Little and Full of Wonder

Things I do for Jackson because, through him, I get to be little and full of wonder all over again... #happyhalloween

River City Repertory Theatre's Bus Stop: Sex, Booze, Heart & Soul! MUST SEE!

Go see River City Repertory Theatre's Bus Stop at East Bank Theatre. You've got Friday and Saturday nights (7:30p) and a Sunday matinee (3p) left to catch it, and you definitely WILL want to catch it. Here's why.

The show opens like a heavy door into a warm room to the strains of Gustavo Santaolalla's brilliantly-moving theme music from Academy-Award winning director Ang Lee's feature film "Brokeback Mountain." Right away, your senses are attuned to a deep, abiding relationship to which you are not immediately introduced. You will love the sassy, brassy Diner-owner, Grace, in whose restaurant our story takes place and with whom Carl, the clever and eager Bus Driver, has a lascivious dalliance (ah, there's the sizzle!). Young, blushing Elma will melt your heart with her old world naiveté and charming sense of wonder at life and love. I personally want Will to be the Sheriff of all towns everywhere, with his protective and authoritative demeanor, tough-love wisdom and even-handed sense of fairness. You will cringe and laugh nervously at the antics and innuendo of Dr. Lyman who may or may not be a lecherous old man on the lam with a penchant for young, unsuspecting girls (look out, Elma!). And the frenetic appearance of the lovely, fluttering butterfly of a leading lady, Cherie, will thrill and woo you with her all-at-once demure, dramatic, and desperately angst-ridden delivery.

But I'm not sure how you'll take Bo Decker. The instant he entered from stage left, I hated him. Cavalier. Domineering. Rambunctious. Unaware of or oblivious to those around him. Bo is just plain rude, in my book, initially. But I instantly loved his buddy Virgil. Quiet. Kind-faced. Fatherly. A large but unassuming, muted presence. There has to be something redeeming in Bo for a good man like Virg' to keep him around. Their friendship turns the head (cue the music) as Virg' confides intimate detail about Bo to Cherie in a turning point that virtually midwives a transformation in all of our new friends at the Bus Stop.

And then you realize, somehow, you got invested in the happiness of this wayward cowboy and the object of his unrequited love! You want him to win. You want good things to happen to him. You want there to be a change of heart. You are rooting for it, clamoring for it, expecting good news.

You'll have to see Bus Stop for yourself to find out if that good news comes. And you're in for an aesthetic treat, too, because the play is a feast for your eyes with set design by the masterful Jim Hayes of LA House of Props, LLC, who transports us back to 1955 with a diner so realistic you'll complain about the slow service to order your eggs. At the start of act two, watch for the endearing and compelling light design that draws your eye and ear into the tenderness of Virgil's actual guitar-playing as the diner scene comes back to life. Don't miss the adorable diner costumes, Cherie's "little number" she slips into for an impromptu performance, or the way she coddles and nurses her coffee cup in her worrisomeness. Catch every bright-eyed marvel that flashes across Elma's face as Dr. Lyman regales and woos her. Struggle to understand how someone so handsome and in such tight Wranglers can be so unaware of himself and how bullishly he moves through his world!

Just go see it. Get your tickets at here. Then tell me what YOU thought~MC

Today is Charlie's Birthday

River City Repertory Theatre's 8th Season opens with BUS STOP starring JEREMIAH JAMES!

Tickets are on sale for The Rep's eighth season opener, BUS STOP. Support the area's only professional theatre company! BUS STOP is a tribute to the centennial of William Inge the playwright who brought us Picnic, Dark At The Top Of The Stairs, Come Back Little Sheba. Get tickets and see this great playwrights words brought to life by the River City Rep company. BUS STOP plays Oct 9 - 13 at East Bank Theatre. For reservations call 318-868-5888 For online sales visit busstop.brownpapertickets.com

Texting with Dad, episode 2

Hey, Daddy! Been a busy week, so I'm late getting back to you. This week I've mentored a parkway high school student interested in photography, shot a corporate calendar on a firefighter theme, coached a new vocal student who doesn't realize he doesn't need me, hired two contract photographers for my firm, worked with trusted colleagues to develop a new department for community building at our coworking space, shot a fashion preview, made a contact for a Bed & Breakfast trade in beautiful Natchitoches, and shot some promos for an upcoming theatre production. It was, for the most part, a good week. I know Mom and Sarah are having fun preparing for Tiny's arrival. I remember those times waiting for Jackson to come to us. Precious memories that certainly linger.

How's the little pickup coming along? Have you named it yet. Seems like we give everything we love a special name. Have you done that yet?

You said you were listening to me sing. Was it online? What was I singing?

Old cars DO have lots of options! LOL I've been thinking about old cars a lot lately. I love to tell the story of how I learned to drive. I will never forget the Saturday you hollered up the stairs to tell me it was time to go for our driving lesson. I was instantly flu-like. Sick as a dog from fear. I wasn't gonna be driving some sedan with a heavy gas pedal. We were taking the cutlass

supreme, which as you well know boasts that big, beautiful 455 rocket engine. I was terrified. Now, nothing satisfies quite like that full-throttle on an open road. I'm lucky to have experienced it, and miss it a lot these days. Maybe next time I'm home, we can take that 442 for a spin. I'm itching to hear that big block purr.

Today, I have a little modest wedding to shoot in south Shreveport and a cabaret show to support in central Bossier. Right now, I'm thinking about you and Momma and my first home, which will always be there, with you. Miss you, Dad. Love you more.

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Texting with Dad

Good morning, Daddy. I am at my office now. It's 8:56a CST and I've already crawled on top of a building and taken some pictures for the city of the downtown skyline. In a few minutes I'll be taking headshots of a couple new guys at a firm that uses me for their photography needs. Then I will have an uninterrupted day to work and complete tasks until about 3pm. That's when I got mee Jackson at the school bus, which he rides to and from school this year. You should know that all three of us want to come home for Christmas and Jackson asks me weekly when we will go to "Mimi's House," as he calls it. Sorry. Dad, that house belongs to her in my son's eyes! HAHAHA Our biggest concern is Charlie getting time off.

Regarding your hand, opening and closing is easy. You want to make sure you got some torque in the hand, so you can squeeze, lift heavy things without losing your grip, and do meticulous hand work without the hand tiring out too quickly. These are the aims of physical therapy. I strongly recommend you reconsider. And that's all I'll say about that.

I often daydream about driving my mustang, which I loved to do, but my favorite drives are in the real muscle cars like the 442. There's just something about full throttle in a 455. I miss it. I truly do.

As far as we know, none of Charlie's people have been affected with the flooding in CO. It's interesting to me how little attention it's being given locally. I hardly hear about it except through the internet, facebook and so forth. Those poor people...

Miss Scout, Louie's mama, stays real tight to me. I love it because I love her. She's a Luke 15 kitty cat--lost but found. The most precious of all. I see why God has such a tender heart toward the one's that almost got away.

I love you, Daddy.

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