Picking up from this post yesterday, the Popular Machanics article lists 25 skills every man should know. I’m not looking forward to this. 1. Patch a radiator hose That’s in a car, right? I guess that would be a NO. 2. Protect your computer This I can do. I suspect many women can too. I mean, computers come with the … Read More
Short Answers To Short Questions
Popular Mechanics asks: Are hands-on skills — building things, fixing things, operating machines and so on — really in decline? Short answer: Yes. At least for me. Sure, I can program computer code, replace a hard drive, change a tire and a few other things. But for the most part, if you ask me to nail one 2-by-4 to another … Read More
Debbie Does The Circle Of Life
Congratulations to Heather and Jeff! And now, making his/her national debut**, the Tony Award winner of 2031, Baby Maggs!…. Pictured above: Baby Maggs relaxing in the green room. Thoughts, love, and prayers to the three of you! RELATED: Uh, Jeff? ** except for Heather’s blog, of course. [Even though this was posted Friday morning, I’m going to keep this post … Read More
You Had A Bad Day
Jitters. My spideysense has detected an undeserved crisis of confidence from a very talented performer. Go send Emily some love, y’all.
Talking To Myself
Questions lifted from here. 1. If there were no blogs, what would you be doing right now? Writing something. Or editing something. Or creating something. 2. If you had to spend one year living alone in a remote cabin, what would you spend your time doing? Definitely writing the great play or novel or whatever. Catching up on DVDs in … Read More
The Full Monty: Epilogue
Show closings are always bittersweet for everyone involved, but I think for everyone associated with the LTWS/CTG production of The Full Monty, it was particularly hard. Myself included. It seems like years since we sat around on first rehearsal, with everyone stating their name and who they are playing. But it was only a couple of months ago. For me, … Read More
How Old Am I?
According to this place, I have 16 years left on this planet: Biological Age: 44 Real Age*: 51.4 Average Life Expectancy: 75 Your Life Expectancy: 67.6 Well, that’s a fine how-do-you-do! Guess I gotta make some changes…. *Age based on health, lifestyle and habits
Full Monty: Dress Rehearsal
What a blast! 171 people came to the Arts Council Theatre tonight to see dress rehearsal of "The Full Monty". At $10 a pop (the discounted price), they certainly got their money’s worth. A few technical glitches (including a late entrance by yours truly) didn’t detract from an exciting show. I watched the last twenty minutes of Act One from … Read More
A Couple Of Childhood Friends Make Good
Profile of Howard ("Howie" as I knew him) Lederer and Annie Lederer Potts.
A Post Intended Only For My Family (About My Family)
My, we Ashfords can kick up some dust, eh?
How Much I Weigh
Pounds? No, I won’t tell you in pounds. I will tell you that I weigh 51.03 chickens, which is equal to 0.204 whale testicles, which is equal to 2.045 Jennifer Annistons. Here’s how I know. P.S. I’m also 17.5 human tongues tall.
The Long Weekend & Charles Nelson Reilly
Well, obviously no blogging for a few days there. I had pretty productive weekend. Managed to clean the pool and fill it — almost ready for use! Did some major yardwork. A couple of Full Monty rehearsals. Played an $11-entry-fee online poker tournament and walked away with $2,450.00. Couldn’t get my new kitchen faucet installed. I tried — I’m just … Read More
Full Monty: The Cast
Just announced: JERRY LUKOWSKI: Neil Shepherd NATHAN LUKOWSKI: 1) W.J. Jessup for first and third weekend performances and 2) Jake Markley for second and fourth weekend performances PAM LUKOWSKI/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER: Tamara Fisher TEDDY SLAUGHTER/BALLROOM DANCER/OTHER MAN/MOURNER: Edwin Wilson DAVE BUKATINSKY: Eric Dowdy GEORGIE BUKATINSKY: Emily Mark HAROLD NICHOLS: Scott Stevens VICKI NICHOLS: Heather Maggs MALCOLM MACGREGOR: Gray Smith ETHAN GIRARD: … Read More
Full Monty: The Callbacks [UPDATED]
Well, let me make a correction to yesterday’s post. I said (several times) that there were five guys who made up the set of unemployed steelworkers who decide to strip. I was wrong. It’s six. That said, I went to callbacks this evening with a lot of trepidation. Since it was the last day of regular auditions, callbacks didn’t start … Read More
Full Monty: The Audition [UPDATED]
Check for updates below… Well, for those who have been following my sorry excuse for a life, tonight was my audition night for the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem/Community Theatre of Greensboro production of the musical "The Full Monty", based on the movie of the same name. When I first saw this show in New York on Broadway (and I went … Read More