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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Happy Friday Night, all!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Has anyone volunteered or been drafted for a stage manager? I'm thinking we might consider nailing that position down for someone to handle musicians, their stuff, perhaps pre-recorded music and—anything else? There was some talk of someone doing it... but I'm not clear if it someone came through or not.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Anyway, if no one else has already claimed, is clamorin' for, or been drafted for this er, highly-coveted position, I've hit up my buddy, Daryl for it. Daryl Wise (event planner, music promoter, and recent Master of Ceremonies at another dear friend's memorial—not exactly like you really need credentials—but considering it's Bruce... maybe) told me he'd be honored to manage stage activities at "Bruce Steinberg Unabridged" if we needed the assistance.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I didn't officially give him the job. I told him I'd "get back to him" in true rock, roll, and funk fashion pending discussion with my "Abridged" compadres. Lemme know if you'd like me to have him sign the contract or not.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">BTW, I'm totally not attached to having a stage manager. But think it may be a big help come the day of.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Stay dry and safe, folk!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Laurie</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <br><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><p align="center" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#7300ff" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #7300ff; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); text-align: center; ">• • •</span></font></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#7300ff" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #7300ff; text-align: center; "><i style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: center; ">Remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: center; "> </span></span></i></font></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#7300ff" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #7300ff; text-align: center; "><i style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: center; "> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: center; ">but by the moments that take our breath away.</span></i></font></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #7300ff; min-height: 14.0px"><i style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: center; "></i><br style="color: rgb(115, 0, 255); text-align: center; "></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br></body></html>