just a quick one from my hotel in Hayti (Pronounced Hay-Tye), Missouri. i'm performing HOW BLAK KIN EYE BEE? at a conference tomorrow. i'm looking forward to it. i've modified the show a little, for a younger audience, so i'm not gonna talk long--gonna make my tech changes.
i am excited, because i just put all my sound cues on my i-pod. Sisters With Voices did a Hurricane Katrina Benefit with my theatre company and they had everything on the i-pod. it was so cool, i had to try it. i've mentioned it to some other performers and they've used it to their benefit, so i'm ready to roll with it for the first time.
on the way in, we saw a lot of the West Tennessee tornado devastation. a town up the road had 60% of it destroyed, and a town 10 miles down the road from where we are had almost 100% of it destroyed. our hotel is full of FEMA workers. i tell you, it's humbling to see the devastation of a natural disaster.
well, i'm going to go over some lines and changes, then get (drumroll...) a FULL night's sleep!! lol...now THAT's rare. but i figure if i'm going to step aside and let The Ancestors speak through me tomorrow, i might as well shore up the vessel.
blessings and have a good holiday.
