A master sergeant in the Army is in danger of losing his lavish lifestyle when a Pentagon official threatens to close Fort Baxter, |
Actually, an old printing press building that had been fortified. |
But what if our Internet was down? What if we lost our building and had to set up in a school gymnasium? We could get computers, but we couldn't get computers with the configuration settings we need in a timely manner. And if we can't set up our medical records data, we can't see patients, which means we're in trouble, especially in a disaster scenario. |
For the first time in 19 years we'll be able to perform on our own stage instead of some place else. |
He was eager to serve his country, |
Howl has certainly proved that the East Village sense of community has survived intact, |
I benefit from the Mr. Potato Head syndrome. Put a wig and a nose and glasses on me, and I disappear. |
I got my uniform and my belts and I wanted to learn how to salute. |
I recently made a list of all the characters and voices I've done. It came to 99, |
I should have been a general a long time ago instead of shining a seat with my ass in Washington D.C. But, thanks to a certain master sergeant, I had a career reversal 20 years ago, |
I worked at first in a music store, and soon enough found myself hanging out with people like Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine [singer from 70s punk-band Television]. |
It was literally a situation where you felt the most unbridled glory and the most excruciating emotional agony. What's the line -- laugh all your laughter, cry all your tears? And revel in the glory of it all, |
It's a monumental day, that's for sure. |
It's a reward for the whole music department and community because we've been able to put this together. |
It's been five years worth of planning and negotiating to bring this to a reality. |