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Here I am, five days removed from the last performance of "Horn". The last two shows went well.

Friday's show was almost dead solid perfect. The energy was high, people were picking up their cues and everything, and the battle went like clockwork. David Pruitt was sick, meaning that I had to sing "Wayfaring Stranger" in his stead. I think I hit it off pretty well.

SAturday's show almost didn't happen. It rained all day long, and came down even harder close to showtime. We (KT, DC, JC and I) didn't get to sing "Danny Boy" one last time at DBI like we had hoped. However, once the show started, the rain started to lift, and we went on with the show. The fire dance was the best I've ever seen it. We finished off the show with a standing ovation. It was a show fraught with emotion, however. As we were singing "Wayfaring Stranger" during the "Down the Mountain" scene, I almost began to cry. I could see several other people onstage either crying or holding it back. Everything was wonderful for the final show.

I'll post a final post-mortem later on. Right now, I'm gonna concentrate on getting some other much-needed stuff done.

BY THE NUMBERS:
Through August 11:
Rainouts: 3
Rain Delays: 3
Rain Pace calls: 17
Standing Ovations: 16
Understudy Substitutions: 5
Cannon misfires: 8
Rifle misfires: 3
posted by Clintster at 1:31 PM [edit]