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It is now a week and a half before opening night. 8 rehearsals before opening night. I only have 2 words for this situation.... HOLY SHIT.

Crunch time. We are working at all hours to get this bad boy finished up. With such a high tech show, we've got so many elements that need refining!

Set is painted. We are now running with sound and lights. The witch is flying. The Necronomicon is being built. The kitch is being mounted. The moosehead is drying. The bar sign is coming together.

Today was another work day. And can I say, I LOVE WORK DAYS. Get up, go for breakfast, and then right into the thick of things, 10 people milling around, busy getting stuff done. It is such a fun experience, and the conversation is record-worthy. In between "tech talk" as we call it, is jokes, random songs, profanity, conversation... it's by far the most interesting place to be around showtime. It smells like metal, wood, paint and sweat, and everyone is in a high mood, because you are either elated because your plan worked, pissed off because you can't figure it out, or swallowed in the depths of concentration at getting it together.

And I love doing promo interviews. Especially when the people who are doing the interviewing are huge fan-boys like me.
There is something bonding and special about sitting down with someone, identifying yourself as a fan-boy (it is a common trend among us Deadites. If we know someone who is a fan like me, we MUST proclaim our adoration of the films, complete with quotes from the movies, etc). So most of my interviews have started with 3 solid minutes of nothing but BS-ing about the movies, saying quotes, rattling off our favorite scenes... and then realizing we should get to it, and starting the recorder/writing down notes. I don't know what it is, but the only thing I can liken it to, is when you're in the middle of conversation with a complete stranger... and in the middle of random conversation you throw in a Star Wars line... and then they laugh their asses off because they understand completely. And you feel a sense of joy and heart-warming happiness that THEY GOT IT. This is the feeling I get every time I hear a reporter toss around a line like, "SHOP SMART! SHOP S-MART!" It gives me warm-fuzzies inside.

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This is being written at 3:00am. Refer to last post.