Writers Akimbo

Well, the gang got together for another of our regular Friday Lunch with the Artistes. It was fun. Unfortunately, I forgot to take my camera so I wasn't able to capture the explosion in attendence over the last couple of weeks. I, of course, wasn't there last Friday 'cuz I was in Erie, but the Friday before we had, like, five people. This week, there were nine! Three of whom had never joined us before. This little support group thing has really started taking off, and it's really cool. We were joined by Streeter Nelson, a fabulous actress here in town, by my good friend Americus Rocco and Phil Real, who's relatively new to town, and was invited by Robin Walsh. Phil's a playwright for whom Robin appeared in a reading, so I think he'll fit right in with our group.

So, as I said, I forgot to take my camera, but I do have a snap from one of our previous sessions, so I'll post that here. Click on the picture to the right to see a larger version. Those are some of the regulars in the group. From the left there, you see Robin Walsh, Amy Hartman (with the ballcap on), Michael Safron, Tammy Ryan (whose play, The Music Lesson is being done by The Peoples' Light & Theater Company while I'm going to be in Philadelphia... if you're in town, go see it!), and finally, Buster Maxwell, a very talented local v/o artist and playwright.

I also decided that I can't afford to leave it up to other people, so I'm planning my own going-away party for Groundhog Day. Am I a nut, or what? It's just that none of my friends have a house big enough to accomodate the number of people I'm hoping will come. Jesus, I've been a fixture in Pittsburgh theater for nearly 15 years. I better have a lot of people come to my going-away party! I guess we'll see!