December 11, 2008
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The Daily News
I'd like to teach you all a little sayin'
And learn the words by heart the way you should
I don't say I'm no better than anybody else,
But I'll be damned if I ain't jist as good!
---Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!1 I hit Mickey D's yesterday for the first time in quite a while.
2 I had done a buncha after-school planning and needed to get back up there to do lights for the Choir concert.
3 Actually I don't really have to do lights; it's just an excuse for me to sit by the lightboard again. I pretty much raise and lower the houselights.
4 Anyway I was running a bit late, hit Kinko's so I could run some plans off, and while there thought I'd grab a quick burger.
5 It was harrible.
6 I'm not a huge fan of fast foods to begin with, but when I do go, I expect more than what I got.
7 At 6 p.m. you shouldn't get a cold burger and REALLY cold fries.
8 I got both.
9 I rarely eat burgers anyway, but when I do, I'd like it to be warmed up.
10 I did go through a stint where I ate lots of fast food back in '05. I got to know burgers, boy.
11 It didn't take long to realize that the best fast food burgers are Carl's Jr.'s. Always thick, juicy and served hot, they do better than any others, so when you take your business elsewhere, you expect same.
12 I won't do McDonald's any time soon, at least for burgers.
13 Argh.
14 Crotchety old man.
15 Moving on: Are my Yahoo pals out there okay after yesterday? Every single day, more horror stories. I awaken each morning pretty stunned.
16 I remain positive despite all. I'm not looking forward to the state budget results, lemme tellya. Entire lives are being turned upside down, and to all of you out there who have been hit hard, keep fighting. It's a challenge, and no amount of cheerleading will help, but really, a whole bunch of us are not only on your side, but just as frightened.
17 Keep fighting. I truly think we're all in the same boat. This stuff can get pretty devastating, especially right now. Hold it together and go a day at a time.
18 I'll try to rent the YB Theatre for everyone and maybe we could all live there!
19 Just bring blankets, pillows and portable heaters.
20 Sounds like most of our Show nights!
21 Moving on, Part the Second: The news reports talked of snow this weekend in San Jo. It's already getting pretty chilly. But there's something about that that I always like.
22 I don't think I'd EVER want to LIVE in the snow, but I do like it as a backdrop to our town.
23 Moving on, Part the Third: I found this beat-up old CD of the original Broadway cast of Oklahoma! yesterday, popped it in my player, and enjoyed while driving about in the TOOOOOONDRA. Absolutely astounding musical. WAY underrated for years. I chuckled, guffawed, laughed out loud, and absolutely enjoyed everything about it. I even wanted to see if it was playing anywhere.
24 I also mourned once more for the demise of the AMTSJ, because touring companies, while astounding, never quite had the spit and polish that our local guys could get.
25 I wondered if in our time we were going to see the death of the classic musical.
26 Theatre as we know it has been around since the sixth century B.C. when some guy named Thespis moved away from a Greek chorus and entered into dialogue with them.
27 That's their story and they're sticking to it.
28 Ah my answer is pretty simple. Oklahoma! has been around for quite a few years, and Theatre has been around for a few thousand years. People have survived for tens of thousands of years.
29 Hold fast to family and friends. Watch old movies. Make soup.
30 Many a new day will come.
31 Keep fighting.
32 Peace.
~H~
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