Wednesday, May 4, 2011

"Fifth of July" 14th & 15th Rehearsal: Hell Freezes Over

Yes, everyone, Hell has frozen over.  Not because of the major historical events that have transpired since my last entry.  White noise, compared to this:

Christopher Daniel Carver did not know, nor have an anecdote for, a... Question.  You heard it here first.

Let's take this moment to absorb that thought.

It's scary.  What else could happen in the world?  Someone on Wall Street actually serves time?

No, probably not.  Unless we are talking about the movie "Wall Street". (Enter obvious Charlie Sheen joke here.)

Nevertheless, it's true.  Christopher Daniel Carver did not know the story behind who "Naomi and Jezebel" are.  Now, let me just say this-  No one else did either.  But, Carver?  He knows everything, or he at least thinks and sounds like he does.  A few examples:

I missed my cue again last night, because I was getting a lecture on the difference between tequila and mezcal.  Apparently, tequila is only made from "blue" agave and only made in Jalisco.  Anything else, is mezcal.  Interesting, huh?  (Well, you should see him describe it.  It's very physically involved.)

Chris has a reference to "the little Dutch Boy" in the show.  And, according to Chris, "the little Dutch Boy" was created by an American, not by the Greeks or the Dutch.  Now, I don't know what the hell he is talking about here.  I thought the Dutch Boy had something to do with paint.  But, he sounds like he knows what he's talking about, so I'm going with it.

And, the question was raised to Jen Albert on whether or not she knew what it felt like to take a quaalude.  She did not.  But, true to form, we all got a very detailed description of what it was like.  From who else?  (I'm sure he had just googled it for research.)  Actually, surprisingly, a few people were able to help out in that department.  One person, who shall not be named, said they didn't quite remember what it was like, but they, "Got laid a lot."

Fun group.  I love my people.  The people.

And did you know the eskimos only have four words for snow?  (That was actually from August.)

Anyways, I have to get back to memorizing my lines.  Since I clearly don't know them yet.  I'm sure Chris is at home doing the same thing.

Or, wait... No.  He's building a contraption, at home, that will throw his voice, so he sounds like he is walking from a car before he enters in Act One.

WikiCarver.

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