As I sit here on the bus traveling from New Mexico to Texas, I am struck with only one thought.
I have to poop.
I am officially back on the road. After a glorious 10 days off spent in Idaho and Utah (sorry for those of you I didn't get to see. Guess you aren't that special after all), I am just finishing up another show weekend and headed to San Angelo Texas for the week. 4 wonderful days off await.
The shows this week have been great. Large crowds and excitement in the show. Today was especially challenging when we realized, halfway into the first act, that the elevation of Rio Rancho New Mexico was rather ridiculous and that none of us could breathe. This fact sent a couple performers straight to the EMT's for oxygen with the rest of us gasping for breath on stage. We got through the show, but I must say, it wasn't our best.
It really was excellent to go home. I had been really struggling with this tour for the first couple months and had honestly considering leaving my contract and coming back to Utah. But going home and seeing everyone and realizing that while life was still going on without me, not a whole lot of things are gonna drastically change while I'm gone. Yes, some sisters will have babies, houses will be built and food will be eaten, but I will be back before I know it and life can resume as planned. This gave me great comfort. So much so that I was actually excited to come back and, dare I say it, am still really happy to be here. Granted, we are only 5 days back in but I am having a great time. Bring it on Texas.
In other exciting news, my best friend is coming to visit me in Daytona Beach Florida. He will be my first tour visitor and I can't wait! For everyone else, BUY YOUR TICKETS! Come see me! Many magical Disney secrets await you (this isn't true. I'll never reveal the magic).
Let's see let's see let's see. I haven't blogged in forever and still have nothing to say.
I got to see a very old and dear friend today while in New Mexico. Tennille Mendenhall is serving her mission there and got to run over and say hi after my last show. It had been years since I had seen her and it was wonderful to catch up if only for 30 minutes. Seeing people I know really makes this experience easier so.....by all means, come see me.
I am actually learning to like this show better to. Yes, it is hard and will always be challenging to do it 9 times in a row on the weekends, but I have had a couple experiences to see recordings of the show or see it backstage better and it really is magical. I am excited to share it with friends and family. It is definitely a cool thing to be a part of. Bringing just a little bit of the "magic" to little kids and families all over the country. I have a good job.
Well, i'm off to bed. The bus just hit the freeway and that means I am down for the count. See ya in Texas!
Dixon
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Hey. Hi. Hello.
After a brief hiatus from the pressures of blogging, I have returned.
I have decided that a day by day account of this adventure is useless. I literally do the same thing every day/week. It would kill us all to have to sit and listen to "We did a million shows. I sat in a hotel. It was nice. It was horrible. The wifi was good. The pool was bad. I worked out. Skinny skinny skinny." So from now on, if I don't mention that stuff....believe me, it's still happening.
This week we are in the glorious city of Binghamton New York after a trek through Pittsburg and Buffalo (I literally just had to look up what cities we did. This is getting rough.)
Pittsburg was absolutely amazing. Granted, we were on the campus and therefore only got to walk around the campus area and surrounding little shops and stuff but I must say, I would seriously consider going to school there. So fun. So pretty. The only downfall was everything seemed to be uphill. I'm still baffled at how we would walk uphill to get to the shops, then uphill to get back. There is some weird physics happening in Pittsburg.
List of cities I have visited that I want to return to:
Athens Georgia
Cincinnati Ohio
Pittsburg Pennsylvania
The shows this weekend were a little bit of a nightmare. Bring on the rehearsals. From dresses being on backwards to cast members being unable to do the show and the rest the cast finding out 30 minutes before showtime. The hard thing about this show (and I will try to explain this as much as I can without giving too much away), is that it doesn't stop. Whether you know what you're doing or not, nothing stops. Sets could be falling down around you with nothing making sense and we press on. It leads to some interesting spur of the moment choices and some really bad ones. Nevertheless, we made it through and as far as we know, no body has been fired yet. Success.
Tomorrow is a day full of Media Training (finally someone will tell me if i'm gonna be fired for this blog), and another TV show then the rest the day off. What a glamorous life.
Another very important part of my life has ended this week. I finished The Walking Dead. I won't even begin to discuss the toll this took on me emotionally. It was a rough day. But alas, I have begun House of Cards and think I shall be just as happy with this. There are no zombies in this show, just DC politicians and at this point, I would rather the zombies.
