Friday, July 18, 2008

People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing

Today my plan was to go around NYC looking for the Folger edition of Merry Wives. After a futile attempt at the Drama Bookstore I decided to go to Columbus Circle. On the subway ride I was listening to John Lennon on my Ipod. I love Watching The Wheels and was playing that on a loop. I started thinking about the Dakota and Strawberry fields and how I can remember my father in the garage working out and me listening to the John Lennon songs he played on the radio. By pure accident or serendipity I transfered to the express train that went way past Columbus Circle to 73rd. O.K I guess I'm going to Strawberry Fields.

 I ended up going to the Dakota every time I see that building it seems to cold and haunting. Damned almost,  I know your thinking well duh all the bad shit and horror movies that were shot there but it's not just that. Really, The building itself is so looming and all the windows are shut up with wooden shutters and the firelamps and gargoyles are just so imposing. It's creepier than anything else I've seen and the vibes that come off it are just so cold. 



Of course afterward I went across the street where Strawberry Fields is and I got there just in time to see the ol' hippie putting out the flowers on the Imagine mosaic. It's the only place in New York where the tourists are quiet and respectful. I love it there, mostly because you feel a sense of calm and peace that I always feel when I think of Lennon's Lyrics.




I ended up finding the version of the Play that I needed. I don't want to turn into one of those actors that I couldn't stand who bitches and complains that they only have a few lines. I know what it is like to watch actors play and do what you want to do and then to be insulted when they complain and are ungrateful for it. I am so thankful for this role, I have some ideas of what I want to do. The best part of the character is that not much is written about him, so I can turn him into whatever I want. I think it'll be a great experience and I am hopeful for the success of the show. I rehearse again tomorrow, I have to go and get off book now... Goodnight

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