Busan-a-riffic........
Hey, all! Sorry I haven't written in a few days, but the last two times I tried to enter a blog, it froze as it finished spell checking. So, from now on, I may have to post with misspellings and typos included. A small price to pay for my glorious words, no?
OK, so we're in Busan now and things are pretty good. Before I get into that, I gotta tell you what happened our last day in Daegu. First off, let me just say again how much we enjoyed playing for the people in Daegu- the audiences were some of the best we've had so far. Nearly full houses, energetic, boisterous people who truly understood and appreciated the show and its' message. Now then, the night before our final two shows(Sat.), our Cliff(Michael Curry-fantastic!) got hold of some undercooked chicken and didn't feel well that night or the next morning. He felt well enough, though to begin the matinee performance on Sunday, with the understudy, Anthony Harkin(Bobby) prepped just in case he got any worse.
He got worse, a lot worse, and couldn't finish the second act. So, at intermission, it was announced that Michael would be replaced by Ant, and the swing(Tommy Antico) would cover Bobby for the rest of the show. Well, Ant not only covered but did an awesome job picking up where Michael left off. The funniest thing , though, is that the only American character in the show was now played by an Australian. So, while we're all faking Berlin accents, Ant's up there pretending to be a Yank. Truly a sight(and sound) to behold.
Ant ended up playing the evening show as well, and a few other switches were made to cover his spot, and the show went splendidly. Michael, who ended up in the hospital on an IV drip, came home that night and is now back at 100% and feelin great. Come to find out, though, he jinxed himself just a few days before as he and Vance Avery, our Emcee, were having dinner together. Over a shared seafood meal, he mentioned to Vance that it was amazing nobody had gotten food poisoning and, what would happen if they both got sick, as Ant is the cover for both Vance and Michael. Well, I probably shouldn't say anything, but almost all the covers have had to do their duties on this trip, save me and the Sally and Kost covers. I know, I know, I just did what Michael did, but at least I'm prepared for such an event. Ha HA!
Alright, about Busan: The weather is really nice, and there are beaches, but they are a 15-20 minute cab ride away. It's not that it's expensive(@ 10,000 Won, or about$9.50 U.S.), but that the hotel we are staying at is far away from everything cool and it's kind of a dump to boot. Mind you, there a zillion hotels near or on the beach we could be staying at, but, nooooo, we have to be as far from the center of anything fun as possible. Not only that, but we're also quite a distance from anything Western like food, stores, etc., so those of us who have not embraced the full Korean culinary experience are a bit out of luck.
Now for the show: The hall is OK(even smaller than Daegu), but the kicker is that the audiences have been the quietest so far on the tour, so our already beach-sapped bodies are feelin' no love from the Busanians.(Sounds like a rogue band of aliens intent on destroying the Earth,eh?) So, we are having fun despite the conditions and trying to stay white and pasty for the show, but are losing the battle with the sun. How can they really expect to bring us to a beach town and warn us about keeping up our pallid complexions? Preposterous, I say!
Enough for today, as I am bushed from the beach; it's very crowded, but the water's great, considering I'm used to ice buckets like Hampton and Old Orchard Beaches. I'll write soon- or maybe I won't and just go to the beaches and beer tents far away from the din of the P.C.. Just kidding, I can do both! Bye for now! An-nyong Hayseo!
Peace,
Steve
P.S.- I just finished reading "The DaVinci Code" and, although some might find it blasphemous, it's a great, wild, can't put it down read. -S
OK, so we're in Busan now and things are pretty good. Before I get into that, I gotta tell you what happened our last day in Daegu. First off, let me just say again how much we enjoyed playing for the people in Daegu- the audiences were some of the best we've had so far. Nearly full houses, energetic, boisterous people who truly understood and appreciated the show and its' message. Now then, the night before our final two shows(Sat.), our Cliff(Michael Curry-fantastic!) got hold of some undercooked chicken and didn't feel well that night or the next morning. He felt well enough, though to begin the matinee performance on Sunday, with the understudy, Anthony Harkin(Bobby) prepped just in case he got any worse.
He got worse, a lot worse, and couldn't finish the second act. So, at intermission, it was announced that Michael would be replaced by Ant, and the swing(Tommy Antico) would cover Bobby for the rest of the show. Well, Ant not only covered but did an awesome job picking up where Michael left off. The funniest thing , though, is that the only American character in the show was now played by an Australian. So, while we're all faking Berlin accents, Ant's up there pretending to be a Yank. Truly a sight(and sound) to behold.
Ant ended up playing the evening show as well, and a few other switches were made to cover his spot, and the show went splendidly. Michael, who ended up in the hospital on an IV drip, came home that night and is now back at 100% and feelin great. Come to find out, though, he jinxed himself just a few days before as he and Vance Avery, our Emcee, were having dinner together. Over a shared seafood meal, he mentioned to Vance that it was amazing nobody had gotten food poisoning and, what would happen if they both got sick, as Ant is the cover for both Vance and Michael. Well, I probably shouldn't say anything, but almost all the covers have had to do their duties on this trip, save me and the Sally and Kost covers. I know, I know, I just did what Michael did, but at least I'm prepared for such an event. Ha HA!
Alright, about Busan: The weather is really nice, and there are beaches, but they are a 15-20 minute cab ride away. It's not that it's expensive(@ 10,000 Won, or about$9.50 U.S.), but that the hotel we are staying at is far away from everything cool and it's kind of a dump to boot. Mind you, there a zillion hotels near or on the beach we could be staying at, but, nooooo, we have to be as far from the center of anything fun as possible. Not only that, but we're also quite a distance from anything Western like food, stores, etc., so those of us who have not embraced the full Korean culinary experience are a bit out of luck.
Now for the show: The hall is OK(even smaller than Daegu), but the kicker is that the audiences have been the quietest so far on the tour, so our already beach-sapped bodies are feelin' no love from the Busanians.(Sounds like a rogue band of aliens intent on destroying the Earth,eh?) So, we are having fun despite the conditions and trying to stay white and pasty for the show, but are losing the battle with the sun. How can they really expect to bring us to a beach town and warn us about keeping up our pallid complexions? Preposterous, I say!
Enough for today, as I am bushed from the beach; it's very crowded, but the water's great, considering I'm used to ice buckets like Hampton and Old Orchard Beaches. I'll write soon- or maybe I won't and just go to the beaches and beer tents far away from the din of the P.C.. Just kidding, I can do both! Bye for now! An-nyong Hayseo!
Peace,
Steve
P.S.- I just finished reading "The DaVinci Code" and, although some might find it blasphemous, it's a great, wild, can't put it down read. -S
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