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Oil spills blow

Rick Desloge — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:41:36 +0000

Ok. I give in. I’m not sure if it was the massive public outcry, the paparazzi stalking my every move, the horde of media attention, or just the fact that I haven’t written squat in half a year. Rejoice friends; here is an abridged update. (I say abridged because later today I have every intention of joining the Gold’s Gym near Columbus Circle. That’s right, folks, I’m getting ripped.)

Nevertheless it’s been a while since I let my creative juices flow and plopped out the masterpiece known as a blog. A lot has happened since my last post. In homage to David Letterman (much better than Leno, btw.) here is my Top Ten list of things that have happened since my last post:

10. This website got redesigned. Mad props to this guy!

9. Bad-ass roommate Mike moved out and took the 40” flatscreen LCD TV and PS3. Bad-ass roommate Jon moved in.

8. My birthday happened. I got some money and replaced the PS3 and TV abducted by Mike. The money hardly covered it. My checking account died a little bit, but once again my apartment is ballin’.

8. Christmas happened. I got a ballin’ mini HD camera thingy.

7. My ipod crashed. I now video all of my rehearsals with said ballin’ mini HD camera thingy. Check out this first pass of Take a Chance on Me with the ridiculous Joshua Kartes (sightreading?!?!?!) on the piano.

8. Nick (my brother), went to Hong Kong for five months. This is him leaving.

6. While in Hong Kong, baby bro hooked me up with custom shirts. Check em’ out!

5. James and Emily, two friends from back home got married. I need to work on my blackberry picture skillz.

4. Landen was in the wedding party. I still need to work on my blackberry picture skillz.

3. The pirate formerly known as Long John Silver aka Jamie Jackson made his New York debut in the 39 Steps. Currently playing Off-Broadway. Get your tickets here!

2. I did a reading where Andrea Burns played my mom and Andy Karl played my dad. That was fun.

1. I booked Family Dinner, the show I have been work shopping for over a year. We’re going to run Off-Broadway this summer at the Beckett Theatre on Theater Row. I’m playing Alex, the oft-ignored seventeen-year old. It’s my New York debut and I’m quite excited. Get your tickets here. Check out some press here!

More to come. Consider yourselves updated.

-R

Life in Midair

Rick Desloge — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:30:50 +0000

Life recently has been chaotic – between closing Joseph in Indy, Thanksgiving, coming back to NYC, a quick weekend in DC, back to St. Louis for the holidays, a possible trip to Vegas, and a Bar Mitzvah in Kalamazoo – I haven’t had much time to refocus and regroup my life. Life is going amazing, a seemingly constant mash of reunions with old friends and great nights with new ones – so here’s my cyber toast to having this amazing run continue!

On a separate note, I’d like to announce that big changes are coming. I’m on the precipice of something awesome professionally, and I’m really thrilled with the hand I have been dealt; my life is an open book and I have no clue what the next chapter will be. (Pardon the horrid cliche .)

With that being said, I’m collaborating with my roommate on a new design for the site. I’ve never felt like this site accurately portrays who I am. Yeah, you get an idea through my wordy ramblings, but something is lacking. Actually I feel this way about most of my friends websites. They seem generic and static, with no human connection to the person on screen. Since I’m all about relating to and knowing the essence of who someone is, my website needs to reflect this. So be on the lookout for something new and fresh, a website that really lets you know who I am. I have no idea what my roommate, Mike, and I will come up with, but it’ll be tight. I asked for one of those tiny HD cameras for Christmas, so maybe I can do some video blogging. That would be fresh, aight! (yeah, I went there)

Okay, that’s enough for now – keep it real folks. Oh, and on a completely different note, I have been on a train charming spree – it seems like every time I walk down to the subway the train is right there. This must continue. I like. A lot. LOVE!

Check out IU!

Rick Desloge — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:31:45 +0000

So I just found this awesome thing – a live streaming video player from the IU Jacobs School of Music! Apparently they have been streaming performances for a while now, and they even have some of them archived!

It reminds me how much I miss my alma mater; I had the time of my life in college and would not be where I am today if it were not for the IU experience. The SoM ballets and operas are stunning, easily rivaling numerous professional companies. Do yourself a favor and check it out here!

