. Weird also because I’m not exactly an “award” kinda guy. (Gawd, I’m supposed to dress up for this thing? Can I just wear a sarong?) I suppose I’ll blog about the experience on Friday.

We were supposed to have Suicide Lounge rehearsals tonight but the only other person to turn up was my replacement going to Shanghai. So we used the time to hang a bit and chat. Talking about all sorts of things. A very pleasant evening to be sure which took away some of the edge I was feeling earlier.

That’s all for now.

 
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i have mixed feelings about…

24 Apr

… the next couple of days. Extreme juxtaposed realities of my life are converging. On one end there is good cause for pride and celebration but on the other cause for worry and panic. I can only stand in the middle and attempt to breathe at the moment. (The high pollen count today is only adding to all of this.)

The meme in the last post was fun. It was a challenge coming up with the questions and I have been enjoying the answers. Some have chosen to be more candid than others but all have been revealing. I will continue to look forward to more as others chime in.

Perhaps there will be more to this post later… if I can manage to put a cogent thought together.

 
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I was going to write a post about…

23 Apr

… the ironies about my present life but I decided to do a meme instead. I hadn’t done one in a long time and figured… heck, why not?

Besides, the only irony that came to mind was the fact that the only exercise I get daily now is when I ride to the store for a pack of cigs. And irony upon irony… doing this is actually helping me to get my stamina back.

Anyway… it’s an INTERVIEW MEME I saw this on the lovely Tish’s blog. I responded and she sent me 5 questions. So, here they are along with my answers.

  1. What is your favorite play and why? I don’t know if I have a favorite play. Though the works of Beckett and Brecht still astound me to no end. Beckett for his preciseness (one of the few playwrights where you should actually pay attention to the punctuation) and powerful use of silence. Brecht for not only reminding us that theatre should be theatrical (really folks… thats what the whole “alienation” thing was all about) but also the sheer brilliance of his plays. OK… sue me because one was a manic-depressive and the other a commie socialist… it still doesn’t take away that both were brilliant (and influential) theatre visionaries.
  2. If you could magically transform yourself into any fictional character, who would it be and why? It used to be Scrooge McDuck… just the idea of swimming in money appealed to me. These days… yeah, it’ll still have to be Scrooge McDuck.
  3. How many hours of sleep per night do you require? I am at my best with about 5 hours of sleep. Not sure why but It’s something I discovered in my 20′s. It finds me at my most efficient.
  4. Why did you originally start blogging? I actually started blogging to get my writing chops back up. The actual machenical action of writing is as important to the whole process as the ideas that spur it on. There is a scene in the movie “Finding Forrester” that touches on this. In a lot of ways blogging is sort of like going out for that daily jog to keep in shape. Since then, I’ve come to discover (and greatly enjoy) the interaction that comes with blogging. It has also provided opportunities as a creative outlet in more ways than one.
  5. If you could meet any blogger in person, who would it be and why? That is a loaded question. lol. Actually all of of you. Through blogging I have met some pretty incredible folk and found out a bit about them through their blogs. Their joys their pain and above all their humanity. (Yeah, notice how I skirted around that one.)

If anyone would like to be interviewed, here’s how to keep the meme going:

Leave me a comment saying “Interview me.” I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions. You will update your weblog with the answers to the questions, and let me know that you answered. If you don’t have a blog, but would still like to play, I can send you the questions, and you can answer them in the comments. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Cheers!

EDIT: I will post interview questions right after I fix the fence that my dogs are escaping through.

 
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this is what…

23 Apr

… I spent Sunday editing.

More in the AM.

 
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I woke up and just didn’t…

22 Apr

… want to do it. It had started to rain last night and the bed was cozy warm. I turned over to look at the clock on the wall… 7:35 AM. Perhaps if I linger here a little longer just enjoying the sound of the rain outside. Just give in to me for a little while… perhaps then I can leave this sanctuary and do the dishes, laundry, cook and serve breakfast. The last time I lingered I found her on the ground unable to pick herself up after attempting to get things done for herself. I lasted all of 15 minutes. As much as I just wanted to just lay there… the day had to begin.

 
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