S: Is for Stunned.

Did you know lizards go into a type of hibernation when the temperature drops below around 9 degrees C, all body functions but the heart switches off and blood flow is cut to a minimum. When this happens they lose their grip on the tree branches and drop out of the trees. The lizards, which grow up to five feet long, then lie grey and appear dead until the temperature rises again, at which time they usually revive. The "kamikaze" iguanas have become a common sight as temperatures have dropped almost to freezing. The green iguana, originally from Central and South America, is not native to Florida. It is regarded as one of the most invasive species since it was introduced into the ecosystem, by irresponsible pet owners, in the mid-1990s. It is legal to kill iguanas in Florida but only if it is done humanely. If somebody is looking to trap them, now would be a good time because they're not moving. With temperatures expected to fall even lower, many iguanas may not survive. These are sad F.A.C.T.S.

T: Is for Taking Care

With all the talk about the H1N1 virus and flu season in full swing, a new product enters the market that offers hope. For those of us fearful at the shot being offered, there is an alternative. Ever since we were children, we were told to wash our hands before meals, after we sneezed or coughed, but with the fast paced lives we live, we forget those warnings. Hand sanitizers, which until now, have all been alcohol based, dry out our hands, which allows super viruses to enter through newly formed cracks. To the rescue… Microdine. This new hand scrub makes your hands inhospitable to viruses, for six count them six hours Microdine, literally repels them. FDA approved, Microdine, was originally used by doctors to scrub up before operating on patients. Easy to use, you just place a dime size portion onto your hands and paint it on, wipe it off. This non-irritating formula cleans, sanitizes, and disinfects while protecting and softening your skin. Microdine bonds to the skin to helping to promote healing, while killing 99.99% of all germs. Costing around 25 cents a wash Ron Gourley and DRSS Global have created the “must have” new product for the new decade. You can start combating germs right now on-line at www.microdine.com. And you can look for its official launch around late spring and these are the F.A.C.T.S.

C: Is for Coming Soon

As the year ends and a new one begins, plays will come and go. Among the losses starting January 3rd: SHREK: The Musical, IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS and SUPERIOR DONUTS. January 10th sees THE 39 STEPS, BURN THE FLOOR, IN THE NEXT ROOM or The Vibrator Play. RAGTIME will join FINIAN'S RAINBOW and WISHFUL DRINKING, closing date of the 17th, unless it get another reprieve. And finally say, BYE BYE BIRDIE on the 24th. Some say this has to do with the recession, but if you look at last years list over 11 shows closed and this list is far less. Shows like SPRING AWAKENING left a hole for new recruits to fill the dwindling spaces. Shows on the forefront include: PRESENT LAUGHTER, Opening: January 21st. Victor Garber and Harriet Harris will seek to arouse our humor. Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson, open: January 24th in the revival of Arthur Miller's drama. Laura Linney, Alicia Silverstone, Brian d'Arcy James and Eric Bogosian show us how TIME STANDS STILL, January 28th.
The is it here is it not musical SPIDER-MAN, TURN OFF THE DARK is set for a Febuary 25th preview. Helen Keller is revisited in
THE MIRACLE WORKER, March 3rd, while Christopher Walken is set for a world premire in A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE, March 4th. NEXT FALL is transferring from it's successful Off Broadway run March 11th. No longer Rhoda Valerie Harper, takes on Tallulah Bankhead March 14th in LOOPED. ALL ABOUT ME hits March 18th, while LEND ME A TENOR is directed by Stanley Tucci. I can not wait to click my fingers as THE ADDAMS FAMILY opens April 8th, and country fans have MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET April 11th to center on Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley. HUGHIE/ KRAPP'S LAST TAPE
with Brian Dennehy makes it in time for Easter and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES has Frasier as the lead. SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM
April 22nd has Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams and Leslie Kritzer. The 60's are back with a revival of PROMISES, PROMISES
opening April 25th with Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes. London's financial scandal ENRON, opens April 27th. Alices' Linda Lavin is in COLLECTED STORIES, April 28th. The phantom lives again in LOVE NEVER DIES November 11th. While a date has not been set a theatre has, AMERICAN IDIOT: Green Day's musical opens where Finian's left off. Talk about a change of pace.

