"When your extra man tells numerous humorous stories about fighting his bosses and getting thrown out of different venues, you better get ready to fire him."
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Expression of the Day: the preservative quality of alcohol
the preservative quality of alcohol--when a rummy lives into old age, pickled by alcohol. "Double-A, a famous Local #1 fall-down drunk with a violent streak, lived to 81. I guess you could say that is the preservative quality of alcohol."
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Expression of the Night: there are lots of ears
there are lots of ears--the walls have ears...Be careful what you say in the theater, people are listening. "There are a lot of ears around here. Let's go into the alley to talk."
Friday, June 13, 2025
Term of the Day: diva whisperer
diva whisperer-- famous wardrobe woman named Suzi Gomez-Pizzo up at the Metropolitan Opera, responsible for dressing and keeping up the emotional morale of sopranos like Julia Bullock, Anna Netrebko and Deborah Voight. Term used in a New York Times profile of Gomez-Pizzo on June 13, 2025, on her retirement from the Met after 18 years.
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Term of the Day: "Let me think about this for a few minutes"
Friday, June 6, 2025
Term of the Day: showmance
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Term of the Day--dick dynasty
dick dynasty--when. a nasty head famous for abusing his crew passes on his nastiness to his son or daughter, who then becomes a head and is abusive to their crew, as well. Now there are two generations of nasty heads in the same family, a dick dynasty.