Break a Leg

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So, this last Thursday, I get an email from Yuri saying we needed content for Monday and when could I be available to shoot.  I had friends in town from out of town, I had a brush up rehearsal for Shrew in which we had to rework all the blocking for the entire show, it was my grandmother's 84th birthday, I still haven't found a new roommate, I need to get a smog check, and my blood elf priest is still only level 35.   When would you have time to shoot? 

So I said I was available that night.  Yuri said great, we'll be there about 9:30.  At about 10:30 they showed up. Typical.

But I didn't mind as much because it was Thursday and Thursday as traditionally the night that Nate comes over and we drink vodka and play Cribbage.  Anyone who has ever done this knows just how cool it can be.  Now, the reason I didn't mind the lateness was because A) I knew I wouldn't have much to say so the shoot wouldn't take too long, B) Nate's cool and patient and didn't need me there so he could drink, and C) Vodka. 

Now, the timing of this was actually perfect because with one room newly vacated, we had a near perfect place to shoot.  I say near perfect because it was about 90 degrees in the room, and I was sweating in quite the same way that pigs don't.  Aside from that, this was probably one of the easiest Break A Leg shoots I've had the fortune to participate in.  First, they came to my house, which I thought was very generous on their part.  Second, it was just a couple of short lines, no interaction, so I only had to worry about making myself look good and not having to drag others along with my creative genius when they were incapable of bifucating the condiments.*

And C) I got to do improv.  I love improv.  I'm good at improv.  I don't get to do enough improv, with the exception that pretty much every single conversation you ever have in your life is something you make up as you go.  But as far as getting up on a stage or getting in front of a camera, given a scenario (usually comic) and then just getting to run with it, I just don't get enough.  I probably could get into a group around here and start doing shows...but that's just one more thing to add to the list of things I should/could be doing.

So after we got done shooting the scripted stuff, I asked Yuri and Justin if we could just leave the camera on while they asked me questions.  We did that for a while and there were laughs all around.  Finally we felt we had enough material and I was about to resume the vodka and the cribbage when I saw the penny whistle and was inspired.  DId the shot in pretty much one take, if I remember correctly.  And the rest, as they say, was history.

*cut the mustard