term of the Day: hand grenade

hand grenade--self destructive stagehand, whose actions threaten all the people surrounding him or her. "When the deranged soundman started attacking the head that hired him, he became a hand grenade, whose actions threatened the jobs of the stagehands he was close with. Stay away from him." 

Term of the Day: ring around the Rosie

ring around the Rosie--when stagehands have to move one or more pieces of furniture over and over, from place to place, because a designer is indecisive. A reference to the children's rhyme.

Term of the Day: problem with his nose

problem with his nose--specific substance abuse issue. "The head's son had a problem with his nose, so bad that he destroyed his good looks when his nose cartilage collapsed. He had what is called "a Coke nose."

Term of the Day: to be Breakfast Clubbed

to be Breakfast Clubbed-- when a small group of stagehands is given an early call that lasts all day, with little or nothing to do. The reference is to the 1985 John Hughes movie "The Breakfast Club," where a group of high school students are held in Saturday detention. "I had a 6 am call with five other stagehands to the stage, where we had nothing to do for 12 hours...we were Breakfast Clubbed." (From Greg Leshe, Local 52)