M.I.I.A in Seattle
By Carrie • Apr 7th, 2009 • Category: NewsHey guys!
Seattle Skyline
I’m incredibly sorry I’ve been MIIA (Missing In Internet Action) for this almost inexcusable amount of time. But my alibi is dead-air tight…..I’ve been in previews up here in Seattle for my show, which I haven’t done in almost 6 months, making it a little tricky to get comfortable with it again. There’s a fair bit of it that changes with each show—– depending on the audience & my brain activity at each show.
Anyway, it’s gotten more familliar with each show & the audiences have been fantastic——especially the nite that the gay men’s choir came. 150 gay men are the perfect people for my antics…..
So tonite is opening nite & after that it should be a lot easier for me to stay in contact with y’all.
I’ll leave you with this thought; how long do u have to have to practice safe sex before u can go pro?
My bet is only Sarah Palin knows for sure…….
Talk to you soon!
Love
Carrie Frances
I’m sure Sarah Palin does. lol.
So glad to see you back on here! Missed your posts!
I’m sure you will get right back into the groove of things….how carrie got her groove back. lol.
Have a fantabulous show and break someone’s legs…i mean break a leg….yeah…break a leg.
Good Luck Carrie!!!
Wish I could be there!
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Carrie, we just saw your show this Sunday and we had a FABULOUS time! My partner and I were in town from Vancouver for my 40th birthday, and your show was the icing on my cake! Thank you so much for being such a fabulous host!
We also learned a valuable lesson: if ever the ticket girl at the door offers to seat you in the front seats (we were in Row P), don’t say something dorky like “Oh, no thanks, I think our necks will probably be too sore afterwards.” Duh! I can’t believe I passed on that! It coulda been ME up there in the Leia wig! “Leia and Luc” in matching wigs! A gay “Luke” no less! Ha ha! Next time—for the rest of my life, any time anyone offers to up-sell me for FREE—I WILL SAY YES!
Luc xo
aw, don’t worry about the absence. We know the fabulousness you are creating every night. Seattle is a lucky town!
I was listening to the podcast of the Ron and Don Show yesterday. Loved it, of course. My friend actually lived in Seattle for awhile, and she emailed me info on some places to get good Thai. I feel weird posting that here, though! I don’t want to start plugging places or saying ‘avoid THAT place’ on a public site. Free advertising, or slander, depending. But if you are still desperate for recommendations, the E of E can contact me and I will pass it to him.
Break both legs tonight, heck, you can borrow mine and break those, too. But you don’t need it. You’ll be brilliant.
Ericka
I think pro status is always just a matter of whether you’re getting *paid*, regardless of practice or even talent. But as with the NBA, a young person with tremendous potential can sometimes bypass “amateur” status completely and head straight to the pros. I believe both Levi and Bristol have it in them to do this. (And hey, welcome to Seattle! I’m really hoping we can make the show. I did a double-take when I saw a bus ad go by. Hilarious.)
Yay Carrie Has blogged!! Welcome back to your blogosphere! Congratulations on getting your show going again, only wish I could travel from lousy Texas and go to Seattle. I’m with Erika, if you need any extra legs to break…I offer mine.
and PS, remind me not to drink while I’m reading your blog….I spit my coke all over my computer screen when I read your safe sex thing….
LOL
Yes!
Well Carrie, best of luck in the shows. BREAK A LEG! (or both for balance)
We’d LOVE it if you brought your show to Miami! I can guarantee ten!
and about your alibi, We can keep a secret. . .
*-)
Yup and with whatever it was I bet you can see it from her house.
Good to see you back blogging and Best of Luck with your shows, but who needs luck when you are the witastic Carrie Fisher.
Saw the show Saturday after a three hour drive up from Portland. AMAZING!!!! Totally worth the drive! It was double cool to have it serving as research for my senior Theater Major thesis. Brilliant, just brilliant! Hope to see it again some day.
Do you accept kudos from straight guys? Hope so. Honest women are much appreciated… and when then have the talent you have, double that.
hmm, I haven’t had sex in 23 years, so I guess that is as safe as you can get..I tell everyone I haven’t had sex in 23 years, haven’t smoked in 36 years, haven’t drank in 18 years..so if you see me smoking and a drinking…? you know I just got laid…
break a leg….
