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Going out west
So, not only have I been lax in posting, but now I won’t even be around to deal with the rest of the site for awhile. I’m heading out to Colorado tomorrow morning, and following that trip I’ll be in the northern wilds of Michigan. This means there will be two weeks straight of me... »
Stage Lamps: Which kind does each unit take?
Ok, we’ve established that using the wrong lamps in your lighting equipment is bad. But for many of us, we have so many different types and brands of gear, we may not know (without getting a ladder out) what type of lamp is needed for a specific fixture. Well now you can check without... »
Three times as old as the number of working dimmers on my first gig
Which is even funnier to me now that a single raceway at one theatre I work at also has three times the dimmers as the first theatre I worked at. It’s my birthday today, so I’m going to keep this short. I’m not sure what I should ask for, since I already feel like I... »
Haven’t forgotten
Just a quick post to assure you that I haven’t forgotten about this blog. I am working on a couple articles and ideas that will be posted in the future. But I have been using Twitter more and more to do quick posts of information, or alert folks to articles that I think are... »
Nick Keenan on Theatreface.com today, 2pm EST
Nick Keenan, Chicago based Sound Designer, technical and arts blogger on his site Theatre for the Future, and (among other things) programmer of BackstageJobs.com and TheContactSheets.com, and all around awesome guy, will be chatting live on Theatreface.com starting in just a few minutes (2pm EST, 1pm CST). Check it out! »
Pic of the Day for Feb. 17, 2010
Today’s Pic from backstage of Chicago Shakespeare Theater comes to us from The Gina, and is posted in our “I Work Backstage” Flickr pool. »
Happy Birthday to my lovely wife!
A very Happy Birthday today to my wonderful and beautiful wife, Ruth! Many of the articles and Twitter links I post are inspired by her research and discoveries. And she puts up with me, which I’ll never understand. If you happen to be calling Chicago Spotlight today, be sure to wish her a Happy Birthday! »
Whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
There may actually be a window of time coming up where programmer (not to mention Sound Designer) extraordinaire Nick Keenan and myself can implement some upgrades and additions to BackstageJobs.com and TheContactSheets.com. I have some things I know we need to do, but I also know that you might have some ideas as... »
The obligitory look back at 2009
I tell myself that I’m not going to do one of these, and then remember that they are marginally useful. Here’s just a few of the stories we looked at in the last year. Learn past or repeat… Chicago started off 2009 with the loss of its free downtown trolleys. Tourists (especially those heading to... »
Tennessee waltz’n
I’m going south for the winter weekend. I’ll be in beautiful Greeneville, TN tomorrow through Sunday Tuesday–need to pay attention and pack more (I’ve never been there before, but it’s in Tennessee, so I assume it is beautiful). It’s a lovely 10 hour drive, with the exception of the painful 5+ hours going through... »
Hudson & Gaines