Musical Theatre Audition Class

Rick Desloge — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:32:03 +0000

Hey Indianapolis people! I have been invited to teach a series of “Musical Theatre Audition Masterclasses” at Performer’ Edge Dance Studio in Carmel. I’d love to see anyone and everyone who wants to learn more about what’s going on inside the room attend!

Too often, I think performers view an audition as solely a judgment of their talent. So I have come up with a class that will work towards understanding and embracing that everyone is talented and unique, and an ideal audition is one where you are able to show whomever is behind the table the essence of who you are and what you bring to a role. This makes it easier for casting to get a show up, and in my experiences, is far more effective as a performer.

We’ll cover a boatload of information in class – insider stuff that performers auditioning for colleges or looking to make the leap to a major market will find essential as well as actors who want to feel great about the work they are doing in the audition room! Please email me for details! rick@rickdesloge.com

On another note, I’m getting some pictures taken over the next week by the fabulous Julie Curry. Hopefully I can update the site with stuff that is a little more “me”.

Let me know if you have any suggestions. I want to incorporate my twitter feed, redesign the graphics, etc.

Julie and I are going to kill this shoot, so hopefully we get some edgy stuff to work with.

Digg it!

Rick Desloge — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:44:47 +0000

BATB on SNL.

Become my fan!

Rick Desloge — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:17:39 +0000

Check it out! I made a facebook fan page – so if you have seen me in a show, like my site, enjoy actors from St. Louis who love sports… become my fan! It’s really simple, all you need is a facebook account (and seriously, who doesn’t have one of those) and the click of a mouse.

You’ll love it, I promise. Oh, and I also promise I won’t be one of those annoying people who sends updates every day tho their folowers!

So do it! You know you want to!

CLICK TO BECOME MY FAN!

StL, MO

Rick Desloge — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:09:29 +0000

Missing the Lou…

Ted Drew’s Farottos the Landing Soulard Fourth of July 40 Construction City Museum Schlafly Beer Wiffleball CARDINALS BASEBALL! Mitzy Lazy Nights with friends Crazy nights with friends My bedroom Central West End Hundred Degree Humidity Hockey Fresh Air Clear Nights Ronnies Family Manchester 270 Lindbergh Kirkwood Road Watson the del Sol BBQs Castlewood Racketball Lunches on the town the Loop Train Station MIZ spring summer winter fall…

I’m there in spirit! News coming soon!!!

Club Trillion

Rick Desloge — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:54:43 +0000

So my brother found this amazing blog, Club Trillion, by Mark Titus of OSU. Though I am a Buckeye hater through and through, this guy’s accounts of life as bench warmer for OSU’s basketball team are pretty hilarious. The name “Club Trillion” comes from the line of individual game stats, where bench players might play one minute and accumulate no points, rebounds, etc. In turn, their stat sheet reads: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0… check out the blog: Club Trillion!

Warsaw

Rick Desloge — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:44:38 +0000

What up y’all. I’m doing a reading of a new musical called Warsaw – based on the true story of heroic Warsaw Ghetto fighters who led an uprising against the Nazi regime in 1943. We are performing at Stockton College of NJ next Monday night the 23rd. So if you are in the area and wanna come hear some great tunes, shoot me a line and I”ll make sure you get tix!

Spring Trizzaning

Rick Desloge — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:25:18 +0000

So I picked up Skip Schumaker in my keeper league – right now Yahoo has him listed as an outfielder, but I’m pretty sure my beloved Redbirds are switching him to second. Hopefully he goes ape shit this season – I need it, but don’t worry… homeboy’s not holding his breath. I’m prolly screwed anyways cause I have no starting pitching.

On that note, I got a nice message from my bud Curt Dale Clark reminding me that baseball season has officially started! (Incidentally, he’s in Jupitor, FL where the Cardinals have spring training doing Evita…the show…) Though we butt heads when it comes to Big Ten basketball (IU v. Illinois, Eric Gordon, go figure), we do have ourselves a common enemy in MLB – the Cubs… (I feel dirty just typing that four letter word). Now I know all you north side Chicago fans are all hyped for this season, and really… all I got to say is 100 years and counting baby.

Go Cards, Go Sox (for Curt)- White Sox that is… none of this Boston crap! ——-> Expect some overly gratuitous and highly awesome rantings this season.

On an entirely different, and five million times cooler sport, I’m making a run for it in my fantasy hockey league… stay tuned – pretty soon I’ll have to start growing my playoff beard.