So long, and tanks for all de fish

This week has been somewhat uneventful, and yet really not at the same time.  So, Guys on Ice closed last night.  Pretty good closing week, good audiences and all that; it was kinda funny/bad when one night for some inexplicable reason we got some mic frequency from Andrews Brothers in our speakers.  Umm, yeah, that was weird.  I'm sad because I really liked the show and de guys, but not as sad as when Flea closed.  I know I'll keep in touch with some of these people, it wasn't AS memorable of an experience in general, and for the most part because I'll be going with them to Madison next week.  Jimmy mentioned that they'd feel better with someone around on stage management who knew the show and that it would be helpful if I was there, after talking to Whitney and figuring out a few things (place to stay, transportation, etc.) I figured this'll be really fun and good.  So, next week I'll be in Madison from Sunday night through their first preview on Wednesday night. 

This week, I had made plans with Whitney to do some departmental stuff since prep for Sueno, my next show, doesn't start until December 6th.  But that plan kinda died when Whitney found out she needed to go home for a funeral, sooooooo now I'm going to be helpfing A Christmas Carol out with their last two days of tech this week.  It's gonna be CRAZY.  ACC has a crazy reputation in general - it's such a huge production that has been going on for so long, takes place in the Pabst rather than one of the Rep's three theaters, etc.  So, Amanda, who was already on the show, will fill in for Whitney backstage, and I'll fill in for Amanda sitting next to Joe (the SM) and helping him with whatever he needs, collecting valuables, keeping track of breaks, etc.

Today I think I'm FINALLY going to see Harry Potter atGoF.  It's about time!  Speaking of dorky fantasy things, I would like to point out that my two favorite authors who write my two favorite fantasy series who both came out with new books this month have both been NYTimes #1 Bestsellers in the past few weeks.  Dorks unite.