We had a fabulous closing night for Bombs Away! The audience was packed, and we couldn’t have asked for a warmer crowd. My best friend Harmony came the night before, and afterwards on closing night Johnny (my fabulous bf) came by (along with some old friends!) and we partied on into the night. Loooove it!
The crew at Mary’s Attic is awesome :) Happy closing, Bombs Away! -Eric M Chicago
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After a very long and exhausting rehearsal process, Bombs Away! opened last night to a wonderful crowd and we had a great performance! And we got Jeff Recommended, so congratulations to my wonderful castmates and the fabulous team behind Bombs Away!
Bombs Away! at Mary's Attic
Here’s the view from the balcony of my friend Sean’s apartment. He is always such a wonderful host! And when he has us to his place one of the highlights is always sitting out on his balcony and enjoying the interior view of the city. It’s amazing. Absolutely stunning. And it makes you feel like such a part of the city to be right there.
Thanks for the great party, Sean! Looking forward to the next one 
Well, my extended weekend in Ohio was a nice get-away from the city for a bit. I think I may have eaten a bit too much chocolate (thanks, Easter Bunny) but all in all it was a very refreshing weekend. I’m glad to be back in the city though!
Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict I wasn’t able to do Cousins Grimm (which I am very sad about) but I did land a part in another fun musical! It’s a fun new work (yay!) that points fun at all the big Broadway musicals. It’s going up at Mary’s Attic (2nd floor of Hamburger Mary’s) this summer, which means I’ll most likely be drinking a lot, but it will get me back into being social again! I’ve been a little reclusive since my last show. 
I’m happy to be working with the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre again. They gave me my first role out of college (Thrill Me) and I also did the American Premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera with them.
We start rehearsals soon, and it’s got a fabulous A-list Chicago cast! I think this is going to be a really fun experience; no deep character work here – just good plain old fashioned fun! See you at Mary’s Attic!
Bombs Away! at Mary's Attic
Bombs Away!
@ Mary’s Attic
5400 N Clark St
Chicago
June 4 – July 11
Thu. Fri. Sat.
7pm
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I went to see Mary Poppins (the musical) at the Cadillac Palace theatre downtown today. It was AMAZING!! I can’t remember the last time I had such a great time in the theatre. I felt like a kid again!
Highly recommended!
Went to a trendy Chicago piano bar, 3160, last night to hear my friend/client and jazz singer Paul Marinaro. He’s so great! We met years ago before Gentry on Halsted became Scarlet, and we’ve been good friends ever since. If you want to hear REAL jazz music, listen to these clips of him and his killer trio (the sound clips aren’t great; i took them with my phone):
I’m Beginning To See The Light
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Blame It On My Youth
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Love Is In The Air
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Baby Don’t You Go Away Mad
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You can catch Paul at 3160 (3160 N Clark) on Wednesday nights here in Chicago!
Me and Paul
I have no desire to date, hook up with, flirt with, wink at, or do anything else “with,” “at,” or “on” anyone. So why do I feel this propensity to visit the infamous Boystown Strip (Halsted St between Belmont and Addison)? That may be the $20,000 question. Is it an instinctive tug that all gay men feel on Saturday night? Is it my calling? I doubt it.
I like to be around a lot of people having fun. I like to be around all those possibilities and opportunities, even if they’re not mine. I like to be surrounded by the general sense of optimism and expectation you can feel surging through the air. Friday nights on the strip have a little too much expectation and pent up frustration from the workweek if you ask me. Saturday nights are a little more carefree, you know? Even if I’m not out shopping for anything it still lets me enjoy the atmosphere of the whole experience. Of course, I have to take one or two friends with me (preferably ones that aren’t shopping either) and do the half-assed “ok yea, sure I’ll make out with him. WHATEVER.” and the beer-vodka-slushie goggled “well I think he’s hot… he’s totally hot. No, I don’t have my beer-goggles on. I DON’T. Wait, here he comes. Ok, I have beer-goggles on. WHATEVER.”