Carrie,
You’re way too hard on yourself! Your premier performance in Seattle was smooth as glass and you brought on the deep belly laughs and pure delight as only you can do. I was in the audience––I should know! Thanks for helping to make my birthday present excursion with my daughter one of the best quality mother/daughter times ever, and for a fabulous show!
Your all time fan & constant admirer,
Joy in Portland
Hi Carrie, I just finished reading Wishful Drinking and I ignored my children happily to do it. They seemed happy about that too so no harm done. Please tell me you are coming to Toronto, Canada, where I live to do your show and that you haven’t already been here and I missed it because I had my head up my ass, or was in mommyland. that is what I want to hear. I didn’t laugh reading your last book, I HOWLED. louder than all the gay men in Seattle put together. I am an alcoholic, a writer and an actress over 25 and you are my new best friend.
Love N
I hope to HP you get it on ON BROADWAY, where you belong.
Hi darling!
I’m jealous of the people of Seattle who get to see you live. I wanted to see you at the Geffen but I called out drunk (and proceeded to do so until 3 months ago)
Anyway, I love ya tons and thank you for keeping me laughing in a bumpy part of my life.
Hugs,
Sean
Hi again
hope the show is going well – i just spent about 5hrs rigging lights for a show tomorrow to find out that they’ve now CHANGED their entire lighting plan…yeah, thanks for telling me at 11pm… so if you need more legs to break you can have my lighting designer’s cos if you dont break ‘em i’ll probably do worse tomorrow….
anyway two good things, one i just read wishful drinking on a plane, which is a really BAD thing to do if you dont want people to think you have some kind of wierd laughing disorder, and secondly i just realised how many air miles I have…so maybe seattle is not so far away anymore…. now to get time off work and away from the indecisive lighting designers…
anyway have a great run in seattle and if i can escape the real world for a few days (like 4 or 5 as i think the flight is something like 15hrs and then what the hell timezone would i be in anyway?), i will try to come and see it…..
Ms. Fisher,
We are coming to hear your talk 4-9-09; can’t wait. Will you be taking questions, such as; how does a 44 year old woman get from talking, her whole life, about wanting to be a writer, to starting to write, to getting someone to look at what she has written?
Looking forward to seeing you at the Rep.
Wendy
Hi Carrie,
The other night I asked my roommate, “Do you think I could write a letter to Carrie Fisher? I want to tell her how much I enjoy her books and writing and blogs and general awesomeness.” My roommate (who is much wiser than I) considered this query for a second and then responded, in her wise fashion, “I bet she doesn’t do the fan letter thing, because there are way too many Star Wars fanboys.” I figured she was probably right.
I was kind of apprehensive about commenting on your blog, because as a rule I find it awkward to comment on the blogs of people I don’t know, but everyone else seems to be doing it so I’ll just jump on the bandwagon. All I really wanted to say was thank you for sharing your experiences and sense of humor with the world, via the internet and your books. I only recently graduated college, but I’m pretty sure I have learned more about writing from reading your work than I ever learned in any class.
Everybody keeps asking you to bring your show to their hometown–but you reeeeally should bring it to the Midwest. I’m in Indiana, but I understand not wanting to come to Indiana because… it’s Indiana. Come to Chicago, or St. Louis, or somewhere within driving distance! Hope you are having a great run in Seattle so far!
- Cara (stuck in Indiana)
Hi Carrie, I am glad opening night went well. The audiences in Seattle are in for an amazing experience. I should know, having seen Wishful Drinking more than once myself!
I enjoyed TCM’s tribute to your mother on her birthday. I can’t think of a better way to kick off the month of April than with a “Day with Debbie”!
Break legs Carrie!
You really need to join Twitter, by the way.
142 times, give or take 2.
i saw the show april 2nd. great. and i was there 2night for the question and answer session and will be coming again with my dad on the 17th. thanks so much 4 doing your show…………it’s so healing and refreshingly honest. you are so strong and vulnerable simultaneously.
you give me hope i can turn my turmoil into art…
i love the confetti through too! i have cheap seats way in the back in the upper balcony but i love seeing the glitter from far away! i paint colorful custom shoes and if you ever want some let me know!
peaCe, shannon
Hope you are having a blast up there. I didn’t know your middle name was Frances. As if I needed another reason to adore you. Can I maybe never think about Sarah Palin and sex, like ever? Because you just know that she is one freaky snowmobile humping slutbag when it comes the baby makin’. And clearly it’s always baby makin’ time at the Palins. I just gave myself horror chills.
