The Official Greg Jbara Love Thread PART 2!!!!- Page 596

[ilovedrsandNLB]

Posted: 1/11/06 at 10:46pm

ryan--
i think the change is because its a 3 day weekend so more people are likely to go into the city for the weekend, since they can stay longer.

I AM BACK!!!!
i know i've been scarce lately, but i'm back. i strayed, and now i return.

[Dre2387]

Posted: 1/11/06 at 11:03pm

cat, there was nothing there when i clicked the link. I went to the home page and click on the link to the article but nothing came up. sad.

thanks Mary. great sig.

yay for the return, ali! we missed you!

went to see King Kong. pretty good. long but you don;t really notice that unless you really need to go to the bathroom. the only thing I found odd was that on the top floor of the Empire State Buiding, if you go outside, there is a ladder all the way to the top of the building. Who would use that? someone commiting suicide? It doesn't make sense. lol. but everything else was great.

[BluCat500]

Posted: 1/11/06 at 11:07pm

Perhaps the ladder is for maintenance Dre...

Not sure why the link didn't work...

http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=99&tabid=36&Story_ID=5931

I'd copy/paste but its rather long...

[SirLiir]

Posted: 1/11/06 at 11:10pm

w/b Ali. We have missed you.

[SirLiir]

Posted: 1/11/06 at 11:44pm

Hate to double post but...I have finally made Broadway Legend! I feel like 'festivating".

[cserannie]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 2:22am

congrats Ryan.


I am off to work!

[Dre2387]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 2:02pm

yay Ryan!

cat, it didn't work. weird. doesn't matter.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 3:20pm

I ate a big red candle.

[BluCat500]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 3:31pm

Hey Liz...

Would you eat my caaaanndddlllee?

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 3:56pm

I like it between my lips, I'm hungry. Oh well. Goodnight.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 4:14pm

Okie, I wasn't feeliing well last night, but feel much better after sleeping 13 hours.

So last night was awesome--I took one of my best friends, we've been friends since we were 6--to Avenue Q. She's always been one of my most enthusiastic friends about bway--like I'd show her pics and stuff and she'd be like wow that's so cool that you know people and stuff, and it's really cool that she appreciates it b/c it's such a big part of my life now and to be able to share it w/ my friends here feels special. She was psyched, so I tried to give her the best experience I could think of. I was gonna take her to the DRS door after Q until I remembered there was no DRS evening show. Phooey. So after eating, figured I'd stop by Hairspray, she saw it w/ me and loved it, liked it even better than me. Thought I'd see if we could go backstage after, turns out they don't have Wed. evening shows either, but we got to backstage just there--she was in awe, it was so great. Permitted to take pictures, so I can't wait to show some of them to you guys--us w/ the big hairspray can, the view of the audience, a couple of props, me/us dancing on the stage(I know the You Can't Stop the Beat dance so I picked a pose from that).

It was so adorable, b/c like i said she was in awe, and she was even like wow it's cool being in Times Square and I was like you're so cute, you're like a little tourist, and she's like in a way she is, she never comes into the city the way I do, so it was fun, I almost felt like I was showing her my college campus. And as I knew she would, she loooved Ave Q. It's her new fav show(she hasn't seen much), but thought it was hysterical. We actually had been trying to get her to see it for a year, I just never wanted to pay full price for my 3rd time, we got a discount finally. I hadn't seen it in a year and a half so I was glad to, new cast was fine. Still a great show.

Stage doored after, again she was just like this is so cool. Brought out my silver sharpie I carried everywhere, she thought it looked so pretty on our playbills. She fell in love w/ Barrett Foa so we talked to him a bit and took a picture, she shook...again after was like that was so great, he was so nice, I was like yeah I told you I know he's really nice, and of course she's like he's so cute, and I told her I only laughed at her shaking b/c I used to be the same way, and did some imitations.

So yeah, she was like can we go to any other stage doors, it was so cute, so w/ no DRS I thought maybe Sweeney, see if we can catch my friend who's a standby before she left, maybe she'd take us back there but she just left. Figured while we were there, I'd try to get a picture w/ Patti. As I'm waiting, I saw Jeremy(Davis, swing from DRS) and I got pretty embarassed. He saw me, waved and smiled, and I started shaking my head embarassingly, kinda saying now you're seeing me at other stage doors, which caused him to laugh pretty hard. I also saw Rachel de Benect go in and I was like ha, I still see DRSers and then I saw the back of Laura go in and I was like oh yaay, my friend could meet her. So I missed Patti, was too short, and then the Sweeney clarinetist came out and my friend thought it was hysterical that I was hyperventilating and could not say a word. I told her I could talk to cute actors but ask me to talk to a pit player and I freeze.

