I have this habit of eating all of the Jelly Bellies I like least whenever anyone gives me a bag of them, and saving the good ones for last. My secret buddy for Candide got them for me, along with other things. Basically my secret buddy rocks.
Candide was sold out last night!! The show went really really well. Doug was there and sat in the front row with his girlfriend and totally spent the first like, half hour of the show trying to make me and another girl in Singers that he went to high school with laugh. And okay maybe he wasn't actively trying, but he would catch our eye and sorta start smiling in a very Doug way, so I basically stopped looking at him, and if I had to focus in that area I would focus on the people right above him.
Oh, and his girlfriend is a total babe.
Anymahoo, post-show the entire cast and much of the crew and a coupla orchestra members went to Philly Diner (tradition, we do Chili's on the Thursday night after the show) and pretty much took up most of it, creating a large u-shaped table and cramming LOTS of people at it. Stu actually walked in with a buncha his friends, and I'm not sure what he thought. Especially when, after everyone finished their food, as tradition dictates, the chorus all stood and sang "Hail Poetry" from Pirates of Penzance, which is our group's official song. So Stu, we're not completely crazy. I mean, I might be. And actually, much of the cast and crew is. But that's beside the point.
Heh, my mom sent me a mini Advent calender (happy December, folks) and to ring in the "holiday season" I played Skating by the Vince Guaraldi Trio from the Charlie Brown Christmas album on my radio show yesterday morning. And I got a lotta work to do, but I'm still obsessed and a half with the Katamari soundtrack and I felt that that was worth mentioning.
posted by Paquita the Brave @ 1:08 p. m.
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Hey Caroline! I'm glad Candide is going so well. My roommates went yesterday and they really liked it!
So, Shauna, Justin and I went down to South Street today, following your idea of a symphony. We decided on a Johnny Rockets restaurant. I'm copy/pasting the first part. Could you do question 2 (the actual description of the proposal, since you had the best idea). After Justin and I write our parts, we'll send them to you for a final edit. BTW, could you post your e-mail, sicne I think it would be easier than blogging. If you have any problems just e-mail me at nikolovb@sas.upenn.edu
The first Johnny Rockets was opened in Los Angeles on
June 6, 1986. Since then, this American diner has spread to locations
nationwide and internationally. The Johnny Rockets Restaurant for
which we plan to use for our soundscape is located in Philadelphia on
443 South Street. Amidst famous Philadelphia restaurants, sex shops,
and tattoo parlors in the heart of South Street Philadelphia, this is
a prime location to promote enviro-acoustic sounds. While outside the
diner, one is greeted by the jukebox songs of the 1950s and 1960s as
well as the bustle of the busy city streets. When one steps inside
the restaurant, the immediate sounds are those of the sizzling of the
frying pans due to the open kitchen in the center of the restaurant.
In this family-style restaurant, there are also the clear sounds of
people chomping into burgers and slurping milkshakes and fountain
sodas. The footsteps of children playing around in the restaurant as
well as the opening of the door and bar stools twisting are also heard.
Hi Caroline! Here is my paragraph. If you have any problems/questions, e-mail me.
There are a number of reasons why the sounds of an otherwise ordinary restaurant should inspire a symphony. First of all, the restaurant is not ordinary. The fact that Johnny Rockets restaurants exist today proves that the 60’s were more than just another decade in history. The sizzling of the frying pans, the swinging of the doors and the signature diner jukebox music evoke much more than an average eating setting. This atmosphere has survived the new gourmet chains, TGI Friday’s, Red Lobster or any other semi-fast food eatery. Americans are attached to this setting and continually revisit their childhood memories through Johnny Rockets, which reminds them of another era of American history, and of another America altogether. Transforming these sounds into a symphony will be the epitomizing celebration of 60’s atmosphere. The symphony will not just express the grandeur of the characteristic acoustic background, but it will acknowledge the impact this period of time has had on American society and perhaps attempt to conclude why, after nearly fifty years, Americans are still drawn to Johnny Rockets.
Hi Caroline. This is Justin's part - #3.
Our group will require a number of resources in
order to proceed with our project. First, to record the array of timbres,
tones, and all the nuances associated with the atmosphere of Johnny Rockets,
we would need to procure professional recording services which may involve
fees for renting mixers, ambient microphones, and multi-track recording
systems as well as the services of a recording engineer. For the second
phase of our project, we would like to hire renowned composer/arranger John
Cage (Does anyone have a better idea for the composer?). Cage will arrange
the recorded samples artistically into a "Symphony of Johnny Rockets" that
will accentuate the enviro-acoustic pleasures of the restaurant.
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