Francesca & Brian
The SpamatruckThe Move
February 12th
Brian left the show on Sunday afternoon. Between shows the SMs and Company Mangers took him out for a farewell dinner (fondue at the Melting Pot – always entertaining dining). After the show on Saturday, the company all came out to wish him well and have some drinks. It’s not easy to step in for someone who was (and is) so well liked.
The show ran pretty smoothly all weekend and I ran the deck solo. Following the show on Sunday night, the crew went right to work on load-out (about an 8 hour proposition). Ken, Francesca and I packed up the office, cleaned out the dressing rooms and went back to the condo for a few hours of sleep. We were on the road to the airport at 6 AM this morning (well rested with our four or five hours of sleep, which was four or five more than the crew had). We returned our cars in Fort Meyers and flew to Memphis (via Charlotte). The SMs, musicians and crew all arrived at our hotels around 1 PM and the crew all retired for a few hours of sleep. Their call to start the load-in at the Orpheum in Memphis will be 10 PM tonight. Francesca and I will join them at 8 AM tomorrow (just after their breakfast break). They’ll keep going right on through show time Tuesday night (a 24 hour call). Most of the cast arrived later this afternoon; they’re due at the theatre at 5:30 for sound check and a 7:30 show.
Ken, Francesca and I walked around the downtown of Memphis a bit this afternoon. We’re staying right on Main Street about 6 blocks from the theatre. There are a couple of trolley lines that run these old fashioned trolleys – very quaint looking. Main Street itself is a different story. It looks like it once was really the main street, now it’s mostly empty store fronts. There’s a big mall attached to the Peabody Hotel, it seems like there’s where most of the retail has gone. (We dropped in on the Peabody’s ducks; they were asleep in their fountain.) Beale Street, while not hopping at 2:30 in the afternoon, certainly looked like it might be more fun than Naples, Florida!
I’m anxious to get through tomorrow. An exhausted road crew and a whole new local crew will be a challenge. I’m also looking forward to seeing the show laid out in a more spacious venue. I’m confident that I know the basics of the show, but nervous about getting my first “first night” under my belt.
JV
P.S. – I have the film camera out here, so I’ll have to catch up on photos as they come in later… But I've added some that Francesca has taken...
February 12th
Brian left the show on Sunday afternoon. Between shows the SMs and Company Mangers took him out for a farewell dinner (fondue at the Melting Pot – always entertaining dining). After the show on Saturday, the company all came out to wish him well and have some drinks. It’s not easy to step in for someone who was (and is) so well liked.
The show ran pretty smoothly all weekend and I ran the deck solo. Following the show on Sunday night, the crew went right to work on load-out (about an 8 hour proposition). Ken, Francesca and I packed up the office, cleaned out the dressing rooms and went back to the condo for a few hours of sleep. We were on the road to the airport at 6 AM this morning (well rested with our four or five hours of sleep, which was four or five more than the crew had). We returned our cars in Fort Meyers and flew to Memphis (via Charlotte). The SMs, musicians and crew all arrived at our hotels around 1 PM and the crew all retired for a few hours of sleep. Their call to start the load-in at the Orpheum in Memphis will be 10 PM tonight. Francesca and I will join them at 8 AM tomorrow (just after their breakfast break). They’ll keep going right on through show time Tuesday night (a 24 hour call). Most of the cast arrived later this afternoon; they’re due at the theatre at 5:30 for sound check and a 7:30 show.
Ken, Francesca and I walked around the downtown of Memphis a bit this afternoon. We’re staying right on Main Street about 6 blocks from the theatre. There are a couple of trolley lines that run these old fashioned trolleys – very quaint looking. Main Street itself is a different story. It looks like it once was really the main street, now it’s mostly empty store fronts. There’s a big mall attached to the Peabody Hotel, it seems like there’s where most of the retail has gone. (We dropped in on the Peabody’s ducks; they were asleep in their fountain.) Beale Street, while not hopping at 2:30 in the afternoon, certainly looked like it might be more fun than Naples, Florida!
I’m anxious to get through tomorrow. An exhausted road crew and a whole new local crew will be a challenge. I’m also looking forward to seeing the show laid out in a more spacious venue. I’m confident that I know the basics of the show, but nervous about getting my first “first night” under my belt.
JV
P.S. – I have the film camera out here, so I’ll have to catch up on photos as they come in later… But I've added some that Francesca has taken...
4 comments:
Hey man, we're playing The Orpheum the 2nd weekend in June. Tell me how it is!
Um...you DO know how well-liked you are right? I'm sure that soon they'll all be saying "Brian, who?"
xoxo
When do you have time to come up with radical stories that start off with "one time when we were wasted on tour and couldnt get back to our hotel room..." And wait, did you say condo?
Oh dear. When you said "trucks" you weren't kidding.
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