So, “Rope” was finally put in front of a paying audience on Friday and the reaction seems to be good. We ended up having to start the show 40 minutes late because an accident on Interstate 40 (in which a local state trooper was killed) shut down both the east and west bound lanes. This, of course, snarled traffic for hours and made Michael (who drives from Asheville) very late. Otherwise things with the show went fine. So, we drank lots after the show to celebrate.

Saturday brought about a trip to see “Finding Nemo” with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. What a fantastic film. Those Pixar guys can do no wrong in my book. The show on Saturday night was good … if not a little sluggish like all second nights are. Certain events during the evening brought out the obsessive, self-loathing inner beast. Need I even say that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was invloved? So, I went home feeling like a total, complete dumbass and drank a lot.

Sunday’s matinee went real well. I was very, very pleased with the performances that the cast gave. Afterwards, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named came over to the house and we ordered pizza, got beer and drank until late. After he left I started feeling like a total, complete dumbass again. I gotta stop having weekends like this past one … way too alcohol soaked and angst ridden.

I know you all have heard the other news from the area. A lot of people are having to pay up. We all thought he was dead.