jazzfest ~ nola

[firegirl]

...hey...

are any of the nola people on this forum going to jazzfest this weekend? i will probably make an appearance on sunday... just wanted to know who'd be around.

cheers,
firegirl

[Doctor Eric]

Actually, I was thinkin of goin on Sunday too, who you gonna see?

[firegirl]

was going to go see melissa etheridge... however, have been detained at home on important business... will possiably go all four days next weekend (blues traveler, bonnie raitt, better than ezera and jimmy buffett) when i have access to free tickets...

how's things with you? haven't seen ya around lately...

~firegirl

[Doctor Eric]

I'm around, I just don't work in the square anymore, I work the big pitch on Decatur. So, actually, things have been real good!

[firegirl]

...very cool... any other club gigs around town in the near future? i keep meaning to go - but, i inevitably get wrapped up in following uncanny & brittian around ('cause you know - as one of the 'token chicks' i get very little say in what our social plans are... beth has the same problem... it usually involves uncanny chasing tourist ass...) & miss them...

~firegirl

[Doctor Eric]

(not exactly sure why you'd follow those two around, especially as a 'token chick'?)
Actually, we didn't really book a show for before we leave, but I think we will throw a last minute show may 15th or so,... I'll keep you posted.

[firegirl]

the following thing usually starts with a promise of taking us out for sushi... or, promising to give me a lift home (as i hate taking the bus after 10ish or so - just scary by myself...) or, having a reason to be there (like rehearsing for beth - or, me shooting uncanny's video for him) and then transmogrifies from there into a disorginized mess where we (beth and i) end up trapsing about the quarter with no direction or plan - as uncanny pursues blond tourist ass and brittian plays wingman... the picture is undoubtedly of beth and i sitting at the end of some bar - bored out of our minds - as uncanny tries to get into their pants via card tricks and thumb tips...

tho' as of late, i've been distracted by a certian hot irish bartender & they've been unable to lure me into this scenario... so it's resulted in unabated harassment every time i see the 'dynamic duo...'

let's see - hot irish bartender vs. dorky magicians?

as a 'token chick' there is really no contest there.

~firegirl

(let me know when y'all are doing a show & i'll do my best to get there - i've heard it's fab.)

[Danny Hustle]

[quote]Originally posted by firegirl:
<strong>let's see - hot irish bartender vs. dorky magicians?

</strong><hr></blockquote>


You know, I was about to get all defensive and say not all magicians are dorks and then I read this:

ANAHEIM, CA-Scottie Reuss, 22, a longtime employee of Merlin's Magicland, has not been as interested in magic or customer service as he was before his March 27 virginity loss, coworkers reported Monday.
"Scottie's been working here almost three years, and he's always been responsible," said Sol "Merlin" Horowitz, owner of Merlin's Magicland, located in the Holiday Plaza strip mall. "But these past few weeks, he just hasn't been himself. It's almost as if serving the needs of the Orange County magic community is no longer his top priority."
In addition to failing to re-lock the sword cabinet twice and calling in sick for the first time in his tenure at the store, Reuss has been markedly less enthusiastic about demonstrating tricks to customers over the past three weeks.
"Heck, I've been in the business 34 years, and Scottie could show me new places to hide a ping-pong ball," said regular customer "Amazing" Al Rondelle. "But the last time I went in there, he acted like he couldn't care less about incredible shrinking dice and color-changing ropes. He just rang up my purchases and waved me out the door."
Described by acquaintances as "not all that socially skilled," Reuss lost his virginity at the party of friend Justin Verkilen. Drunk on Malibu and orange juice, Reuss abandoned his usual method of socializing-approaching guests and asking them for a coin-and joined some non-magic-related conversations. At approximately 2:30 a.m., Reuss and Verkilen's cousin, Karla Eddy, found themselves alone in the computer nook, where "one thing led to another."
"As Karla and I sat together on the steps outside, watching the sun come up, she informed me that she has a boyfriend," Reuss said. "But we made a vow not to regret anything that happened that night. I know I sure haven't."
Coworker Glenn Honig, 25, said he noticed something different about Reuss the minute he walked into work the following Monday.
"I was dying to tell Scottie about this amazing new dove cage, but all he wanted to talk about was this great party he went to," Honig said. "Is this the same guy who, the week before, went ballistic when I confused a deck of clairvoyance cards with some sleight-of-hand cards?"
One of the most significant changes, coworkers say, involves the amount of time Reuss spends at the magic shop.
"Scottie's shift ends at 5, but he always used to stay later," said Jonathan Friel, 17. "Lots of times, he'd still be there when it was time to close up at 8 because we'd gotten into a heated argument about whether Penn and Teller are doing more harm than good for the magic community."
Friel also noted that, on several occasions in the past few weeks, Reuss was unreachable when his help was needed.
"Last Saturday, I left messages for Scottie at his house and on his cell phone to find out what kind of matchbox was best for training crickets. He never got back to me," Friel said. "The next day, he comes in with a haircut, and he's wearing new clothes from Abercrombie & Fitch. I've got Ivan The Illusionist breathing down my neck about his back order and Scottie's out shopping? What the hell?"
Though Reuss used to make excuses to avoid group social events, he has been seeking them out of late.
"Scottie was always up for coming over to my house and teaching me how to use a hopping casino coin or a stiff rope," said best friend and fellow magic aficionado Andrew Welch. "Now, he just wants to go to parties. He's all, 'Is anyone having a party this weekend? We should go to that bar we went to on New Year's Eve. There were cute girls there.' God, Scottie, get a life."
Welch said Reuss has also lost interest in his own budding magic career.
"Scottie and I have been bouncing around the idea of doing a public-access show together called Dueling Magicians," said Welch, 23. "But last week, he said he's too busy to do it. Busy doing what? Getting drunk and having sex with complete strangers?"
"With [the recent success of] Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter, we're looking at a total resurgence of the entire industry," Welch continued. "Now is a great time [to pursue a career in] magic, but Scottie's completely blowing it. I'm not worried, though. Sooner or later, he'll come to his senses. He'll realize that getting laid is temporary, but magic is forever."


