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Monthly Archives: November 2006

a third thing…

there have been one or two evenings recently where doing the play felt like we were some surreal version of the carol burnett show…we broke each other up in moments but not to the point where things fell apart…i like that this play can go there CONSCIOUSLY and then come back…the play should be like […]

images…

My entire “art god” collection Could fit inside a midget’s change purse. But Robert Altman’s got a suite in there. His whole punk rock approach…The American artist forever blessed and doomed To be in conflict with narrow minded powers that be…the beauty of his filmic chaos… the poetry of his curious camera…always searching… It never […]

because monday to me in such a right way came…

If a simile to me In the right way came At late afternoon In a nine car train I’d give it my seat And let it try to explain What today was “like.” I could’ve hung until Tuesday In that Haight St. café Playing musical chairs With my cherished off day And if I’m lost […]

he…she…it…

SHE I make pictures with dirt and sand and rocks and wax and stacks of branches. I see myself more as nature’s Co-conspirator than an artist. HE I’m into math. And what do you do? IT I make songs up out of the blue SHE What kind? IT The kind you listen to SHE Very […]

After Watching Mommie Dearest

Dear Ms. Dunaway I viewed you with the sound down You served such a mean beat down Even the gangsters had to bow down Kabuki Joan Crawford Estranged from her gourd At Chez Domingo’s WE the Academy Please accept our award And allow me to say, Ms. Faye, When you squatted down low And went […]

frankly, mr. franklin…

it’s such an honor and a blessing to have someone as spellbindingly talented as colman domingo bringing our character mr. franklin to life. and to those of you who have sent emails asking: mr. franklin is not based on one person. yes, i’ve known more than a few gay choir directors who were openly closeted […]

tour van wheels go ’round and ’round

it hit me last night that taking this show on the road would make ultimate dramaturgical sense…going literally “up and down from town to town” as the narrator sings would add the ultimate layer of of rock and roll realness to this tapestry…and as theater folk also know a thing or two about the road […]

the other kind of blog…

my daughter has been in town for the past week…i havent paid much attention to this blog cuz she and i have been doing a live blog…thats when you bump into us on shattuck and we tell you whats up…its been a wonderful whirlwind week…she digs the bay area just as much as i do…she […]

constantly sunshine…

sunday night…took bibi to see jake rodriguez (composer, performer, PS sound designer and all around genius dude) and an amazing drummer (his name escapes me sorry dude you were great – i’d pay to hear you wash dishes) and what a beautiful set of music it was…large chunks of sonic matter hurled in every direction […]

auto-bio-fick

loosey goosey sunday…two shows…both great fun…happening crowds…whoever said sunday crowds were sleepy must have been asleep… nice performing with my daughter in the house…the only critic in the world that matters…she digs the show… so we’ve done something wright and while we’re on the subject of actual things lemme get my blab on regarding the […]