I mostly love to people watch, though. And drunkenly laugh my ASS off with my friends (because when I get drunk I think EVERYTHING is funny and I love EVERYONE). I love to be surrounded by people. I just love it. I love having hot friends and not having to deal with sexual tension. The gay ones are rare to find but true gems when you find them.
I do love to meet new people when I’m drunk, though. LOVE it. I especially love to meet beautiful people. Not so much when I’m sober, but you’ll soon notice that I’m sort of a difference-between-day-and-night drunk. Which also explains why, when I’m drunk, I love to dance.
So, tonight’s $20,000 question is: Will Eric go to the strip tonight?
We’ll see. It depends on if I can find friends to go have some hammered fun with that either don’t mind going to Boystown and/or don’t mind the fact that I’m not going there with the unified intention of getting laid. I honestly wish there were less people in BTown trying to get laid and more people just wanting to have a good time. And if you think my perception is off, just go and check it out.
I think I might. Maybe.
Well it’s Theme Week apparantly here in Chicago.
1) Tuesday was Expensive Day. See my previous post about Expensive Day.
2) Wednesday was Busy Day. I was running around like a crazed warthog doing errands and working EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF THE DAMN DAY.
3) Today is Complicated Day. Everything in my life is complicated today. It started this morning when my mother called me and apologized for paying off her credit card with my money. Then we couldn’t get anywhere because there was road construction on every single street in Chicago, including the parking lots. We couldn’t even go through the food line at McDonalds. We had to go through alleys and all sorts of hooplah that wasn’t necessary at all. Then I had to leave and go to my Gym session at 12:30. 4 busses. FOUR busses. Really. Then I get to the gym and my trainer says that my payment for PT this month was declined. Even though I have plenty of money in the bank. Great. So we made phone calls and I finally just went to the ATM and paid cash. There goes 25 minutes of my training hour. Money well spent. Then as I tried to board the bus to get back to the Port, I realized that I had put my chicago transit card in my front pocket. Well who was to remember that I had magnets in my pocket from Busy Day when we posted posters at Columbia? Not I. So my card was ruined from the magnets, and so of course I only had a ten in my pocket. So I had to un-board the bus, as it were, and go buy something stupid to get change. Finally got on the bus and OH BOY busses no longer give us transfer passes, which means I transfer busses and I have to pay another $2. UGH. So then I get on the North Avenue bus and I’m sitting on it for about 10 minutes reading my book, and we haven’t moved. I look up and everyone has cleared the bus. I ask the driver and she says “No, I’m not going anywhere until 2:26.” …Oh, okay. So I went and had a cigarette then read some more waiting for the magical time of 2:26pm. May I say that this happened on the North avenue bus on the WAY to the gym as well. Finally made it back to the Port. Talked to Harmony. She wrote our rent check from her OLD account, and thusly it bounced. Great. Well we need to go get a certified check to replace it, and I am absolutely positive that the bank will be held up by a criminal when we arrive. What else would you expect on Complicated Day? So… I’m excited to see what else happens tonight. I am afraid to go anywhere. I am terrified to leave this office and walk upstairs. I simply do not like Complicated Things. So, you see, I do not enjoy Complicated Day.. ALL that much. le sigh
On a higher note, last night was the WONDERFUL celebration for Chrissy and her baby!!! I cried during the video that Clara made. It was just such a nice send-off. Oh and then we found the 13 bottles of champagne. OOPS. well if you are reading this then you have probably some idea of the rest of me and harmony’s night. It was quite fun. However I was forced to meet Complicated Day with quite a hangover. Which made the gym REAL fun. And I still have it. I’m not a champagne girl. So… where are we going tonight? Nick’s? Maybe a boystown spot we haven’t been to in a while? Gentry? Duffy’s? I do NOT want to stay at the Port. So there. Alright enough is enough. I am going to fearfully get back upstairs. Wish me luck…
Happy Complicated Day Everyone!!