Our Midwest Madness

OK....so yesterday I made a FEEBLE attempt at an excuse to tell you WHY I haven't even thought about blogging recently. Well, tonight, I wanted to SHOW YOU the madness that has been our past 10 days. Let me break it down for you: from the time we left Cleveland on February 24th, until the time we pulled into Sylvania (Ohio) tonight, we have traveled about 847 miles, done 12 shows in 5 cities, and lived through an average temperature high of 11 degrees each day. (I actually made up that last temperature part....right on the spot...but it has been cold. Probably not THAT cold...but it made the other statistics so much more DRAMATIC! And who doesn't like a good, dramatic weather forecast?) It's been a whirlwind of activity...but it's been a good, tiring time!

Today you're getting the odds and ends of pictures from our last 10 days or so...just to catch up you and catch me up and get us all caught up! Isn't that fair? Totally. Some of the pictures are NEW pictures from OLD topics and pictures you've already been priivy to. And pictures with an asterisk (*) come from the FCPC. (FCPC = Felicia Curry Photography Collection.)

Tuesday is our day OFF...and we are all pretty excited to do absolutely NOTHING...based both on our location AND our physical state of being.

Enjoy the pictures!

G

*Jodi, Felicia, Rachel and Jonny all decked out for a night with Chita.

*Felicia practices KICKIN' with Chita at the Palace Theatre.

*MORE from the Christmas Story House! L: The cast and crew gather round the Christmas tree for a 'Family Picture.' R: Me enjoying my alone-time with the cast...

*A couple of not-to-be-missed pieces from the museum....which I missed. BUT, Felicia got! L: some of the costumes from the movie...including Randy's SNOW SUIT! ("I can't put my arms down!") R: The Red Rider BB Gun. Need I say more?

*Felicia celebrates our time at Clowes Hall on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, IN.

*Roe, Felicia and Jonny backstage in Wabash! So WHAT'S the big deal about WABASH?

YEP! You read it right. In the WORLD. THE WORLD!

So this was from some random drive day...in some random podunk city...somewhere in the middle of nowhere. We stopped to get gas and across the street from the gas station was this little building with this sad little door and wreath - and a sign over the door that says "CITY HALL." We found it entertaining.

So my friend, Darren, sent me a Dwight Bobblehead...from the HIT NBC sitcom, The Office! And since every Thursday, Felicia, Jodi and I have a standing OFFICE/EARL PARTY...we all wanted our chance to welcome Dwight into our tour lives.

And welcome him we did!

Bobblehead Dwight has gotten pretty used to life on the road so far. He REALLY likes it when I end up getting a DOUBLE - instead of a KING. When it's a KING, I make him stand on the desk for the night. But when I am dealt a double, Bobblehead Dwight gets his own bed...and look how happy it makes him. So happy.

So I introduced Felicia to the magic of Pei Wei restaurants while we were in Clinton, MI. (Pei Wei = PF Changs 'fast food' restaurant...and delicious.) At the end of the meal, felicia cracked open her fortune....

...and was told she needed to eat more, evidently. HONESTLY? This isn't a fortune, Fortune Writing People! Please make a note of it.

Clinton, MI was a big stop NOT just because we got Pei Wei...but Felicia got to see her MOM, too! (In the center, next to Felicia!) She lives in the Ypsilanti area...and came over for the show! Felicia's aunt and her 2 cousins, and a friend of Felicia's mother and her 2 sons came to the show, as well! Needless to say, Wonka was a HUGE hit in Michigan!

The venue in Michigan has a little 'tradition' to have the shows that come through decorate a ceiling tile...and then hang it up! It's pretty fun....to walk down the halls and see all the different shows and art creations! Here is Katie with the WONKA TILE she made! HUGE props to Katie for her awesome work on the time! It looked awesome and we all got to sign it! THANKS, KATIE!

Katie in the process of hanging the tile!

A couple of other shows tiles...which I took for a couple of friends with ties to these shows. You know who you are! I lay on the GROUND for these...so you better LOVE THEM! ha. Or not. It's cool either way.

Jonny watches all the ceiling-tile-excitement from his STAR dressing room. Which (he won't tell you) he had to share with ME. And it was pimped OUT! Sort of.

Hey look everyone! It's Rose and Marie...our Siamese Twins! Rarely seen...but really good girls. With fierce high kicks...and gas.

The Ritz Theatre marquee in Tiffin, OH.

Jonny and a couple of well-dressed squirrels. Hanging out...enjoying the weather...in Tiffin.

Mr. Squirrel Dude even has a bushy moustache AND eyebrows. I'm going to call CREEPY...just a little bit.

And finally...today, after our shows in Tiffin, we had the rare....treat...of helping with LOAD OUT! A good time was had by all! The pictures tell it all.