Only 6 months to Copia. 

Old Salt wrote on Oct 8^th, 2019 at 12:51pm:


What seems sad to me is that it's ONLY been 6 months since the LAST Copia!  Seems more like six years!

This "time in the middle" gets to be brutal.  Lots of snow & ice between now and paddling season again... beginning this Saturday in the Twin Cities.  Flakes are in the forecast, even though it'll reach the 70's today.

I guess we're approaching daydreaming season.

Jimbo   

Yes. The long dark freezing months. Ugh.

My youngest daughter is getting married on Saturday about two hours north of Madison.  It's going to be 65 on Thursday, 60 on Friday, then 39 on Saturday, with a "frozen mix".  Poor girl was planning an outdoor wedding. So inside we go! Looks like my bar tab is going to go up 

So let's all hunker down and share stories of slogging through sweltering portages to remind us that it is possible to actually be warm 
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Sorry guys.  I'm a bit tied up at the moment. 

A local production of the comedy play "Lend Me a Tenor" goes up for a week-long run.  While I'm not in the play, I am doing some front-end music ... a 5 minute aria from Barber of Seville; and yes, it is all in Italian.

Tomorrow is the second round of auditions for a local variety show.  I'm both in the first act (this time singing the Bach version of Ave Maria in Latin) and directing the second act.  This show goes up toward the end of November.

Before that happens, my wife and I will be returning to Chicago to see our daughter-in-law, who is the only actor/actress performing in "Every Brilliant Thing" at the Windy City Theater (which runs Sept 18 - Dec 8).  All the reviews (both major news papers, a tv station and others) have given it a "Highly Recommended" rating.  Some have also said it is a "must see" and "best show in town."  So if you are headed to Chicago and looking for a "different" kind of play (there is audience participation), you might check it out.

Then after all of that I rest up a bit and start prepping for my audition for "Guys and Dolls" in February, with performance dates in May (rehearsals are generally about 2 months).  I received some of the audition materials today.

After that, I'm looking for a canoe trip!!!

I thought retirement meant you had some free time.  I'm clearly doing something wrong!!!

dd

I love the way you spend your time, DD.

Sent a link to the show in Chicago to our kids.  Sounds like a really interesting and neat show--wouldn't mind going to see that myself!