bostonman

Thank you for the update, Cooper. I continue to hope and to pray.

I know someone who was in the show for a while. A pretty good performer in his own right (I did a few shows with him back when he was in college), but I don't think that was the primary reason why he got cast, lol. (I personally never saw the item in question, but I have heard he is quite blessed lol.)

I was musical director for the Boston regional premiere. So. Much. Fun. ?

"Complete plots" had been around for quite a while by then. SOM was nothing new in that regard.

It's one word - Urinetown. And I suspect you haven't seen it.

Naked Boys Singing is a revue. Generally, revues don't have storylines.

First, of course, by "he" you mean "they" - in this case, not just Sondheim but also writer John Weidman, and also a young playwright at the time named Charles Gilbert, who provided the basic inspiration for the show. Second - I'm sorry that you feel that way. I think the show is a masterpiece. Daring, sobering, often very funny, and intensely moving. And the dark comedy in the show takes us by surprise - we laugh but realize at the same time that the subject is no laughing matter. And the penultimate scene, the almost Twilight Zone-ish idea that Booth and the other assassins appear to Oswald to convince him to shoot JFK - to me it's most likely the best book scene ever written for a musical. I've had the honor of being musical director for 3 productions of Assassins, and am itching to do it again. There was an amazing zoom reunion of the creators and the original off-Broadway cast the other night, just coincidentally - great stuff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-x8YiWL-W8:1671

And whether this is Cooper's terminology or what he's heard from the doctors, "as he recovers" are very hopeful words in this case.

I'm trying to imagine where the "terminal eye" is.

I think it's meant more as an internet abbreviation (on par with "ur" and "tryna" and other idiotic terms) than anything "PC."

The chair of my department, who I am good friends with, uses "folx" in her emails. I feel like I can't really tell her I hate that, but it drives me crazy...

But I'd much rather have "folks" than "folx"...

My mom and I talk on the phone every evening (my dad sometimes joins in as well). This started about a year and a half ago, when I was going through a very rough time with a sudden onset of anxiety and other related issues, and we've just kept it up as a tradition. (When her mother was still alive, they did the same.) On nights when I can't phone, I'll email to let her know. It's always fun to talk, and it also does provide us with a way to be in easy touch in case something should happen. It's been especially nice during the pandemic to know we'll have that time to connect each day.

I have just become aware of this thread. Thank you to Cooper and to all of you who have helped. Prayers for Daddy and hoping he indeed will be ok.

I enjoy the taste of just about all beverages - except beer. Beer totally grosses me out. So I can certainly understand someone who doesn't have a taste for alcohol at all. (After all, beer is a tremendously popular drink - and I sometimes feel like an outsider because I hate it, lol.)

I do have a funny memory of a dinner occasion once where my dad brought out a bottle of Chateau Figeac. I looked at it, however young I was (maybe 11 or 12?) and I made some sort of quip about not wanting to drink anything called "fig-eek." Ah, youth...

My dad smoked - his whole side of the family did. I never liked it, and never wanted to try it. My dad then had a heart attack, and tried to give up smoking - he struggled with that for a while, but finally did quit. He's had a history of heart trouble since, but he's very much alive and kicking at the age of 79. I tend to think that had he not quit smoking, he might not be with us now. (His mother had emphysema connected to her major smoking habit.) Now - I *do* know that my parents (even at their age) do enjoy a joint now and then - something I did a little of in college and beyond - but really never did it that much either, and haven't for years. But I think it's funny that my parents do...

My dad developed a wine hobby for a while, but it was still usually a special occasion thing - when guests were over, or a holiday dinner, etc - and those kind of dinners were pretty much the only time us kids were allowed any. Otherwise my immediate family weren't major drinkers anyway, though we did have a liquor cabinet. I don't think any of us really ever had a taste for beer - I definitely don't. My brother might be more of a beer drinker, but we were never really the type to go drinking together lol. The interesting thing was when I turned 17 (and at the time, the legal drinking age in CT was 18, but things seemed pretty liberal lol), and started getting involved with an adult community theatre group who did like to go out for a drink after rehearsals and performances. My parents seemed to trust me enough that they allowed me to go drinking with them if I wanted - at least I didn't have to feel like I was sneaking around. There were also definitely some parties with these folks, and again, my parents seemed to trust that I would be responsible. Ironically (or maybe not), it was the high school parties where things got less than responsible, lol.

I don't. But I do find them very useful for general cleanup stuff, etc. So I do tend to use them a lot.

Yes, most likely that's true. And I was never really in the habit of using hand sanitizer before Covid. At home I usually wash my hands instead of using sanitizer, but of course publicly it's ubiquitous now. I do remember that in the week or so before the pandemic "officially" hit, I was already thinking I should stock up on sanitizer because it seemed like we were going to need it more and more - and I went to several stores to see that it was sold out everywhere. I did a good ol' Astro "rut roh" lol - and held on to the little I had at home until it finally started to get stocked again. At least I already had enough toilet paper, lol. The same thing happened with disinfectant wipes, which I tend to use a lot for general cleaning - now I have a stockpile lol. But do we know if overusing those is bad too?

Human nature, I suppose - when the pandemic first started, I grabbed up whatever I could find (luckily I never got any of the recalled ones). Now that supplies are more available, I'm getting Purell, because it's a brand name I trust. (But I still have bottles of lesser-known brands.)

Yes, but I bet Ashley has no idea how to worship those beautiful pits...can I show you how it's done? :p

We met a little while ago. He wore a mask, as did I when I wasn't working on him orally. It was mostly foot play, as I had mentioned before. Some cock play, though he didn't get off (he got me off, though, which was a nice surprise). It wasn't perhaps most people's idea of "sex" - but I love fetish play, and he was cute. It was satisfying, and affectionate, and nice. We didn't shake hands or have any other kinds of contact. I feel pretty safe for having done it, and knowing my own history (I've tested negative every week and have not ventured to doing anything else risky over the last week), I'm pretty confident that I didn't infect him either. If anything does happen to either one of us, we'll obviously let each other know. I'm not expecting that.

I'm fortunate that my job allows me weekly testing, and I have been consistently negative. I expect that if all goes according to plan, I should be able to get my first dose of the vaccine in the next month or so. My parents, both 79, just got their 2nd dose, and my hope is that I'll be able to see them safely again once the semester is over. I assume we'll all still be wearing masks, etc, but at least we'll still be able to meet. I've been talking to a guy who's been wanting to hook up - if the weather isn't too bad tomorrow, we're going to try for it. It'll be the first hookup I've had since the pandemic started. We talked about wearing masks, etc. He's married with a kid, and I know he's being extra careful on his own turf - we're both being very aware of wanting to be as safe as we can for the other's sake. After everything we've all been through over the last 11 months, I'm feeling that I'm going into this as responsibly as possible. (Also, we're going to be doing fetish play like foot worship, etc, where we can be more distanced than the usual hookup). I'm looking forward to this!!

And then there was this, from the other side. Perhaps it wouldn't have seemed quite so funny if he wasn't being so damn indignant/angry the whole time.