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Descending The Spiral Staircase
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Yesterday I learned that one of the most kind and unique individuals I have ever met had passed onto the next realm. Phil Herz, aka cy thoth was a man that meant a lot, not only to the people he knew personally, but the people who he reached because of his weekly show on kfjc, and because of the art of the firebunker.
Every time I saw Phil he greeted me warmly. I shared the same name as one of his sisters, so he took to calling me by the nickname he used for her, which just so happened to be the exact same nickname my family has given me. I've had several nicknames bestowed upon me over the years, but that one brought a certain feeling of comfort and familiarity with it, so I loved that he started referring to me that way. I wasn't the only person he treated like this. Quite the contrary, he was this way with nearly everyone that crossed his path.
It has been a little over 24 hours since the news hit, and many stories have been shared. The people that were closer to him have some great ones. My interactions with him weren't as frequent, but I did have the pleasure of spending some time with him on Tuesday Mornings during the last KFJC fundraiser. He was such a dedicated staff member. He would come up every morning to oversee the fundraiser phone lines.
He was famous for leaving hilarious phone messages for friends and other members of the KFJC staff. I think I have a few. I think I will try and find them.
One final memory. A few years back at The KFJC penny pitch at Streetlight Records, as we made the transition between our DJ sets, I asked Cy Thoth if he'd like to go on a bike ride with me. This was in reference to the last track I was gonna play. In my mind it was the perfect and twisted hand off between cadillac margarita and cy thoth. I was half kidding, but now I wish I would have taken the request more seriously. a bike ride with phil or cy thoth would have been pretty kick ass.
gone but not forgotten, I know he wouldn't trip on dying, but that doesn't make me any less sad about not being able to talk to him again. For now, I will imagine that bike ride.
i've been neglecting this little blog as of late, but i'm feeling a sudden surge of motivation thanks to a literary kick in the arse from my good buddy kim, who incidently authors a great site entitled, crowcrastination . After being delighted by a slew of new posts from kim, i decided it was time to check out my neglected page. upon that inspection, i decided the name and theme change i had made a few months prior wasn't working for me. I also realized that i wanted to get back into telling stories from my life, not updating all the people who don't really care about what has, or in my case hasn't , been going on. Long story short, the beer snob is back (and fully prepared to make fun of the kind of beer you drink) ps. just a short list of what's rocking my world right now: playing scrabulous with all my facebook friends the cinematic orchestra being the fill in coordinator at kfjc the bacon cheeseburger harmless flirting the sunshine my newphews who will be my...
at least once a year, i do something drastic to my hair. i have been mulling over what is next for some time now. first i wanted to go super blonde, then i tried on a platinum wig, and put the kibosh on that. then i was thinking stawberry blonde with some platinum highlights. then i was looking at old pics when my hair was auburn. then came Halloween. A last minute costume change put the wig above on my head..and i kinda liked it. my hair is already pretty much cut like that, too....i'm just not sure i'm ready to commit to something so drastic, that's why wigs are so great. the roomie and me have been bonding over old episodes of queer as folk i own seasons 1 & 2, and i've seen all 5 seasons multiple times, but she had never seen it. We've been watching a couple of episodes a night, and it never fails to become addictive.
due to the cryptic nature of my last blog post, I feel the need to clarify. Since the news has hit, i guess there is nothing left to hide. my company, american musical theatre of san jose, has gone bankrupt :( before you go posting messages of sympathy and well wishes let me say 2 things: 1. yes, it totally sucks. It sucks for all the people who have had to clean out their desks. it sucks for the city of San Jose: 75 years of musicals are no more. it sucks for the loyal patrons. 2. there may still be some hope for me and some of my box office peeps. I like games, but the waiting game is the worst one i ever played.
Yesterday I learned that one of the most kind and unique individuals I have ever met had passed onto the next realm. Phil Herz, aka cy thoth was a man that meant a lot, not only to the people he knew personally, but the people who he reached because of his weekly show on kfjc, and because of the art of the firebunker.
Every time I saw Phil he greeted me warmly. I shared the same name as one of his sisters, so he took to calling me by the nickname he used for her, which just so happened to be the exact same nickname my family has given me. I've had several nicknames bestowed upon me over the years, but that one brought a certain feeling of comfort and familiarity with it, so I loved that he started referring to me that way. I wasn't the only person he treated like this. Quite the contrary, he was this way with nearly everyone that crossed his path.
It has been a little over 24 hours since the news hit, and many stories have been shared. The people that were closer to him have some great ones. My interactions with him weren't as frequent, but I did have the pleasure of spending some time with him on Tuesday Mornings during the last KFJC fundraiser. He was such a dedicated staff member. He would come up every morning to oversee the fundraiser phone lines.
He was famous for leaving hilarious phone messages for friends and other members of the KFJC staff. I think I have a few. I think I will try and find them.
One final memory. A few years back at The KFJC penny pitch at Streetlight Records, as we made the transition between our DJ sets, I asked Cy Thoth if he'd like to go on a bike ride with me. This was in reference to the last track I was gonna play. In my mind it was the perfect and twisted hand off between cadillac margarita and cy thoth. I was half kidding, but now I wish I would have taken the request more seriously. a bike ride with phil or cy thoth would have been pretty kick ass.
gone but not forgotten, I know he wouldn't trip on dying, but that doesn't make me any less sad about not being able to talk to him again. For now, I will imagine that bike ride.
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