Checking In

[thehefner]

Back safe. Exhausted from hardy partying and four hours of sleep. Full Boulder thoughts tomorrow. It'll be a long post, touching on the following topics:

--Overall impressions of Boulder and the Fringe Festival
--How my shows went
--People I met and how they influenced me, for good or ill
--Crushing depression and creeping disillusionment
--The horrible recurring question, when it comes to the Hefner name: To Exploit or Not to Exploit?
--The dread beast known as marketing (or: finding the guts to not be utterly terrified of handing out fliers)
--Facing the fact that some people really don't fucking like nor get solo performances.
--Finding dignity and grace in the best way that I--and only I--can.
--One of the most purely Hefnerian moments I dare say I've ever experienced. I'm still reeling (in that, "remember to see the humor in the situation" kind of way).

So, yeah, lots of thoughts to get out. If you're interested, huzzah, I look forward to your thoughts. And if not, well, I'll just leave you with this observation from my connecting flight in San Antonio, Texas. I'm not three steps off the plane, and what oh what do I see?

A goth cowgirl.

I fucking love it.

Much-deserved sleep now.

Comments

[gore-whore-5.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! I have a couple of shirts that would work really well. But it'd have to be warm outside since they're quite small. Maybe I'll recruit another cute boobie person to hand out fliers with me! Because who doesn't want to see a performance by some guy that two women with boobs clearly love so much!

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Ironically, I almost certainly won't be returning to DC Fringe next year, as I'll be focusing on Canada. Can I fly you out to Orlando next May? Bring E, come promote my show, and I'll buy you both tickets to Disneyworld!

[gore-whore-5.livejournal.com]

Haha sweet! I'll show up as long as you're paying. We's po'.

Why won't you be doing the DC fring again?

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Fuck, I'd pay for Disney World, what more do you want from me?! Damn it, Lea, I'm a solo performer, not a doctor!

Because like I said, I'll be touring Canada. It's set up that you can travel from one coast to the other hitting up festivals for the whole summer. Even if DC didn't conflict with one of the shows, it'd be too much of a pain in the ass to fly all the way back here from Winnipeg or wherever I'll be. Besides, DC (like Boulder) is still a young festival and I think they need a couple years to really find their footing.

[gore-whore-5.livejournal.com]

Fair enough.

Also, I dig the icon.