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So yesterday we had the Ice Cream Social for the Midsummer cast. The day actually started with a music rehearsal at my apartment--Mickey taught Sami and Melissa the roundel, which he'd set to music, and which sounds absolutely haunting. It's just the extra dimension of loveliness that our production needs--it has this fey, weird, lovely quality to it. Love it. La la la, our Midsummer has a STAFF composer. Sami and Melissa sound beautiful on it as well.
A little before 3:00 the rehearsal ended, and we shifted into Social mode. Silas came over, bringing HIS guitar (I didn't even know he played guitar) and he and Mickey started playing together. I requested some John Denver (I don't care how dorky his rep is, I LOVE me some John Denver. I will sing him every day and twice on Sundays. The man had the voice of God, and he was HOTTT in the mid-'80s once he lost the glasses--check out his video for "Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight," the man was sweaty and lean and divine. I think this is around the time of his divorce from Annie which is unfortunate but he certainly was attractive then). Silas played "Country Roads" and we both sang to it, harmonizing, and afterward I said "If there were any doubt that a white person has moved into 3333 Broadway, that doubt has now been removed." Jason said in announcer tones "This is the first time this song has ever been heard in this building!" And Mickey said "There goes the neighborhood..."
The whole thing was so much fun, so wholesome with guitars and singing and ice cream. All we needed was a bonfire!
I made the basic, old-fashioned vanilla recipe which turned out rather custard-y, as I had to cook the mixture beforehand and ended up over cooking the eggs slightly. It tasted yummy anyway, although the next time I make ice cream, I want it to be creamier. I supplied lots of toppings like malt, fudge, Kahlua, chocolate syrup for additional yumminess, and Chris brought bowls so everyone was well-served. Sadly, Mickey could not partake of the screams, being lactose-intolerant, so I whipped up a mojito for him. Gotta take care of ALL my guests! I'm such a WASP.
We also viewed, again, my DVD of The Brady Bunch Variety Show.
A little before 3:00 the rehearsal ended, and we shifted into Social mode. Silas came over, bringing HIS guitar (I didn't even know he played guitar) and he and Mickey started playing together. I requested some John Denver (I don't care how dorky his rep is, I LOVE me some John Denver. I will sing him every day and twice on Sundays. The man had the voice of God, and he was HOTTT in the mid-'80s once he lost the glasses--check out his video for "Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight," the man was sweaty and lean and divine. I think this is around the time of his divorce from Annie which is unfortunate but he certainly was attractive then). Silas played "Country Roads" and we both sang to it, harmonizing, and afterward I said "If there were any doubt that a white person has moved into 3333 Broadway, that doubt has now been removed." Jason said in announcer tones "This is the first time this song has ever been heard in this building!" And Mickey said "There goes the neighborhood..."
The whole thing was so much fun, so wholesome with guitars and singing and ice cream. All we needed was a bonfire!
I made the basic, old-fashioned vanilla recipe which turned out rather custard-y, as I had to cook the mixture beforehand and ended up over cooking the eggs slightly. It tasted yummy anyway, although the next time I make ice cream, I want it to be creamier. I supplied lots of toppings like malt, fudge, Kahlua, chocolate syrup for additional yumminess, and Chris brought bowls so everyone was well-served. Sadly, Mickey could not partake of the screams, being lactose-intolerant, so I whipped up a mojito for him. Gotta take care of ALL my guests! I'm such a WASP.
We also viewed, again, my DVD of The Brady Bunch Variety Show.
