Looked up and saw another 17 days have passed. My, how time flies when you're having fun.
Since the last post, there have been double-digit number of soccer games and practices for Collin, Rachel has "starred" in "How to Eat Like a Child"--she's now on YouTube, officially, with her scene of "How to Beg For a Dog-Say Yes," tax returns have been done, and I have been back and forth to Tuscaloosa four times. And may go tomorrow.
Was proud of Rachel, as she, at nine years of age, decided to audition for the Leeds Art Council production of "Beauty and the Beast." She went Tuesday night and left feeling good that she did it, but figures realistically she won't get cast. Fingers are still crossed for a role--any role.
Had the pleasure of listening to oldest daughter Caitlin's "voice jury" today. Felt a little like a stalker as nobody is allowed in the room with her, but she told us we could hear her outside in the hallway, as she had heard others, and invited us to come. Was strange hearing her voice so high--she has undergone a lot of training--and she did the German song she sang justice. Afterward Sue, Caitlin, Collin, Rachel and I went out to dinner and enjoyed a nice evening together. Arrived back in Birmingham at the very reasonable hour of 8:30-ish, which tells you how nice it is to have a daughter only an hour or so away at college.
Back to work--have a deadline for some discovery tomorrow in a case and getting ready to call co-counsel on it. I'm hoping to pretty much finish up most of it tonight and have very little "official" that needs to occur tomorrow. Sue's mom is coming in from New Orleans on the 9:05 flight for Collin's first communion Sunday, Rachel's 10th birthday Monday, and Sarah's choral concert. In the meantime, we have soccer continuing, dance for Rachel and Sarah as they move toward recitals, girl scouts and boy scouts, volleyball registration and pre-season practices, and Sarah will be in the Shelby County Junior Miss Pageant this summer, and some preliminary work on that has begun. And school and work--and oh yeah, the class I teach at Jeff State has Final Exams Monday, too.
So everything about normal. Missed seeing my buddies Frank Thompson and Dianne Daniels do Harvey at South City Theatre, and was very disappointed that everything hit at once for two weeks surrounding their performances. I'm a big fan of cozy theatre, and enjoy the occasional "Harvey," non-musical, life-is-good, family friendly performances, and I have no doubt that it was a real treat that I missed. Maybe some day they'll repeat it and I'll be sure and catch it then.
Til later--a rededication toward more frequent updates. Oh, I've also started four Twitter accounts too, so I ought to be "updating" all over the place (3 are business related--one my own law practice, one a joint venture law practice with another attorney, and one Kentucky Sports Report). As I said, everything about normal.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
One Short Day in the Emerald City
Or, more accurately, in the Magic City of Birmingham.
Oh, but what I would do for Elphaba's magic spell book to give a little more time in each day. I glance at the old calendar PDA and it is filled each day. Sue and I wanted to go see Wicked--again--for a 3rd time in just over a week--if we can make it, but the odds of that appear long.
Tomorrow night--soccer. Wednesday night--dance--but if there was a way to get "lottery' tickets we could probably find a way to go for the 7:00 show. I teach at 5:00, though, so I can't be downtown at 4:30 and wait for the lottery at 5:00 "just in case." Thursday night--dress rehearsal for Rachel's "How to Eat Like a Child." Friday night--opening night show. Saturday is filled with a 12:00 soccer match, a 5:00 soccer match, and a Saturday night How to Eat Like a Child show at 7:00. Sunday has a 10:00 soccer match and a 2:00 matinee of How to Eat Like a Child, so that leaves the very last performance Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. Again, if there's a way to get lottery tickets at 4:30 p.m.--don't know how, since we'll be about 40 minutes away with a show that probably won't end until, oh, about 4:30 p.m.--but if we could, we'd try that one.
As you can see, each day is a short one in the old Magic City. I know I could pick up Balcony tickets again, but we've done that once, and would love to see the show again from a "reasonable" distance if possible. Watching it from the last row in Continental and the first row in Orchestra, as we did for Saturday's matinee, was incredible. I didn't realize just how much you "catch" when you're close enough to see facial expressions clearly, gestures, motions, and little things going on the stage that you missed from way up in the Netherlands from Balcony Row X.
We'll see. I won't hold my breath.
On a related note, my special thanks to Helene York (Glinda), Marcie Dodd (Elphaba), Colin Donnell (Fiyero), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Morrible), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), and Kristine Reese (Nessarose) who took time out to visit, sign autographs, and have their photos taken with Rachel, Caitlin, Sarah and Elizabeth (my niece) after the shows Saturday and Sunday. They could not have been more pleasant. Marcie Dodd saying, "I love little children" was such a wonderful thing for her to say. We wish them all the best and much success and happiness in their careers and in life.
One short day.....
