Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Worth a Look

Here are some stories from last week's Greenpage that might be worth a look...

Do We Really Want Judges Determining What Art 'Says'?

Techdirt: "In this case, despite plenty of other lawsuits that found appropriation art to be legal, the judge ruled that this is infringing, leading many to predict a pretty massive shakeup in the modern art world, where this kind of appropriation art has become pretty common. What strikes me as most troubling is that the judge's decision appears to rest mainly on what the artist's stated intent was in creating these paintings, and deciding that since he was neither commenting on the original works nor the subjects of the images, it's no longer a protected fair use.

CMU artists shoot for the moon and an alien audience

Pop City: "Legendary space artist Lowry Burgess has been working in outer space most of his life.
He was the creator of one of the first official art payloads transported to space by NASA in 1989. He has bounced holograms off the moon for a work that joined Galileo's Notebook at a prominent exhibition in Paris.
'All my work on Earth has had cosmic connections going back to the 1960s,' says Burgess, sitting in his studio on Gold Way in Oakland, surrounded by art. 'NASA is not arts prone, but they are very supportive of me,' he says humbly.

Designers Donate Royalties on By Design Day

Stage Directions: "The third annual By Design Day will take place on April 23, and PLASA, as well as a long list of top designers, are asking all designers to donate one day of their royalties to support the efforts of Behind the Scenes (U.S.) and Light Relief (U.K.) Both of those orgs provide help to entertainment technology professionals in need.

Gallery: Why Are Warrior Women Always Dressed Like Strippers?

TheGloss - A gloss on beauty, fashion, style, love and more: "Since this is a fashion and beauty website let’s talk about why so-called empowered “warrior women” are always dressed like like they’re about to trot down the main stage at Scores.
Because one point this horrible, wretched movie (which I am in no way judging) made well was when one of the characters jumped up and said “Don’t you get it? All of this is to turn guys on!”
Which, well, yes. Got that.

Designer Lighting Joins Ranks of Wedding Planning

NYTimes.com: "New technology, not to mention one-upmanship among wedding planners and their clients, has multiplied the possibilities. Depending on how it is deployed, and by whom, it can also multiply the costs.
As recently as five years ago, said Preston Bailey, the Manhattan event designer, “I had to convince all of my clients of the importance of bringing in an outside lighting company.” Now, he said, many of the clients who can afford to hire him to create striking centerpieces and backdrops are also prepared to hire someone to illuminate those features.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Ellipses...

Why oh why didn't Richard give mike "one hand?" His food would have been locked in the pressure cooker for all time... I may have to change my affiliation to Republican so I get to pick between Bachmann and Santorum - might also have to move to Iowa... Mrs. TANBI rocked out the taxes today, glad that's done... On that topic, if you inherit money and they ask if you want to pay tax now or later, SAY NOW... Not sure what's up with the calendar, but it got cold again. Dislike... Yesterday we proved convincingly we should live at the Waterfront... It's like just enough things are coming off the to do list for me to be able to make room for "total nervous breakdown"... Didn't so much care for this week's "Superman the Brave and the Bold" although the outfit-swap at the end was kinda cool... Like a million years ago I bought William Gibson's newest and I still haven't read it. Must do soon... Really I think if you haven't been noticing what's going on in the Middle East you should take the time. It's going to eventually be chapter after chapter in history books... Did Macy's stop carrying Kenneth Cole watches? Say it isn't so... Thinking about what the order would need to be to have a guerrilla seder in a McDonald's... They don't have the b-flat accordion file folders at Target, or at least I couldn't find one... The other day I desperately wanted to buy something at Best Buy, but nobody would help me... Spring Break is over, now just carnival and then Commencement. I hope people are up to date on their work... We want this staircase in our house and when everyone has been asking what we want it to look like we say "contemporary" but it turns out we might actually mean "Italian"... Sorting your debit card transaction by vendor is fun... I do have to find someplace to play some Ultimate... It's possible I have been pronouncing Libya incorrectly for my entire life... Deadliest Catch is coming back right quick. I wonder if I'll like it without Phil... This week I had to tell my class that the PA budget maintained the film subsidy while drastically cutting education funding... It's possible this is the shallowest ellipses ever...

