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Sit Back And Watch – NFDC’s Henry IV, Part 1
I don’t blog so much anymore. Often, I’m just too busy with another of these, another production of an out-of-the-ordinary Shakespearean play. So in light of a stack of five to ten paragraphs, here’s the video record of one such night of performance. I’m not in it, but I directed it, and I couldn’t be…
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A Farewell To Ear
In our just-closed production of Henry IV – Part 1, The Douglas (that blood-thirsty Scot) claimed a Lord’s ear as a means of defying the standing king. The act was done off-stage, coupled with a scream of pain. After, The Douglas would stride on-stage, proud of his deed and bearing his bloody prize, much to…
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Gear Up for Steve Jobs Day
Steve Jobs has had a marked influence on your life. You resisted him for years. You’re no fanboy, never a fangirl. Computers are tools, devices are merely those things that get you through the day. There is no place in your busy, very practical life for frippery. And yet … Look in your purse, there’s…
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Kickstarter – This Time It’s Personal
I’ve promoted Kickstarters before, but this is the first time I’m speaking up for a project that involves me directly. I’ll be playing Marty in an upcoming production of The House of Yes with Flickering Productions. So if you’ve got some extra cash, slip some under the door …
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Three Possible Questions Posed to Kim Boekbinder
Say you are a musician. You want to do a ten city tour. Real cities. Los Angeles. Seattle. Minneapolis. Real life, no kidding, not right-next-to-another cities. It’s risky for even an established musician. What if nobody showed up? Would you want to go to Boston if there wasn’t a really good reason? (Just kidding, Boston.)…
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Little Lives
My first pet wasn’t my own pet. Â It was my brother’s dog, a beagle named Peanut. Â He stayed in a largish pen in the backyard, thanks to the leash laws in our county. Â He probably was meant to be a hunting dog, but he didn’t hunt a thing. Â His talent was howling, which he would…
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A Bit Of Atlanta’s Transit History
MARTA – East Line Inauguration – June 30, 1979, a set on Flickr. Visited an estate sale on Knob Hill Rd, just off of Briarcliff in Atlanta. Among the treasures available (sewing machines, playing cards, a ukulele) were a number of items that told a story of someone who witnessed quite a bit of change.…
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Torchwood – Miracle Day (Somewhat Improved)
So Torchwood is coming back, and this time on Starz. Yay? The first poster was revealed a few weeks ago, looking like something that a Bullwinkle villain would design. Boris! A second poster has surfaced, this time with more of what one might expect from a Torchwood revival. In other words, it’s got Captain Jack…
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Revisiting The Wrath
In 2009, I threw together a mix inspired by Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreaks. Here’s what I said then: I couldn’t dismiss it entirely. I left it on my iPod, letting shuffle find tracks on occasion and usually letting them play out. I started to think of it as a friend going through a rough…