Tea with McNair

• thursday thought

No. 8724 . . . in a series

A friend emailed this morning to update me on a difficult situation. Things seem less hopeful than earlier and she is now hoping that she might at least learn something from it all. In my reply I suggested:

"There's always a lesson to be learn. If you cannot find the lesson, become the teacher and create the lesson."

McNair 2:16

• be there

    . . . or be somewhere else

This Friday, 25 July (Click to enlarge or drag onto desktop)

• this is an experiment

. . . and you are invited 

The 1000 Journals Project has been featured twice on this blog site. Scroll down and you will find recent posts (HERE and HERE) about this growing  movement of sharing  your art, images, writing, and found ephemera, and sending  the journal on for others to contribute. Many of the journals have wrapped the globe.
     My new friend, Andrea Kreuzhage, an award-winning film maker, has made a remarkable and inspiring film that follows many of the original 1000 Journals all over the planet.
    Even if you did not know anything about the 1000 Journals Project, Andrea's rich and moving film tells a story that is complete within the 90 minutes of its captivating journey.
    Now, San Francisco Bay area residents will have several opportunities to see this film—if you missed the screenings at the recent San Francisco Int'l Film Festival. In fact, beginning 1 August 2008, you will have many chances to see it, daily, as it begins a run at San Francisco's popular ROXIE Theatre. There will be two shows nightly, four screenings on Saturday and Sunday. (Click on green handbill, left, to enlarge.) There are also plans underway to have a "Journal Slam" (my term) in association with the screenings. Bring your journal, sketchbook, fountain pen, glue stick, bus ticket, crayons, your favorite pen, and a brownie for McNair.
    I will be there opening night and other screenings.
    Meanwhile, visit my previous posts (linked above) and:
    • 1000 Journals
    • 1001 Journals (Register to recieve journals or start your own)*
    • 1000 Journals Film (Watch trailer video.)

    * Look at Journals No. 2997—3000

    When you come to the Roxie, please introduce yourself if you see me. 

   PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS:

In a few weeks (5 Aug.) my friend Susan (aka SARK) will release he new book Juice Pens, Thirsty Paper on the subject of writing, finding your own "voice" and getting published. To get the word out the creator of the 1000 Journals Project, "Someguy", has asked me to interview SARK for the 1000 Journals website interview page. I decided to conduct the interview through a journal. We will scan and upload the pages to the 1000 Journal and Tea With McNair websites. In fact, our interview—about half done—is journal No. 2944 on the 1001 Journal site. (Sneak preview in photos above and below.)

 

• see mcnair live!

 

For all who live here in the San Francisco Bay area, and surrounding Northern California region, I will be performing one of my three one-man plays, FROM UP HERE, on 25 July '8. This will be Friday evening at 7:00 PM and is open to the public. Admission is free. The performance is at Harvest Valley Christian Church (2300 Hopyard Road) in beautiful Pleasanton—near the intersection of the 580 & 680 fwys.)
    Hope to see you there. Come early to get a good seat up front. It is live theatre in which I portray more than a dozen characters using a ladder, a glass of water, and a scrap of paper as my only props. This is the second of my three one-man plays. I have performed it about 250 times. My first play, The Fifth Gospel, has been performed live, 1500 times. 
    If you come on the 25th, please introduce your self to me afterwards. 

    This play is appropriate for humans from about age 8 and upwards. It has been enjoyed by folks of deep faith, earnest skeptics, and those who just enjoy seeing a good play. If you think, "I don't really know the Bible that well." THIS is the play for you!
    There will be free child care available for all ages. (I am certain they would accept tips.) Additional info: map, directions on the Harvest Vally website.

[ Click poster to enlarge. ]