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth a look:

In Moderation

American Theatre Wing: "Now that I have the opportunity to speak with artists directly, I must confess I rarely attend post-show discussions, even as they have proliferated, but I have seen enough of them over time to know that there are aspects of the sessions that are virtually immutable. Allow me to enumerate

IATSE Makes Donation to Disaster Relief in Japan

-||- IATSE International -||: "The IATSE announced today that it is making a donation for Japanese disaster relief from the Walsh/DiTolla/Spivak Foundation, to be made through the Red Cross. IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb is the chairman of the Foundation.

Art All Night 2011 April 30-May 1, 2011

Living Pittsburgh: "Art All Night is an annual grassroots event and celebration of the arts and community held in Lawrenceville. It promotes artistic expression in all walks of life. The event also encourages children to be actively involved by contributing artwork and engaging in on-site arts activities.

Symbiotic Art & Science: Can Artists Make Scientific Discoveries?

Art Works: "If we wish to promote the melding of arts and sciences, then there is an issue that was not formally raised at our conference that needs to be addressed: can artists make scientific discoveries? While I do not want to argue that the answer must b
e “yes” in order for there to be useful collaborations among artists and scientists, it seems to me that the case for melding arts and sciences becomes significantly stronger if it can be proven that artists, working as artists, can make significant contributions to science. While this task may seem impossible, there are, in fact, a large number of cases in which such contributions have been forthcoming.

Review: The Spidey Project

The Mary Sue: "What, exactly, should one expect from a Spider-Man musical? As a fan of Spider-Man, I have to say I was initially rather disheartened to hear that a big-budget Broadway musical based on Spider-Man was being produced, by Julie Taymor of all people, whose work in theater can not exactly be described as “bare bones.” And then Bono and The Edge … yeah, there was that, too. I mean, sure, that one song from Batman Forever was pretty cool (when I was 15), but a whole entire two hours or more of that? Weird. Super, super emo, if I’m being honest.

Couldn't Last Forever


I mean I guess it was unlikely that the thing lasted this long. Still kind of a bummer to see it coming apart though. Really I guess I'm the only one who feels the history. For the frosh it was just this thing they found in the studio.

Oh well. Maybe someone will do something even better someday.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Momentum

I had thought I was going to get a bump from the LoudTwitter folks, but it seems like no. Here's some pictures:


This is installation of "The Alice Project." A developmental piece currently in the middle of week one of three of technical rehearsals. It is very tall. I'm not sure what I think about the aesthetic, but it appears to be doing it's job. Interesting note: it is cheaper to build three level towers from scratch than it is to rent scaffolding for 8 weeks (if you don't count all of the labor).


This is a terminal to terminal tunnel in Detroit. I saw it because now to fly from Pittsburgh to NYC you have to go through Detroit (or Cleveland, or Washington, or Philly, or even Chicago). I used to love that Pittsburgh was a US Air hub. That airline sure done this city wrong. Anyway the Delta terminal in Detroit is kinda nice.


My desk. Top of spring break. I do let the work pile up. Sometimes prospective students come to visit and I really hope they are getting "absentminded professor" rather than "lazy slob."


Moving day in Chicago. More like "home abandonment day." I have a whole series of photos I took as we were leaving just in case there was a problem with the closing and then I had Mrs. TANBI take a bunch for memory. They are WAY depressing.


The other day someone set Pittsburgh on "rinse." There was so much fog the top of the Cathedral of Learning was obscured from campus. Although wet, it was also kind of neat.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Ellipses...

