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  1. 08-15-2002 01:01 PM #1
    HilandDoug
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    Wish me luck!

    Well, Saturday, August 17 is opening day for the Three Musketeers VS. The Pirate King, a 7 act play at the Michigan Renaissance Festival. I play Athos the Musketeer. After a little over 4 months of grueling rehearsal, getting stabbed by rookie stage combatants (3 times!), and a few re-writes, we are finally ready. There are almost 40 fights in the show. Can I get a heartfelt "Break a leg!" from my friends at Fencing.net?
  2. 08-15-2002 01:43 PM #2
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    Highland Doug,
    Break a leg.
  3. 08-15-2002 01:59 PM #3
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    Break a leg.
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  4. 08-15-2002 03:35 PM #4
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    Good luck and shatter a tibia for us...
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    Good Luck ,CHU!!!
    I bet you'll be the best there! God, knows I love the R'N F Festivities , here in Utah. Used to do a few dances, so I hope the show is a hit!
    Again, Good luck
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    But are we wishing luck to Hil, or Doug?
    ( Sorry, it's just too good to let that go quite yet! )
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    </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Helvetica, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial"> But are we wishing luck to Hil, or Doug? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial">Or both?

    Anyway, althoug I wouldn't wish it on anyone (particulalrly a Fencer) - 'Break a leg!'
  8. 08-15-2002 07:20 PM #8
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    Break a leg. Or as we Chinese say "Ma Dao Gong Chen" Translation: May you meet with success immediatly.
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  9. 08-15-2002 09:20 PM #9
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    Hey Doug, what happened to those French lines that you wanted translated? I never heard from them!!!

    Take care and I hope you'll astound your audience!
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    GO DOUG GO DOUG GO DOUG....(insert scantily clad cheerleader here) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

    <small>[ 08-16-2002, 05:25 AM: Message edited by: Zelda ]</small>
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    Break a leg, Doug!

    </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Helvetica, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial">GO DOUG GO DOUG GO DOUG....(insert scantily clad cheerleader here) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial">are we volunteering, Zelda?
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  12. 08-16-2002 03:23 AM #12
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    Well considering my flexibility is questionable Mergs the answer to your question is probably not.
    Theses are evil....VERY evil, someone rescue me pls!
  13. 08-16-2002 05:15 AM #13
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    Veeco, according to my list, you still have a response you haven't read! The woman who plays Queen Elizabeth speaks fluent French, so she's taught me a few phrases that I've been practicing.

    Zelda, you'll do nicely, even in your fencing whites! Thank you!

    epeefencer74, thank you for the translation!

    Thank you all!
  14. 08-16-2002 05:47 AM #14
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    Be noble, be brave, and don't drink as much as the literary Athos did!
    ... without remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, [d'artagnan] went to bed and slept the sleep of the brave.
    - The Three Musketeers
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    Leave it to D'Art to spoil the fun...
    Hey doug, can I get a copy of the video?!?

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    I come now, I was just having fun <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

    Of course, the French drink wine and not beer. Go ahead and have a few!
    ... without remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, [d'artagnan] went to bed and slept the sleep of the brave.
    - The Three Musketeers
  17. 08-17-2002 09:20 AM #17
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    Ohhhh! I'd love to come and see this..Have a great time with it Doug!
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  18. 08-19-2002 09:08 AM #18
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    Well, we don't have it on video yet, but I'll see what I can do. There is a lot of ad-lib dialogue in certain portions of certain scenes, so the show isn't the same twice. This is better for us, as it serves to keep it fresh.

    We have great crowds this weekend, even while competing with the Woodward Dream Cruise. The kids absolutely loved us, and the Musketeering ceremony hosted by the French King was packed with kids. I think I must have had my picture taken, singularly and in group, over a hundred times this weekend!

    A patron told me my French accent sounded like a combination of Jacques Cousteau, Gérard Depardieu, Lumiere (from Disney's Beauty & the Beast), and, of course my favorite, Pepe LePew! I laughed pretty hartily at this, and considered it to be quite a compliment, especially since I actually listened to Gerard's dialogue in Man in the Iron Mask to listen to pronounciation of certain words!

    I've never worked so hard in my entire life at having so much fun! For an ex-drama major, this is almost a dream come true!
  19. 08-20-2002 12:12 PM #19
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    Doug, I can only imagine how much fun that had to have been. I have been entralled by the Three Musketeers for nearly 4 1/2 years now. The honor to get to play one of them had to have been great!

    How was the fencing? Did the other actors, esp. the Musketeers, put as much time, love and effort into this as you did? Whenever you can, please show us photos.
    ... without remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, [d'artagnan] went to bed and slept the sleep of the brave.
    - The Three Musketeers
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