Where Marvin feels angry about maybe being HIV+ as he awaits his results but doesn't know who to be angry with. HIV/AIDS--a curse from God or a blessing in disguise???
Last night I performed Transfigurations-Transgressing Gender in the Bible at Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church in Glen Mills, PA (about 15 miles outside of Philly). I had a diverse audience of about 45 people -- college students, Quakers, straight, bi, trans and lesbian, young and old. I took my time with the piece maintaining a gentle meditative pace. For the ending when I reveal the identity of the narrator, I had instructed the light tech to dim the lights. Then as the closing music swelled, I asked her to raise the lights to their brigthest intensity. With the music playing, I exited. Always (up until last night) at this point the audience applauds, I wait 5 seconds then come out to take a bow. Last night I exited and then nothing. No one clapped. They sat quietly as the music played. I stood back stage puzzled, baffled. Now what do I do? Wait? Go out anyway? And I wondered for a moment, Did they hate it? Did I confuse them? Offend them? Bore them into a coma? After what ...
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Peter,
Hey! There is already and RSS feed to my blog, what is Marvin surpassing me so much that he gets his own and I lose all my readers to him!?! Jeez! Sure be that way and leave me in the dust.
tee hee, I'm sure Marvin will be pleased to hear he is in demand.
There is talk about a Marvin podcast, but he is technologically stuck in the late 80's, so we will have to see.
Peterson
We must have met about this time last year then - it was about to be your birthday than we met - remember, and I found out you're in the same decade as my parents ;)
CA