Los Angeles, CA

We're in the heart of the city, now, after a beautiful morning in Pasadena. The theatre there at CalTech was WACKY -- some stoned Cal Tech grad probably designed it. It LOOKS cool (it's a circle -- no, I mean the BUILDING itself is a circle -- and was art deco inside, very cool), but I'll be damned if anyone who ever actually spent any time backstage took a look at it before okay-ing the plans! No wing space... NONE, people! It was fine, of course, because we're professionals... and we've done plenty of elementary school cafetoriums... but still, it was a challenge. The crew was nice enough; although one of the stage hands was dropping some serious bombs backstage! That is just not the kind of warm welcome we were looking for. At one point I think Paul's eyes actually began to water in the middle of a scene. That was seriously some El Pollo Loco gas. Some very, very nasty nasty emissions, there. Should be inspections and regulations about that stuff.

Anyways -- all went well, throngs of children were entertained, and the Man in the Yellow Hat went home with a monkey. Twice. Briana's uncle and three young cousins came to the early show, and gave us the thumb's up!

There was lots of silliness backstage today, as everyone seems to be feeling better. (The crud went around, few escaped it's mucus-emitting clutches.) We're convinced that the passenger van is a petry-dish, and that the various bacterias that have taken up residence are causing us all to get sick. Windows DOWN, ya'll! I don't care if you're chewing on the smog... windows DOWN! Greg and Tim both still have lingering sore throats-- we've told them over and over to stop making out, but they just won't listen. (jk...)

The weather here in southern Cali is beautiful... oh, and the hotels last night and tonight are the BOMBdittyBOMB! (Thanks, Theatreworks!!) Hot tubs, and saunas, and pools... you're spoiling us, you know. We won't know what to do at our next Super 8!

So -- I think that's the general report for today. Maybe if we're bored later we'll post some photos.