moe and i went to see circus contraption last night, and despite the oppressive heat (it was the middle of the 18th century and air conditioning hadn’t been invented yet) the show was amazing. i actually know quite a few of the people involved, because of the moisture festival, drunk puppet night, and from hanging out at the pike place market. it gave me all kinds of ideas about what to do with my sousaphone, once i actually get it. it was amazing to see the performers in all kinds of costumes that had to be hotter than hell, doing as well as they did. there was one guy (girl? i don’t really know – their web site says it was a girl, but really there was no way to tell) who was entirely wrapped from head to toe in a giant worm costume who was lead out on stage, tethered to one of the sets with a leather leash, and left there the entire intermission. also, in the song “Over The Rails” when the singer sang “I’ll pull out my hair” and then doffed his wig (he was bald underneath), he also said “thank god!” their final piece, “Carousel” was entirely performed on bottles of various sizes, some tuned with water, and i, personally, thought that was the best part of the entire show.
the ballard sedentary sousa band has a performance today at the ballard locks. moe has to work today, again (this is day 6), and she’s only supposed to be working 4 days a week, but she’s the hospital manager, which means that she has to cover for people who are sick, and there have been two of her co-workers who have been sick on and off for several weeks, and moe has been having to work at least 6 days a week for long enough that i have been encouraging her to hire me to do stuff that doesn’t require veterinary medical training (answering phones, making appointments, cleaning kennels, sweeping, mopping, etc.) so that she doesn’t have to work as much.