February 26, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

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At the Opera, Guns and Pills Don’t Mix


From backstage at a production of Don Giovanni.

When I wandered backstage at the current Arizona Opera production of Don Giovanni and saw the props table, the caption “pills and guns don’t mix” immediately came to mind.

At the Opera, Guns and Pills Dont MixThis is Opera after all…somebody might get hurt.

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At the Opera, Guns and Pills Don’t Mix
Published on February 26, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: Humor, Rare/cool or just odd   |   Arizona
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