A couple of friends from home came to visit me today... Jen and Brett... those two make a good couple, they complement each other very well. I offered my humble abode to them to stay as long as they like. The idea is to get them acclimated to New York City in preparation for their October move.

It's funny, the Upper West Side is a great place to live... I mean, really live. The people you see on the streets are so laid back, and they just like to have fun. Nobody really bothers you. I had a Red Sox hat on all night like I normally do and nobody bothered me. I feel like my Boston compadres wouldn't give New York Yankee fans the same goodwill.

So Alice Hoglan got in touch with me a couple of nights ago... I really have to make it out to California to shore up the Flight 93 storyline in Nine 11. When I get her onboard, this project will start to gain some major steam.

That's all for now. I hope Shelby can make it down next weekend. Shelby, if you're reading, get your butt down here. Bring Katie with you.

Jesus Christ Superstar

I swear, if I wasn't writing a musical right now with the most serious of all subjects, I'd be writing the most non-serious of all subjects with the staff of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. That show is the most ridiculous (yet, most funny) shows on this planet. Space Ghost was funny, but somehow the adventures of a Combo Meal seem more interesting to me... shows where society is at right now.

I, unfortunately, was unable to finish the web site for Nine 11 The Musical because of the time constraints, but I'm at home cranking it out. I will be continuing to work on it after my interview with Actorsingers for Jesus Christ Superstar. I would love nothing more than to direct that show next year, and I believe that it needs a youthful direction to make it truly successful, much like my version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Alice Hoglan sent me an email today. I'm hoping her and I are successful in hooking up in June because her son, Mark Bingham, is a very important piece to Nine 11. His life was very unique in that he was a very atypical homosexual. His persona is so compelling that I already have thousands of things swimming around in my head to capture about him in the musical. I know that the dynamic between Tom and him on Flight 93 is one that needs to be captured and immortalized for the world to remember. They both are so compelling, and in their own ways, and in the short time they had together on Flight 93, could have learned so much from each other.

That's all for now. Here's hoping to Alice and I getting together in July. Wish me luck on Jesus Christ Superstar tomorrow!

Matty

Tuesday morning (although the time doesn't reflect that on the page because it has a mind of its own), and I'm getting closer to the release of the site.

Talked to some people today, which was pretty interesting. We're getting closer to getting somewhere on this project, which is great. I'm trying to place where everyone was during that day on september 11th, and I'm doing it floor by floor, concentrating on the floors above the impact. If any family members of loved ones lost above the north and south tower impacts are reading this, please email me to the best of your knowledge where that person was so I can plot them.

That's all for today... I worked hard on this darn site and it's killing me, but it's getting closer. I feel bad that I put off the Commission Report Part II I said I would release, but c'est la vie.

BTW, the guy who owns nine11.com took my offer of 1500 dollars... now, all I need to do is find 1500 dollars... I wish I still had money. =(

Anyone want to invest $1500 in this project for nine11.com? I'll give you rights to the domain name... *snicker*

Eh, it's not time to take on investors... yet. Hopefully soon, we will be at that point. I think I might want to circumvent the Broadway producer ring for this because this show is so atypical and they might not see its virtue as crystal clear as I do. Why am I even talking about Broadway production when Act I isn't even fully written? I'm a moron.