This is a passage from Free For All--the story of Joe Papp and the creation of The Public Theater (i.e. my favorite theater in New York). Joe Papp had just put up his first theatrical venture in New York: a performance of three Sean O'Casey plays that he both co-produced (with another New York theater giant who was then a nobody: Bernie Gersten) ( Read more... )

( Getting there )

( The first installment in a great, epic tale )

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You know, I usually don't get too excited about the new year every year. In the past, I've felt it was an anti-climatic moment in the real-life/real-world calendar that never coincided with events that seemed important to me. But this new year/new decade all seemed to fall into place for me. As December 31st approached, I found myself reading every ( Read more... )

1. Where did you begin 2009?
Leslie had that party at that hotel. Was that this past year?

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?
Single...

3. Were you in school anytime this year?
All year up until just over a week ago

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?
No

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?
Well, I walked in front of a moving police ( Read more... )

I still have never heard a song by this girl, but this was funny and makes me like her!

Sweeeet.

CATE BLANCHETT in STREETCAR tickets went on sale today. I have mine. Do you have yours?

Okay. Yes. Leslie already posted this. I posted this on my faceboo. But I still need to post it here ( Read more... )