Saw your show on the 4th! SO great. Drove up from Portland with my Mom, who flew in from Boston for my birthday. It was our first road trip together. She’s a big fan of your Mom, and I of you, so it was a twofer for our family. Thanks for the memory! ox
seattle is a fantastic city
Dont mess with Palin…she looked a HELUVA lot better than that stupid assed black guy they hired for the job…its alll about looks isnt it?
oooo….and FUCK Seattle…my dog wouldnt even purge his bowels there…glad to see youre soon released back to reality…Detroit??? Hell I just escaped Cleveland…whats up with that??? OOO and Broadway…yerasss…looks like you need a REAL job after Detroit…look up Bob Seger…he is there..laughing…but he doesnt work any more either…Enjoy, Dave
OOOOOOO yeah, a reflection on you last thought….do you “Practice” safe sex or “perform” it????Also, I know why women like gay men….they dont have to worry about being hit on by them….I…. on the other hand DONT get that luxury…they dont ever force themselves on me when they know Im not, but I get hit on by them ALL THE FUCKING TIME. They seem to prefer the same things that women say they prefer…tall ,slim, fit, healthy guys with round muscular asses and hairy chests and stomachs that both dress and undress well. BUT if thats what women like physically how come I NEVER get hit on by them????HMMMM….WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THAT???SO…dont think I dont understand why you prefer them as friends…unfortunately Ill NEVER be one and it sounds like thats what you really look for in a male friend….NO???? Looks like it…lol…Dave. (See what I mean???) P.S. OMG….there is woman who walked by me with tits WAY BIGGER THAN MY HEAD…..AHHHHHH…God I could spend a half hour on each one of them….with feet that small how does she not fall over….its because of tits like that that it took a rockeet scientist/engineer Howard Hughes, to build a device to help with dynamic weight redistribution….(also called a brazier….you knew that didnt you????). My mom had deep red divits (NO SHIT looked just EXACTLY LIKE the cuts in a golf course fairway…. ONLY DIFFERENT) in her shoulder from the bra straps from lugging her GARFUCKINGGANTUAN tits around (and my stupid assed dad dumped her for a scrawny bulemic hillbilly who I dont even think had nipples (I thank God I dont know), we called her “half rack” but we were being generouos. Anyway when mom died the other day and the look on her face WOULD have been one of relief because she didnt have to lug those huge fucking tits around any more…BUT…she really couldnt express that any more because the dimentia that was caused by SEVERE vitamin B deficiency due to substituting Vodka and coffee for food or vitamins for way toooo long had eaten up her mind. SHe used to think exactly like me only DIFFEERENT, and she would have loved what Im telling you about her. At the meal after the funeral I sat with all her old friends and reminisced and her best friend took me aside alone shook my hand with both of hers and said “Dave, thank you for sitting there remembering Bertie with us….it was JUST LIKE she was there again” it was profounding moving to me to be SOOO HIGHLY praised…if youd have known her…youd know why (but I know you feel the same about your daft goofy assed mom too…isnt it great to have these jewels in your life…MAN…life is great…ROCK AND FUCKING ROLL). Maybe that will be one of the books, Ill call it “Remembering Bertie” yeah NO SHIT, that was her name…NOW ARE YOU GETTING IT?? NOT something nice and friendly like Debbie, or Linda, or even PECKERHEAD….but BERTIE LOU…does that start filling in the lines?? Right now I KNOW she is in heaven at the piano in Gods piano bar playing all her favorite songs and singing gloriously….surrounded (as she always had to be) by all these old guys who were sucking her ass by singing along just to try to get a chance to play with those GARFUCKINGGANTUAN tits. Remeber when I said how exactly alike we are only different…well there you go. Say Hi hun, love to hear from you…
Carrie: Is your Mueller Fres lamp still yur favorite? I am off to senior housing and cant take along my gooseneck lamp with two signed Mueller Fres globes (orangey).. Are you interested? Let me know Ill send photos.
I saw your truly amazing show. I am going to see it again!!! I am doing ECT!!! I know all to much about memory loss!!!! You are brilliant!! Good luck in New york!!!!
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