I\'d just like to express how happy I am with the way everything worked out last night. I couldn\'t have asked any more of myself in terms of the performance or from the audience in terms of their response, which fueled my energy and confidence, both as a result of laughs and occassional gasps.
My most heartfelt thank you a great group of friends. Sharing it with you made the night so much more special. Looking at you every now and again during the reading reminded me how lucky I am to have friends who went because they cared, and also, who have such lively personalities and strong characteristics. You all have a big influence over my writing and not just because I\'ve molded a character after one particular person; there\'s bits and pieces through my story that come from numerous conversations I\'ve had with all of you. I\'m truly lucky to live where I live and have gotten the chance to know, and shoot the
****, with such a fun, interesting, and intelligent bunch. Thanks again. And once again, a special thanks to you Fred and a little Livvy.
Also a special thanks to Dave for taping it with the microphone antlers. We were talking today about how we both would have regretted if it wasn\'t taped, which was somewhat of a last-minute decision. I appreciate it. I can\'t wait to hear it.
And a special thanks to Cori for helping publicize the event by starting this thread. We spoke on Tuesday and she had been about to post the directions, including the link of the map to Southern, when she saw that I had just done it hours prior. That was quite an eerie coincidence. Once again, I appreciate the effort.
Also, thanks to Tim Parrish, who taught the class for which I originally wrote the story\'s first draft last spring. He gave me outstanding comments that helped the expansion and revision of the story, much like many of my friends did. Tim MC\'d last night\'s proceedings and saracastically referred to me as the "ever-calming Chris Piccirillo." Let\'s just say I was a little spastic before the reading.
And finally, thanks to Tim for playing last night, which included a stellar version of L.A. Woman with an interesting fade-out ending, and Pete for hosting late night, which was a fitting capper to a night I\'ll remember for the rest of my life.
