Archive for November, 2009

Two friends’ shows today

Published Date: November 22nd, 2009
Category: life

Well, first of all there was the 9 am soccer game with the trophy distribution picnic afterward… The Husband, My Kid and I went up town to see  the matinee of Spacestation 1985 at the Tank Theater on 45th street because one of my friends was one of the puppeteers. In the evening I went with [...]

Award Statuette

Published Date: November 20th, 2009
Category: life

My child–who will get another participation trophy for playing AYSO soccer tomorrow morning, was dancing around the room with a plastic Oscar–from when we visited my sister who lives in LaLa Land right before the Academy Award Ceremony, and we saw the mall with the plastic covered Red Carpet ready for the pre-show and we [...]

Mexican style food

Published Date: November 20th, 2009
Category: life

OK so the frozen Trader Joe’s enchiladas with sides of corn, guacamole and corn chips went over SO MUCH BETTER than that REALLY HEALTHY dinner that other night.  Just sayin’.

After my Downtown Clown Revue solo performance

Published Date: November 17th, 2009
Category: life

It’s not a performance I’m particularly proud of.  I did it and that’s something to be glad about.  But I didn’t quite nail it and that’s cringeworthy especially since another clown I know said frequent passing thoughts at the Downtown Clown Revue include: “What are they trying to do???” and “I think I know what [...]

A review last night’s production of “Dinner”

Published Date: November 13th, 2009
Category: life

The audience reaction to last night’s production of “Dinner” was tepid at best. The promising evening opened with red wine, but immediately began a downhill descent with the old gag; “Can’t get the broken cork out of the bottle”. The television in the adjoining performance space was a distraction and at one point the entire [...]

The Day after the Jango Edwards Workshop

Published Date: November 12th, 2009
Category: life

Jango warned us that we would experience a let down after the workshop is over, and it is true.  I am feeling very much alone here in my apartment while My Kid is at school and The Husband is at work.  But, thankfully, I have a performance coming up on Monday to keep my mind [...]

Midnight

Published Date: November 12th, 2009
Category: life

Home, I’m just now in the apartment of my sleeping family, after a day and a night out on the town in the clown world. After an intense 3-day workshop with Jango Edwards that ended with cake and song, we went to an odd venue in Soho for more Jango.  Influential clown people were there, [...]

Still in Bed and Thinking Clown Thoughts

Published Date: November 11th, 2009
Category: life

Around seven a.m. I’m lying in bed going over the assignments for todays Jango Edwards workshp.  Do I have them all.  A song to say, something to wear on my feet but not shoes, a wrapped present, a gag in three… black and or white clothes to wear in the cabaret group piece.  Is there [...]

I just got an e-mail from Christopher Lueck asking for my bio and picture for the November Downtown Clown Revue.  I’m scheduled to perform ALONE!  I must remember to schedule some studio time for Friday and maybe one other day before it’s too late. I spent some time today exchanging information and confirming the babysitter [...]

this is clown

Published Date: November 7th, 2009
Category: life

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