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Jan 22, 2009 07:25

Actor shot by loaded gun during rehearsal

An 81-year-old actor is recovering after being accidentally shot during a dress rehearsal with a gun that was supposed to be empty.  The incident happened Sunday on the final practice run by a seniors theater group for their production of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."   One actor picked up a pistol he ( Read more... )

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dzuunmod January 22 2009, 15:52:59 UTC
Btw - the essentials for being a writer are: a dressing gown, a hot water bottle and some whisky.

Heh. When I was in high school, my favourite English teacher was working on her PhD., and I had an English lit class with her in grade 13 where she'd talk about it a bit. Her thesis was something about the link between alcoholism and great writers - I always thought it sounded like a really interesting idea to research...

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shade_o_matic January 22 2009, 15:56:59 UTC
...by getting drunk, writing and then comparing it to your sober writings?

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dzuunmod January 22 2009, 16:00:08 UTC
Heh. That would work for me. :p

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