BACK TOURING AND LOVING IT!

The Tupperware Party is treating me great. Loving every minute of it and have time to hit the gym a couple days a week which is HUGE with touring. Once I can figure out why blogger won't let me post photos I will start showing you more life on the road.

So far we have:
Traveled to towns on days off I would never think to be anywhere near
Went bowling
Carved halloween pumpkins in a bar - does anyone else think knives and alcohol is a bad idea?

Next week is a layoff and then a quick four week/four city push to finish out 2008.

Reflecting back

Jumped around my blog tonight and re-read some old posts and re-lived some old memories. The last show was such hard work and great stress but in the end (and not just because of the way it ended) I can say I loved it better.

I looked back and saw that this show lacked that wide-eyed excitement of each city. Suppose that comes with experience... one no longer appreciates as much... but I think I just saw more last time - and lived more. And I think, in the end, people actually bitched less on ASU - not sure how that is possible but it seems to be true.

Still can't get blogger to let me post photos - oh please someone explain to me why.

In the mean time I found, on Youtube, the commercial Clooney shot in Atlanta the night before we opened at the Fox in Atlanta on ASU.

Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4SQT8epHOc

Stage One and Two Merge

Anger and Denial are mixing nicely today.

...but not for long

The Tour will end Feb 17th in Norfolk.

6 months - 10 cities - 6 weeks of layoff

And SCENE!

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2008 - Back on the Road

So Toronto and Detroit have so far dominated 2008. Toronto was a whirlwind but I did manage a small walkabout around the city. It's such a great place. I enjoyed it - just wish it had been longer

Detroit has forced us all to be creative with our limited free time but of course we managed a bowling night. Greg and Susan also gave me a special night off. Greg's mom and I went to a Red Wing game. They lost - of course - but much to Jason's shagrin I now am decked out in a Red Wing Jersey and ball cap.

I will try to upload some photos tonight but right now blogger isn't letting me

Even a dollar

So Broadway Cares is getting hit really hard this season thanks to the strike. In an effort try and make back some of the over $300,000 they are losing a night with the strike (it's been going now for 18 days - you do the math) they have set up this new online team raiser area. This allows folks on the shows as well as fans of the shows to support BCEFA from their computers.

The link to the Team fundraising information is here
http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/GypsyOnlineFundraising2007.cfm

I'm of course on the Whistle tour but pick whatever show you want. The important thing is that if you want to give that you have a way too. BCEFA needs the help of theatre fans from all over the country.

Even ONE DOLLAR would make a huge difference

thanks for listening

And enjoy the photos from the casino just outside of Vancouver I took yesterday!

Honors 2007

A lovely night that needed to be because a young man lost his life. Odd mix of emotions.

... but much PRIDE

St Paul - we're back again

In a city where the Peanuts gang are sprinkled everywhere. Little Bronze statues of childhoods favorite gang.

It was hot and humid when I arrived on Sunday. It felt like Florida did. Today it's in the mid 50's. Fall has been skipped and jumped right to winter. Nope - no global warming on this planet. WHATEVER.

Florida was a glorous time of kicking back with friends over good food, drink and conversation.

Now two weeks back with the theatre folk before I am back on layoff.

That layoff will involve helping out at the Honors event in LA for the Matthew Shepard Foundation. I suspect that will be one lengthy blog after it's over.

In the mean time it's all about Saint Paul.

Oh - The Yankees got BEAT!!!! YIPPEE!!! And the Rockies got in. As anyone who reads the blog knows I got to see a preseason and now they are in the playoffs! So I am pulling for Denver to go all the way! (I AM ALSO REMEMBERING IN THAT GAME I SAW THE DIAMONDBACKS PLAYED THE ROCKIES AND LOST!!!!!!)

Buh Bye...

Last show in Houston. A few last minute images to share with folks.

A shot of the Astros/Brewers game - with my free bat. It was also dollar hotdog night.

The Homer puzzle - looks simple right? Oh no it wasn't. It's one of those pictures that's made up of lots of other pictures. It took well over two weeks for about a half dozen of us to finish. WE DID !!

Oh and the last! My favorite. Dollar Friday's are a tradition on the road. Everyone throws a dollar in a bucket with their name on it. A dollar is drawn out. The name is the winner. One year on the road and I FINALLY WON!

Off to Hartford on Monday morning. Tomorrow a day off

WOW!

A politician speaking and more importantly acting from a place of integrity instead of dodging accusations or making excuses.

Pure heart and at the expense of his party stance and the people who voted for him.

Don't watch the sound bites - see the whole thing

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30vw9_pressconfsm_politics


VERY MOVING!

Friends on stage

So the press opening was Thursday but for those at the venue tonight is opening.