Really the writing thing should come more easily... To the people that apparently game my mother the book "The Road" while she was in chemo because they apparently thought it contained a story about the triumph of the human spirit - really not so much... The odds that when small children are playing wiffle ball that one of them will get the ball or a bat in the eye must approach 1:1... I constantly think the weather in Pittsburgh is teasing me... If you get a bill from one party and a statement from a third party that the bill was paid, who do you believe? Yeah, I don't know either... Our new "High Efficiency" washer appears to have a somewhat smaller capacity than the older wasteful one. Not cool... This week in my class will be "Elevator Speech" week. Please torment as much as possible... Watching USITT through social networks made it look a lot more interesting than it has seemed to have been as an attendee in previous years... If you are keeping track, I am still having trouble equalizing... The world is now better for having Trulane Jones Bogart in it. I sense a future of clothing with "Tru Dat" on it... I definitely want to play ultimate and definitely think I would injure myself severely... It does seem interesting to me that we haven't heard about looting in Japan. Score another one against the U. S. of A... Tax day in class was pretty cool and everyone learned something or was totally overwhelmed. here's hoping my tax day is productive and not overwhelming... Can't make up my mind for the future commute between a scooter, Segway, or a bike... I looked at the photos from the Chicago move out today and started to remember things we should have photographed but didn't. Guess that's the way it goes... Too bad about Pitt. Not that I watched, but it's nicer when the home teams win... For some reason it now takes mi iPhone three full hours to back up. Something is definitely amiss...

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time:

What If a Potential Employer Wants to See Your Facebook Page?

College Candy: "I recently heard about an individual applying for a job who was asked by the hiring manager to bring up his Facebook page. The individual was shocked, but did so because he wasn’t sure how to refuse.
What would you do if this happened to you? Does an employer even have the right to ask this, especially when Facebook is supposed to be something you only allow your “friends,” or people you have approved, to see? Perhaps not. But if you say no, are you improving or hurting your chances for getting the job?

Behind-the-scenes footage shows how Mars Needs Mom's motion capture crawled out of the Uncanny Valley

I09: "Disney may have burned out our earlobes with the horrific Mars Needs Moms rap, but this behind the scenes Mo-Cap adventure between Seth Green and Dan Fogler is gosh-darn adorable, and pretty impressive. Watch.

WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?

Actors' Equity Association: "You have undoubtedly been following the events in Wisconsin where Governor Scott Walker has decided that the best way to balance the state budget - a budget that, before Governor Walker took office and authorized some pro-business tax cuts, was scheduled to show a surplus -- is to ask the state's union member public employees to pay more for their health insurance coverage and to pay more for their retirement benefits. You may feel that this is not your fight: 'Hey, I don't live in Wisconsin and I'm not a public employee.' As a union leader, I believe there are deeper and better-lined pockets in which the money necessary to make up the budget deficit (whatever its origin) might be found, and I believe this IS your fight.

Cirque du Soleil's Stunt Woman in Chief

Creating - WSJ.com: "In a large industrial building on the outskirts of Montreal, 14 Russian trapeze artists and six aerialists gathered for rehearsal in a studio the size of an airplane hangar. They were in the final months of choreographing 'Zarkana,' Debra Brown's 11th creation for the circus company Cirque du Soleil. The show cost $50 million and opens in June at Radio City Music Hall.
'I can't wait to see this,' Ms. Brown said as three young acrobats climbed into metal rings suspended from the 75-foot-high ceiling. Frantic drum and piano music blared. The rings spun rapidly, rising and plunging like yo-yos. The women flipped upside down and arched their backs, as agile as spider monkeys. They scissored their legs into full splits, pretzeled themselves into cross-legged positions and dangled by their arms, their bodies whirling like ceiling fan blades.

Review: The Spidey Project

The Mary Sue: "What, exactly, should one expect from a Spider-Man musical? As a fan of Spider-Man, I have to say I was initially rather disheartened to hear that a big-budget Broadway musical based on Spider-Man was being produced, by Julie Taymor of all people, whose work in theater can not exactly be described as “bare bones.” And then Bono and The Edge … yeah, there was that, too. I mean, sure, that one song from Batman Forever was pretty cool (when I was 15), but a whole entire two hours or more of that? Weird. Super, super emo, if I’m being honest.

