Ohhhh tired and hair all fuzzy.....

Ohhhh I really am.
That fateful night ...just three nights ago......I just finished the show ....took off my wings and crown and hauled my ass home.
This one contained the most new material I have done so I was nervous and excited.
The crowd was mighty and thoughtful and I was so happy to have them all.....and especially have them all agree that "Skinny Jeans" are totally effed. I mean really.
I was soooo happy with my clothes and the guests were stellar!
Damien never fails to bring joy and excitement along with him and I thought that his story about Jude Law killed and "Diary of a Homecoming Queen" from his Dora Award winning show "Real Live Girl" ....which I had subsequently stole from him......was just heart wrenching....REALLY.
And Robert Cushman was very Cole Porter charming and funny and I love that he doesn't talk himself all serious-like. He laughed at the Stratford joke I made about his fall up there...that he was not pushed.....and he wasn't, peeps. He sang all 7 verses of "De-Lovely" and told the story with flair.
( I wonder if he will read that and use it as a bullet point for his new act?)
I did a salute to our sexually-not-pinned-down friend from the south " Clay Aiken".....loved that and I did a "Crazy Medley".....did you know how manys songs have that word in the title?
And SURPIRSE....Ms. Mary Pitt.....singing her ever popular rendition of "Trouble in Tahiti" and those of you would couldn't make it missed out on a true treat, my friends. She is one of the funniest ladies around.
There was so much more and so many awesome people showed up .......but i am so tired and I just got back from two days in Stratford with our friends Blythe and Mark that I have to cut it short.
But look for new updates on my website about the next two shows and I am also going to be posting some of the audio that was recorded from past shows just in case you wanna relive it or listen to it for the first time.
Talk sooooooon!

Too Long......

You would think that I was busy or something.....I was!!! But I miss my blog and my three devoted fans......

THE SHOW IS TONIGHT~!!!

And I didn't know how much I really loved Halloween until I started working on the show.....it's not like I am doing the monster mash or anything, believe me.....just love getting dressed up....and dressed up I will be, peeps.

And I am a bit fluttery in the tummy that for the first time ...except fo the closer and the opener...I am doing all new material....and Paul Butler by biggest blogger had some important business trip or some such thing....blah, blah, blah.....WHATEVER.......You will be missed.....

Tonight I will be announcing the line up for the Night of 100 Stars ( minus 90).....I am very excited because it is a very ecclectic and entertaining list of people.

I hope that you can all make it out.

P.S.......

Poor Georgie is afraid that you will think he was the one who screamed the "HOMO" insult below.....it was not him......remember .....George is straight but not narrow. (I love that line.) It was some yahoo redneck in the stands......his ( the redneck's) face was painted for the game...sigh........grown men talking about homo's when they are wearing a ton of blue and red pancake. The irony is just staggering.

My BACK!!!!

Owwie.....

Ever since dancing on the street car tracks on Dundas and Roncesvalles at 7:00am....oh ya after being up all night my back has not been the same, babies.

I went for a massage today and it was great but right after...I felt like I might puke....now I ask you...is that normal?

George said it was as he drew me a ebsom ( that might be the wrong spelling but isn't just knowing that enough?) salt bath.

ohhh.

Georgie took me to Buffalo for my Birthday on Sunday.....yes, my birthday lasts a good long time.

I wanted to go to the Anchor bar which is the birth place of the Buffalo Chicken Wing.....ah...it all makes sense. I love it there.

So, since we were gonna be there George got us tickets to the Bills - Jets home opener.

That is football for those of you who are like....what the eff is that?

Yes, I am a fan of the NFL....aren't I a
Renaissance woman. ( I went to spell check for that one) The game was good! The players are so burly. My my.

I think my Georgie would have been great out there. Maybe I can at least make him get a pair of those pants.

One thing I didn't know we still allowed in this world was for a grown man to lean over the stands into the field and call the ref....." ya fuckin' homo".

Oh my.

I was deeply offended.

That was the best he could come up with?

Loser.

Anyhow...our friends Mark and Blythe came to join us for wings. We had a great time...I am glad to know that 38 year olds are allowed to laugh like teenagers.

They got me pair of pajamas for my birthday....and George a pair too.

