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The thing about being in theatre is that you always get paid for holidays... of course, that is because one always works the holidays. For example, this Labor Day, I worked the Alice Cooper show. Monday, we worked 14 hours, Tuesday, we worked 10. It was gruelling work and I thought I was having a heat stroke for a while but a stint in a very nice man's air-conditioned car and a cold, wet towel around my neck had me back on my feet, pushing, pulling, lifting, tugging, swinging, etc. The last two days I have been trying to make up work for the rest of my life and have been having problems doing so. I am exhausted... exhausted and very bruised. My right forearm has the appearance of heroin use by a drugged out user with a bad aim. Those contusions will heal quickly as they are very superficial. The bruise on the top of my left shoulder, however, will be a painful souvenir of the concert and drag-out for a while. It is extremely tender.