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  • 17:41 Looking at this: bit.ly/gNu2Aw makes me think there's a Playground piece to be done called "52 Jokers" #
  • 17:34 How is it that I just registered who the producer of TOTD is? #
  • 17:31 For the spatula: bit.ly/gNu2Aw #
  • 17:14 @keeboch thats a good issue #
  • 17:01 @keeboch issues? #
  • 16:58 @narcosislabs 64? #
  • 16:57 So I am thinking black, wi-fi only, maybe 32. Do I need 32? #
  • 14:35 @48v less than 24 hours ago I cleared 4 inches of snow off my truck. It's a trap. #
  • 13:43 Hurry twitpic.com/48uex0 empty parking space at Five Guys #
  • 12:34 @aerdin @thejqs perfectly respectible album #
  • 23:12 @narcosislabs just what we needed, less time in the day. #
  • 23:11 @narcosislabs coulda had dinner with them at Gullifties. #
  • 23:09 @madimus nope. Opening night for the Power? They're inside though. #
  • 19:07 @aerdin thanks #
  • 19:02 I wonder if I am hearing fireworks and why I am hearing fireworks if I am hearing fireworks #
  • 17:52 Well, happy for me anyway #
  • 15:11 CMU Drama Precollege: youtu.be/0ExngA15jmc #
  • 15:10 @bpeoples call it a TV studio and clock out for the week. #
  • 15:10 Excellent summer pre-college design and tech program: bit.ly/fjIFto Spread the word! #
  • 14:18 Friday, spring break, office #stilldoingitwrong #
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

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  • 12:34 @aerdin @thejqs perfectly respectible album #
  • 13:43 Hurry twitpic.com/48uex0 empty parking space at Five Guys #
  • 14:35 @48v less than 24 hours ago I cleared 4 inches of snow off my truck. It's a trap. #
  • 16:57 So I am thinking black, wi-fi only, maybe 32. Do I need 32? #
  • 16:58 @narcosislabs 64? #
  • 17:01 @keebo! ch issues? #
  • 17:14 @keeboch thats a good issue #
  • 17:31 For the spatula: bit.ly/gNu2Aw #
  • 17:34 How is it that I just registered who the producer of TOTD is? #
  • 17:41 Looking at this: bit.ly/gNu2Aw makes me think there's a Playground piece to be done called "52 Jokers" #
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

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  • 00:34 @narcosislabs would have had to make the trip for either #
  • 10:30 Boots. Joy. #
  • 10:31 Beckman says he's ok. #
  • 10:32 @stagedirections those don't exactly sound like "alternative" employers #
  • 10:37 Excellent Japan coverage from @GreatDismal #
  • 13:56 @stagedirections sometimes I forget how small much of our industry sees itself #
  • 13:58 Apparently "properly calibrated airbag sensor" isn't part of a PA vehicle inspection #whoknew #
  • 14:18 Friday, spring break, office #stilldoingitwrong #
  • 15:10 Excellent summer pre-college design and tech program: bit.ly/fjIFto Spread the word! #
  • 15:10 @bpeoples call it a TV studio and clock out for the week. #
  • 15:11 CMU Drama Precollege: youtu.be/0ExngA15jmc #
  • 17:5! 2 Well, happy for me anyway #
  • 19:02 I wonder if I am hearing fireworks and why I am hearing fireworks if I am hearing fireworks #
  • 19:07 @aerdin thanks #
  • 23:09 @madimus nope. Opening night for the Power? They're inside though. #
  • 23:11 @narcosislabs coulda had dinner with them at Gullifties. #
  • 23:12 @narcosislabs just what we needed, less time in the day. #
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Worth a Look

Here are five posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth a look:

The New World Theatrical Order

Art Works: "On February 22nd, I was invited to attend a meeting with NEA Chair Rocco Landesman and about a dozen leaders of arts service organizations to discuss the #supplydemand conversation that he had started in late January at the From Scarcity to Abundance convening at Arena Stage. He broached this topic in front of over a hundred arts professionals with complete knowledge that the proceedings were being tweeted and blogged as part of the proceedings. He wanted to start a national conversation, and he knew this was the way to do it. If we had any doubts as to whether he was aware of what he was doing, they were dispelled on January 31st, a single day after Arena’s convening was over, when he wrote a follow-up blog post on the NEA blog that was entitled #supplydemand, which, of course, is a Twitter hashtag. Clearly, he wanted this conversation to take off, and he had learned from David Dower’s web savvy how to do it.