After the wings and then a long cab ride around the city in search of beer and chocolate....because we are nothing if not classy.......we went back to the hotel and Blythe said....lets get into our jammies and drink beer and eat chocolate.

That sounded great but we had one problem....my jammies were too big and Georgies' were too small so we thought....because we are professional entertainers....that he should wear mine and I his....tee hee....won't we be funnny. When they knocked I could hardly contain my mirth.

When I opened the door there were Mark and Blythe with pajama's to match ours.........they thought they had us damn it.....but when they saw my husband in my pink pajamas with butt clevage....

I knew we had the kicker.

Oh.....good times were had by all.

So, I feel a bit better in the back area and I am putting together the next show...woo hoo.

I am very excited.....it is going to be my first ALL New Show in a while. I am gonna pull out all the stops.

Look out baby!

Spell This!

I know....I know....

My spelling leaves a little to be desired.

The comic need to spell the last word wrong was something I fought with for a couple of minutes...but I think I did the right thing.

While Georgie read my last blog he told me that he thought that I should use spell check.

Know what I think?

Spell check is for pussies.

So, I will now try to do my best to write properly so my husband can read it.

Humph.

Okay.

Last night I went to see a show that my hubby is in called "Glory Days" at Theatre Aquarius.

That is in Hamilton for those of you who don't know.

The show was about the Stelco strike that happened in the fourties and how it affected the town.

Now, for a lover of the musical theatre I was a bit scared.

Though I know the show has some union songs in it ...I was sure that I might be bored out of my tree.

But no, my friends.

I am happy to report that it was quite a night.

Very well cast and the actors are at the top of their game.

All led by first time director Lee MacDougal.

Lee wrote "High Life"...a play that has won much acclaim and has been performed all over the world.

I saw him for the first time in a dress playing a role in "The Boyfriend" at Stratford years ago.

( May I add that he was awesome in that)

Anyway, I totally enjoyed myself and was reminded why I think my husband is one of the best actors I know.

He broke my heart as well as my mother-in-laws heart right beside me.

Enough soft stuff.

I decided to wear an awesome dress that I aquired from "Fashion Crimes" that I hadn't had a chance to try out yet.

It is a bit low cut.

Not totally inappropriate but still daring.

Whilst I made my intermission trip to the Ladies

Room a woman in a powder blue suit and ruffled top who appeared to be in her early sixties stared at my decollatage and then into my eyes and then repeated the gesture a couple more times.

I responded by circling the afore mentioned area with my "pointer" finger ( that is what I like to call it) and saying

" Never seen this before?"

And walking away before she could respond.

Eff her.

I effing hate Tyra......

It is like a car accident that I can't stop watching.....

I cannot stop myself from pressing the record button on the PVR.

America's Next Top Model goes against everything I believe to be good in this world but it is TV crack.

I taped the two hour opener ....for George, to be completely honest......and sat there and watched the whole thing.

I just love how they take it so seriously.....like it is important ....like.....university or dinner or something.

One girl...named Evita...I shit you not....left her two children at home, while her soldier husband is in Iraq to pursue this dream...." I had the American dream of the soldier, the model and the two children...." Evita proclaims...

Did I miss that dream?

Did they forget to tell the world that one?

OH YA!!!>>>>>>

And they made the girls, who's ages begin at 18, take off their clothes for their first photo shoot!~!~~!!

It was like Coco in Fame....the movie, people, not the TV show.

I just kept shaking my head and pinching George ( I cannot pinch myself as my skin is tender) to see if I was truly in La La Land.

And you guys know I love a drag queen as much as the next cabaret singer but.....

Miss J?

Pulease.

Get a life Miss J.

I love it when he starts a shot in pants and then ten seconds later he is in a skirt or better yet......he just takes off his pants and straps on 6 inch heels.

"Super Queen!

Able to shed clothes, swirl , strut down a runway and put down 10 people in the bat of a false eyelash!"

And the blond headed bitchy guy?

Whatever.

He wore a shirt last night that was rejected at some point by a twelve year old at La Senza Girl.

And then there is the cake.

Tyra friken Banks.

Her Momma musta put her in a little glass case and then let her grow up.

Her personality just screams spoiled brat.

