Indeed, wither Quaaludes? I remember new iterations of them appearing in the Bay Area throughout the late-80s and you describe their effect perfectly. I can easily imagine them enabling a blissful fall from a height of 20 feet onto a concrete club floor, and being sure you’d simply bounced on it like a trampoline. (Until someone takes you to the ER.)
No, she only ever cared about herself. She ruined Tam Drama and ETC was entirely a Michelle Swanson ego trip.
It started when she blew up the Marin Playwright's Festival a summer earlier and drove people like Sam Sheppard from ever participating again.
I kept hearing from friends that were still there about the damage she was doing while I was at North Carolina School of the Arts on a full ride scholarship largely because of Dan Caldwell and the way he polished my Audition Pieces.
My mother's dear friend's son spent years and tons of money on therapy trying to help repair the damage that Michelle Swanson did when her sexual abuse started on him as a freshman.
Dan Caldwell was no saint and, yes, questionable things happened (though I never actually witnessed them) but he was also far more qualified to be leading the department — the proof of that being how many of us got into our first choice performing arts schools and the astronomical percentage that, like me, got scholarships.
Also: that’s Allan Carr’s infamous Oscar show! You touched the hem of serious showbiz infamy.
You remember! I know!
Just love you. Thanks for this!
Your references, your command of the English language, the ending of this piece… You’re so good, Cintra Sinatra.
Indeed, wither Quaaludes? I remember new iterations of them appearing in the Bay Area throughout the late-80s and you describe their effect perfectly. I can easily imagine them enabling a blissful fall from a height of 20 feet onto a concrete club floor, and being sure you’d simply bounced on it like a trampoline. (Until someone takes you to the ER.)
i would have been so boneless I’d have fallen on the dance floor like an ink blot. Then probably got up and kept dancing.
You’re great.
Thank you mama.
Michelle Swanson. I could say more but what I'd have to say would be in *extremely* poor taste...
She meant well? Tam was doing a production with people with Down's Syndrome. They called it "Searches and Siezures." Poor taste a go-go.
No, she only ever cared about herself. She ruined Tam Drama and ETC was entirely a Michelle Swanson ego trip.
It started when she blew up the Marin Playwright's Festival a summer earlier and drove people like Sam Sheppard from ever participating again.
I kept hearing from friends that were still there about the damage she was doing while I was at North Carolina School of the Arts on a full ride scholarship largely because of Dan Caldwell and the way he polished my Audition Pieces.
My mother's dear friend's son spent years and tons of money on therapy trying to help repair the damage that Michelle Swanson did when her sexual abuse started on him as a freshman.
Dan Caldwell was no saint and, yes, questionable things happened (though I never actually witnessed them) but he was also far more qualified to be leading the department — the proof of that being how many of us got into our first choice performing arts schools and the astronomical percentage that, like me, got scholarships.
So, yeah, I'm not a fan.
she fucked a lot of kids.
Yes she did — and really fucked up quite a few of them.
Adults fucking children is pretty much unforgivable as I see it.
The boys are….as you say….willing.
Shit, that Guatemalan sociopath was banging students too.
Wait our President is Guatemalan?!?!
you ARE a piece of work 🤪
Quaaludes were Mandrax in Australia and sadly missed