I have learned something very important this week. The only truly crazy people in this life are not the people on a bunch of medication, they are the ones who take nothing. Yes, deep I know. This whole thing has definitely thrown me a loop. I am not currently taking any medications (except ones for beauty reasons which will remain nameless) but if someone threw open the back of a van and offered me some Xanax I would be on that like a fat kid on cake. All future wannabe performers who are considering a life in touring or just a life with any particular show....come talk to me. There are things you need to know and pills you need to take. We can get through this together.
Yes I realize all these paragraphs have totally different meanings and go together in absolutely no way but its late and i'm tired and that's what you get.
Last topic of the day. Workout blog time.
Yes, the working out is still happening. And it's still the worst. I also have started this thing where I eat only one meal a day and whenever my stomach growls I give myself a pat on the back and have a glass of water. If the next time you see me you don't instantly comment on how skinny I look, whether factual or not, I will scream in your face until you do. Lets not test this. I more than likely won't have much food on my stomach and will just pass out from the screaming and nobody needs to deal with that.
Well there ya have it. A little catching up, a little philosophy and a little workout blog. Hope all is well. I miss you all very very much.
Love,
The King
I have decided that a day by day account of this adventure is useless. I literally do the same thing every day/week. It would kill us all to have to sit and listen to "We did a million shows. I sat in a hotel. It was nice. It was horrible. The wifi was good. The pool was bad. I worked out. Skinny skinny skinny." So from now on, if I don't mention that stuff....believe me, it's still happening.
This week we are in the glorious city of Binghamton New York after a trek through Pittsburg and Buffalo (I literally just had to look up what cities we did. This is getting rough.)
Pittsburg was absolutely amazing. Granted, we were on the campus and therefore only got to walk around the campus area and surrounding little shops and stuff but I must say, I would seriously consider going to school there. So fun. So pretty. The only downfall was everything seemed to be uphill. I'm still baffled at how we would walk uphill to get to the shops, then uphill to get back. There is some weird physics happening in Pittsburg.
List of cities I have visited that I want to return to:
Athens Georgia
Cincinnati Ohio
Pittsburg Pennsylvania
The shows this weekend were a little bit of a nightmare. Bring on the rehearsals. From dresses being on backwards to cast members being unable to do the show and the rest the cast finding out 30 minutes before showtime. The hard thing about this show (and I will try to explain this as much as I can without giving too much away), is that it doesn't stop. Whether you know what you're doing or not, nothing stops. Sets could be falling down around you with nothing making sense and we press on. It leads to some interesting spur of the moment choices and some really bad ones. Nevertheless, we made it through and as far as we know, no body has been fired yet. Success.
Tomorrow is a day full of Media Training (finally someone will tell me if i'm gonna be fired for this blog), and another TV show then the rest the day off. What a glamorous life.
Another very important part of my life has ended this week. I finished The Walking Dead. I won't even begin to discuss the toll this took on me emotionally. It was a rough day. But alas, I have begun House of Cards and think I shall be just as happy with this. There are no zombies in this show, just DC politicians and at this point, I would rather the zombies.
I have learned something very important this week. The only truly crazy people in this life are not the people on a bunch of medication, they are the ones who take nothing. Yes, deep I know. This whole thing has definitely thrown me a loop. I am not currently taking any medications (except ones for beauty reasons which will remain nameless) but if someone threw open the back of a van and offered me some Xanax I would be on that like a fat kid on cake. All future wannabe performers who are considering a life in touring or just a life with any particular show....come talk to me. There are things you need to know and pills you need to take. We can get through this together.
Yes I realize all these paragraphs have totally different meanings and go together in absolutely no way but its late and i'm tired and that's what you get.
Last topic of the day. Workout blog time.
Yes, the working out is still happening. And it's still the worst. I also have started this thing where I eat only one meal a day and whenever my stomach growls I give myself a pat on the back and have a glass of water. If the next time you see me you don't instantly comment on how skinny I look, whether factual or not, I will scream in your face until you do. Lets not test this. I more than likely won't have much food on my stomach and will just pass out from the screaming and nobody needs to deal with that.
Well there ya have it. A little catching up, a little philosophy and a little workout blog. Hope all is well. I miss you all very very much.
Love,
The King
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