Mimicry

I have a rehearsal for an amateur staged reading thing today at noon and I have no way of getting there at the moment. And I need to get up if I intend to actually be there on time. Ah.

Going to see the tour of Footloose at the Garde this evening. I love going to see shows, not just because I enjoy them or enjoy the feeling of money burning through my debit card, but because I make it a point to learn from the actors - I watch them and try to absorb some of their technique and understanding. I feel that watching professionals will help make me a professional. That's all I want. To do this professionally. I figure that's the best way to learn - classes are fine, but I'd rather observe and mimic. Observing is the key to everything in the world. You learn to understand so much just by watching and figuring out how it works.



Some quotes on music I found touching.

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible, is music"
-Aldous Huxley

"That's what music is: entertainment. The more you put yourself into it, the more of you comes out in it." - Kurt Cobain