Random Observation

I’m currently (as in right now! this very second!) working on the Fringe Show, and typed in the words “Barack Obama” into the document.  Spell check doesn’t like either of them.  Instead it wants me to replace “Barack” with barrack, barracks, or barak and Obama with Osama or Bema.
Hilary Clinton? It recognizes just fine.

RIP Earle Hagen

Earle Hagen died today, the composer of arguably one of the most well-known pieces written for alto sax, Harlem Nocturne.  I used it in I Hate Kenny G (in fact I had to write a story with that song in mind so I could work it into the script), I played it as the random [...]

Show Description

We’re still changing the title, but here’s the show description:
Rebelling against politics, proselytizing, and puking, writer / performer Allegra Lingo surfs the waves of her Baptist upbringing and gay Catholic presence, and finds her own island.

Old Man on the Bench

I was driving home from a meeting with Anthony today and saw an old black man in a tie-dyed shirt and blazingly white afro.  I had actually seen him earlier today while I was driving to my meeting, but this time he was sitting at a bus stop bench, and had pulled out a guitar.  [...]

5/5ths video

So a few weeks ago, the Rockstars did one fifth of Romeo and Juliet for the Minnesota Fringe annual fundraiser.  Here’s a video snippet of each of the acts.

Ireland’s Eurovision Entry

I present…DUSTIN THE TURKEY!
This isn’t actually their entry–this is the song that came out while I was living there:

THIS is the actual entry:

Myth Me Musings 32: The Problem with the Baptists

IAmidst a few protests, Amy and I headed to Ridgewood Church on Sunday.  We dragged Anthony, the director of this whole project along as well (although he sat on his own, which was a good thing).  It reminded me of where I started.  And why it’s definitely not the finish line for me.
The thing about [...]

Apparently it’s a good day in California

So the California Supreme Court deemed the state ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. I have to admit, I’m currently weighing the pros and cons of this.
Con: What is the Supreme Court thinking, doing this less than six months before the 2008 presidential election? If there’s anything that will galvanize the religious-right to get [...]

Apparently, I don’t exist

Schnappi had this cool thing on her blog to see how many people in the US have your name, so I decided to check it out, just to make sure that I am, indeed, the only Allegra Lingo. And this is the result that I got.

HowManyOfMe.com

There are
0
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have [...]

Oh boy

Amy and I were walking through Gavidae and saw this today:

I nearly took out my credit card right there.
Just in case.