Monday, May 21, 2007

On the North Coast

Went to DVD, Never Returned

We saw Jeff DeMark's Went To Lunch, Never Returned at Muddy's Hot Cup on Saturday. Jeff has been trying to get recent performances recorded for possible DVDs, with mixed results. The taping of his performance at the Arcata Playhouse earlier this month of his baseball show (Hard As A Diamond, Soft As The Dirt) worked out well, and work on a DVD is proceeding. But Saturday was the third attempt to tape the "Lunch" show, and the third failure.

At the break, Jeff learned that only the first ten minutes was recorded, and there would be no more. But he seemed to pour that frustration into a spirited physical performance of the second half of the show, much to the delight of the capacity crowd.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Indeed Bill...I certainly did pour all of my frustrations into that second half...and all the noise just added to it: latte's being steamed and glasses being washed and banged around and other distractions ...Man, that was really fun and intense. I don't know if I've ever done that show with as much emotion and energy. By 5 pm the next day I could hardly stand up..but it was a good exhaustion. We'll get it recorded the NEXT time...I hope. Thanks for coming and writing aboiut it...Jeff D