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I'm currently in absolute love with this gypsy guitar rendition of the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme. Seriously, is that jaunty, or is that jaunty? That so belongs in a movie by Woody Allen or Wes Anderson.
So after a day of frustration, I think I've come up with how I'm gonna work around the 60 minute time limit for THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES. You see, in the book, I actually have two underlying themes as to why I'm telling this story. One is that I do it to deal with and make sense of the pain of stuff like the Tammy story (a theme which will become much, much clearer when people read the book I'll write about how my family, but that won't be until years down the line... seriously, people will read that and go, "Ohhhhhh!"). The other throughline regards my existential ponderings regarding the Hefner name, and always feeling in the shadow of Hef.
I spent today seeing if I could do an hour-long version of a story that could encompass both, which resulted in pain and frustration. The Tammy stuff seemed too thin and rushed, and I wouldn't even have been able to fit in the Blue Surge Naked or Traffic Court stories. Which, of course, is just plain no good. I could pull this off as a 90-minute show, maybe, but 60? No way.
So, thinking back to something![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fiveseconddelay and I talked about last week, to whom I'm exceedingly grateful now...
( I realized what I could *totally* do here... )
One thought for costumes, though. I'm planning on doing the shows in my Johnny Go blue suit. But I'm wondering if maybe I could get away with my Victorian dandy outfit for some shows? Y'know, my Bill the Butcher costume, minus the mighty, mighty 'stache? If I could do it without making it seem distracting, I think that could be awesome. I've always wanted to just go around dressed like that anyway. Perhaps that could also be part of my image, just as cross-dressing is to Eddie Izzard?
Hm. Snazzy $3 blue suit for the entertaining story, Victorian dandy for the romantic story? Mwell, it's an idea. And since these Fringe shows are my chance to experiment, it might be the idea place to give it a try. We'll see.
So after a day of frustration, I think I've come up with how I'm gonna work around the 60 minute time limit for THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES. You see, in the book, I actually have two underlying themes as to why I'm telling this story. One is that I do it to deal with and make sense of the pain of stuff like the Tammy story (a theme which will become much, much clearer when people read the book I'll write about how my family, but that won't be until years down the line... seriously, people will read that and go, "Ohhhhhh!"). The other throughline regards my existential ponderings regarding the Hefner name, and always feeling in the shadow of Hef.
I spent today seeing if I could do an hour-long version of a story that could encompass both, which resulted in pain and frustration. The Tammy stuff seemed too thin and rushed, and I wouldn't even have been able to fit in the Blue Surge Naked or Traffic Court stories. Which, of course, is just plain no good. I could pull this off as a 90-minute show, maybe, but 60? No way.
So, thinking back to something
fiveseconddelay and I talked about last week, to whom I'm exceedingly grateful now...( I realized what I could *totally* do here... )
One thought for costumes, though. I'm planning on doing the shows in my Johnny Go blue suit. But I'm wondering if maybe I could get away with my Victorian dandy outfit for some shows? Y'know, my Bill the Butcher costume, minus the mighty, mighty 'stache? If I could do it without making it seem distracting, I think that could be awesome. I've always wanted to just go around dressed like that anyway. Perhaps that could also be part of my image, just as cross-dressing is to Eddie Izzard?
Hm. Snazzy $3 blue suit for the entertaining story, Victorian dandy for the romantic story? Mwell, it's an idea. And since these Fringe shows are my chance to experiment, it might be the idea place to give it a try. We'll see.
