Well, dear readers, I got whatever is going through the cast – scratchy throat right now, but I’m hoping the Sambucol will lessen whatever the HELL it is, and I now have NyQuil and just had matzo ball soup and hopefully that will help, too. I’m also hoping the Prednisone, which is a steroid, will help me not lose my voice. I cancelled tomorrow’s doctor appointment so that means I have today, tomorrow, and Friday to get sufficiently better to do the vocal session. If my voice isn’t up to par, I can record another time. So, do send excellent vibes and xylophones for a speedier than speedy recovery. I really didn’t need this, but three people were sick last Wednesday and Thursday and I was in very close proximity to all of them. Hard to fight that. Other than that, yesterday wasn’t much of a day. I got around seven hours of sleep, got up, answered e-mails, ordered some mac and cheese for food, that arrived and was eaten, throat was scratchy and got worse as the day wore on, I thought of a good one-word title for the new book – I’ll live with it for a few days and see how I feel – watched some irritating YouTube videos, and just tried to rest. At around six I moseyed on over to the mail place and picked up a small package and an amazing overseas royalty check for overseas publishing on The First Nudie Musical – two euros. Not quite enough for a Happy Meal, though. Then I went to the theater. Earlier, we’d found out that the assistant who was supposed to be there last night, has Covid – I was in very close proximity to her on both nights she was there. And so it goes and goes it so. Our author and his wife and our costume designer were there and so we did a rough run-through that was surprisingly not all that rough. Sloppy yes, in terms of blocking, so I said later that sloppy does NOT ever work for me. The numbers went well except for Cheryl’s, but no one had really practiced it since she did it on Saturday. But the show had its moments, there were no real trainwrecks, thankfully, so we just have to get the pacing right, the performances to mesh, and shave five minutes off each act. I think the author was okay with what he saw, so that’s good. After the run and the author and costume designer left, I gave some general notes about vocal energy and show energy and having fun. I then cancelled tonight’s rehearsal and told everyone they must do their homework during the two weeks off – they said they would and that they’d be ready to jump right into run-throughs when we return. I came right home and ordered the matzo ball soup and the NyQuil and both arrived at the same time.
Today, I’ll be up when I’m up, I’ll do whatever needs doing, I’ll do more organizing, I’ll eat something light, a sandwich most likely, and most likely a turkey sandwich. But mostly I must rest and get better as quickly as possible. And, of course, watch, listen, and relax.
Tomorrow is more of the same and so is Friday. Saturday, we record the new vocals for The Sherman Brothers Album, and then it’s just more resting and getting completely better before the Annual Christmas Eve Do.
Well, dear reader, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up when I’m up, do whatever needs doing, organize, eat, rest and hopefully feel better, and then watch, listen, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers and loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, happy to have had a semblance of a run-through with no train wrecks, and hoping that we can turn the run-throughs into fun-throughs.