Lori Hamilton continues her series of blogs about the mishaps and challenges of bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
It was February 10, 2020. Having written a play about following my intuition, you would think that I would follow my intuition. But you would be wrong. On that particular morning, I decided to shave my legs. My intuition, said, “I wouldn’t do that!”. “Hush,” I replied. “What if I get a pedicure today?”
Turns out I only had enough shaving cream for one leg, so I improvised and used conditioner for the other one. That made the bottom of my shower super slippery. I promptly fell and broke three ribs.
I think my ego was at least as bruised as my body. I quickly learned that the key risk with broken ribs is pneumonia. So I was social distancing before it was cool. That turned out to be a lucky thing because at least a dozen people I know who got Covid right around that time by either performing or visiting Broadway.
Then it was March 9. Time to record the soundtrack for the show. This time I listened to my intuition and insisted that we record March 9-11. Turns out, that was a good move because March 11 is when it was announced that New York City was being closed down.
So yes, I recorded the album with three broken ribs and a bruised ego. The moral of the story is that when you write a play about following your intuition, maybe it’s a good idea to follow your intuition!
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Here are some photos of me and the team at the recording session– Jan Douglas (voice teacher), Brett Parnell (producer and musician), John Bennett (producer), Keith Burton (piano).
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