5.219 play, producing

Sunday 07/07/2024

For Sunday morning breakfast I decided to go back to 2017 or so, and take my NYT crossword to the coffee shop in Midtown. I went by car rather than walking. Very pleasant sit, puzzling and noshing on a big cinnamon roll. Then I took the car to the car wash by Town & Country. Once a couple of months of dust are washed off, the polish I had done in January (Day 5.045) is still effective, really glossy and feels delicious to the hand.

This was the day that a whole bunch of CH people were going to the Pear Theater. I was driving along with 3 others. At 1:30 we loaded up and went. The play was Chaplin and Keaton on the Set of Limelight, imagining what it was like the one time, in 1951, when Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton worked together. I had to applaud the actors, this was a lonng play, over 2 hours of actual performing, many lines which they delivered with great skill. And applaud the backstage crew as there were many, many sound and light cues in this long play. I couldn’t recommend anybody go and see it, though. Chaplin and Keaton argue endlessly about the value of movies, whether they are pure entertainment or they should have a higher purpose. Did I mention how long it was? It was long.

Back home it was time to start prepping in my role as producer of a concert. I’ve mentioned the Keller Sisters, some of us have gone to hear them 2 or 3 times at the San Gregorio General Store. And a few weeks back, without official sanction from the Entertainment Committee, I reserved the auditorium and booked them for Thursday the 11th. Causing a small flutter and controversy among certain people who thought they had an exclusive on booking musical acts — but who couldn’t be bothered to even inquire or contact music acts that other people recommended to them. Anyway, by the Entertainment Committee agreed-on rules, the producer of an event can put a notice on the bulletin boards on each floor a week before an event. So I’m late for that, but I made a nice little notice and went around to all the floors and put it up tonight.