Wednesday, October 20, 2010

A Farewell

As we sail into the port of Costa Rica we bid a fond farewell to the Coral Princess. I think I have been on this ship longer than any I have ever sailed. Perhaps the Grandeur of the Seas would come a close second, but that was over a couple of years. I was on this ship over a matter of months.
I know waiters and bartenders by name and the say hello to me as I walk the decks. Tonight as I was doing my last sound check the stage staff broke into a chorus of monkey sounds. It really is great to be part of a group of artists.
Normally I am on and off a ship so quickly is as if I was never there. This time I became a part of the crew. It is a good feeling and Amigo's Broadway pin will always be here.
I am facing a three hour drive a two hour wait and a ten hour flight to get home tomorrow, seems insurmountable but it is part of the gig. I am after all a " fly on".
As you were,
Jay

www.monkeyjoke.com

2 comments:

Bob Conrad said...

Travel time is the part that the audience never sees, and the agent doesn't understand. I had one today, not quite as bad as your travel time, but my fee is lower. I had a 9 am school show in Connecticut, up at 5 am, on the road at 6am. I left the school at 10:30 am and arrived home at 2:30 pm. Hit a little traffic. Why do we charge so much for a 45 minute show? I wouldn't change it for the world!

Roomie said...

R,
And you wouldn't trade what you do for anything else in this world...even with all the inconvenience that goes with it....
Carry on,
D&M