Friday List and Photos Again

Well, got most of the other business out of the way in yesterday's post, so just the usual weekly bag here, pretty much.

Still, too much to do in too little time. I have to get over to The Brick early today, and maybe pick up a prop for Penny Dreadful on the way (and not really on the way). Then I have to dry-tech Penny, writing the light cues as I can today so we will just have to tweak them (I hope) during our limited tech time tomorrow morning.

And maybe Jeff will have some notes for me for light changes in Babylon Babylon from last night's preview - tonight is the opening and opening night party, so I have to get all cleaned up and ready for that before I go, too, though it's many many hours away now.

I was trying to come up with a really REALLY cool live special effect for one sequence in Penny - it isn't necessary, but MAN it would add to the sequence. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the materials I need to create the effect, and there's only a 50% chance it would work anyway. Maybe. I could keep searching for what I need to build the rig today, but I still need time to work on my lines (being able to walk around and do the scenes in The Brick will help), and the lines are definitely more important than the effect, so I guess I'll let that go.

Damn. It would have been so f-ing cool.

Ah, well, need to get moving - here's today's Random Ten from the iPod:

1. "Synth Farm" - Pere Ubu - Why I Hate Women
2. "Leaving It Up To You" - John Cale - Seducing Down The Door: A Collection 1970-1990
3. "This Little Heart" - Françoise Hardy - All Over The World
4. "Let's Drink To The People" - The Deviants - No. 3
5. "Babylon" - Conception - Psychedelic Archaeology Volume 5
6. "Johnny Was A Good Boy" - The Mystery Trend - Mystery Trend
7. "You Keep On Looking" - Gary Wilson - You Think You Really Know Me
8. "Surrender" - Black Ivory - The Doors of Perception - Psychedelic Soul and Acid Jazz From NYC 70-74
9. "Sparrows and Wires" - The Deviants - Disposable
10. "Steelband Music" - Van Dyke Parks - Discover America

Two Deviants tracks? Huh. And, appropriately, a song called "Babylon." I wonder what kind of playlist I could make up if I used "babylon" as a search term - maybe something to play at the opening night party tonight . . .

1. "Hollywood Babylon" - 13 Ghosts - 13 Crimson Ghosts

(this is The Misfits recording an album of surf-instrumental covers of their songs under another name)
2. "Babylon" - New York Dolls - in Too Much Too Soon
3. "Babylon I'm Coming" - Piero Picconi - Beat at Cinecittà Vol.2
4. "Babylon" - Conception - Psychedelic Archaeology Volume 5
5. "Babylon Sisters" - Steely Dan - Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story
6. "Babylon" - O.D.'s - Back at the Ranch
7. "Fire on Babylon" - Sinéad O'Connor - Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music
8. "Die Babylon" - The Offs - Can You Hear Me? Music From The Deaf Club
9. "Babylonian Warehouses" - Pere Ubu - Why I Hate Women
10. "Babylonian Gorgon" - The Bags - Dangerhouse volume 2
11. "Hollywood Babylon" - The Misfits - Bullet 7" EP

Well, that's kinda fun, but the songs basically fall into two categories, really laid back and mellow (1,3,5,7, and 9) or REALLY loud n' punky (2,4,6,8,10, and 11). Maybe not the best party mix. I'll have it ready anyway.

Okay, and today's pictures of the cats, who were not very cooperative in being cute and all and making for interesting photos.

Here's Moni in a "thoughtful" moment (she has no brain):

Hooker in an "about-to-cause-trouble" moment:

Berit trying to hug Moni and play a computer game (and hold the cat still for the picture) at the same time:

And Hooker enjoying his favorite headrest, my extended hand:

Okay, gotta run and clean myself up and go get stuff ready at The Brick for shows and parties.