Wishful drinking, Irene

This summer has had a lot of ups and downs.

Where did I leave you off? Oh, yeah, my Mary Martin obsession.

Since then, I have done a couple of cool things. I played for a Red-Cross benefit concert entitled Wishful Thinking (reminds me, of course, of the Carrie Fisher show Wishful Drinking...correlation?). It was nice to meet people and an enjoyable evening. It was fun to play some nice tunes and do it for a good cause!

I also had the chance to observe The Addam's Family. I am really grateful for this because the show has just announced it is closing. My opinion is the show is very fun, from what I could hear. The one cool thing about the score is the orchestrations are HUGE and unique. I like how the genre changes from song to song ie. Tango to Dixieland Band. Once again, it just enunciates the want and NEED to play for shows. It is just not something I like, I have this deep rooted passion for it. I am slowly getting more and more tired of classical music. Granted, I will always have a deep love for the masters, but I am finding it more laborious than enjoyable. Commercial music is very much apart of this ever changing world, and, to put it frankly, it is so much more fun. I am so happy when playing commercial music, and to have voices and lyrics with the music adds a deeper texture.

I am playing in a band with the lead singer Elisa Lovelie. I really enjoy playing for her. From what I can tell, she is a great singer. All I know is I enjoy jammin' with her. Will she go somewhere? Who knows, but I am here for the ride.

I am not opposed to anything, as long as I have fun. If it sucks and I want to shoot myself, eh. It has been nice, see you later.

Hopefully there are more updates to come.

I am moving Sep. 1 into an apartment on the 7 line. Literally, ON the 7 line. You look out my balcony and I can see if the train is coming and make it there in time. It will be nice. Alas, it is only for a month, and then I will have to move again. On that note, I will be moving in with Ryan and Jo Moe. Should be pretty cool. I am glad I will have a place to live with people I know. It makes it much more bearable.

I survived Hurricane Irene and the Earthquake that shook us all up. To be honest, I was much more scared in Cincinnati in May, was it, during the Tornado. I am blessed nothing happened. It was a WEEKEND though. winky wink wink

Also, I have seen a plethora of movies and entertainment.

I saw The Legend of Julie Taymor, most commonly known for The Lion King on B'way, Oedipus Rex in my 803 class and the debauchery called Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark. It was one rump, riot of a time. It was an extended, 90 minute parody, but I enjoyed myself. The cast was fierceas and there were a couple good songs.

My friend Isaac Dayley has a production company called Silent Street Productions. I saw their off off-broadway production of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare. The concept was interesting and was done in a modern, post-rapture way. It was VERY bloody and the material is so meat and potatoes heavy. It was long, but great. I enjoyed many of the performances and the concept idea seemed to work (especially since it was the day before Irene hit, and none of us knew how bad (or not bad) it was going to be). Here here. I want more.

I have a lesson with Stephanie Baer on Thursday. I couldn't be more excited (though maybe a bit more preapred).

Kelly Clarkson's new single is "Mr. Know It All" great as well as Bab's new cd What Matters Most