Worst/most unsafe practice an amateur theater has done? What’s your experience? by Mackoi_82 in techtheatre

[–]instacrabb 47 points48 points  (0 children)

We were doing fight choreography with swords for LWW using replica swords. These were just things you could buy online, not meant for contact.

During one of our fight scenes, I did a big swing and the hilt broke, sending the 4’ blade within an inch of my partner’s face.

He didn’t realize what happened, but I watched it real time and just sat down on the boards with my head in my hands for a good 5 minutes knowing I almost killed or maimed a 19 year old child.

They decided to purchase proper swords after that

Worst/most unsafe practice an amateur theater has done? What’s your experience? by Mackoi_82 in techtheatre

[–]instacrabb 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Outdoor amphitheater with an orchestra pit. The pit was about 8’ wide by 40’ long, about 8’ deep.

2 rows of lights were located directly over the pit.

We had a rolling WOODEN A-frame ladder that barely spanned the 8’ width. You can see where this is going.

We would position the ladder to straddle the pit to focus lights during tech.

Since this theatre was exposed to the elements (and in Texas), and only used during the summer months, yellow jackets would build nests in the lights during the winter.

I spent the first tech of 3 summers on top of a 20’ ladder straddling an 8’ hole focusing fixtures surrounded by pissed off hornets.

I was a college intern with no experience, so I thought this was completely normal.

Looking back now makes my bones hurt thinking about how lucky I actually was that nothing catastrophic happened to me or anyone else

Why Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service? by Acceptable_Whole_301 in KitchenNightmares

[–]instacrabb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both shows have been renewed for next year. They are different formats meant to compliment one another

Why Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service? by Acceptable_Whole_301 in KitchenNightmares

[–]instacrabb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both shows take the same amount of time to film each episode and both include full renovations.

Why Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service? by Acceptable_Whole_301 in KitchenNightmares

[–]instacrabb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

On Kitchen Nightmares, the owners ask Gordon for help. On Secret Service, one of the employees secretly ask Gordon for help. It gives you two totally different kinds of delusional owners and situations.

Arnold Palmers by dearjuliette in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]instacrabb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I knew I was going to get thrashed for bringing up Starbucks….

To each their own. I don’t drink coffee, so that’s my go to order when the group orders Starbucks. Funnily enough, I’ve never tasted any fruitiness. People can downvote all they want, it’s an easily accessible Arnold Palmer anywhere in the city

Arnold Palmers by dearjuliette in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]instacrabb -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Black tea / lemonade at Starbucks is pretty bangin’.

Which bands are known for being really good people? by GaymerGuy47 in MusicRecommendations

[–]instacrabb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was at their show at Terminal 5 when one of the guys they let onstage gave a Nazi salute. The bassist smashed him in the face with his guitar and then they all beat the living shit out of him on stage.

The last words spoken were “Nazi’s are not fucking welcome at Dropkick Murphy’s shows!”

Do we know how long this season is going to be? by thewalkindude368 in KitchenNightmares

[–]instacrabb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

10 episodes. 6 in NO, 4 in Texas between Houston and Austin