Beach Trip, Part Two...The Cast

Here is the cast of the weekend of Beachiness...




1st off...
The pug, Buddha. Secluded most of the weekend to the confines of the Safari Motel.

























Priscilla...who did not spend nights in the Safari, but spent the nights with Danny, her gay boyfriend in Delaware. Priscilla discovered SPARKS through this trip, and was fine since. She was a welcome presence at any given time, dispatching laughs and fearing the sea (due to fear of critters) She overcame this fear and got in the last 2 days. I was proud.















Danny, who I affectionately term "Slut". He being the summer denizen of the beach helped to lead us to hot spots and hot shots, including some shot he made us all do called something like "Purple Jesus". All I know is that they lit it on fire before we shot it, and I remember not much of the night after that.




















Equss (Matt Diess), who showed up on Saturday afternoon and helped to make the stay as beer full (He bought 4 cases) and fun filled as could be...













Eleasha, who is always a joy in any amount you can get her in. She had a harrowing experience happen to her while there, but came through stronger for it (details to follow). I view her as my touchstone, and she helped me battle my OCD so much while there (details, again, to follow).














Matty...always the life of the party, and the barometer of fun times had. He was the lifeblood of the trip, and the gauge of what was fun or not. I thank God that I have a partner that is so able to put up with my instability.















Stephen Gregory (me)...OCD ridden, moody, not able to eat at every place you go to, worrying about the dog constantly, too hot from the sun, too drunk from the beer.





The next 3 days will show the tale of our adventures together. I have set the scene and the characters playing in them. Stay tuned.
Luv,
SGS

Beach Trip, Part One...Safari Motel

The motel. Wow. First off, we were not supposed to stay here. We originally were to stay with Danny at his mother's Beach House. This met with some unfortunate circumstances involving lingering visitors at the house, so we decided to make it easier on all involved and rent a motel room that excepted pets.
We found the Safari Motel.
Well, I love the whole tic-tackiness of Ocean City. That is part of the whole appeal for me in the first place. This place was just as tic-tack as it gets. The jungle motif was hysterical. This huge ape guarded the 4th floor balcony. We all took pictures with it. Too much.
I named him George.











In the spacious and luxurious lobby..heh...was this stuffed Lion, along with other African masks and random tiki totem poles...I felt right at home...it actually reminded me of some of our library's decor. I could have easily moved into the Safari Motel and wanted for nothing more.



One of the best parts of this place was the balcony. In the nights and in the mornings, we would go out here and either welcome the day, or say goodbye to it. Well, let me amend that. Matt would welcome it with coffee. I would kiss it goodbye with Yuengling. (natch).













I loved sitting up here and watching life go by beneath my feet, four stories below.
Moments like these are few when you have the chance to savor what you have right in front of you.
The sound of the ocean crashing to the shore. The sound of gulls squawking. The ocean breeze intermittently caressing your face. The grit of sand that you feel on your legs and feet.
And the cheap looking, yet effective room 4 floors below.
God Bless the Safari.

I'm Home...

Travel exhausts me. I had a fantastic time, and will post a whole mammoth post with pictures and all when I get my thoughts together...We stayed at a dive motel that allowed pets called...the Safari Motel...quite the jungle theme going on...
Here are a few pictures to tide you over...





Luv,
SGS

CRAFTY BASTARDS-THE TRUNK

From what it is now to what it was then. This was my latest project.

Beach Bound

I'm off...I will be taking lots of pictures there, and I will post them all next week.
Enjoy the post below while I am gone, and everyone have a great weekend!
Luv,
SGS

ANOTHER HOT PICTURE OF MATT BOGART...

Just because. Have you read his interview with me yet? Leave a comment and let Matt know what you think. I put a fantastic interview with one of the hottest men alive up on here and everyone is too shy to say word one?
Come on folks, this I leave as a challenge to you...

Beach...2000-2006

The last time that I was at the beach was 2000. I started to think about the differences of time involved.
In 2000..
I didn't know Eleasha.
I did not own a cell phone.
I didn't use e-mail or the internet much.
I didn't own a cell phone.
I had only been with my partner for 2 years ( almost 8 now)
I had no inclination of adopting a dog.
I did not own a DVD player.
We lived with Stephen R. Hayes at time.
There were no thoughts of terrorism then.
I had no aspirations of anything more than making a living in dinner theatre then...before Burn Brae closed.
I was about to start rehearsal as Bobby Child in Crazy for You.
I discovered my allergy to shellfish on this trip.

IN THE HEELS OF...THE WOMEN

Yet again, in honor of the 1 year anniversary of this old blog, here is a dashboard re-cap of the "In the Heels of..." series. Below this entry is the re-cap of the "In the Shoes of..." series.
If you missed these interviews, enjoy them...they are touching, enlightening, sometimes funny, always entertaining...if you read them before, read them again...I have found through archiveing these that you catch more upon the second read.
In preparation for a beach vacation starting Thursday evening, I have posted about 5 posts below...feast on these, since I will take most of tomorrow to get ready for the beach.
I will post more to tide you over while I am gone in the next 2 days.
Luv,
SGS



ELEASHA GAMBLE
KARMA CAMP
ERIN DRISCOLL
AMY MCWILLIAMS
SHERRI EDELEN
DONNA MIGLIACCIO
LYNN FILUSCH

IN THE SHOES OF...THE MEN

Here is a recap, in honor of the 1 year anniversary of the blog, of the men interviews...women later...(there are a LOT!)
Luv,
SGS

MATT BOGART
STEPHEN GREGORY SMITH
BRAD OSCAR
J FRED SHIFFMAN

BUDDHA LIKES ELEASHA'S BREASTS(AS DO WE ALL)

Image of the Week

Title: Pug equals poop.

CUTE DOG OF THE WEEK (THAT I WALK)

This is Otis, the bulldog. I have a crush on him. He doesn't give a rat's ass about hardly anything. I have to lift him off the couch to go on a walk.
One day I kissed him on the lips, and he burped in my face.
I find him hysterical.

A WEEK IN THE LIFE

Since we are in the tail end of cicada season again in the region (no, not the 17 year ones, but the seasonal kind) I thought I would take some pictures of their life span in order...although I never have been able to see a nymph form of them in person, just their shells.
Here it is...these cicadas are a vibrant green, very beautiful...yet icky.

Stars on a Plane

1 Year Old...

This blog is one year old today...
Hope you enjoy the 2 features below, "In the Shoes of...Matt Bogart", and "Backstage-Allegro".
Thanks for checking in as often as you do, and making this little piece of cyberspace as fun and dialogue starting as it is.
It's been a great year, and I look forward to the next one ahead, with lots of coverage of My Fair Lady, the Last Garage Hurrah, Signature's new theatre opening, Into the Woods, Meet John Doe, Summer of 42' and more!
Thank you to all of you who count this page in your daily reading. When I started this one year ago (due to artistic boredom-read-out of work), I had only 1 show to look forward to in that coming year.
Now, I look at 5 in a row lined up!
But I will still find much time to document it all...
Stay Tuned, and thanks again...
Luv,
SGS

Backstage-Allegro

As a new feature, I will offer you the reader a glance at the backstage hijinks that we actorines get to see daily...Donna and I doing an impromptu dance backstage during Allegro-me with a fake moustache on-Tracy and I being posers as always...
Enjoy.