I must apologize for my lack of attention to the fan club web site. All of my being has been dedicated to the completion of Tortugapalooza 2: Spies.
It's been two weeks since we completed the first installment of this year's 'Palooza tour. I'm still stressed out and unhappy. I don't know if anyone understands the work that goes into a production of this nature. After a year of writing, filming, editing, rehearsing, it's over in only three hours. I so looked forward to some down time. Instead I find myself still working and booking and preparing for a new show I just landed in Seattle. It's the weekend of June 17-19th; a weekend that was supposed to be an off week for us.
Don't get me wrong, I am a self-proclaimed workaholic but I do look forward to time off like the rest of us. I just have trouble forcing myself to take it. Now I'm not looking for any pity. I just wanted to vent a little and give you all a sincere apology for my lack of journal entries. On top of all of this, I'm currently in Atlanta and my computer is still in Florida. We flew back from Florida to get back to Atlanta after 'Palooza and left a car down there so I had no way to transport my tower. I'll get it in ten days when I go to FL to retrieve my car. So I'm typing this entry on a friend's computer over a booth at the Ga. Ren. Fest. on a faire day.
Alright, enough of my bellyaching. I just want to let you know that I have been taking pictures and trying to have a life interesting enough to warrant a journal entry. I just don't have the time or the drive or the computer (for that matter) to post a decent journal update. I promise when we get out of Georgia and get to Ohio, I'll have my computer and I'll get back to work on posting some fun pictures and some journals worth reading.
Until then I'm gonna sit quietly in my padded room, relax, drink a beer or two (or twenty) try to catch up on some movies and spend some quality time with my wife. And if all goes well, happy go lucky Jef will return in June with fun stories of joy and mirth (whatever mirth is).
Thanks for your continued support and love to all,
-Jef-
Supplemental!
Like I said, I was actually having a life during this time but was just too busy to write about it. So here's a few highlights of what happened during those months:
March:
- Did Casino night at AZ. fest to raise money for festival participants in need
 Casino Night! |
 Fan Meet and Greet in Atlanta |
 Hey Nunnie Nunnie! and the gang at Casino Night |
- Sharon flew back to Florida early 'cause her boss needed her to straighten out the business at the Tampa show
- I finished up the Arizona show and headed to Atlanta to drop off the trailer while we did the Tampa show
- I got caught in some really bad weather in Georgia and was stuck in the mud for hours trying to drop the trailer.
[Movie: Jef driving in the storm - Windows Media / RealMedia]
April:
- We did the Bay Area Renaissance Festival show and I got really smashed at the last Beer Show
- Sharon was the matron of honor at her best friend Tiffany's wedding
 The bride and me |
 Tiffany and Terry |
 The bride and friends |
- Tortugapalooza went off without a hitch but considering the massive advertising budget attendance was less than hoped for.
 Riki and Deane rehearse |
 On stage at 'palooza |
 Ronn and Deane rehearse |
May:
- Hosted fan meet and greet at Dave and Buster's in Atlanta
- Celebrated Ronn's Birthday
 It's a birthday balloon! |
 Jef plays BattleTech at the Fan Meet and Greet |
 The gang at Ronn's birthday |
- Got bitten by the Star Wars bug and finally saw the new installment.
 A long time ago... |
 Padewan Sharon with lightsaber |
 Master D'Angelo teaches |