Also amusing, we were standing by the end of the barricade b/c I wasn't trying to get autographs anymore or anything, and Donna Lynne Champlain had friends right by us who she hugged, and assumed we were w/ them b/c she turns to us and says Hi and holds out her hand...we look at each other, no clue what to say and we were just like umm...hi, and she said oh are you w/ them? And I was like oh..no...but..you were great anyway! (I've seen sweeney before). It was pretty funny.

We also saw BSo at sweeney stage door, chatted for a bit. My friend started arguing at me that we had waited long enough, etc. but finally Michael Cerveris, Rachel and Laura came out. So Laura saw me and hugged me and I introduced her to my friend and Rachel smiled and said hi(can't imagine she doesn't know me now lol) and we chatted a bit and I said I think I'm embarassed you see me at the DRS door enough, now you're seeing me at others. Suppose that could have been to show I do see shows other than DRS...anyway, then we left to go home. My friend decided Laura was so sweet she was worth the wait, and couldn't get over how sweet she was, it was funny I was like no she really is this sweet, doesn't necessarily hug strangers, but yeah lol.

My friend decided there's no way she could be as obsessed as me, but she had a lot of fun and thinks it would be cool if whenever she came home for a break or whatever, if we could plan another show like tonight. I told her yeah maybe in March and then of course I'd hafta take her to DRS Like I said, it was really special for her to get so into it. And it was cool seeing DRS ppl at Sweeney, though I really, really hope it doesn't appear as I'm becoming a stalker, it was totally random, I swear!

[Traci]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 4:26pm

Panda: Sounds like you are your friend had such a great time in the City. And I'm so glad to hear she liked Avenue Q.

[movieinmymind]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 5:08pm

amanda-that's so cool! i'll admit, i'm just like your friend whenever i go to the city (especially in times square!) haha!

but, i'm getting much, much more familiar and at home each time i go there. :)

you know what? i'm oddly liking the jonathan pryce pictures (you guys have no idea how much i LOVE him) i mean, dont get me wrong, john lithgow will always be my first lawrence, but i'm waaay too excited for rachel, mylinda, and jonathan! but, that's jus me...*shrugs*

plus-he's EUROPEAN--BRITISH, for that matter, which is like...the best kind of person to be! (hahaha! jk! well..not really! lol)

[ilovedrsandNLB]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 5:41pm

GUYS i have a predicament lol

ok so my friend from TN saw DRS a few weeks ago. and she didn't get the soundtrack. so while i was in NYC she asked me to buy her the CD and get it signed for her.
so i did. and shes like you're awesome, blah blah and shes paying me for the cd and buying me dinner for getting it signed. shes super excited.

but heres the problem...as you saw, i got pictures with joanna and andrew...and so when i got it signed, i got it signed by Joanna, John, Norbert, Greg, Shere, and Andrew. the most i have for myself is John, Norb, Greg, and Shere. i know it sounds super selfish but i don't wanna give it to her! lol its so amazing, and now shere and andrew are leaving, so i really don't wanna part with it. its my only Joanna and Andrew sigs, too.

someone tell me what to do.

[chrrymn]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 6:05pm

O.o Ali, that's tough!! no way i'd give it to her. haha. but you did say you'd do it for her... ummm, tell her you lost it??

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 6:08pm

*pops in*

It's my birthday tomorrow.

[SirLiir]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 6:48pm

Amanda, you always seem to have fun in the city. Grats. And of course, who doesn't love Laura and her warm personality.

Ali...wow, tough call. I say just close your eyes and do a random pick. Let fate decide lol

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 6:55pm

I'm not good at solving problems/conflicts. If I were you, I would ask if she mines if you keep the one with more autographs. Try to sell (make them sound more important) the people that signed your original cd that you want to give with her.

Good Luck!

I forgot to tell everyone my dad got tickets for me and a friend for Phantom on Feb 25th. :) My 4th Broadway show! This is the same friend that brought me to DRS, so it's a good trade.

[Dre2387]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 7:34pm

Gav, that's great! unfortunately, I won't be on here tomorrow until late. But Happy Birthday!

ali, that is tough. maybe sit down and talk to her about it and how you love Andrew and such. I mean, she doesn't know who he is.

oh, and norb's birthday is on the 20th right?

[SirLiir]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 7:35pm

Yes indeed Dre. I wonder if he will perform that day.

[BluCat500]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 7:36pm

Yay GAV!!

Is this the big 13th B-day? Uh-Oh you're a teenager now, You're not going to start wearing black and listening to Death Cab for Cutie are you?

[Dre2387]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 7:38pm

hmm, fri. maybe he will.

mamie, i saw your new avatar. It looks so cute! love it. oh, and can you explain to me why they did the movie in black and white? my teacher in 8th grade, when we read the story, was going to tell us, but he never did. Always wondered that. can you help?

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 7:59pm

"Hey Liz...

Would you eat my caaaanndddlllee? "





No.

[BluCat500]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 8:03pm

This is why no one likes you Liz...

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 8:08pm

That's just what they want you to think.