In new theatre craze, stage flying adds ‘extra element of awe’ – and fills seats

The Globe and Mail: "Cesar Corrales has a very serene look on his face for a young man who is about to be thrown 20 feet into the air. From an empty stage inside Toronto’s Canon Theatre, the 14-year-old is gracefully spun around and around by an older dancer before being whipped upward, soaring in huge arcing loops.

Projected Scenery in Set Design

rosebrand: "Rose Brand would like to congratulate our first blog contest winner, David Ayers. David submitted an entry describing how he helped create a set made up almost entirely of projected scenery for the Broadway in Boulder Studios production of “Secret Garden.”

How the Old Spice Guy Seduces Your Lady In One Take

Gizmodo: "How the Old Spice Guy Seduces Your Lady In One Take The Old Spice Guy's got a pretty good life, doesn't he? Smells great, makes us laugh, really good posture. But those amazing space-shifting commercials he stars in don't just happen by magic. Here's a behind the scenes look at how a go from a mountain to underwater to your fondest dreams, all in a single take.

CMU airs 10-year master plan

Post Gazette: "Carnegie Mellon University wants to construct a new home for its Tepper business school, expand Heinz College and undertake other campus work that includes turning two Forbes Avenue traffic lanes into bicycle paths.

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  • 12:49 Cleaning up some Dad stuff. I wonder how long that will go on. #
  • 12:52 @walt828 um, people don't know? Comes down to it, people don't much even understand "Technical Director." lots of people don't know basics #
  • 12:53 @bpeoples why aren't counterweight linesets designed to handle out of weight loads during install and strike? #
  • 12:54 Me too. RT Important to know: If you have a rigging/safety question, I'm always happy to answer my phone. #theatresafety =) #
  • 13:11 @bpeoples except really people don't use them and its known that people don't use them #
  • 13:12 @bpeoples yeah, doesn't help, just one more piece of gear to defeat to do what manufacturers know is being done #
  • 13:14 waiting patiently for the CMU SOD folks spring break pics to start appearing #vicariousvacation #
  • 14:21 @USITTConference how do changes to production rate vs. front of house: reduced mailings, change the thermostat, etc? #
  • 14:22 @matt_dollinger sad face in 15213 #
  • 14 :23 @walt828 I think when you see those kind of articles they are outreach - not intended for theatre people #IMHO #
  • 14:28 Spring break, Wednesday, office #doingitwrong #
  • 14:34 @keeboch :-( #
  • 15:05 @CardamomPress nah, saw this handle in another tweet and thought I should follow #
  • 16:40 New SOD eNews is out: bit.ly/eYgf8V #
  • 16:42 @bpeoples I ! recently heard from someone that CW systems "are going away" in favor of a myriad of winch solutions - 'spose that's one way #
  • 16:42 @stagedirections thanks! just an adviser on those - the students are the real braintrust #
  • 16:44 @bpeoples that'd be the difference between "going away" and "gone", yes? #
  • 16:48 @bpeoples which PS makes no sense at all because those are the loads the thing is set up to do #iknowitsnotachatprogram #
  • 16:57 Got a Matt Bogart photo in my email t! oday! #
  • 18:49 If you're always on AIM, kinda you're never on AIM #
  • 22:16 makes me want to be an honorary sound designer #usittsound #
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

