Evening folks! I have so much to tell you that I don’t really know where to begin!
First the mail came after I signed off this morning. It held some wonderful cards. Thank you DR’s Tom & Colin and DR’s Ben and Anthony.
I also received a flyer for Dark Shadows. Kinda like a book club only it’s the DVD’s. As I’ve already said, I love the show but some things are best left to the past. Oh, and you get a FREE Barnabas Bobblehead (if you can picture that).
The best part is the first ever sequel! It’s an audio drama on CD with many of the remaining cast! You know I’m going to order that. There’s also a new Hardcover book by Dan Curtis. If your interested, JRand (or any others) just let me know. I’ll either post more information or I can e-mail/PM you.
Now onto POTO.
It was a little more exciting then I thought.
Just after the curtain opened and the play started, a lady started to choke. I thought they were going to have to stop the play. The people with her starting calling for the ushers. It was horrible. I was shaking and realized it wasn’t just with cold.
They finely took her out of the theater and I hope she was ok. I can only guess that she had some kind of mint or candy in her mouth and it got lodged in her throat. Having almost choked on a piece of steak recently, I know what she was going through.
That’s the scary thing about the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. There is no center aisle. If something like that happens, it’s hard for the people to get in or out of the seat. Lord, forbid, there be a fire or some such.
Anyway, the show itself was good. I honestly enjoyed it. I think the Phantom (Gary Mauer) went a bit over the top at times but I did like him.
I felt so sorry for the guys/gals in the pit when they used the dry ice to make the fog/lake scene. It poured off of the stage and into the pit. I bet they were freezing down there.
I never took my leather jacket off. It was the first time I had wore it since I took it with me to NYC.
On the other hand, during the cemetery scene, they had the fire and I felt the heat from where I sat.
I did have a wonderful seat only I could just kick myself because I no only forgot to take my bilberry pills but I didn’t take my binoculars either. I really couldn’t see the faces unless I squinted. Which I did almost the whole time to see anything clearly. I had the most horrible headache when I left the theater.
That’s the problem with my sight. It’s always swimming between in focus and out of focus right when I need it the most.
I thought the pace of the show was a bit slow in parts and there seemed to be many things added that I didn’t remember but over all it was well worth seeing again. And yes, I would go see it again. If I do come to NYC it is on my “Must see” list.
I didn’t go because I thought I should see new shows while I was there. The next time, I will take the time to see a few old favorites.
Well, that was my day today. I never did make it over to the mall. I hate the thoughts of going there tomorrow but if I slip over first thing while most people are in church, I might get in and out quickly.
