Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Very cool!
It's Monday. Do we have to do cheer today?
Hm...I've never heard of there BEING a Cape Breton harp tradition. There are plenty of fiddlers and piano players that play Cape Breton style, but I've not heard of harpists. So I couldn't tell ya!
The concert was good, better than I expected. I had seen the fiddler (Jerry Holland) once before, this summer, and wasn't all that entertained, but I enjoyed him last night. It helped that he and the backup pianist really meshed together well - I think that was one of my problems with the previous concert.
I still like Irish better, though. And it was a little disappointing...Johnny Cunningham (used to play with Silly Wizard) was originally on the billing for last night's concert, but they took him off a few weeks ago. Dad bought tickets without noticing that his name had been removed, and then was told the tickets weren't refundable, or we probably wouldn't have gone.
Dad got yet ANOTHER book of tunes to inflict on us. ;-) He never seems to stick with one set long enough for us to really learn them!
I miss my old gal Tequila. She was sweet as pie, but protective of the kids. It never ceased to crack me up when she would go from her typical Basset pose (flat on the floor, snoring) to a barking mad dog at the door.
You'd open the door and whoever was there would be looking over your shoulder for a Rottweiler or something equivalent, only to peer down into the soulful eyes of a short-legged, long eared funny face. :)
Oh, and did I mention, Tequila was a master at stealing food. No grocery bag was safe if left unattended for a moment. She loved Doritos and one time, she ate a whole pack of cinnamon buns, including the paper bag they were in!
I am back, sort of. Just incredibly busy with rehearsals and life in general. And now I'm some 400 posts behind. It will be crazy here through the 16th.
Our tech runs for the show are tonite and tomorrow night. We've had some problem with the lighting, so our first full run through will be our dress rehearsal on Wednesday, for which we'll have a full audience. That's our benevolence performance where we give away all 1,400 seats for the show to various ministries around town. It works well for dress rehearsal because those folks are very appreciative and also very forgiving when things go wrong.
Life in general right now: too much to do, not enough time, not enough money, not enough sleep...
But we're okay.
Mrs. is going back to Greensboro to help her mom get ready for Christmas on the 19th. So Jr. and I will plan to see The Two Towers that evening. (He has a youth group event on the 18th).
You guys must be all geared up and ready to go with the performances - how exciting!
Don't worry, I'm sure everything will work itself out and opening night will be a smash! Don't forget to post some pics if you can!
It all works out. It's a mystery!
We're anxious to run with it, that's for sure. I'll post pics if I can.
Look who's beating a dead thread...(where'd everybody go?)
Dunno. I wasn't being that crabby!
Jerks!
Anyway, I read the reviews for TTT and am giddy with excitement! I just dread that feeling of "it's over" after I've already seen it and the year's wait for RoTK. The Extended Edition will still be 10 months away so what will I do to feed my fix? LOL!
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