Hi Everyone -- Chris Fetes was nice enough to send the following link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/muchmorethanthis/
Check it out for photos from the last night at Comedy Warehouse.
Enjoy!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
C Dann Rogers
It was my great pleasure to have been allowed to play with the other techs, the musicians( I still like Al’s “Chicago” best), and the onstage performers. I don’t how many of you know I was in the club a long time ago as well as the more recent incarnation. I had the props job my first time through. This was during the scripted phase to the improved version. Props entailed waiting backstage while Denny Zavit did his dog and pony show then I struck his props and ran around the outside of the Warehouse in the back door and up the ladder in the house right upper corner of the theatre as fast as I could. Once on the grid I still had to make all haste but I had to be a Shaolin apprentice and not shake the cat walk lest all of the lites start to dance on stage. Once there I had to run a follow for parts of the show, make two inflated dinosaurs bounce up and down as though fighting, then come back down after the show sweep the deck, and reset Denny’s stuff. Some of my fondest memories of that transition are Layden doing his Dan Quayle sketch and dearest Budge coming out in his Yellow Gorton’s Fisherman slicker going “This is an egg, this is your brain, then smashing the egg on his head saying this is your brain on egg.” Little by little the old show fell and as new structures came on line I heard pyro coming and headed for the street before the complete transition. I returned in 2000 to a new gig altogather. I was now the lighting tech and Nazi in the window. I loved holding up signs to communicate show changes ang adding bits of atmosphere as best I could. I think my favorite structure was “Cliché” because I collect weird off-the-wall sayings. I also loved the moment the “out” person gets what’s being fed to them. Do they reveal it or play along ? Then all of the rest in whatever outlandish costume needed to convey their clue. It is sad to have ended the way it did but leave’m begging for more. C Dann
Thursday, October 16, 2008
John deHaas
I just found my date book from 1999. I didn't remember this, but I auditioned for Comedy Warehouse on August 17, 1999, the very same day that Universal decided to close the X-Men show I was in. When one door closes, another opens....
I remember when I first started in 1999, the Green Room was ALWAYS packed! We had the cast of Comedy (5-7 people), the cast of the Ad Club ( 7 more) and the Explosion Dancers (I think about 8). During the night, the room would go from empty to packed and back again. But the energy was always great!
I remember playing piano at the club and getting the "are you new here" from guests right up until we closed. I guess when you sub, the chances of people seeing you do the show on any kind of regular basis are pretty slim.
I remember when it rained and I had to walk from the Green Room to the club. There was an alleyway with no roof over it. I kept thinking that it made no sense to not put a roof here, but what did I know!
I remember going to Downtown Disney orientation with Elise. She was starting as ticket taker. Over the years, I would keep running into her until eventually she learned the club as a tech. It was great seeing her at the closing party last Sunday.
I remember coming back to CW one week after my father's funeral. I was trying my best to get through the night when Eddie Wilder asked me how I was doing. When I broke down, he said the most amazing things to me, and to this day, I will never forget his warmth and compassion. Thanks Eddie.
I remember when my Mom came to see the show in December 2006. My father had passed away about a month earlier, and I was trying to show her all that Disney had to offer. We had just come from La Nouba, and I was going to play one show so she could see me play. Unforunately, I got laryngitis and could not sing a note or say anything! But she still liked it.
I remember the workshops. They were always so great and helpful, and it was interesting seeing the process behind the structures.
I remember seeing faces from the past, and more importantly, them remembering me and my contributions to the show. Thanks Steve and Jim.
I remember smelling popcorn as soon as I entered the club.
I remember going to D-Zertz, which used to be where the Irish Pub is now. They had soft serve cookies and cream ice cream that was to die for!
I remember when Thursdays were the only cast night. That was a party every week.
I remember when we used to have a guest list.
I remember my first night and how nervous I was. I knew I would be fine with all the music, but the names kept tripping me up. Up to the last day, I always reviewed everyone's name on stage before the final announcement.
I remember so many funny things that happened onstage. Too many to list here, but they always bring a smile to my face.
I remember playing New Year's Eve 1999. I stood out front of the club with Jen Bascom and Layden Sadecky who was watching the Times Square countdown on his little portable TV. The fireworks on the island seemed to last forever!
I remember playing New Year's Eve 2000 and seeing Duran Duran on the West End Stage. It was FREEZING!
I remember going to PI with Shawn on our first date. We saw a show at CW and Ad Club and had dessert at The Cheesecake Factory at Disney Quest.
I remember going to the Wildhorse Saloon for a taping of some TV show. I think it was on CMTV but I don't remember.
I remember subbing at the Ad Club and dreading the last few shows since BET would crank up the bass, and the walls would shake backstage.
I remember Jen Kober and her hillbilly teeth. I think at one point she was not allowed to use them for awhile!
I remember some memorable characters like Randy Bottoms and Susie Chop Chop. Don't ask me why!
But most of all, I remember how fearless everyone was. We took risks. Sometimes they succeeded, sometimes they didn't. But it was never dull going to work.
John B. deHaas
I remember when I first started in 1999, the Green Room was ALWAYS packed! We had the cast of Comedy (5-7 people), the cast of the Ad Club ( 7 more) and the Explosion Dancers (I think about 8). During the night, the room would go from empty to packed and back again. But the energy was always great!
