Okay, Okay. There have been lots of great stuff happening. I am skipping that list to go to the main event: I am actually working (under a deadline) on my musical AKA my one-woman show. After decades of talking about it, I am actively doing it. For real, for real. My friend the acclaimed solo artist and teacher Arlene Malinowski, who also helped me form some of the early stories I had written, summed it up thusly: You just need to find someone to put their foot on your neck! I found that …
Life is Good, mostly
... especially if I focus on certain things like my upcoming appearance in Tony Fitzpatrick's play "Stations Lost" at Steppenwolf Garage or the recent string of great gigs we've been rocking lately or the recent flurry of social events I've managed to leave my diva cave to attend. Life is shit if I focus on my mountain of debt, my weight and my aching knees. But why even go there? I've decided to accentuate the positive for my own sanity's sake! …
Getting ready for show time.
It's time to get it together. I have to start thinking about support garments (girdle), organize music for tonight's audience, boa (or no boa?) make up, evening gown, getting prepared to put on the show-face and mindset and keep it on all night long! We are performing at a private party tonight - a fancy 60th birthday party in the city. It's a huge deal for the hosts - a joint party for a husband and wife, and guests came in from all over the world just for the occasion. And they are counting …
The Real Truth: blah, blah, blah
Since I started spilling my guts last blog post I figured it's time to tell even more of the story now. …