A Quick Theatrical Update

So I’ve just finisihed my fourth rehersal and have another one coming later this week (they’ve up it to two practices a week) and it’s still fun.  The director has given us a number of sheets to help us flesh out our roles such things like memorizing lines, scene conflict, character devolopment, and even a color chart that exlpains feelings that are expressed through color.  It has all been a facinating and wonderfully eye opening experience.  As for my own personal progress things are coming along swimmingly I mean let’s not forget who I am and what I’ve been up to the past couple years with the whole karaoke gig, it’s not like playing a drunken piano player is a huge stretch.  However I am learning my timing and facial expressions as well as some background action that I will be doing while I’m not actually speaking.  If I haven’t had a chance to explain my role to in depth to you I will elaborate a little more.  I actually do not have any "spoken" lines.  My lines are all sung as they are lyrics from songs that fit in with the current dialouge.  For instance near the end of the play I begin to sober up and the Private Detective begins to interogate everyone and when he gets to me I query him in the style of The Who and sing Who….are you, who, who, who, who I really want to know.  Anyway I probably have about twenty lyrics or so that I have to sing.  So what I’ve done to practice is get all the songs and put them in the order that they will appear in the play and I burnt a CD kind of like a soundtrack to the play (and I will have copies for sale after the play for $5…..just kidding) and have been listening to it in my room and in my car on my way to and from work.  All in all things are going real great with the play and we even had an article run in the local paper this week.  Some more news and notes for anyone that is interested in attending, the play will have one showing (I know already that this is bad for some and I’m sorry you’ll miss it but know I’ll be thinking of you that night) on Saturday, May 5th.  At this point I don’t know a start time but I was told just this evening that the tickets will be $30.  Now I realize that this is a little more than some might expect for local theater but the other piece of really fun news is that this is not just a simple play.  It is actually a Murder Mystery Dinner Theather, so there will be a wonderful meal to go along with your superior acting entertainment.  That’s all I have for now I will continue to keep you all posted.  Anyone that is intersted in coming it might be good to let me know ahead of time I think the tickets are going to be available on April 4th and with only one showing I have absolutely no clue how quick or if it will sell out.

Yours Truly From The Stage

Darryl

Stand On Guard For Thee and For Canada

There is a problem out there that I am not terribly happy to bring to the fore front.  I have been going to a  number of sporting events in the last three months or so and what I’ve been witnessing is a lack of pride in our national anthem.  Only half of the people sing and the have that do might as well only be mouthing the words cause you can barely hear them.  I guess I’m proud of my country more so than some I would assume as I always sing and loud enough to be heard and I have the flag tattooed on my arm.  And while I wouldn’t expect everyone to dish out the cash and paint themselves with our colors I do think that there should be some pride and respect aimed towards our athem.  A lot of people died thousands of miles away on foriegn soil to protect our right to be free and sing that song.  Some people don’t even take their hats of which actually makes me more mad than their lack of voice.  To be sure you wouldn’t catch an American not sing their anthem at even a high school football came on Friday night.  Why do Canadians have such a lack of civic pride, I mean put up our proud nature next to the chest puffing, fist pumping Americans and and our intentions look like a drop of water in the ocean.  The world itself holds Canada as a nation in high regard and still people bow their heads and shuffle their feet when the anthem is sung.  I personally find this pathetic and disgusting and I wish there were more people out there not afraid to grace god and the heavens above with their vocal chords good or bad just as long as you do it proudly with feeling.  Till more people join in I will always sing and I will always stand on guard for thee.

Happy Anniversay D

Well folk, my blog and I just celebrated out 2nd Anniversary and I thought in year two I would get my blog a make over.  New name, new color scheme, but don’t worry.  The content of this blog will not chance.  I will remain true to my colorful commentaries, my deep thoughts from time to time, even my ragings and rantings will stay intact.  And most importantly I have every intention on letting my heart, emotion and passion for life to continue to play a very large part in what words get written hear.  Again thank you all for you kind comments either in person or or written.  And thank you all for your patronage I hope you still are enjoying this as much as I am.

 

Yours truly D

Fueled Up and Ready For Take Off

I’ve been sitting on some amazing news now for about a week.  Back from the ashes of a legend the new rock and sport bar Jet is nearly ready for take off.  As mentioned on this site some few months back there was a travesty that was dealt to our fair city and it’s Rock n Roll nation.  The Kings Knight Pub hit the skids by some poor misguided fools that thought they knew better than their blue collar hard rocking patrons and they traded in their tight blue jeans, leather KISS jacket from 1983, their Guns N Roses bandana from ’92 and their neon pink lettered tee that read RATTPOISON  from 2005 for gucci shoes, silk shirts and enough gel to do an oil change from all the greaseball hairdoos.  That’s right they changed it to ball licking Latin Club called The Bomboleo Lounge.  But in a clear display of supply and demand, The BL never found a patronage and it’s footing in the club scene never was firmed up.  It was the rockers that made that bar what it was and when they left they took their money with them myself and everyone one of my friends included.  I don’t know a single person that even stepped a foot in that dump of a bar.  By staying away in droves we demanded a return of rock to South Edmonton and the lack of bodies through the door finally forced managments hand.  And so for the last two weeks Jet has been fueling up, the band is booked which just so happens to be the previously mentioned Rattpoison.  I’m am so extatic that live rock music is coming back in a venue worthy of hosting such events.  I’m sure there will be a few cosmetic changes inside and out but the soul of The KKP has been restored and this rocker for one couldn’t be happier.  Take off is in T Minus 12 days, get your chucks out, your leather vests and motorbike boots, find a groupie, a beer and cheers to sex, drugs and ROCK ‘N FUCKIN ROLL BABY  WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! 

Scouts Canada 1907-2007

Last weekend I took a trip down memory lane with a few friends of mine.  I went to The BP Banquet, BP stands for Baden Powel who was the founder of the scouting movement which he did 100 years ago in 1907.  Now I have not had a thing to do with the organization in over ten years but when I heard they were extending a special invitation to any and all members that had ever registered in the program I jumped at the chance and tried to grab a few other alums to come with me.  You see some people learn to become adults and gain their values through sports playing hockey, baseball, soccer, figure skating and other such stuff.  Some people throw themselves into music learning to play the piano or the flute.  Some people throw themselves into their studies and go on to become incredibly successful.  The best thing about the scouting movement is that it promotes all those things at the same time while adding things like wilderness training and first aid.  It teaches dicipline and respect for your fellow man, faith and loyalty in your country.  I spent 13 of my formative years cutting my teeth learning to be a man, learning to be a well rounded respected memeber of my community all the while having fun and making friends most of which (yes I said most, how rare is that) I still have today.  The biggest thing that saddens me is that I heard that in a town of nearly 16 000 there are only 24 registered youth for all levels of the program combined.  If I remember correctly I think we had nearly that many our Scout Troop alone.  And I know for a fact that there were upwards of 60 Cubs back when I wore the little grey outfit.  I hope that the program surrives long enough for me to enroll my son or daughter it was a worth while program, it made me for the most part the man I am today.  Thank you Baden Powell and Happy Birthday Scouts Canada.

 

 

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