I experienced some magic last night. For other people it seems perhaps not as something strange, but for me it was revolutionary, and I was all warm inside.
When I began studying economics in Lund 1992, so I was drawn quickly to the clown world. Finally, there was a perfect way for me to find an outlet for the humor that I had developed since middle school. I looked into the Lunda Spex were, but did not. I was not good enough singer nor a matchless scene comic talent. Perhaps it would have been better if I earnestly continue to search in, but I had no patience for. So instead, I took the fall of 1992 started economists' horseplay in Lund, the ensemble, which soon became known as the Academy Muffins, Muffins spex or simply noting Muffins. We wrote and put up our first theatrical Spring 1993. From the beginning we understood very amateur stressed, but over the years, we saw sets that held up pretty well in Lund humor supply and with a truly professional organization around it. I had a lot on stage at first, but over the years I became increasingly only scriptwriting - I had since long ago ceased to study and instead ran my own publishing company. Even after my move to Stockholm, I continued to write theatrical script and went every year down a few days to Lund and came out the work and ideas and also made small guest appearances on stage. It was one of my highlights of the year, to play by himself among like-minded friends.
During the decade that I was active in spex was of course a large turnover of people in the ensemble, it was, after all, most of the people who studied in Lund at the time. But, like me, there were also others who were still hanging in the spex for many years and although I did not hit them as often because of work and geographical distance, there was a bunch of guys and girls that I was forever welded to. I have seen few things in life where you come as close as just over theatrical work. To function in the group must be prepared to show all their weaknesses and always dare to screw it up. That's what humor is all about. Because if you do not do it to their friends, you will not be able to entertain an audience out there on the stage.
Yesterday I was on the 40th anniversary of one of my oldest friends, we got to know each other already in the always very spex and even though we at times had less contact so also we are both welded together. That kind of friendship that really is okay to take for granted. We know that we always find their way back to each other. And we know just how much fun it is when we spend time together. Nothing has changed - we are perhaps in part, other people now, but the link between us is the same.
At the party were also a number of others from the where-knit gang of yesteryear. And suddenly erased everything out - parenthood, careers, everything else that is now our adult lives. We were once again into that bubble created by our intense theatrical existence for a decade or more ago.
It was magical to sit there and drink and shout and laugh. With friends who I love and I just want to hold on. I think it has to do with our common background in just spex. I've never been squeezed so hard with my friends during horseplay time, probably because you come so close and under the skin, and hug making then becomes a natural way to stabilize the relationship and show that you trust each other. And to have an outlet for their feelings - not necessarily for that person, but rather for the common situation you are in.
I must admit that I probably am in love with my old clown gang. It's such a happy feeling to see them. Spex mattered enormously to me for many years. Not just because it made me better able to stand out and made me more fun, but because it gave me so many wonderful friends. Welded together forever.
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Yes, now I sit here and be a little touched of course. Can only agree with you in your reflections on theatrical time and the little team that created the core of the Muffins Academy. I always look back on my undergraduate studies as a very happy and successful and I know I have spex to thank for most of it. I'm just big HUGS and Peanut ring for you!
Got one of those nostalgic when I read the post. Do not be so very long in spex but it was certainly among the best things I did during my studies. More hugs to you!
Oh frolic time! For a few short years was a teacher horseplay in Gothenburg, where I was with for three years and her husband (whom I met there) in others. As a musician, however, not scen.Vi still have many friends left from those days, but oh, it's hard to keep seen. On Saturday, invaded many of them our house with their young. Refreshments would be, but it ended up that we bought Thai food and drank lots of wine. And the singing of course.
We had, by the way a show in Lund a fall. Our only tour!