Oh, but what I would do for Elphaba's magic spell book to give a little more time in each day. I glance at the old calendar PDA and it is filled each day. Sue and I wanted to go see Wicked--again--for a 3rd time in just over a week--if we can make it, but the odds of that appear long.
Tomorrow night--soccer. Wednesday night--dance--but if there was a way to get "lottery' tickets we could probably find a way to go for the 7:00 show. I teach at 5:00, though, so I can't be downtown at 4:30 and wait for the lottery at 5:00 "just in case." Thursday night--dress rehearsal for Rachel's "How to Eat Like a Child." Friday night--opening night show. Saturday is filled with a 12:00 soccer match, a 5:00 soccer match, and a Saturday night How to Eat Like a Child show at 7:00. Sunday has a 10:00 soccer match and a 2:00 matinee of How to Eat Like a Child, so that leaves the very last performance Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. Again, if there's a way to get lottery tickets at 4:30 p.m.--don't know how, since we'll be about 40 minutes away with a show that probably won't end until, oh, about 4:30 p.m.--but if we could, we'd try that one.
As you can see, each day is a short one in the old Magic City. I know I could pick up Balcony tickets again, but we've done that once, and would love to see the show again from a "reasonable" distance if possible. Watching it from the last row in Continental and the first row in Orchestra, as we did for Saturday's matinee, was incredible. I didn't realize just how much you "catch" when you're close enough to see facial expressions clearly, gestures, motions, and little things going on the stage that you missed from way up in the Netherlands from Balcony Row X.
We'll see. I won't hold my breath.
On a related note, my special thanks to Helene York (Glinda), Marcie Dodd (Elphaba), Colin Donnell (Fiyero), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Morrible), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), and Kristine Reese (Nessarose) who took time out to visit, sign autographs, and have their photos taken with Rachel, Caitlin, Sarah and Elizabeth (my niece) after the shows Saturday and Sunday. They could not have been more pleasant. Marcie Dodd saying, "I love little children" was such a wonderful thing for her to say. We wish them all the best and much success and happiness in their careers and in life.
One short day.....
Monday, April 6, 2009
Wicked-ly Wonderful
Getting excited about seeing Wicked--again--this weekend. We have the "good" tickets from our group purchase for the Saturday matinee, with some truly excellent seats. Last night we whet our appetite as we had picked up some not-so-great tickets for a song and saw it--OMG, how good can a show be?
Very entertaining production--just watch it and the time flies by. I won't say Marcie Dodd as Elphaba stole the show, as this was a production incapable of one person "stealing," but her voice is truly incredible. Her "Defying Gravity" as the first Act closed was spine-tingling good.
I thought Helene York, playing Galinda, was up to the task acting the part of the self-absorbed rich beotch, but wasn't sure that her voice was as good as Dodd's. By Act II, she had more than held her own, however, and her comedic sense of timing was outstanding. I also thought Colin Donnell as the initially self-absorbed to match Galinda Fiero was wonderful, and had a voice to match.
The production itself was, well, quite a production. From the bubble Galinda comes down on in the opening scene, to the Wizard's mask, to the flying monkeys--who I thought did a terrific job of what a flying monkey would look like, act like, and move like, if they them--the whole thing was well worth the 5-stars awarded to it by Alec Harvey, and well worth the standing ovation that began before the curtain call for the entire cast.
And all of that was from the Netherlands, aka, Balcony, Row X. I felt like we were "defying gravity" ourselves from that far up, but we quickly forgot the distance and the angle when the wonderful actors and the production started. Will have great orchestra seats for Saturday's performance, dead center, or better Saturday. I can't wait.
Very entertaining production--just watch it and the time flies by. I won't say Marcie Dodd as Elphaba stole the show, as this was a production incapable of one person "stealing," but her voice is truly incredible. Her "Defying Gravity" as the first Act closed was spine-tingling good.
I thought Helene York, playing Galinda, was up to the task acting the part of the self-absorbed rich beotch, but wasn't sure that her voice was as good as Dodd's. By Act II, she had more than held her own, however, and her comedic sense of timing was outstanding. I also thought Colin Donnell as the initially self-absorbed to match Galinda Fiero was wonderful, and had a voice to match.
The production itself was, well, quite a production. From the bubble Galinda comes down on in the opening scene, to the Wizard's mask, to the flying monkeys--who I thought did a terrific job of what a flying monkey would look like, act like, and move like, if they them--the whole thing was well worth the 5-stars awarded to it by Alec Harvey, and well worth the standing ovation that began before the curtain call for the entire cast.
And all of that was from the Netherlands, aka, Balcony, Row X. I felt like we were "defying gravity" ourselves from that far up, but we quickly forgot the distance and the angle when the wonderful actors and the production started. Will have great orchestra seats for Saturday's performance, dead center, or better Saturday. I can't wait.
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