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[Steven Haworth]

Absolutely welcome back Dave.

I kinda feel similar to you - although my lighting design work was always
part-time.  I used to work 8 hrs/day in software, then put in another 8 hrs
evenings (and weekends) working on designs and then installing, teching,
sometimes running shows, etc.  But work evolved w/ lots more responsbility
and time, and I just don't have the energy for double-jobs anymore.

But - yes - I do miss the work.  Sometimes I gaze achingly at a concert or
show, and re-design the lights or cues in my head.  I did get backstage
with major local band last summer, shadowing the LD and board ops for a
festival gig, and loved it.  I even made a list of notes to address a
number of their design issues, and busking setup (but kept them to
myself).  Sigh.



On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 5:55 AM Stephen E Rees via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Welcome back , Dave. Good to see you here again. We’ve missed your musings
> and humor. Be well good sir.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 2, 2023, at 10:57 PM, Steven Hood via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Happy to have you back, Brother. I'm happy to buy you a beverage any
> time.
> > Steven
> >
> >> On August 2, 2023 7:34:52 PM Dave Vick via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Um, hi.  Remember me?  It's been a minute...  Okay, actually it's been
> >> around 22 months, but you know what I mean.
> >>
> >> I was having lunch the other week with an old friend who's the Asst.
> >> House Manager of my old theatre, the Wharton Center at MSU (and a
> >> delightful young lady*, but that's another story), and it got me to
> >> thinking about how much I'd been unconsciously missing the backstage
> >> community.  Then I got in a Zoom call with Kristi (among others) and
> >> the unconscious missing became extremely conscious missing. I'm NOT
> >> returning to work onstage; it turns out I actually like bus driving -
> >> hey, I never said I was sane - and the few times I did go back onstage
> >> in the past year or so were.... Umm...  Weird. But it's a process.
> >>
> >> So here I am, hat in hand. It feels like I've healed up enough from
> >> the utter shyte that drove me out of the Craft two years ago-ish that
> >> I can at least come back to the Tavern, if y'all will have me back.
> >> I'll just curl up in the corner over here; don't mind me. Not sure
> >> who's barkeeping these days, but if you need some glasses washed, or
> >> anything else y'all need, lemme know.
> >>
> >>
> >> * Younger than me, anyway...
> >> --
> >> -DV
> >> (Yeah; *That* Guy)
> >>
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