Saturday, May 09, 2026
Friday, May 08, 2026
"Shrek, The Musical" - DMTC - April 25, 2026
On Saturday night, April 25th, I headed across the Highway-50 Yolo Causeway to see "Shrek, The Musical" at Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC). This show is important to me, since I was Stage Manager for the first time DMTC ever did this show, back in 2013.
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The Gauntlet of May
So many local musical theater productions to see this month! How can I find the time?
Finding Locations For "Honey Don't!"
I've restarted a project to watch as many movies filmed in Albuquerque, NM, as possible. Lately, I've enjoyed determining filming locations for "Honey Don't!", a sort-of hard-boiled detective mystery for the lesbian set, starring Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza.
The movie is set in Bakersfield, CA, and displays an all-too-familiar Hollywood bias, a disdain for flyover America. I don't like that bias. In a way, we are all from Bakersfield, or places like it. We need to respect Bakersfield.
At the same time, the movie has an opening credits montage sequence featuring gritty old Bakersfield. I love montages like this: a thumbnail tour of the city!
It Would Solve So Many Problems
I thought the term 86 came from law enforcement and meant killing, but now I understand it comes from catering and food safety and just means removal.
Jasper's 8th Birthday
Born on April 29, 2018, in Placerville, CA.
Don’t let exaggerated fears run your life, like Jasper here, afraid of a birthday balloon caught on the grass and dodging erratically in the wind.