Invision

Strangers were introduced to me and they seemed to know me already, but I didn't know them and hadn't a clue to who they were. Sometimes they were so nervous and tongue-tied, I could only assume I was held in some great, high regard. Primarily for these reasons I did not like being famous. I was bad at it. I should have been more accommodating. I didn't mind performing off-stage. But when it was expected, I didn't like it. Or maybe it was I just didn't like playing a role of expectation, of having to act in a certain way as suits the fame, whether I wanted or not. The idea here was spontaneity, make what you could of the moment, not a casting call.

Epiphany wise I had to be famous. The monitors were characters which indicated definite types of judgement. See me - what see ? There was a first impression. After that it was all psychology. So I studied it on two levels. First impressions I learned in Europe, travelling as a particular character, and noting first impressions, as created by my appearance and demeanor. I was doing it in San Francisco on my jaunts around town dressed like a hippie. I would register a reaction from who would ever notice me. Simply, it might be positive or negative. After that it was psychology on my part. I could expound on the first impression created, by mostly various body movements, gestures, signals and non-verbal communication, and then note changed reaction.

My fellow players on stage-live, I think I tried to choose my friends more or less by character type. In a way I was writing and directing the performance. Theoretically I suppose, I would have chosen characters as would have corresponded to some Greek God Pantheon.

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