Rebel Prince

I don’t know how many of my readers are current Stanford students—probably not many—but I thought I’d pass along an e-mail announcement from my old theater group, Ram’s Head:

DO YOU LIKE TO ACT?
DO YOU LIKE TO SING?
DO YOU LIKE TO DANCE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ALL THREE IN FRONT OF 1700 PEOPLE?
WOULD YOU DO IT IN THE NUDE? (ok, so you don’t have to be naked)

THEN AUDITION FOR
BIG GAME GAIETIES 2003!!!

It’s the most ridiculous, most over the top, most side-splitting comedic extravaganza known to man!!!
Auditions are 9/29/-10/1
Sign up for auditions in White Plaza 9/26, 9/29-10/1
Email Producer Justin Liszanckie at justliz@stanford.edu for more info

Ram’s Head Encourages People of All Backgrounds to Audition

Okay, so that was a little emphatic. But as a three-time veteran of Gaieties, I can tell you, it’s a lot of fun. (Have I mentioned that I became a lush thanks to Ram’s Head?) And rehearsals take over your life for about eight weeks until Big Game. You won’t have any time left to sleep or study, but hey, that’s not why you’re at Stanford, is it?

Other Ram’s Head opportunities this school year: original one-acts during winter quarter, and Ragtime this spring.

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This morning I stopped at the Starbucks in our office building, and the woman working the coffee machines began to take orders from people in line so she could start making the drinks while we waited to get to the cashier. From behind the coffee machine she started to ask me if I wanted an espresso drink, but when she peeked her head around and recognized me, she said, “Oh, you’re having a caramel frappuccino, yeah?” Hm. I’ve always said I want to be a regular at some joint where they’d know me and my usual order, but who knew it would be Starbucks?

Update (14:05): Now I’m off to yet another retail food hegemon, McDonald’s. Yeah, yeah, I know. Starbucks I can deal with, but god willing, McDonald’s will never become my Cheers. Scary thought. Hm, wait, you know what? I changed my mind. I think I’ll go instead to Jean’s, the mom-and-pop deli down the street. They have a good soup-and-sandwich deal. There, I feel better already.

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