Short street-interview between Stacey Lauren and Remi recorded while waiting in line for Shakespeare in the Park (Twelfth Night) at the renovated Delacorte Theater. Remi identifies as a tech marketer and cyclist who moved back to New York a few years ago, attended Shakespeare in the Park in 2012–2013, and missed the previous year due to the theater being closed. They waited in line at 4:00 AM; Remi recently completed a seven-day bikepacking trip in Norway averaging about 80 miles per day. On the podcast theme of "do the thing," Remi recommends visualization as a key strategy and mentions a cycling-focused Instagram handle.
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Okay.
Hey, guys. This is really fun. So my name is Stacy Vorin and Stacey.
I'm Remy.
Remy, so nice to meet you. And I'm the Do the Thing podcast, and we are actually in line waiting for the Twelfth Night play in New York, and it is four in the morning.
Yeah. Yep.
So tell us about you, Remy. Who are you? What do you do?
I am a tech marketer.
Oh, I love that.
Yeah. And also cyclist. And yes, I brought my bike today live in Brooklyn. So biked over this morning and. Yeah. Moved back to New York a couple of years ago. Missed last year because the theater was closed.
Okay.
But excited to do Shakespeare in the park again.
That's so good.
Yeah.
What is tech marketing. What does that mean?
I do marketing in tech.
Okay. Oh, that's so cool. So what has you here? What are you excited? Just waking up in the morning, four in the morning. We're in line together.
Yeah. Just to see the performance and see the new theater. They just renovated the Delacorte Theater. I went to Shakespeare in the Park 2012, 2013, so a long time ago. And it was a fun experience. And, yeah, I want to try it again.
It's so good. Yeah. And have you done things like this before where you're waiting in line and.
No, no, not really. I'm not usually a line waiter, but it's funny, actually, this reminds me of a little bit of, like, endurance cycling events I've done. Just the, like, getting up early in the morning and like, even just like, the downtime reminds me of endurance cycling events I've done.
Yeah, no, so it's so cool. So one of the things I was talking to my boyfriend about when we first woke up was it's like, I was so excited to come. Like, I'm obviously really excited to see the play, but I'm also really excited about being with, like, people that are all wanting to see the play. My whole thing is, like, do the thing. It's. It's in order to, like, achieve your goal. You want to find your people, like, as you're achieving a goal. And so anyway, kind of just felt like a my people moment.
Oh, yeah.
Of. You know, and then we were just talking about line camaraderie and stuff like that. Yeah, I imagine cycling is like that too, when you're.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Definitely. Definitely the goal part and the camaraderie part. Yeah.
Yeah. Okay. So what is something just off topic now since we're in line and we're killing time. What is something you've done recently that you're proud of. Get something in your mind.
I was just in Norway cycling with some friends and we did like a big seven day bike packing trip. So proud of myself for getting through that.
That's so cool. Did you have to prepare first? Yes.
Yeah. Like research for the road and then training. It was like we're averaging probably 80 miles a day, so it's a big trip, but yeah. Wow.
80 miles a day. Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
Yeah, it's beautiful. Norway is an incredibly beautiful country. Yeah.
How did you prepare for something like that?
Preparation. I mean like training. Bike training to be strong on the bike and then like making sure we had all the break here, things like that. My friend was like planned the route and the accommodations and all that. So we just kind of had to show up and be in shape and that kind of thing.
Yeah, yeah. It sounds like a my people moment.
Yeah, yeah, definitely.
Yeah. Well, what is your biggest piece of advice for people on doing the thing?
Doing the thing. Doing the thing. That's a good question. I mean, it may be cliche, but like, I think visualization helps. Like trying to visualize what you're trying to achieve, Picturing yourself doing it is a way of like manifesting what you want. It's cliche, but I think, I think it does. It does help.
I love that. Well, do you have anything you want to share with anyone? Like in terms of anything? I didn't ask you that. You're like, everyone needs to play with.
No, I managed to sneak in cycling. So there you go.
It's so good. And we are coherent at 4 in the morning, which is also really good.
Yeah. Check back in eight hours later. The other thing is like we wake up so early, but then the show itself is kind of late. So. Yeah, I'll go all day sleeping by then. Yeah.
And then do you have any Instagram or anything you want to mention to Happy?
Yeah, I have like a little cycling Instagram to elsewhere. To underscore elsewhere.
Amazing. Thank you so much. I appreciate that. Thank you. Aren't you guys. Do the thing. Don't wait for opportunity. Create it. Bye.
