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The First Big Push

Well, that's it. I've survived the first big push. The first show is open. That one was actually not mine, I was simply a painter on it, which is why I felt comfortable taking a second gig (The Full Monty) that overlapped so much. From here on out the shows are all me from floor to ceiling and two of the three of them are monster sized shows. I'm looking forward to doing my own work. I love painting, and that magical moment of making wood look like... well... another kind of wood, usually... but I am am SO ready to start tackling my own stuff.

First however I am taking a few days off. Schedules being the way they are, with matinees, and childrens shows, and days off, and blah blah the carpentry staff will not even be touching my show until Saturday, so I am going back to the city for a few days of cuddles and roller derby before coming back to really get started.

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Happy Birthday, America!

Things I'm thankful for: a whole 24 hours with no rain. Fireworks at the dam (See 98). The first show is almost open.

I may be misunderstanding this holiday...

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Geez

There's nothing like blogging daily (or trying to anyway) to show exactly how boring your life becomes when you don't leave the couple acres of property that you occupy for days at a time. My most exciting event in the past two days has been discovering a new room of stuff in the materials from that Broadway show that I have been pilfering from. It contained (among other things) a 25'x75' blackout curtain! That's enough fabric to wrap nearly all three sides of my stage, which is great when I have two shows designed that don't include any portals or teasers. I was wondering how I was going to hide the side walls of the theatre in those shows...

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