Well, well, well. The food poisoning is over, and we've skipped town. But before I touch on our current city, let's review:
TULSA!
The Whole Foods in Tulsa was home to two items I'd never seen (nor tasted) before: The King Cake, and Romanesco Cauliflower. Below you can read up on King Cakes... I didn't purchase one. As far as I'm concerned, anything baked with a plastic baby inside is off limits.
Here we have the Romanesco Cauliflower. I can see how it could be related to normal, white cauliflower, but it also seems to have been touched by some sort of alien life form. The radishes look frightened.
Also available for purchase in Tulsa: TONS of Hanson memorabilia!
Apparently, Tulsa is hometown to this talented threesome. The display above was in Joe Bot Coffee - a lovely establishment with fresh coffee and local art for sale.
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If you're ever in the area, you MUST (I repeat MUST) get the Veggie Burrito at Elote. This mexican-wrestling themed restaurant had a mouth-watering menu, but nothing as appealing to me as the veggie-burr. Candied, spicy sweet potatoes, fresh spinach, caramelized onions, wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla and slathered in queso blanco. My lactarded ass clearly nixed the cheese and put the queso on the side (I realize that "queso" means "cheese" in Spanish, but in this case I'm trying to clarify between the stringy, melty stuff on the inside, and the creamy, sauce-quality stuff on the outside). The whole thing comes with a choice of two sides: usually beans and rice, but you could opt for the Elote - a grilled corn with spicy sauce. The black beans were to die for.
The decor is exactly as I said before: Mexican Wrestling!
We missed the live wrestling by one day. Tour fail.
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In the stage/company management office, there was a single light that never turned off. It happened to shine directly onto a plush chair:
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Tulsa has a fabulous vintage bowling alley:
And that bowling alley sells eight different types of Tater Tots:
The best, I'm told, was the sweet potato tots with bacon and maple syrup. So sayeth Christy:
Rules:
Scores:
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Put-in rehearsal? Pshaw. 80'S DAY!
Sam is living:
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I really wanted to buy this plush, Ben Folds cuddle buddy for Ivy's birthday. Sadly it was grossly overpriced at $50.
Saturday marked a first for our show: Doug Sills' first personal day. You know what that means... BRAD NACHT:
Joined by his lovely wife, Happy, who is currently on the road with Memphis:
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Tulsa was a breath of air after Oklahoma City, but we were destined for East Lansing, Michigan.
Roland's t-shirt kept me occupied while waiting for my bags to be checked.
Where else but in the Tulsa airport would you find lollipops with scorpions in them? More importantly, why do they appear to have actually sold a few of these?
Also in the Tulsa airport, the 90's:
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The Detroit airport had a beautiful tunnel between terminals:
What it did not have was half of our baggage. Since Delta's plane was so small, they had to leave half our bags in Tulsa to be transferred onto other flights and eventually delivered to our hotel. I won't tell you what a pain in the ass it is to arrive at a hotel with no toiletries. Instead, I will show you some funny images and move on to more interesting topics:
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I went on as Alice for one performance in East Lansing. The gentleman pictured below is Josh:
Josh makes excellent choices in t-shirts and television. He also bought me a collection of Pop Rocks:
I love my friends.
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REMINDER: You can send snail mail here.
ME
c/o The Addams Family tour
260 W. 44th Street, Suite 600
New York, NY 10036
Visual reference:
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Saturday's matinee was Jason's first show as Pugsley!! He's my boyfriend, so I got him a little care package: Angry Birds stuff and some Hershey Kisses.
My mom is gonna kill me. I didn't get a picture of Jason in his costume. Luckily, he will be on again in Hartford.
Instead, here is the celebratory Pugsley mole:
And Jason in the shirt I bought him:
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For those who didn't know, my family teamed up to get my father the best 70th Birthday gift ever:
See the guy in the grey sweatshirt with his arms in a V? That's my brother. Directly to the right of him is my father in a Giants jersey. Going to the Super Bowl is one thing, but going to the Super Bowl and watching the team you've been rooting for your entire life win? Priceless. Love you, Daddy!
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I'm not necessarily proud of this mole, but when something is specifically requested, I try to oblige. In this case, stick-figures doing it doggy-style:
Yeah. The only thing tackier is this man:
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Now we've landed in Boston. The theatre is TEENY TINY compared to the places we've been (both in stage size and audience capacity), but it means a much more intimate show. I find that our comedy plays better in a smaller setting.
Another plus is that we're around the corner from Chinatown and the bubble tea mecca. I've got two weeks to find the best Boba Boston has to offer, and I am up to the challenge.
I've got tons of friends in and around this city, and I can't wait to see them all. Until then, do what I do... kill time with Ru Paul and a gaggle of bitches:
Ru is looking fishy. And I mean that as a compliment.
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