November 28, 2009

Photo Update!

A much needed catch up on my past two months or so, via "photo update!"

Some highlights form the road since our (Spring Awakening) run in Milwaukee, WI:

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* White T-Shirt party in Milwaukee (also really enjoyed the Safe House, though I later found out it's just a big tourist trap...)

* The AMC Headquarters in Kansas City, MO (each seat has surround sound and they serve wine in a glass! No better way to watch a movie at a

theater)

* Sneaking on to the Texas Longhorns' field after sound check in Austin, TX

* An overnight trip up to San Francisco with Kimiko, Ben, and Chase. Thanks to my Starwood Reward points we scored a free night at the W Hotel!

* Hittin up the Amoeba Music Store in Berkeley, CA with Marques before watching American Idiot (both Amoeba and American Idiot are

AMAZING)

* An overnight trip up to Justin Scott Brown's lake house in Lake Tahoe, CA during our run in Sacramento.

* Buying a new guitar in Santa Monica, CA. Sometimes I can fall in love with inanimate objects, though I'd argue this isn't inanimate... but that's probably cause I'm in love. Another highlight from that day was our Cabaret in LA, we raised some good money for Broadway

Cares.

* Spending Thanksgiving at Disneyland. No better way to celebrate a day of thanks!

* And, appearing slightly out of order, a band night of partying with Kim Grigsby (our supervisor) in Milwaukee, WI.

August 13, 2009

WhirlyBall

Tonight, Thursday Aug. 13th, the Chicago company of "Jersey Boys" challenged us to some games of WhirlyBall.

What the F is WhirlyBall you ask?

According to http://www.whirlyball.com/ :

"Agility. Speed. Strength. None of these qualities will be of any use in the highly-competitive world of WhirlyBall

. Although it combines lacrosse, hockey and basketball with bumper cars, WhirlyBall has caused great athletes of every stripe to laugh and holler their way to a crushing defeat.

If you choose to accept the challenge, you’ll use hand-held scoops to propel whiffle balls at your scoring target. In a team of five, and with the help of a professional referee, you’ll have a bang-up time trying to outscore the competition. "

Unlike we thought, WhirlyBall isn't some big competition, it's more of a recreational act of humiliation! It took the entire night just to kind of get the hang of steering the bumper car, let alone work on my aim!! The people of Jersey Boys, on the other hand, are hardcore players. They, generously, set up a "play date" for almost every touring company that comes through Chicago. It's a good way to bump out a bad day and hang with people who you don't get to hang with often.

I uploaded some photos from tonight's game. Along with the WhirlyBall pictures are two photos of my friend Marques eating meat for the first time in over four months, for two different meals!! You could say today was memorable. Enjoy the photos and not having whiplash.