same architect

Tuesday April 7, 2009

My Dear Diary,

I am on medication so I won't have anymore outbursts! just kidding......

Today I stopped at the only Frank Lloyd Wright filling station and took some snaps.

Same building design as yesterday, got the building big ladder, almost identical set up as yesterday.Main falls,normal real trapeze rigging nothing really jacked at all!!

It was ice when we got here ,it has now turned to mud, muck, mire.

A few of us dames went to the Aveda salon and are now fabulous in the hair and eyebrow department.

I am going to make fried Matzos very soon, oishi des neh ?

36 foot ladder

Monday April 6, 2009

Sometimes there is nothing more wonderful than a 36 ' extension ladder.

After my key trauma I arrived at the lot, "the no hang rigging lot". I somehow managed to get my trailer hung up in the fence. Mike Donoho saved the day. I escaped the fence. The show semi got it's ass kicked by some creative backing up. Someone else got a can of whoop ass opened on them for not getting parked fast enough. I had a huge public melt down ,in front of everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
My rigging was excellent by the second show. first show business good , second show feh..passable.

Back to set up, when I went in the building. The man and crew had positioned the ladder for me.. I got all misty eyed.like they don't have enough to do.I actually had a hand for set up.I even did laundry and post office and washed my hair and had circus gossip..

When I was doing laundry I saw a familiar structure, the only Frank Lloyd Wright gas station.I was herein 1982

where's my truck keys?

Monday April 6, 2009

Dear Diary,

I am waiting for the Ford guy to come by with my new key, because I can't find my other one..sooo I can't go to the next town...great way to start the day...

maybe April will be the month that I get institutionalized, go over the edge, snap like a twig..Maybe I should hire someone to be my servant hardy har har.Keep track of keys, carry really heavy stuff, do my laundry etc etc etc.................

I can't find my flask !!

Sunday still

We are going to a movie!!we are downtown. I can't find my flask so I'll have to bring the whole bottle?? There ain't nothin like a fab cab sav and movie theatre corn.

So working low was kind of sucky...but it is soooo sweet to have a 10 minute tear down.

Jimbo drove a little too long on 41 so he arrived rather late. Everyone "pitched in" for set up, someone had to take tickets. I rolled a dog barrel
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kind not cruel

April 5, 2009

Dear Diary,

Today I drove 150 miles. I ranted on the phone about my challenges. I got to the lot, my heart leaped when I saw the wee "Civic Center", low building, wrapped span sets.., !one ladder,sigh almost a day off! I sang "Happy Day". We are in town, so I am talking Shipmate Ruby out for breakfast !!!

Perhaps April will be kind not cruel.

Fear is not a factor

April 4, 2009

This morning began with an easy, serene, beautiful drive. I watched the sun rise off a peninsula over Lake Superior. I said to myself," keep this joyful feeling when you walk into the ice arena, because there will be no lift and it will be high"
So I did, I get mildly hysterical twice and hunted down the prop man and asked for a hand..

The "man" used my contraption to hang the parkans. When everything was hung we dropped the ladder beast thing and we all admitted that the ladders and the scary rigging ,hands down, was the most intense thing /"act" on the show.

Fresia, Athena and /Juliet are planning their summer, on the circus, in the tent

gold

a shiny gold costume makes everything ok?