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04/19/2004: "I survived the weekend"
Phew! That was a full on weekend of non stop running around. I made it through, but it was touch and go towards the end!
It all started with the opening night of Macbeth on Friday. I must admit to being a little nervous about this one, being my first ever Shakespeare, and my first performance at the City Lights theatre, but it all went swimmingly (which is an odd phrase - wonder where that comes from). Then, we all headed back to "The Lounge" for an opening night cast party, which went on to the wee small hours. The "Are you Calling me Fat?" Stout proved extremely popular, but the German Wheat also seemed to go down well. Russ Marcel even rescued the Rubber Chicken from the roof, so the evening was a great success!
I spent Most of the day Saturday hanging out at an abandoned house in Cupertino where we are shooting parts 2 and 3 of "P3 - Parabola of the Third", an independent film directed by David Daniels. As is the usual way of such things, much of the time was spent hanging around waiting, with the day getting more frantic as the time I had to leave approached. I had hoped to get to my friend Carlo's wedding ceremony between filming and Macbeth, but no such luck. Another Macbeth performance in the evening, and then I managed to catch the end of Carlo's wedding reception - quite possibly the biggest wedding reception I have ever been to.
Up early Sunday for more P3 shooting. I had to leave by 10:30 to get to Auditions for "Conserving Melissa" (which I will be assistant directing with Megan Murphy), and the time-crunch seemed to have a great effect on the crew, as we knocked out more shots in the last 10 minutes than we had in a few hours the previous day! It was fun to attend auditions from "the other side of the bench" for a change, and we had some very talented people try out for both shows (Peter Canavese was casting his show, "Goner", at the same time). It was also great to see people reading scenes from "Conserving Melissa", and I am really looking forward to the journey of taking it from paper and putting it on stage...
My final booking for the day was an audition for a rock-band, but as I hadn't had a lot of time to prepare, I just chatted with them and picked up some music to learn, so hopefully I'll be able to show them what I've got next weekend. They do mostly "Modern Alternative Rock", which suits me just fine, as I am really digging the plethora of great music out at the moment...
So I finally crawled home, absolutely exhausted, but with the glow that only achieving a weeks worth of activity in a single weekend can bring!
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On Monday, April 19th, at 20:47 PST, geoff lee said:
Chris,
why werent at the venue below also, where are your priorities.
Tasmanian beer voted world's best amber
A specialty beer brewed in Tasmania has snared the coveted title of the world's best amber lager.
Cascade Autumn Amber, a seasonal drop produced at a historic brewery in Hobart owned by Carlton and United Breweries, received the accolade at the World Beer Cup 2004, held in San Diego, California, at the weekend.
Much more than froth and bubble, the event attracted some 1,500 entries from more than 390 breweries across 40 countries.
As well as taking gold for Autumn Amber, Cascade also bagged bronze in the American-style wheat beer category for its Summer Blonde - part of the brewery's Four Seasons range.
Cascade head brewer Max Burslem, who has been in the business for more than 30 years, said the awards were fantastic recognition for the company and Australian beers in general.
"This is the world's toughest beer competition and further proof we can make beers that are the best of their style worldwide," he said.
"There was something like 89 categories involved and beers from all over the world."
He said Autumn Amber was a top fermented drop featuring aromatic Bavarian hop varieties that was best enjoyed with red meat and served at a temperature of about 4 degrees Celsius.
Cascade produces about 5,000 cartons and 800 50-litre kegs annually of the brew, supplying specialty venues around Australia.
Western Australia's Matilda Brewing Company won silver in the German-style pale wheat beer section with its Redback beer, while Hahn Special Vintage, produced by Sydney-based Lion Nathan Australia, took bronze in the old ale category.
