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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Folks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am suddenly following my partner down to Houston, TX next week to design and build a show she’s directing. This is an emergency replacement situation that I will coyly not elaborate on publicly (for the moment) as my agreeing to the job is entirely about supporting my fiancé and not meant as an endorsement of the recent behavior of the company to which she’s contracted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That being said, I have a couple of questions for those familiar with the area, the first being, Who want’s a drink (we’ll be based in The Heights)? Also wondering about favorite general hardware stores? Lumber yards? Thrift shops? Fabric stores? Any recommended local vendors for more theatrically specific supplies (i.e., Gaff Tape, Fog Fluid, etc.)?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And, most specifically, any thoughts on a local vendor which might stock straight wooden ladders in the 10’ to 12’ range? No A-frames, no extensions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks all. Happy New Year. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>J. Minh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PS – Oh, and thoughts on securing a great deal of scrap newspapers or raw newsprint?<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>