Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Overheard Stagehand Line # 67: "You better get ready to fire him"

"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."

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."