I remember playing piano at the club and getting the "are you new here" from guests right up until we closed. I guess when you sub, the chances of people seeing you do the show on any kind of regular basis are pretty slim.
I remember when it rained and I had to walk from the Green Room to the club. There was an alleyway with no roof over it. I kept thinking that it made no sense to not put a roof here, but what did I know!
I remember going to Downtown Disney orientation with Elise. She was starting as ticket taker. Over the years, I would keep running into her until eventually she learned the club as a tech. It was great seeing her at the closing party last Sunday.
I remember coming back to CW one week after my father's funeral. I was trying my best to get through the night when Eddie Wilder asked me how I was doing. When I broke down, he said the most amazing things to me, and to this day, I will never forget his warmth and compassion. Thanks Eddie.
I remember when my Mom came to see the show in December 2006. My father had passed away about a month earlier, and I was trying to show her all that Disney had to offer. We had just come from La Nouba, and I was going to play one show so she could see me play. Unforunately, I got laryngitis and could not sing a note or say anything! But she still liked it.
I remember the workshops. They were always so great and helpful, and it was interesting seeing the process behind the structures.
I remember seeing faces from the past, and more importantly, them remembering me and my contributions to the show. Thanks Steve and Jim.
I remember smelling popcorn as soon as I entered the club.
I remember going to D-Zertz, which used to be where the Irish Pub is now. They had soft serve cookies and cream ice cream that was to die for!
I remember when Thursdays were the only cast night. That was a party every week.
I remember when we used to have a guest list.
I remember my first night and how nervous I was. I knew I would be fine with all the music, but the names kept tripping me up. Up to the last day, I always reviewed everyone's name on stage before the final announcement.
I remember so many funny things that happened onstage. Too many to list here, but they always bring a smile to my face.
I remember playing New Year's Eve 1999. I stood out front of the club with Jen Bascom and Layden Sadecky who was watching the Times Square countdown on his little portable TV. The fireworks on the island seemed to last forever!
I remember playing New Year's Eve 2000 and seeing Duran Duran on the West End Stage. It was FREEZING!
I remember going to PI with Shawn on our first date. We saw a show at CW and Ad Club and had dessert at The Cheesecake Factory at Disney Quest.
I remember going to the Wildhorse Saloon for a taping of some TV show. I think it was on CMTV but I don't remember.
I remember subbing at the Ad Club and dreading the last few shows since BET would crank up the bass, and the walls would shake backstage.
I remember Jen Kober and her hillbilly teeth. I think at one point she was not allowed to use them for awhile!
I remember some memorable characters like Randy Bottoms and Susie Chop Chop. Don't ask me why!
But most of all, I remember how fearless everyone was. We took risks. Sometimes they succeeded, sometimes they didn't. But it was never dull going to work.
John B. deHaas
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Jen Kober
Enjoy your last night together - I'm toking tonight and facing east in your honor.
And wearing my bubba teeth while I do it.
warmly, tingly, hazily,
jen
And wearing my bubba teeth while I do it.
warmly, tingly, hazily,
jen
Todd Weber
It's often been said that performers take about 500 shows in any venue to really gain any sort of comfort. And that was the case with me. I learned more about myself at CW than almost any place in my life. And when the great mouse-eared wrecking ball makes its way through PI, a piece of me will be gone, too.
I miss you guys every day, and think about you all constantly, and it brings a warm smile to my face and a tender twitch to my eye. I like to think the twitch has to do with you anyway. I wish I could be there to cry with all of you, in person. It's like the difference between thinking of being emotion when watching It's A Wonderful Life, and actually balling while watching It's A Wonderful Life.
And so, in the words of Harry Bailey as he returned to Bedford Falls, You're all the richest people I know. And I'm richer for being a part of your lives. Thanks for the memories. Cheers!
...And that's what I would like you to read from me if you ever go back to last night in a time machine!!
I know all the little stuff must have melted away in the past few months. I wish everybody the best of luck moving forward. Much love,Todd
I miss you guys every day, and think about you all constantly, and it brings a warm smile to my face and a tender twitch to my eye. I like to think the twitch has to do with you anyway. I wish I could be there to cry with all of you, in person. It's like the difference between thinking of being emotion when watching It's A Wonderful Life, and actually balling while watching It's A Wonderful Life.
And so, in the words of Harry Bailey as he returned to Bedford Falls, You're all the richest people I know. And I'm richer for being a part of your lives. Thanks for the memories. Cheers!
...And that's what I would like you to read from me if you ever go back to last night in a time machine!!
I know all the little stuff must have melted away in the past few months. I wish everybody the best of luck moving forward. Much love,Todd
Jonathon Magnum
My contribution to "the book" shall be a limerick:
For six months I did dare,To meet a lot of great people there.Onion head all in black,Mark's notes up my crack,And Budge got me so high that I vomited.JM
For six months I did dare,To meet a lot of great people there.Onion head all in black,Mark's notes up my crack,And Budge got me so high that I vomited.JM
Matt Laroux
A flash went off in my head and it became clear and in that moment I realized and shouted the cliche'. Makes me smile every time.
Sadly, no overtime was awarded.
I really want to be there to see every body. Fingers crossed and lots of love. I'm sure everyone will be fine. Matt Laroux
Sadly, no overtime was awarded.
I really want to be there to see every body. Fingers crossed and lots of love. I'm sure everyone will be fine. Matt Laroux
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