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  • 01:14 I definitely missed an SGU #
  • 13:31 @stagedirections why not consider this a TOTD vacation. It'll still be there next week. #
  • 14:35 The self cleaning cycle is taking longer than I thought it would #
  • 20:07 @giantspatula exacto so 1990 all lasers now #
  • 20:09 Home show. Might have picked a range. #
  • 22:14 sorta missing USITT #
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  • 16:24 every day the worlds fuel supply is bought and sold eight times by speculators #
  • 19:08 @narcosislabs 21st century problem:We appear 2 have 2 hashtags going. Shall we pick 1 to streamline communication? #usittsound #usitt_sound #
  • 19:09 @euromandy no funding for schools, but... #
  • 19:10 I'm having a little trouble equalizing. #
  • 23:20 @narcosislabs FAA wouldn't let Mythbusters check it in a private aircraft #
  • 23:36 Over a decade after the web portal stopped making sense,Facebook is trying to assemble itself,like some ill-conceived Voltron,into the next. #
  • 23:36 Facebook Is AOLifying the Internet—and That Sucks (via @Gizmodo) t.co/Dad8luH #
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

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  • 13:23 Dear Rush: Democrats don't want health care reform to fail #
  • 13:29 @aerdin2 wow, couldn't disagree more the people are every bit the measure of the technology in that room #
  • 14:50 Mrs TANBI says my blog needs a makeover - add it to the list. #
  • 15:26 I hate asking for things over and over. #
  • 21:18 that was close #
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Monday, March 07, 2011

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  • 13:36 Snowing. Swell. #
  • 14:40 Sunday, Spring Break, Snowing, Working, What more could one want? #
  • 19:07 Not apparently making much progress #
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Sunday, March 06, 2011

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  • 12:13 Why has AIM fallen in love with the left side of the screen all of a sudden? #
  • 15:32 ok - all the newsquizzes graded and entered #
  • 17:17 a little bit getting that "might have let something slip" feeling #
  • 17:20 and Scenofab is put to bed #
  • 19:08 @aerdin you're gonna be too tired for Vegas #
  • 22:13 Upstairs neighbor thinks I have pneumonia #
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Saturday, March 05, 2011

Ellipses...

My tab key and the key above it are stuck together. Keeps erasing the subject line of emails... I am so happy LoudTwitter is back. It's the little things. Now if I could just figure out how to make it title again... Wouldn't it be nice if we had any kind of armed forces resource left to do anything about Libya? But we appear to already be over-committed... Visited our house today. It's still there... Sound like the egg-timer is up on Sarah Palin. I keep hearing how she's "unelectable." C'mon, give it a shot... I wonder if when they were making "The Blues Brothers" they knew how special it was going to be??? If they make the airlines pay the TSA airport fee increase won't they just turn right around and raise prices for tickets? Not sure that's a big mystery... The end of SGU is coming up. I keep watching SG-1 in repeats and wonder why they moved on... We have quite a few cats, yes we do... Not sure it would be possible for me to be more neurotic about my email and social networks, so an iPad should make no difference, right? No, I bet I can be even more insane if I try... If I've typed it once I've typed it two dozen times: the trouble with giving homework is that someone then has to grade it... All I'll say about Charlie Sheen is that we should really all just stop talking about Charlie Sheen... I am so thrilled to be into spring break. I think I will be even more thrilled Tuesday... "Date Night" is an ok rental... Part of me wants to know if states and cities that funded stadiums have a cause of action against the NFL if the cancel their season... I'm still coughing... This week at work I asked for special powers, like martial law, to be able to do whatever I want whenever I want. I'm not confident I will get them... Sometimes sitting in my office I can just barely see the outline of all the things I never seem to get to... Today someone set Pittsburgh on "rinse" which is I guess better than more snow - oh wait, that's tomorrow...The writing has dropped of so far here I am fairly certain there is nobody reading at all... I think this week I will try to do a tribute post for my Grandmother who passed last week... Taxes, really I haven't even thought about taxes yet and the clock is ticking... "Archer" is seriously funny TV. You should watch... Mrs. TANBI and I haven't been to the movies for a while. Maybe tomorrow...

