O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! Krispy Kreme is open for walk-in customers again! As I’m taking the bus up to visit Emily and the girls for Thanksgiving, I thought it best to get a COVID-19 test today. There’s a place does that does testing across the street and down the block from Krispy Kreme. I originally went there because of its proximity to the destination of my Donut Walk™. Last time I went KK was closed; the sign said that they were only taking mobile orders. Today as I walked by, they were open! My life has meaning again! At least my walks have a destination. The free donuts for those that are vaccinated only last till the end of the year, so their time is ending. I will try and not cry when the donut days aka the holey days end.
I had a zoom job interview today. Even when COVID-19 precautions are over that’s how interviews should be done. I’m much more comfortable in sweatpants and fuzzy slipper socks than pants and shoes. Don’t you want your interviewees to be at ease? The interview went well but I will not get my hopes up. The interviewer looks like AOC.
I listened to the original off-Broadway Cast of Hedwig and the Angry Inch on the subway ride home from Rockwood Friday night. It’s been almost 22 years since I first saw it in January 2000 but listening to the music still gives me a thrill. The subject matter makes it seem unlikely, but Hedwig connects with me. I’m not trans, gay, queer in any way, but that makes no difference. I connect with the character’s introspection and rollercoaster ride of feelings about herself, full of confidence and full of doubts at the same time. The album lasted almost exactly as long as the ride home. When I got off the train Midnight Radio started. Right on cue I lifted up my hands. I would have been an odd sight to anyone watching but I feel I’m cheating myself if I don’t do it. When I had a car, I’d do it while driving.
None of this is a surprise to people that knew me 22 years ago. I preached the gospel of Hedwig to everyone I knew. One Halloween Lori dressed as Hedwig, and I was Tommy Gnosis. John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask should have paid me for all the publicity I gave them. You know what I’m like when I love something; I want the entire world to love it. If you have not seen it watch the movie ASAP. It’s a far cry from seeing it live but it will do. The ideal way to experience Hedwig is in the original off-Broadway theater. It should be in modest and somewhat dingy venue, for it’s supposed to be a live performance by Hedwig and that’s the kind of place she would play. I’d love to see it at Rockwood or the Mercury Lounge. Is it special to any of My Gentle Readers?
I got a phone call and never finished or posted this. I’ll post it now.
Wise Madness 