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Off-Topic: With apologies to Sesame Street…
Cloudy day, keeping the sun away. Hard to play, when outside is damp and dark. It’s just another day, over here in Albany Park. . Cannot play, everything’s drab and gray. Cranky neighbors here pass dogs that bark, It’s a sad November day, over here in Albany Park. . It’s a matted carpet sky, The ground is wet, but... »
A hickey that won’t anger your dad
So, here is the answer to yesterday’s little bit of trivia: the lighting hickey. There are various sizes, but essentially it acts as a gap between two threaded pipes to allow wiring connections to be made between the fixture and the feed/support. »
Know your hickeys
Alright lighting and prop folks, who knows what a hickey is? From a recent load-in: M.E.: (while looking at hanging practical fixture that needed a wiring connection before going into a threaded rod) “Hmm… Might need a hickey. Check in the box up on that shelf.” Electrician 1 looks in box. Electrician 2: “What’s a hickey?” M.E.: (turns, pauses) ... »
Relax, and remember
Whenever you get that twinge of intimidation when you are working a show with someone famous: see more Lol Celebs This also applies to nearly every big name designer or director. »
Why US home outlets are the way they are
For those of you who have not seen this yet, the wise and wonderful Ze Frank brings you “Electrical Outlets” »
Cutbacks hurt everyone
Take a good look folks. This is what Disney Theatricals may be reduced to if the recession continues: Picture found on the wonderful site “…in a production of…“ »
Theatre Wit’s demise is greatly exaggerated
Chicago’s Theatre Wit is easily found on Google, but Google seems to think that either Theatre Wit is a bit more avant garde than generally known, or that they have suffered the financial fate of so many theatres in the last few years. Despite what Google may think, this theatre isn’t buried.Theatre Wit is located... »
In case you’ve been under a rock…
…or, you know, working for a living the past few days: The folks crazy enough to want to be Santa Fe Opera electricians every summer use up a precious 4 minutes and 34 seconds of their already minimal sleep time to bring you: Focus Tape (YouTube). I want to focus like they do in Santa Fe Change... »
Pic of the Day for August 7, 2009
This Pic of the Day is from mickeysacks, and can be found on her Flickr page. She is a props artist in Baltimore, but here you can see her doing what so many of us do during shows: reading a book. »
Hudson & Gaines
