Friday, September 13, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Facepalm
I had just come up from the opening spiral sequence when I noticed a rather large puddle on stage. This made absolutely no sense as it hadn't rained a drop in days. Then I looked up and noticed a very sheepish looking woman remove her half empty beverage from the ring curb.
Way to spill your drink on stage, lady. In the future, please refrain from using the ring curb as a table.
Yeesh.
Way to spill your drink on stage, lady. In the future, please refrain from using the ring curb as a table.
Yeesh.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The Next Wave
Just when you thought you’d made it through the toughest part of the tour and could may breathe a little more easily, reality steps in and punches you in the kidneys.
The newest contender for the tour leg from hell will, from Saturday to the following Sunday, see us in four towns! Our schedule for the week?
Saturday: Build up, two shows.
Sunday: Show, build down, transport.
Monday: build up, circus employee variety show.
Tuesday: Two shows, build down.
Wednesday: early morning transport, build up, evening off.
Thursday: Two shows.
Friday: Show, build down, transport.
Saturday: build up two shows.
Sunday: Show, build down, transport.
Monday: Build up, evening off.
So in those 10 days we set up or take down the tent nine times with one day off in the middle, with build up double shows happening two times! Three if you include double shows with build down. I thought we only had build up double shows three times during the entire season. But three times in the same week? Ugh. Build up double shows was already the worst. But this? This is absolute horse shit.
Also, a new new record! The tent going up or down five days in a row! Woo!
The silver lining is that after we get through the above madness, we stay put for two weeks. Let’s just hope we can all hold on until then
UPDATE: Aaaaaaaaaaaaand I hurt my back while doing my act midway through all these shenanigans. I guess putting a tent up or down five days in a row really isn't the best way to maintain good lumbar health. So it goes.
The newest contender for the tour leg from hell will, from Saturday to the following Sunday, see us in four towns! Our schedule for the week?
Saturday: Build up, two shows.
Sunday: Show, build down, transport.
Monday: build up, circus employee variety show.
Tuesday: Two shows, build down.
Wednesday: early morning transport, build up, evening off.
Thursday: Two shows.
Friday: Show, build down, transport.
Saturday: build up two shows.
Sunday: Show, build down, transport.
Monday: Build up, evening off.
So in those 10 days we set up or take down the tent nine times with one day off in the middle, with build up double shows happening two times! Three if you include double shows with build down. I thought we only had build up double shows three times during the entire season. But three times in the same week? Ugh. Build up double shows was already the worst. But this? This is absolute horse shit.
Also, a new new record! The tent going up or down five days in a row! Woo!
The silver lining is that after we get through the above madness, we stay put for two weeks. Let’s just hope we can all hold on until then
UPDATE: Aaaaaaaaaaaaand I hurt my back while doing my act midway through all these shenanigans. I guess putting a tent up or down five days in a row really isn't the best way to maintain good lumbar health. So it goes.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Poot!
Lately the cooking on tour has been wreaking havoc on most
people’s digestive systems. I’ve got to say, it’s hard to maintain the illusion
of elegance and grace on stage when the fact of the matter is that you’re
farting up a storm during your act. Ah, circus. Always keeping it gassy classy…
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