Next year seems like a run on of words, but as you can see Broadway is far from over.

Happy 2010! from F.A.C.T.S.

A: Is for Admired???????

Hillary Clinton narrowly edged Sarah Palin as the woman Americans admired most in 2009, while President Obama is the landslide winner among men for the second consecutive year. In the annual USA Today/Gallup poll, the secretary of state continues her reign as the most admired woman in the eyes of Americans, with 16% selecting her. If that wasn't bad enough Sarah Palin took 15% of the survey as the woman they admire most on the globe. I personally, want to know who was surveyed? Not one women I know, would ever vote for Ms. Palin as admirable. DIsgusting, over-rated, over publicized, yes but admiration takes doing something we can be proud of. What has she done? YThey also state that in 2008, Palin also ranked second behind Clinton, with 11% of Americans mentioning her. Who knew of her? Oprah Winfrey is #3 , with 8%, and First Lady Michelle Obama 4th. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Queen Elizabeth II followed, with 2%.

Among the men, Obama wins, with 30%. Last year, Obama won the top spot, with 32%, and both years' totals are among the highest Gallup has measured for a winner. Former President Bush took 39% in 2001, however, remains the all-time high for most admired man. Bush finished second again this year, after winning the honor from 2001-2007. So again who is voting?
Others in the top 10 include, former South African President Nelson Mandela, radio and TV personality Glenn Beck, and Pope Benedict XVI. Beck came in 4th, with 2%, edging out the pope, who came in 5th. Golf pro Tiger Woods tied former president Bill Clinton, both of whom have endured high-profile sex scandals, for 10th place. This year is Woods' first time ranking in the survey's top 10, despite the sex scandal that has dominated international headlines since late November.

They say they telephone 1,025 adults nationwide and this gives us a consensus. Considering Sarah Palin made #2 I say they either polled the Christian right wing or the cast from Delverance.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/12/30/2009-12-30_hillary_clinton_is_the_mostadmired_woman_of_2009__but_sarah_palins_not_far_behin.html#ixzz0bn4UGDOx

Now these are F.A.C.T.S.that should of been checked more.

F: is for Fat... or not!

I took off a week due to holidays and the new issue of the paper coming out. To see that go to: www.t2conline.com

We are so proud of this endeavor. We were given 10 newspaper boxes so we are officially legit and are a presence in Times Square!


With the death of Brittany Murphy, Margaux Laskey's previously acclaimed, award-winning and hilarious SIZE ATE returns to Off-Off-Broadway January 14 through January 16 for five (5) performances at the wild project (195 East 3rd Street – between Avenues A and B). Chronicling Ms. Laskey's humorous struggle with body and food issues she journeys towards self-acceptance. This is not just for women with "eating disordered." SIZE ATE explores universal themes of obsession, addiction, redemption and recovery through drama, song and imagery. Like the Dove billboard girls and plus-size model Crystal Renn's recently-released autobiography Hungry, offers a counter voice to the thin obsessed people like designer Ralph Lauren who fired Fillippa Hamilton, a 5'10" 120 pound model because she's "fat" and the supermodel Kate Moss who recently quipped, "Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels."

SIZE ATE premiered in NYC in November 2005, and won New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.
Since then, Ms. Laskey, a recovering anorexic and compulsive dieter, has toured the show performing at colleges and conferences - including Columbia University, Barnard College, Pace, and SUNY New Paltz - as an alternative and entertaining outreach tool. Using nine life-size body forms labeled with the dress sizes that she has been at one time or another in her life - 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. They serve as props, as punching bags, as dance partners, and the push and pull that tug at a woman's sense of self-worth.

"If you refuse to look at things the way the world tells you to see them, you realize that anything is possible. The possibilities for your happiness, for your life, are limitless. Infinite."

Each January performance will include a 30-minute post-show discussion and special guests.

Thursday, January 14, 7pm
Friday, January 15, 2pm
Friday, January 15, 8pm
Saturday, January 16, 3pm
Saturday, January 16, 8pm

TICKETS
Tickets are $20, $15 with a student I.D.
Available at www.thewildproject.com or by calling 212.352.3101.

Fat is not always a F.A.C.T.