Barbie LIVE! In Memphistopia

So this blog entry is also very late. With my computer problems, and some traveling this weekend and hotel internet troubles, it just has been pushed aside and pushed aside and pushed aside. But now - it's time to report the truth of what we did in Memphis when we WEREN'T at Graceland.
Chris, Andrew and Jill used to work at a magical little place called TOBY'S DINNER THEATER. And when they worked there, they worked with a magical little theater pixie named Felicia Curry. Felicia recently was cast in a national tour of the amazing little showed called "BARBIE LIVE! IN FAIRYTOPIA" Felicia is playing the pivotal role of Topaz. Well, the stars aligned and paths crossed, and it turned out that Barbie and Wonka were BOTH booked in to Memphis at the same time. (We won't go in to who was playing the hot Orpheum Theatre downtown and who was playing the ghetto-fabulous Mitchell High School in the bad part of town....because it's not important. And because it's embarassing to admit that Wonka was in da' hood.)
So Friday morning, some of the Barbie cast came to see our show, on the wrong side of the tracks, and then a group of us went to lunch at Hard Rock Cafe on Beale Street. And then Friday night, we went to see THEIR show. People, that show is NOT a joke! NOT A JOKE! Probably one of the most fun nights I've had at the theater in a long time. And our Barbie Friends, Felicia, Becca, Ashley and Jonathan were AWESOME! (Felicia...I really believed you were tied up in the evil ladies lair. You were THAT good! Jonathan - you can PULSE IT, man. Becca...you made flying look easy! Ashley - the singing snake voice? UNTOUCHABLE! loved it!)
Then afterwards, it was ALL Wonka-Barbie, ALL night on Beale Street...eating, drinking, music, dancing and fun!
The PROOF? It's in the pictures....


Here is the gang, POST-Wonka on Friday morning. L-R: Chris (Bald Barbie), Ashley (Sunday Barbie), Felicia (Black Barbie), Eric (Charlie Barbie), Becca (Asian Barbie), Jonathan (Ken), Jill (Veruca Barbie)


The girls of Barbie get one of those temporary tattoos on Beale Street.


Becca, Ashley and Felicia show off the finished products. You'll have to figure out what it says on your own.


The Felicia Curry Collection: Felicia and Chris, Felicia and Andrew, Felicia and Matt.


Sporadically, during lunch at Hard Rock, the girls would JUMP UP and show off their tattoo's.


L: Felicia shows off Beale Street mid-afternoon. R: The Barbie Cast with us show off their show poster in a bar window. I found it a strange location to be advertising Barbie LIVE! In Fairytopia. But then I found out it was a gay bar...so not that strange. HAHA! Just kidding. It wasn't. But wouldn't that be classic if it WAS? Ironical is what I would've called that.


The Orpheum Theatre...where the Barbie magic happened. PLEASE NOTE: This was NOT a high school in the ghetto. And the show poster. As seen earlier in a bar window.


The cast leaving the stage door after the performance.

Best Friends FOREVER!

Jackie and Felicia after the show. Rumor has it that these 2 are actually sisters.

The DEBAUCHERY begins on Beale Street...


...and continues throughout the night. I think Asian Barbie just said, 'Me love you long time.' Hmmmmm.......


Chris gets friendly with a member of the band, THE DEMPSEYS, who we listened to that night. They were GREAT! Very VERY high energy. Very fun to watch. And non-stop action. This gentleman ended up with his shirt off and standing on his base throughout the evening. (The band guy. Not Chris.) It just doesn't get any more entertaining than that.


Here they are folks, THE DEMPSEYS!


HAHAHAHA! I LOVE this picture. Jackie, her friend Jen, and our friend Jen pose at Blues City Cafe while The Dempsey's play. Liquor played a big part in this evening for most everyone.


Jill and Travis get caught moving to the funky beat.


The last shots of the night. L: Elisa and Felicia bid the camera adieu! R: Tough to call here...you vote. WHO LOOKS HOTTER? Matt or Felicia. Don't worry - be honest. She can take it.

Don't miss Barbie in a city near you! They have some KILLER dance moves at the end of the show!
Peace -
G