Fat Baby

I've got nuthin' to say. I'm just going to post a picture of me at 3 months old. Rolls Baby.

I saw the future me!

Freddy has this sweet new job that occasionally provides him with free tickets to shows. (Not the bouncer job at Therapy, some legit thing.) So last night he invited me to see The Drowsy Chaperone. I have to admit, I liked it. I wasn't in love but I think that has a lot to do with the current cast, lack of audience, and general low energy of a Wednesday night. The only character that was really on was Aldolpho and after the show I was informed that he was the only original cast member left. All that being said... I would love to play the Chaperone! The character is exactly what I want to be when I grow up. I feel like the woman playing last night missed so many moments and it kills me to be able to watch this and know I'll never do it again. The show almost made me tear up reminding me how much I miss theater. I'm working on a plan to change that.

Not in my thirties yet.

My neighbors can hear me singing. I had no idea it was that loud until one day when I was warming up in the shower one of them rang the bell and said "was that you?". So I won't be singing so much around the apartment.

I already knew the guy. He records, mixes, and produces out of his apartment. Seems he has been rather successful. Here is an article about him.

Anyway, he apparently likes my voice because he asked me to record for one of his tracks. I didn't take him seriously but after about a month of talking about it we actually got together to listen to his music yesterday. Will and his wife are cool people. I enjoyed chatting with them. I'm not really a hip hop fan but it was an interesting experience anyway. They don't really drink but we had a glass of champagne left over from his birthday which was yesterday. He turned 37 which is much older than I would have though. Then he made a stab at my age.... 29! Believe it or not, I take that as a complement. I want people to think I'm older than I am. I feel much older than I am.

Speaking of how old I am... My birthday is only a month away! I really hope it doesn't rain this year. I would love to have a big outing in the park but my evil birth date seems to think it must rain on that day every single year.

But why worry about it now? Time to throw on my roller skates and enjoy the nice days when we have them.

Where have I been?

Oh dear blog. It's been so long! How I have missed thee. These past few weeks have been busy but that is not the best excuse for having neglected you for so long. San Antonio was alright. I love my family and being so far from them only strengthens that. In general the city was okay. I can't say I'll be rushing back any time soon. I got home around 11pm Sunday night and left for Minneapolis at 1pm on Monday. Packing was easy at least. Although I was a bit of a mess mentally. I like to be as prepared as possible for business meetings and I was sure I was missing something important. Everything went well though. When I meet my clients I always feel reassured that I am doing my job well.

Minneapolis was an interesting city. I like being alone in a big city. When the work day ends I get to roam around finding a place to dine and amuse myself for a few hours. When I'm tired out I have my own hotel room to go back to. On this trip I found a cool little jazz club called Rossi's. I came across it while wandering and it was perfect. It was a dimly lit underground joint with a big bar and little round tables surrounding the stage. The band playing was the Scottie Miller Band. These guys have a southern blues sound that is really addictive. So much so that I went back a second night and made friends with them. The singer/songwriter/pianist Scottie and the bass player John took me out to a bar after the set and we chatted for a few hours. Really cool people. Wonderful experience.

Everyone is busy. Everyone has amazing stuff happening. How on earth do we all keep up with our lives? I have to say to the people I know read this, you all amaze the hell out of me. Shows and jobs and new amazing people just keep tumbling in and everyone is so talented. It's a rich life. I sound drunk and I have not been drinking. That means it's bed time. G'night blog. G'night rich friends.

Happy-ish

Seeing a show tonight at the Duplex. Isn't everyone surprised? I'm pretty sure there are other theaters in Manhattan but how come I never hear about them anymore? (Exception for Access Theater, Doodle).

Next weekend I am going to San Antonio and I can't f'n wait for warm weather! This damn rain is not enjoyable. My parents and brother are flying in so we can vacation together for the weekend. With my brother in another state and making his own living my parents are no longer parental figures. It's like we are all buddies that meet up in some city, drink, and dine. Mostly Drink. I'm happy how things have panned out for us. It's probably easier when there are only four of you and the kids move far away.

Does anyone like Sushi? I really love sushi but I don't eat it nearly enough. Last night I went to Monster Sushi which I highly recommend to anyone interested. Is anyone interested? Lets make a sushi date!

I feel crazy right now. Crazy, today, means a mix of giddy and confused with a bit of dread. Just a touch. I blame the demon. Now that I think about it, the demon causes a lot of problems. I agree Doodle and Dar, the only cure must be Vodka plus cabaret production. Does vodka go with sushi?

Release the Demons

So I was permitted to partake in some recording of standards with some lovely jazz musicians last Saturday eve. It was a total slap in the face to realize how much I have lost in the period I have gone without work or training. Very upsetting. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do about that yet.

Today I went to the Neurologist. He is a delightful little old man with intelligent eyes and a bow tie. I heart him. Basically we just went over my problems and my tests. According to everything I am fine but now I get to take more tests. Yay. The interesting part is that he asked me to talk to my mother about my behavior as an infant whenever I had a fever. Stuff like, did I pass out or shake. She says no but then informed me that as a toddler I would go into a sort of sleep walk state where my eyes were open but I didn't seem to be conscious of my surroundings or I thought I was somewhere else. If you want to know what I think, I think I'm possessed.

I'm all over the place!

Mentally that is. I would love to be able to write in this here blog but every time I start I get distracted and eventually delete everything I had written. I'm just going to throw out a whole bunch of info at once and maybe get some things out of my head.

Tuesday evening some of my friends had gigs on different sides of the island. Even though my strongest desire that day was to crawl into my bed and sleep in a comatose state for the next few weeks, I still went because I'm a rockstar like that.

Gig one was at the Underground Lounge on the UWS. Christopher Hartman does his singer songwriter thing and serenades his audience with mostly love related songs. He just started recording so kudos to him!

Gig two was on the LES at the Bowery Poetry Club. The Dan Loomis Quartet had a CD release show. I have been listening to the CD to get me through the work day and it's really very good. I'm not surprised though. I've always loved seeing/hearing them play. I'd do the links to each of the guys but eh, that's too much effort. Actually, they just had an audition at Jazz at Lincoln Center for some European travel thing. I'm sure you can imagine my jealousy. So, you should come support them with me at some point because they are talented and fantastic people.

I have to find an apartment. I think someone is moving into my room June 1st and I would really like to get that sorted out before it's the last minute and I'm having a heart attack. Also my birthday is June 2nd and there is no way in hell I am moving out of my six floor walk up the day before my birthday extravaganza. Yeah, that's right, I already started thinking about my birthday plans.

I am really very excited about Eyster brunch this Sunday. Drinks and merriment!