My favourite thing....the thing that makes George laugh because it drives me insane....at the end of the show when she does her whole

" I have 10 beautiful girls in front of me....."

speech...she can't say

" America's Next Top Model"

without starting in a normal voice and then dropping down to a barely heard whisper by then end.

EVERY YIME SHE SAYS IT!

I can just hear her acting coach telling her people will think she is serious if she does that.

And, I am not done, she has a face that she puts on when she is trying to be sincere.

She squints her eyes and effects a half smile.

IT DRIVES ME INSANE!!!

I can't wait till next week.

PMS-Y but.....happy

"OHHHHH...what a night......mid september back in '06"

...

Remember that song?

"Oh.....I got a funny feelin' when she walked...in the room"

blah.....

Ya know how I love the retro tunes...

Well ...what a night it was....It was a mighty lovely group of peeps on and off the stage.

I do have the best seat in the damned house.

And I do love the Gladstone.

My guests were so diverse and I was just bowled over by their talent....Kathryn Rose sings like a bird.....and people flicked to buy her CD...which you can also get at her website

kathryrose.com

She has such an original sound and I watched the audience sit farther forward in their seats as she began her set.

The "Songs for a New World" people killed....oh ya ...disclaimer..I was in that part.....but we still killed......after "Flying Home" we got a standing ovation....I know it was a bit for Thom but we will all take the credit cause that is the kinda people we are!

And SURPRISE...............

Jennifer Stewart just lit up the stage.......

She sang from the Spelling Bee and from Footloose and from

Rocky Horror....

she just sang so purdy.....

And her sweet heart , Sammy, was my card bitch for the sing-a-long which was by far the best one sooooo far....

FOOTLOOSE....

I broke the group into three and then we all rocked out on the C section of the song.....

It is a challenge to pick something that will be fun for the audience.

But

I also love it when they sing with me on other tunes.

Like they did on "Tainted Love"

....gotta love the tainted love, baby....

For a birthday night it all felt pretty special...there were some new faces and the old faithfuls who I always am sooo happy to see...........

my Hamilton Crew...thanks.....

little Scotty Fink...he always warms my heart

...Great Grampa Randy....

Harry got a T-shirt.......

James' work buds...Graham....Kimball and Jay....Weesie and Rob...

Shout out...holllaaaaaa!

You are appreciated by all of the Sharron's Party Crew.

Yes, we do have our own crew.

And I got to sing a little Sondheim....how could that be wrong?

Now....I am just crampy .....

But happy....

I laid on the couch and read romance novels and ate cookies all date...isn't that a lovely white trash way to wind down?

Then I will go on an 8 hour bike ride tomorrow.

Then it begins again!!!

Oh ya.....for those of you who don't know....we have a line up change.. Adam Brazier had to cut out on the Oct 16th date but

we have an awesome addition....

Dora award winner for Real Live Girl and start of this season's Slings and Arrows

DAMIEN ATKINS!!!

Woo hoo.

I will be putting up the changes and the dates for Songs on my webpage ASAP!

I love doin' the show.

What a dream.

Life is good.

Judgers can eff off!

What? where?

What?
ZZZZZZZZZZZ................................
Oh my .....these all-night shoots?
It is the first time I have ever really done one ....it started at 4:00pm and ended with my last dance move being executed while the rain fell on my pink wig @ 6:15am....
in the morning......
holy crap.....
John Travolta looks amazing........really it is uncanny...
His wife Kelly Preston was there....
she is very tiny....
How do those Hollywood girls survive?
I could only think of the scene in "Jerry McGuire" where she is doin' it with Tom Cruise screaming " Never stop fucking me!"
She seemed lovely.
Allsion Janney, who is playing Mrs. Pingleton, was there last night....she is very tall.
And today ....
Jerry Stiller....as Mr. Pinky....I am very excited....the girl playing Tracy, Nikki, talked about how excited she was to work with him because " King Of Queens" is her favourite show.
Sweet.
She is 17....
Years old.
Can you take it?
The most amazing part of yesterday was the dancing.
We got to the set and about 100 people were dressed and made up and the dancers looked amazing.
We did what I have always dreamed of ....I got to dance in a movie musical....it was magic.
I felt very blessed.
I wonder if I can get any of them to the show on Monday???
Hmm.
I go back to set in 3 hours....
I am tired and excited..........

