Monthly Archives: November 2003

Grace Notes

May I just say that Jack Grace sends some of the Best. Promotional. Emails. Ever. I love the notices from Dave’s True Story as well - and both Jack G. and Dave’s T.S. are exceptional New York City acts that … Continue reading

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Pass the Nard . . .

. . . we could sure use some anointing. T minus two days in the La Mama Experimental Theatre Company first floor space. Imagine if you will that the lights haven’t really been set, most of the props have just … Continue reading

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Civilization and its Malcolm-tents

Malcolm Holcombe is in town. Lock up your frail of heart and keep a watch on your dark of soul. What with bad back and cold weather (ow) I missed him at the Living Room on Saturday night, even though … Continue reading

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Joey to the World

I was temping at International Flavors and Fragrances in midtown years ago when a secretary poked his head in and asked one of those Magic New York Questions. “Do you want to sublet my apartment?” It was my second day … Continue reading

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No Girls Allowed

If it weren’t for the alluring native babes who fetch up amidships during a provisions stop in South America for all of about 30 seconds’ worth of screen time, Peter Weir’s new blockbuster Master and Commander would be a mass-market … Continue reading

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The Crime of the Scene

Rehearsal yesterday sucked, and I sucked mightily along with it. This is OK - the sucky rehearsal the week before the play opens is not only inevitable, it’s healthy. But I’m not used to purveying the suckage. I guess everyone … Continue reading

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We’ll Always Have Paris

Poor Paris Hilton. Moral of story: Do not make a video of yourself having sex unless you are cool with people seeing it. Or at least keep your degausser nearby for swift application. “OK, that was fun, zzzzzzz-app!” But I … Continue reading

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Faith/Off

A propos of “The Good Faith,” the play I’ve been rehearsing: Q: Why don’t The Sopranos like Jehovah’s Witnesses? A: The Sopranos don’t like any witnesses. “The Good Faith” is by Harold Dean James and it opens at La Mama … Continue reading

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From Fundament to Rudiment

Sitting around the house saying “ow” is getting old. Winter is teething on the chaw of the City. Last night our blogging compatriot Dawn Eden of The Dawn Patrol co-co-presided at her monthly tripartite Pop Gear DJ outing, spinning 60′s … Continue reading

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Oh Bone Pain

Say it with me: “Ow.” I hurt my back sometime Wednesday or Thursday. Ow. No, it wasn’t doing that, I’m not seeing anyone right now. Unless it was a mighty powerful dream. Ow. Mid-lower-back, right side, pitched just there so … Continue reading

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