With no rehearsal and only about two hours notice a certain tall redhead is going on tonight in one of the ensemble roles. It is such a kick to know someone as long as I have known the redhead.

Tonight marks another in a long line of life chapters. Friendship and theatre - forever interconnected with this one.

It's weird to not have Judith having people hold hands and play the energy passing game or having him teasing me about telling people where to be when.

At the same time it's wonderful to be blessed with a friendship that has lasted as long as this one has.

Many years - quite and honor.

I'm a lucky person to have many people in my life who are just amazing.

The Darts begin to fly

http://blogs.chron.com/aboutlastnight/2007/09/whistle_transplants_fable_of_c.html

Proof that Americans are a cynical bunch.

Even when seeing shows where people break into song they are looking for realism in a bunch of poverty stricken kids who want to cling to ANY hope?

Huh?

I will say it's not entirely off point. The race relations thing is WAY off and a bit of a slap to our sick history of treating people badly who are different.

Anyway.

The photo above comes from the Houston Underground. It's the marker that when you are going through the tunnels that tells you that you have reached the City Hall building. It's also a marker that helps me find my way to the theatre.

As the Water Turns

Yep back on tour
Yep in Houston
Yep Tropical Storm a comin'

and

Yep once again we are weather jinx'd

Should make for a nice intimate house
tonight and who knows what, tomorrow, for
press opening.

YIPPEE!!!

Big Damn Movie!

My perfect way to spend my last day off in NYC...

Just Brillant!
Loved the movie and loved the series

The collector's edition is now out with a TON of bonus material including a more filled out commentary with Joss and the cast.

Perfect low key day.

I HIGHLY SUGGEST TO ANYONE WHO LOVES SMART SCI-FI!

Nope - not weather this time

We leave a week from Sunday.
Not completely set on who all is coming.
Might be exciting news to report soon though.

Looking forward to this one but miss the old one.

A new adventure begins

LAZY DAYS

It was nice, at first, having me time but as a wise former co-worker recently said - it's like the cult has been disband and none of us know what to do now.

VERY true!

No one told me the withdrawal from all the work, travel, etc would be so nutty. I have never had this kind of time on my hands and it feels werid.

I leave Saturday VERY early in the morning for LA. The plan is three weeks of things for myself. With the hope that it helps me re-center for the new advetnure to come.

Elvis has left the building

The final show of the tour is underway. It's bitter sweet. After a day or so I might be able to put it all into words. For now I only hear applause.

In other news - that thing I had and then lost... as of this afternoon I have it once again. So one month of "me" time and then back on the wheel.

for now... tours over.

One day you have it the next day you don't...

Nothing in life is a given. You know that gig for the fall. It's no more.

Now what?

World is wide open and scary at the same time.

Yikes

Begin again

DISNEYLAND!

It was so much fun. Unlike Disney World the entire park is right there for you to enjoy. No monorails or buses needed to go from point A to point B. You just walk across from one gate to the other. I liked that about this park.

It wasn't overwhelming and you didn't feel like you were missing out on doing something. We went two Mondays in a row and I can say we did everything I was hoping to do.

We did miss riding the new Nemo ride but the 3-5 hour wait on the opening day was insane. In fact because of the opening day of Nemo the second Monday in the main park was a little claustriphobic.

As you can see from the photo: I even got in on the fun by wanting my picture taken with a character.

Highlights included the Pirates ride - the additions that have been made to match the movie don't stand out so bad that it makes the ride feel old. Also the West Coast version is SOOOOO much longer than the Florida one. After all these years still a beatiful feat of creativity and technology.

The Haunted Mansion is the same.

Despite all the drops I enjoyed Splash Mountain but it made me want to see Song of the South again. I can still remember in the 3rd grade watching it in the cafeteria at the end of the school year. Since Disney refuses to put a comment at the front of the film about the stereotypes in the film it will probably never been seen.

The California parade was so well done. The floats are very well maintained and look beautiful. I even got some happy tears during that and the fireworks at the end of the night.

Good Friends - No work and much fun!

And I think Patrick might have turned me into a mini-pin head - yikes - buying those things adds up.

We are currently on our final day in Tempe. Although we have made our own fun I am glad to be getting back to Califonia. During the day it's just too hot. The nights are okay but as I have said in many of my postcards from this city you walk outside and it's like living in your clothes dryer.

We went to downtown Phoenix last night to a cool bar called Amsterdam. Great layout and a fun space.

Tonight some of us are laying low and breaking out the Wii. Yep - got myself the new Nintendo system and it's fantastic. There has been much bowling and tennis played in our room in the last week.

Only two weeks left. And big announcement for those of you who don't know. I will be taking about 4 weeks off to see family and have some R&R in Los Angeles and then it's back to NYC for pre-production on a tour that hits the road around September 3rd.

Boy that was a long post : )