the good with the bad, and back again
So, Peter and the Wolf is sold out at the Blaisdell. I do not have a thing for Jorge Garcia but rather for Stravinsky's Firebird - so I'm mightily disappointed. When I called the box office this morning, the agent informed me that they'd been sold out for weeks, to which I replied, "How can that be? Did you know that there's a promo in the Star-Bulletin advertising the Stravinsky today?" ... to which he growled, "That's why I never read the papers. All they publish are lies."
Ewkay, overdramatic much?
In more pleasant news, I will be joining Caryn for some Jazzercise this afternoon. Take that, joey.
And, uh ... conduct disorder caused by prenatal alcohol consumption ... this is news? Really?
I love Carolyn Hax for many reasons. For me, she was the tough-love pioneer amid softies like Dear Abby (sometimes, a very middle-of-the-road approach is given when the situation is really black or white) and nothing-useful-heres like Annie's Mailbox (their advice for everything is "see a counselor.") Carolyn gets it done - directly, but with compassion, and gives less convoluted answers than the sometimes infuriating and almost always confusing Amy Alkon. I read a lot of advice columns to remind myself that things could always be worse. Case in point, today. Here I am bitching and moaning about planning a wedding, when people have to battle their in-laws for common decency in a second marriage. When you think your life sucks, go read about someone else's. Eyikes.
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wow. she's a toughie isn't she? i like carolyn, she's got moxie.
so, you know how you solve all of your symphony problems? do what i do. exploit weaknesses. ok, don't but this is what i did before. get a black tux, grab a band instrument case and go to the back door.
you're an extra, just in case. that's what your agent told you. you don't actually have to play unless someone calls in sick. plus, the case can hold a surprising amount of alcohol and snacks.
do you also have a mariachi guitar case full of guns?
hehe
no, it's not full of guns. just the one that i can fire from the handle. the one with the rocket was a bit on the pricy side.
does it sound that bad? c'mon. free tickets? good seats? so you tell a little white lie, no one gets hurt.
yeah, all i lack is the tux. and the chutzpah.
yeah. chutzpahs are really important. and just to clarify, i learned about the alcohol and snack storage of my trumpet case back in college.
so what did it take to get through band practice - a 40?
band practice? nothing. no, we had the monon bell game which was held in mid-november. which usually meant that it was freezing. a thermos full of hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps. besides, i'd usually get boozed up "before" band practice, not during. in my opinion it made me a better performer.
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