On the stageToo shy to ever appear on stage myself, I still hung around theatres like a bad smell when I was younger - lighting and set design were what I was good at.
Backstage we'd attempt to sabotage every production - us lighting geeks would wind up the sound man by putting the remote "pause" button for his reel-to-reel tape machine on his chair, so when he sat down it'd start running, ruining his cues. Actors would do scenes out of order to make our lives hell. It was great and I don't know why I don't still do it.
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chthonic, Fri 2 Dec 2005, 11:02)
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Last ValentinesI do silly things in the name of charity occasionally. One such thing was agreeing to strip along with all my flatmates in the local student union bar.
We spent the initial part of the evening getting really, really pissed. If you don't care you're doing it then its fine, doubly so if you don't remember it in the morning. To get to the point here are some observations should anyone want to attempt the same.
* Wear underwear, particularly if you don't want to do a full-monty. I forgot, didn't and subsequently didn't take my trousers off (I'm not THAT supportive of charity!).
* Don't bung items of clothing into the audience! I lost a cumberbund to some fat-troll who was later lauding it in the toilets according to a lady-friend. *shudder*
* If you are being sold for charity then being too pissed to stand, let alone manage some sexy dancing is never good. One of my flatmates got the right idea and stripped in under 30 seconds and just leant back on the DJ booth.
I was sold... for three pounds thirty... to a guy. :(
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