Rain Rain......

Is it winter?
Did we disturb the balance of the summer somehow?
Could this finally be the retribution for my wicked potty mouth?
Could I be more self-centred, that MY pottymouth would change the weather?
What if it did?
Would I stop swearing..........?
Probably not.
I have so much to accomplish today but I just can't seem to get my ass in gear.
Staples, library, work......
Ho hum....
Yesterday I finished on "Altar Boy Gang".
Had a great time...it is a very edgy script and I hope it turns out and the people like it. It was written by a lovely fellow named Norm Hiscock.
I know.
He spent three seasons writing on SNL and we chatted about my idol.....
Will Ferrell.
He mentioned that ...Will.....Mr. Ferrell.....I don't know what to call him.......was a easy going, not "ON", ordinary guy and that made me like him more. Will....Mr. Ferrell....that is ....not Norm....I already liked him....as a friend.....wow.....I am a mess.
I always wanted to ask Tina Fey what he ( W.F.) was like while we filmed Mean Girls but I didn't want to disturb my very effective "I-am-unimpressed-by-your-fame-but-I am-nice" aura that I like to wear around sets. It saves me many a time from making a fawning ass out of myself.
Well, my self tanner is almost dry so it is time to get out of the house.
I wear it for medicinal purposes.
Oh ya, who wrote the song " Oh What a Lonely Boy?"

Postcard

Dammit!

I have forgotten an important person for the last...... many weeks and am here to rectify it!

Andy Parks is the awesome guy who has been doing the graphics on our official postcard!

He brings his Mom to the show every month.....could that be sweeter?

Anyhow ...he has a really cool webpage so check it out!

www.andyparks.com

Other than that?

Chillin'

Getting the next show ready....

Back to set with Linda today....

It is almost my birthday.

Already two weeks away!

I am not believing the calendar as I look at it and see that the next show is only two weeks away!

Holy shit!

I got shit to do!

But let us not forget the last show!!!

What a night!

Could I use more exclamation marks?................................... !

The day was wonderful with my Hairspray rehearsal and meeting John Travolta and all.

My ass was killing me from all of the dancing, real dancing with jumps and shit.

Anyway...I got to the Gladstone in tons of time and got the guests soundchecked and all!

By the time 7:15 rolled around the lobby was so packed that we decided to open the doors so as not to have a back up.

It was our biggest crowd yet!

We were just so happy with the turn out and how it seems to get more different kinds of people from all walks of life.

There were surprises on and off stage.....during my last number I thought I heard someone say something about my nipples....can you imagine?....and so I decided to stop and ask what was going on and then I sang a whole nother song....how can you sing a ballad after someone comments on your nipples?

I ask you.

Short form the night!.........

Songologue was called " 20 Pounds" all about my wieght struggles and everyone elses struggle with my weight.

Featured the songs "Bitch", "Unpretty", "Fatso" and " Bushel and a Peck" from Guys and Dolls.

Eclectic, no?

Had some sweeties up for the game.

Fab was one of our contestants.....and was just that.. fab..he was easy on the eyes and wrote me a very nice email after the fact.

isn't that nice?

The Bittergirls were up and we tried a whole new thing....with the interview and all and finished with us singing " Enough Is Enough" .....Babs and Miz Summer would have been proud.

Thom Allison sang " I am Changing".....need I say more?

He needs to be doin' his own thing.....I have a link to his website on my links page at sharronmatthews.com

Write him and tell him so!

Then the surprise.....drum roll....

Steve Ross.....he burned up the stage with " Someone to Fall Back On" by Jason Robert Brown....then told some killer stories.....Fat Jesus.....oh my I laughed more than I talked.....I had alot of fun with my guests and again felt so lucky to have the friends that I have.......

I announced the rest of the dates this year and talked about our TShirt campaign.

You can get a "Sharron's Bitch" Tshirt for 15 bucks and all the money goes to our live CD that we are planning.

Patrick had been wearing the original around and getting comments about it so we thought ...why the frick not?

After the big show I ran home and got into bed ......got picked up by 7:50 am and was on set of the new CBC comedy " Altar Boy Gang" by 9:00am.

I felt very fancy and very blessed and .......very fancy.