I then thanked god that not only am I a magician but, I am of Irish descent, a former bartender, and for one brief shining moment in time (sometime in the mid 1980's)I was as hot as a firecracker &lt;grin&gt;

Best,

Dan-

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[Doctor Eric]

Thanks for the comic relief Danny, but where the hell did that article come from? <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" /> <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" /> <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" /> <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" /> <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" /> <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" /> <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" /> <img src="graemlins/haha.gif" border="0" alt="[ha ha]" />

[firegirl]

that's a great article danny...

re: dorky magicians... i was speaking mostly to the 'dynamic duo' - as i happen to know some 'hot magicians' as well... (tho' they'll never replace 'hot, sarcastic jugglers' in my book - even better than 'hot irish bartenders...') - as most would have to agree that uncanny is a HUGE dork... brittian isn't really a magician (but, he sure knows how to shuffle cards with the best of them) -- and, more importantly - trying to bait my two good friends into some inspired and trivial mocking here on the p.net (as reading that whole is chance really rumple thing has exhausted me and left me longing for some humor...)

besides - trying to get into blonde tourist ass's pants via card tricks and thumb tips is pretty lame... down on decatur st. if harry anderson asks people if they'd like to see a card trick they tell him to slag off...

tee-hee and tra-la-la...
~firegirl

[Danny Hustle]

[quote]Originally posted by firegirl:
<strong>that's a great article danny...

(tho' they'll never replace 'hot, sarcastic jugglers' in my book - even better than 'hot irish bartenders...') </strong><hr></blockquote>

Hmmm..(Danny contemplates juggling hot sarcasim)... Nah. &lt;G&gt;

[Thom]

Firegirl,

I'll only rise to the challenge if you SPELL MY DAMNED NAME CORRECTLY!

Besides, I know you love me! You're just too shy to admit it to the group.

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Thom

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[firegirl]

...it's not my fault that you want to try to incorporate a new and unique spelling of the name of a established country into your own nomiker - hence making you a country unto yourself... i mean - geeze thom - i know you want to take over the world and all... but, really!

and, of course i love you - you dummy... i love all men who wear fedoras and have studly goatees!! (individualy, one at a time... ha!)

besides - i think calling me shy is just a new and elevated cyber-ploy to try and get me to take my top off! (much like getting me drunk... it won't work BRITAIN! )

see ya tomorrow or something...
smooches,
firegirl

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[Flo]

Hmmmm, my mother's name is Nola. I always knew she liked to sing (usually in the grocery stores while trying to decide which brand of powerdered milk she wanted) but didn't know she had a music festival!

Then again there's a trailer park named after me--just like to keep close to my roots is all [img]wink.gif[/img]

[firegirl]

also - there is a character on 'alice' who shares your nomiker...

i wish i had a trailer park named after me...

~firegirl (who is finally stepping away from hours on the computer...)