And, as I posted on facebook earlier today, I don't like being a mortician.

Oh Sean... I'm so sorry-- it's got to be like saying goodbye to such an integral piece of yourself.

Pasadena Playhouse has the best green room of any theater I've worked at. It will open again, Sean. It will take time, but that house has too many ghosts to vanish.

I personally (and alone) pulled, coiled and stowed about a quarter mile of cable. All of the cables were one hundred or two hundred foot runs. Most of it power or mult (only two runs were dainty little XLR cables). All of them were run up the stage left juliet and over the first AP above the proscenium to the three mains clusters (meaning there was no easy or quick way to pull them).

In under two hours.

My hands, arms, shoulders and back hate me right now. The Ibuprofen is, at best, keeping them from all out riot.

Oh crap. I think I've stood on the stage at the Pasadena Playhouse.

When I was on my last go-round with California in 1990-91, my brother had some business in Pasadena, so I tagged along. I walked around the streets, and came across the PP.

I think I walked down the alley. As I wandered around the side door was propped open, so I just walked inside. I could hear people milling about in the back, but felt perfectly at home to saunter in.

I have a habit of stepping on stage of any theater I come across, even if it's only the sides. After so many many plays in college, it feels like a normal thing to reconnect. I likely did.

I had to head back to rendezvous with my brother, so I didn't stick around.

Does that sound like the PP? is there a side scenery/shop door that debouches into the alley? I was only there the once, and that was 20 years ago.

In any case, my condolences on your loss, Sean. Losing a job is a terrible thing, closing a playhouse must be doubly so.

Yes, Daniel. That was the Playhouse. Instantly and easily recognizable from your description.

I'm sorry, Sean. Even seeing the theater I worked lights in for three years shut down temporarily for a major reno was jarring. Seeing one close completely must hit very hard. I hope CA's economy starts to turn around soon so some money is there for the arts again. (Well, for other reasons, too. But the arts are sort of a bellwether for how the economy is doing.)

{{{{Sean}}}}

Today's edition of Wake Up with Fry and Laurie [link] is a bit of a blooper.

Hee!