Linda Kash, you will remember her from "Guffman" where she played Eugene Levy's wife, Mrs. Pearl........she is one of the leads on this show.

She and I did the Music Man movie together so I was very happy to be there with her. It always makes doing a few days on something a bit more free and fun....and I think this show is pretty funny.

I am playing a Catholic League Woman.....that is my title.....again......playing type......or no? I have decided to name myself Susan.

What the frick, eh? Not that I am method or anything....just nice to have a name......

Anyway......I felt a little fried by the time I finished yesterday but....again....I felt pretty happy.

It has been an amazing whirlwind of a couple of days.

And tomorrow I awake and begin the work again!

It is my birthday show on the 18th.....I forgot to say that.....so it will be my favourite stuff.

Wooo wooooo!

Hope we are packed to the rafters!

Summer Party had me all excited!

I am soooo excited!

I feel like it is back to school time tomorrow and it kinda is.

To make my day even more exciting I start rehearsals for Hairspray tomorrow morning....kinda wish it was another day, but ah well, I am gonna be like a little puppy on Tuesday.....all pooped out.

I have been working my ass off all week to bring you the goods......I think that we are gonna have some fun.

and my Mom is coming so it we could cap the dirty language.....oh wait.....I forgot that one of my fave words is m#^&*rf+@?#*r .... that so wrong.

Yesterday I was running my Songologue for Mary Francis Moore ...the awesome director and Bittergirl ...at the park and I became a little freaked that I will sing and do my thing anywhere....I have no shame..

What else.....wait till you see our new swag...Thom will be selling his CD's and the Bittergirls are gonna help us learn to get dumped and be awesome ....at the same time.....

Is Gravol addictive?

It is 12:50pm.
My Mom went to bed on the living room couch......don't judge me harshly....it is a great and comfy couch.....at 10:00pm and I was relegated to my bedroom like a teenager.
But I used the time to read some more of the "Bittergirl" book ...oh dear...I have been laughing out loud and you all know that I only truly do that when I watch America's Funniest....so it has gotta be good.
The show is coming up soon and I gotta say....I am excited....so much so that I haven't been able to get to sleep for the last few nights.
Yup....just like before the first day of school. It really is gonna be a fun show....new stuff.....
I went to Fashion Crimes today...fuck I love it there.
I got two AWESOME outfits.
I brought my Mom with me...she couldn't get over all of the clothes and the women who help me.....I always feel so sexy in those clothes......whew.
So....after trying to sleep .....I am just not getting sleepy....so I cracked half a Gravol.....is that so wrong.......does it make me a drug addict?
I thought that I might come here and write something down to my faithful 3 readers.
How are all three of you?
I have an audition tomorrow for a film........I am playing a woman who runs a daycare centre....wow....have they ever got me pegged wrong.....but I am an actress...sigh.
Two words before I go on.
Rock....star!
Awesome.....Dilana is going bad ...which is sad cause I really liked her...but now I am hoping that Magni will win...he reminds me of George. Watch it....it rocks!
Survivor.
Weird.
Just read that they are separating everyone into groups based on race.
Ew.
How is that gonna work out?
Am I done with it now.
Random Gravol induced thoughts.......
Why is it suddenly winter?
If you blow your nose ....do you lose weight?
When will "Lost" start again?
When will the Gravol kick in?
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

OOOPIE!

Sorry guys.....the Bittergirls website is

thebittergirls.com

that is the place you should go to....

if you don't get this go down one blog entry and it will all make sense!

Bittergirl!!!

Hey Bloggers,

I have a mission for you!!!

The Bittergirls.... Alison Lawrence, Mary Francis Moore....Annabel Griffiths cannot come as she is quite pregnant.......(check out their website bittergirls.com )

are coming to Sharron's Party on August 28th ...they know all about being dumped and are not afraid to talk about it.....they have had a hugely successful number of runs of their show, wrote a book, were on the Today show to promote it and are now developing it even more......I wanna ask them some questions but more importantly I want you to ask them some questions .....sooooo... bloggers.....go and and get their book....read their website and give me some questions to ask them!!!

We had a little meeting today and gosh am I excited to have them.......they are great....we talked about clothes forever and Patrick just looked confused.....ah Girls.......

So.......get on it!!!

Or Get down on it!

It is gonna be awesome!

