Heather Bird
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Stage Manger - Bosser of Actors, Maker of Copies, Noter of Blocking |
| Location | Chicago |
| Introduction | Wicked awesome, super busy |
| Interests | Sustainable Energy, Bikes, City Lights, Quality Control, Collaborating, Napping, Staying up too late.. |
| Favorite movies | Harold & Maude, The Lives of Others, Goonies, The Philadelphia Story, Airplane!, Charade, Radio Days, Sleeper, Go!, Ruthless People, 9 to 5, Delicatessen, Sixteen Candles, Office Space, George Cox: A Life |
| Favorite music | Jose Gonzales, Ben Folds (+ or - Five), Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Jawbreaker, Mountain Goats, Feist, Broken Social Scene, Juana Molina, Geraldine Fibbers, Neil Diamond,Damien Rice,, Avalanches, Joni Mitchell, Spoon, Le Tigre, Interpol, Wilco, Paul Simon (+ or - Garfunkel), The Faint, Elliott Smith, Beastie Boys, Ryan Adams, The Stills, Hot Hot Heat,Sparklehorse, The Jam, Wolf Parade, Ben Kweller, , Ani DiFranco, Led Zep, Nick Drake, The Postal Service, The Specials, Stars, Superchunk, Everything But the Girl, Beth Orton, Weston, Sebadoh,Tilly and the Wall, Mike Przygoda (The Cynics), Janes Addiction,The Rapture, The Moldy Peaches, Mary Lou Lord, Rilo Kiley , Jude, Joyzipper, Velocity Girl, Sufjan Stevens, The Magic Numbers, matt pond PA, Jolie Holland,The Decemberists, Annie, Tapes 'n Tapes, Islands, Beirut, Art Brut, The Band, Cold War Kids, Ghostface Killah |
| Favorite books | Stones for the River, No Logo, Mole People: The Secret Lives of Underground Homeless, Jitterbug Perfume, Out on a Limb, The Life of Pi, McSweeneys, The Onion ( I know, I know but there is no favorite newspaper section), Stones from the River, Life After God, All Families are Psychotic, Valley of the Dolls, Harold and the Purple Crayon, How to be Alone, Everything is Illuminated, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, White Noise, No Logo, Secrets, Lies and Democracy, Americana, A Fan's Notes, Basic Eight, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Crossing California, The Pacific and Other Stories, Prep, Bright Lights Big City, Pastoralia, Freddy and Fredricka,Shame of the Nation, Anything by Murakami |
You've written a hit musical! How will you avoid having fame go to your head?
By being as humble as Steven Sondheim...HAHAHAHA I KID (and I'm a musical theatre dork). I mean really? Are people who write hit musicals really swamped with general adoring fame? Don't you just become famous in certain circles and can't you just always avoid that five block stretch of Boystown? I'm just sayin...