Wow... I am good at this blog thing!

October 31, 2007... my last blog. OK so maybe I am not so good at this. I have tried countless times to be good about keeping a journal and countless times I have failed so why should a blog be any different?!

Anyways, here we are a full 6 months into my Spamalot journey. I have had a great time and truly enjoy all of my cast mates, no small achievement! The show is still a lot of fun and I am definitely still learning things. Now for the challenges of being in a touring production:

First and foremost is being away from home and those you love. Annie and I have had it pretty good spending SO much time together over the past 10 years. Even the past 6 mos. have been tolerable because we were able to see each other every 2 weeks, with Annie spending a month with me on 2 occasions. But now, as we begin to move west, that is going to become a lot more difficult. Annie is getting busier with her business, REDEFINE, so it's going to be harder to find the time for her to travel out to see me. I am going to try to get back to NYC on Mondays to see her but that will be a time crunch. Which brings us to our next trial in touring life!! AUDITIONING:
Obviously, while I love Spamalot I need to be on the lookout for my next job. This means auditioning. This means being in NYC to audition. This means flying back to NYC either REALLY early Monday mornings or trying to find the elusive red eye on Sunday nights after the last show. Either option leaves you at a distinct disadvantage in auditioning from a fatigue standpoint. Case in point was a couple weeks ago: Finished the last show in Greenville, SC drove to Raleigh, NC (4 hours) got in bed by 2 am to wake up at 6 am to fly to NYC. Got into the city and went straight to an audition, sang like crap, then went to another where I sang better but still not up to snuff and did a pretty bad reading. On the good side, I did get to sleep in my own bed and be with my gal which saved the whole trip. It's just something I need to adjust to, no excuses as it is what it is and I have to get better at it.

All that being said, I am in a really good situation and will get a job when the right one comes along. I have always been really fortunate in that sense. It's just my job to be as prepared as possible.