I woke up to the most delicious thunderstorm with hard, driving rain and lightening. Dawn came just so it could get dark again!. I remember growing up with this weather and loving it as long as F5's were not looming. F5's tell 7.0 Earthquakes to SHUT UP. Give me a quake before a tornado ANYDAY.
Busy around the Shadix home this last week. Jane O'Neal's GIANT BIRD OF PARADISE arrived from DNJ Gallery in L.A. and my brother, Ken Shadix and nephew Matt helped me hang it. Brightens the place and I tell you , Jane's work just glows.
Spoke with the exec. prod. of FINDING GAUGUIN yesterday. The crew and director are all on Maui and busy as little bees. I am doing research today--on Gauguin and the whole Impressionist Era today. Working with Kitty Urquhart on my French accent. We meet on Wednesday at 3pm in Mountain Brook and I will start to roll those R's and get cranking. I am loathe to learn the lines until I have the accent down. I know we will have a dialect coach on set but I cannot wait until I get to set. Have to do the prep here. Will have my dates this week, finally.
Booked at The Waterford Inn in Provence Town, RI for The Tennessee Williams Festival Sept. 24-28. My friend and mentor, David Kaplan founded this festival four years ago and this is my first time to attend. Tickets are going FAST if you are thinking about attending. David directed me in "The Circus of Dr. Loa" (1985) and provided me with a film career by casting me as Gertrude Stein in "Dr. Faustus Lights The Lights"(1986) Tim Burton just happened to be in the audience.
Michelle Phillips will be on a Cruise off the Grecian Coast and had to bow out of attending Tim Burton's MoMA Opening November 22. Going with my Sister and brother-law, Susan and Ed Gagne and my incredibly talented nephew, Samuel Glenn Teer, who will be in his senior year at The Alabama High School Of Fine Arts. This should be a memorable installation at MoMA. It is time to honor Mr. Burton.
Hoping to make it to Berlin to see Lena Guimont around Christmas and David Lara in Vienna by New Year's. A heck-of-a-lot of traveling this fall! Going to be signing in Nashville October 17 and 18. I am ready to hit the road!
Have a great week one and all----GS
