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thehefnerI am going to seriously need to learn tricks for preserving my vocal cords if I'm to survive even the rehearsal process for FAUSTUS, much less the performances. I've never has a role with this many lines (mostly in monologue form), and after each rehearsal, my throat's sore and worn. I do my best to breathe and speak from the diaphragm, but when my focus is on the role, I slip and not even realize it.
I really need to do what I can to preserve my voice. Especially if I'm going to do the Hefner Monologues or play Hamlet someday. I don't think I want to sound like Tom Waits or Peter Gabriel.
After rehearsal, I went to Bennigans alone so I could revise the Hefner Monologues in peace, over Guinness and sliders. After awhile, my waiter asked me if I wanted another Guinness. And I, having to soon drive my ass home, replied, "Just a coke, please."
A few minutes later, he returned with a clear, tinted-brown drink in a rocks glass. I said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't order this. I just wanted a coke."
The waiter said, "Oh, I thought you said 'gin and coke.'"
"No, no. 'Just a coke.'"
"Oh, sorry about that."
While he went to get my soda, I had a minute to think about this. He returned with my coke and I asked, "Is there such a drink as a gin and coke?"
He said, "Not that I know, which was why I thought it was a strange thing to ask for. It doesn't sound very good."
"No, it sounds awful."
"Yeah, it does."
"... I'm gonna have to try it when I get home!"
So tonight or tomorrow, I shall let you know what comes of Coca-Cola and Bombay Sapphire.
There's this guy in my class who looks like the unholy bastard spawn lovechild of me and William Hurt.
I really need to do what I can to preserve my voice. Especially if I'm going to do the Hefner Monologues or play Hamlet someday. I don't think I want to sound like Tom Waits or Peter Gabriel.
After rehearsal, I went to Bennigans alone so I could revise the Hefner Monologues in peace, over Guinness and sliders. After awhile, my waiter asked me if I wanted another Guinness. And I, having to soon drive my ass home, replied, "Just a coke, please."
A few minutes later, he returned with a clear, tinted-brown drink in a rocks glass. I said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't order this. I just wanted a coke."
The waiter said, "Oh, I thought you said 'gin and coke.'"
"No, no. 'Just a coke.'"
"Oh, sorry about that."
While he went to get my soda, I had a minute to think about this. He returned with my coke and I asked, "Is there such a drink as a gin and coke?"
He said, "Not that I know, which was why I thought it was a strange thing to ask for. It doesn't sound very good."
"No, it sounds awful."
"Yeah, it does."
"... I'm gonna have to try it when I get home!"
So tonight or tomorrow, I shall let you know what comes of Coca-Cola and Bombay Sapphire.
There's this guy in my class who looks like the unholy bastard spawn lovechild of me and William Hurt.
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Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 08:48 pm (UTC)Mix up a batch of lemon tea with a generous amount of honey beforehand, and everytime you get a chance sip a bit of it. Works wonders.
Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 08:52 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 09:00 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 09:11 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 09:34 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 10:20 pm (UTC)Try not worrying so much about the diaphragm, more about speaking throuGH YOUR HEAD instead of your throat.
And as always cut back on the crack.
:)
Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 10:35 pm (UTC)CRAP.
And I'll keep working on that through the head thing, rest assured.
I NEED THE CRACK JUST TO GET THROUGH THE DAY, YOU KNOW THIS.
Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 10:42 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 10:47 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-17 01:49 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-16 11:15 pm (UTC)Yeah, well share more.
BAh BAY BEE BEE BAY BAh
VAh VAY VEE VEE VAY VAh
FAh FAY FEE FEE FAY FAh
The EE sound should be vibrating your nose and sinuses.
Try that.
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Date: 2007-03-16 11:24 pm (UTC)Re: Preserve those vocal cords! Get out the formaldehyde!
Date: 2007-03-17 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-17 03:55 am (UTC)I hope you're planning to drop by and clean these bits of brain out of my floor, young man. Headsplosions do not come out of tapestries that easily!
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Date: 2007-03-17 04:34 am (UTC)Here are some pics of him in a recent drama production.
http://news.washcoll.edu/events/2005/11/cloak/04.jpg
http://news.washcoll.edu/events/2005/11/cloak/02.jpg
My ex Misty saw that show, and told me that he even flailed his arms. That evil bastard, that's MY thing!
Woe be if Bizarro Heffie, HeffieHurt, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the singer from Fall Out Boy, and Dim from A Clockwork Orange were to unite against me. Woe be to the WORLD.
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Date: 2007-03-17 06:19 am (UTC)That there is downright unsettling. I had a twin on campus, too, but we didn't know anyone in common. Every once in a while I'd get stopped and asked for notes from a class I didn't take only to have the person do a slow 1st-ep-Patty-Duke-show double take and then apologize for stopping me.
She's lucky I didn't have a workable plan for world domination at the time. Only foolish evil overlords go the mask route, I'd have introduced the missing Olsen triplet to the world.