Write them here or email me via my website...sharronmatthews.com!

Ta.

Fancy Pants

Well, I don't usually mentions articles.......but Paul pointed out that I had glossed over that fact in my blog yesterday....as I said to him....... I am always terrified that I will come off like an ass so I like to read it first.

Very Happy.....Rita Zekas did a great job...I really like the way she coins a phrase and we had a great time doing the interview part at the Rivoli...she is very nice and we were chatting like girlfriends. It was a great day and I am happy that Fashion Crimes got such a great spread...they are the best....

One problem....when I read and article for the first time I usually skim it......by the time I got halfway down the page I thought...."Who is Paul?"

Oh god.

Oh no.

Patrick.

I called him by his name.

She wrote it twice....and once with ME saying it in a sentence.....ah Diva...that is what I call him...the unsung hero of the Party.

He took it way better than I would have.....I hope he isn't smashing down on the inside!

Now, at the next show we will all let him know how great he is....although Thom Allison thinks we should address him as his alter ego....Paul Burtman. When I want something.... and he doesn't do it...I should say " Paul Burtman would do it."

!

?

Maybe that Is only funny to Thom and I.

Summer Lovin' Had Me Stuffed up!

ALRIGHT!
Why allergies now?

My eyes are puffed out like marshmallows...mmmm.... marchmallows......

And out at Fran's a couple days ago Susan Gilmour informed me that it was Ragweed season...well...eff that.

Anyhoo....all is well....the show is in a bit of time....super excited.

I was practicing the sing-a-long in my car today on the highway and had numerous people staring at me....I don't care!!! It is gonna be a great one.

George just called me from Scotland where he is at the Edinburgh Festival.... fancy....he is playing the lead in "Rob Roy " there.

Sign.

I miss him.

Though he called me on my cell phone....that must have cost us a freakin' fortune!

I couldn't go to Scotland 'cause have to take care of our hundred year old puppy .....and rehearse for the Hairspray Movie!!! Woo Hoo!!

I am excited..... I start shooting in September!

Patrick and I have a big surpirse for you at the next show....I wanna give it away but.........I will wait!! It is super, though.

( it has nothing what so ever to do with Hairspray...I don't wanna hear any bitchin' about John Travolta not showing up)

We are getting ready to release all the info about the next block of dates and guests!!!! That will be at the next party on Monday August 28th!

Other than that I am chillin' ....really not alot of time for that, really.

See y'all!

Theatre in Toronto?

Ya know how I don't like to go on about my big show that happens at the Gladstone once a month, this month it happens on August 28th....it is three weeks away....and I feature some of the most talented artists in Canada, if not the world and I wear some of the snatchiest dresses?....Recall how I don't like to chat about that?

Well, I am just starting to work on it right now and something has changed in my life due to it!

Before the big show I barely ever saw theatre.

I have been doing it professionally for 23, gasp, years and I just started to detest going to see it....funny that.

Well, Sharron's Party started and the artists who have come and supported me have been so great that I started to think, " I better go support them, too".....also, I think it is good to have current theatre gossip in the show....

So, off I go.

I have to say that I have been having the time off my life.

When I was doing the big musicals downtown my week was so full of sequins that the last thing I wanted on my day off was to be shoved into a small room and see a bunch of actors "workshoping" something.

I have seen big and small....about 5 shows a month since I started in March and though our big theatre is in dire straits I think it is inspiring some great work elsewhere.

I spent time at the Fringe, something I never did till I did my horrible, horrible, horriblbe Fringe show last year, and I had a blast....so creative and inovative and if the didn't work....who cares...it is interesting and informs and inspirses others to so new things.

Even my crappy fringe piece of shit.

This week I went and saw two shows at Summerworks.

The Review, written by Adam Pettle, Allana Harkin and Jonathon Monro. Starring Andrew Kushnir, Sarah Cornell and my husband ( in the interest of full disclosure) George Masswohl.

I had a blast. I love seeing artists challenging themselves..I think that in Toronto musical performers ( we are loud and proud) don't get enough chances to exercise their considerable talents doing new, interesting and maybe avant garde works.

You can go and pay 10 dollars and see three fanastic performers playing ....it was a treat.