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  • 12:51 Loudtwitter is back! #
  • 13:02 @aerdin2 really was nicer the old way #
  • 13:23 Making of an Old Spice commercial. t.co/65WD7cJ #Ladies #
  • 13:27 @stagedirections give this a little love? USA Performance Activists Captivate Prague Quadrennial! Donate here: kck.st/heQlxB #
  • 15:02 @walt828 thx! #
  • 15:02 @stagedirections thx!! #
  • 15:04 @aerdin2 yes, now I am #
  • 16:40 second time my ios has defeated me in the app store - might be time to upgrade #
  • 18:16 slogged through my first real inbox purge since winter break - if you're waiting on an email response I apologize #
  • 18:41 Phil sounds sad. bit.ly/fdhHdH #
  • 22:56 Two desserts. Can't stop me. #
  • 23:07 I just do! n't get it. Budget problems could B solved by top 1% putting in just what they used 2 put in, and we 99% can't make it happen #
  • 23:25 @alfranken I don't understand how 99% of the people are going to get the fuzzy end so 1% can keep on keeping on - there's an underlying flaw #
  • 23:27 @USRepMikeDoyle I don't get how 99% of the people are going to get the fuzzy end so 1% can keep on keeping on - there's an underlying flaw #
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Friday, March 04, 2011

  • 10:57 Coughing #
  • 15:49 Scenic Fabrication - Finish out standard scenery #
  • 15:49 @bpeoples been thinking about yakking a lot recently #
  • 15:56 @bpeoples like up-chuck #
  • 16:14 Carnival Booth review meeting #
  • 17:02 Cross item on to do list from 3 weeks ago - I wonder if I just get to feel this far behind from now on? #
  • 17:45 Susan wants your money:! kck.st/heQlxB Give it to her! #
  • 17:45 USA Performance Activists Captivate Prague Quadrennial! Donate here: kck.st/heQlxB #
  • 18:11 Is it possible I'll be getting my @loudtweeter back? Oh I hope so! #
  • 18:11 @giantspatula it would seem so - now give her your money. #
  • 19:15 @giantspatula @DeMarko tell me what? #
  • 22:06 Missed it by that much: twitpic.com! /45uv6u #
  • 22:53 One of my cats clearly thinks she's a supermodel or a crock pot. #
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from lats week's Greenpage that might be worth a look:

Off to See the Wizard

Theatre Ideas: "As Teresa Eyring notes in her TCG blog, there was a small group of arts 'service organization' leaders invited to DC to discuss the recent #supplydemand issue with NEA leader Rocco Landesman. I was one of those invited. I must admit, I felt honored to be invited to the table.

Does Star Quad Microphone Cable Sound Better? Let's Find Out!

- John Huntington's Blog -: "For many years, the professional live sound community has, for the most part, stuck to actual science to advance our art, and generally steered clear of some of the outlandish, testimonial-driven claims made in the consumer “audiophile” market. However, in our trade publications over the last year or so, I’ve seen advertisements for audiophile’s gold-plated power cables; an editorial in a professional live sound publication offering a hearty endorsement of the rubbish of “The Secret”; and magical claims about star quad cable and its use for microphones on stage in live sound applications. Because cables are an area that drives audiophiles nuts, that article was the last straw for me, and so I donned my best flame-resistant suit, and engaged in a little online discussion with the author, into which I dragged live sound guru Bob McCarthy. You can read the whole exchange in the comments section of the article, but in my final postings I offered to set up a blind test to actually evaluate the author's claims. He never responded.

Fastball

AmericanTheatreWing: "This past Friday evening, I attended the Waterbury CT Arts Magnet High School’s production of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, a production that had been debated, then delayed, and about which I had been fairly vocal in my advocacy. The students acquitted themselves quite admirably, but the real discovery came during the post-performance discussion, which included the entire cast, as well as the actors Eisa Davis and Frankie Faison.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Pittsburgh City Paper: "Blame it on my OCD, but when I see a show I like, I always want to see it several more times to understand why it 'works.' Which is why this Carnegie Mellon University production of the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the third I've seen in the past year.

A Second Spider-Man Musical Swings Into Town

NYTimes.com: "Frustrated by the web of delays engulfing “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the $65 million Broadway spectacle that is now to open on March 15 (if not later), Mr. Moran, an improv comedian and a composer, has decided to beat Julie Taymor and her team to the punch by opening his own show about that comic-book wall-crawler one day earlier, on March 14.