Gimli Manitoba and Beyond
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Gimli Manitoba and Beyond
by Precious Chong
Happy New Year 2009
How did that happen? You can tell that I’m getting older when I make a remark like that. I’m here in Winnipeg and in the midst of rehearsals.
I start my tour on Saturday, Gimli Manitoba is our first stop I believe. Then it’s Eriksdale, Thompson, Snow Lake, Flin Flon, Dauphin, Deloraine, Strathclair,, Neepawa, Binscarth, Virden, Crystal City, Steinbach, Carman, Morden, Brandon, Kenora, Atikokan, Sioux Lookout, Dryden….ending with Churchill. Yes, I’m going to be performing in polar bear country.
I’ll keep you posted on how it’s going.
And then I’m back at the same place that I was five years ago. Literally. Where I met Wes and we fell in love and my whole life changed. The Garry Apartments. Apparently for me, Paris is not for lovers, Winnipeg is.
It’s bittersweet. And I miss Jack. I miss him a lot. But then I’m grateful to have the time to focus and take care of myself. It’s a conundrum. My friend Christine, is like, you have this great opportunity Precious, stop wasting your time on that and just do the work. I have the chance to sort of start over, again. It’s weirdly ritualistic.
I was starting to spiral. Focusing on outside approval. Freaking myself out. Doubting myself. It sucks.
So I’m stopping that.
Also my sublet did not work out. That’s a bit of a nightmare. I had a bad feeling from the beginning and I chose to ignore it. I got burned. Ouch.
But that’s okay. Sorry if this sounds all self-helpish. I’m scared but I’m going to leap into the unknown. And see what happens. It’s exciting.
And yes it’s cold here. Beautiful blue sky and sparking snow and then I go outside and I’m like, oh my god, I’m going to get frostbite on my face! It’s serious business. No messing around. Two words; snow pants.
Yes, I’ve done solo shows before, but this feels different. Maybe because I’m getting paid to do it, maybe because I didn’t write it, maybe because it feels more like a play than a solo show. I do have to remember to breathe. Really. I talk a lot and when I start running out of breath forget it. Breathe. So this week, I have two more days rehearsal then a dress rehearsal run on Thursday, then a performance at the Casino here on Friday and then the tour starts on Saturday.I’m taking the show on the road.
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