Yesterday, I went to see "Letters to Kathleen" written by Brendan Wall and his sister Fiona starring Brendan, the fantastic Mary Francis Moore ( she is my new best friend) and Geoffrey Pounsett.

Now, usually I don't like seeing the shows that don't have songs....but a good Irish story is the next best thing.

By the end ....there I was weepin'.

I felt very inspired by both of these experiences.

People are out there being more than actors, not that you have to ...being an actor is more than enough to fill the brain....

but they are acting, writing, producing, directing.....and in Mary Francis and Brendan's case (I passed by their little son Finbar...I am sure that is not the way you spell it...... on the way into the show and he was being told that Mommy and Daddy were going to play just like he was) raising a family.

Oh yes....I am filled with the joy that is the theatre.

Also, I am just so excited because " Slings and Arrows" just started again on TMN.

And if it could get even more awesome then the last two times....well.....it is.

Lovin' it.

Bike Ride

So, I decide that since I have to take a trip to Yonge and Bloor I will not pay for parking or the subway..I will ride my bike.
Very economical and environmentally concious of me, non?
I pat myself on the back as I ride away from my house ( which is hard on a bike...yuck yuck...I am above that humour ) on my awesome silver bike that George bought for me.
The sky is overcast but I remain positive.....as I cross the Bloor Viaduct it begins to sprinkle. I have lived in Vancouver....so what! Then as I get closer to my destination it begins to rain a bit more.....by the time I try...yes..I said try to lock my bike up I am a bit waterlogged. But I remain positive all throught the 10 MINUTES it takes me to lock my bike. Eff off.
By the time my appointment is done I decide to wait out the slight drizzle....maybe it will stop.
I check messages and mess with my palm pilot ....blah blah blah. So, I wait twenty minutes...this is important in the telling of this tedious story.......I get on Flash, that is the secret name I have for my bike...yes, I am 37 years old but I must remain young is some ways.....and start the ride home. Twenty minutes...yup here it is....before the end of the ride the skies open....I can't even see the rain is pelting so hard....and if I can't see I don't trust the drivers so I pull my bike into the doorway of a wedding shop. The old greek lady wo runs it comes to the door and shakes her head disapprovingly. I smile and shrug while mentally I am giving her the finger.
Wait....nothing much happened but my lame bike ride....I just bored myself but feel that I must publish this anyway.
I will write more exciting things, I promise.
One question...does anyone dislike Star Jones as much as me?

Hot as shit.

Is there any other way to put it? I mean I know I have the potty mouth but it is so effing hot...I have never seen Toronto so grummpy... and we are a grummpy people..not as grummpy as New York.

Can you imagine what it is like there right now?

Can you?

Can you???!!!

I went for a bike ride yesterday...wait before you judge me....I waited till 5:00pm...and I still broke out in a heat rash after...attractive, no?

And what better thing to do when you are in the hottest weather on record...

Yes, my loves, on record....I wonder when they started recording?

.....anyway, I digress, what better to do then.....dress in upscale,mother casual ( for those of you who are not actors that means khaki's and a v-neck shirt with sensible shoes) and go to an audition for a Ikea commercial.

Fun, wow?

I sat there meditating on how not to sweat and trying to ignore the hell out of the woman who is staring at me with hate in her eyes because I scored the seat underneath the air conditioning vent.

And beside me the girl who needs to eat a burger is talking too loudly about her recent months in L.A.

"There is so much more going on there!"

Oh ya...why did you come back?

Oh my....I am very cranky......due to the heat..ya that is it...the heat.

Everyone there had straight TV hair.

Do you know how hard it is for a curly haired girl to get straight TV hair in 38 degree heat?

I eschewed it!

I had hair that Shirley Temple-Black would look at and drop her conservative-ness for a moment and say

"That is some fucking curlyhair.....bitch."

Anyway, I went in and did my bit and went to the gym.

I am not liking the gym right now.

I am going but I am not liking.

I hope it will pass.

Maybe I'll take a class or something.

My dog is staring at me right now like the heat is my fault.

I did not watch Canadina Idol last night.

I read a book while George did.

I caught some of it out of the corner of my eye.

Embarassed!

Cindy Lauper....why did you come here?

Ug....I am sorry Junior but Stephie D?

Come on?

I await Rockstar tonight!

Love that show!