Hey, y'all! I just got back from the show. It was absolutely incredible. I've never seen the cast so energetic and having so much fun. Stanley Bahorek was the most emotional, cracking up several times (out of character).
The guest spellers were okay. There was this one lady who decided she'd REALLY play along, trying to sing with the cast and act along. I'm glad they finally eliminated her because I think the cast didn't exactly like her. However, she did have a nice introduction; "Miss----- was Susan Somer's(sp?) body double in Thighmaster 3."
I volunteered to be a speller (and felt bad for all the lies I told), but didn't get picked.
A few different words were used today. I don't think I've heard indigent in awhile. And instead of the infamous 'caterjunes,' 'smoogligan' was used. Also, instead of 'xerophthalmiology', 'lysergic acid diethylamide' was in its place. The sentence for 'apoop' was great, but hopefully someone else can post it; all I know is that 'Guido' had to go 'apoop'.
Logainne's rant was nice and long, utilizing magnetic finger puppets that Greta Lee got Sara for her birthday. She dropped them, but recovered well ("They're magnetic..but not to my fingers"). It involved Condi and Bush discussing movies (Happy Feet, Dreamgirls, and something else).
Pandemonium was more nuts than usual and The I Love You Song was so perfect and heartbreaking.
During the Comfort Counselor's Prayer, James Monroe Iglehart did an awesome run at the end of the song. The cast began whooping and clapping, and he broke character to say (paraphrasing)"makin' it good for the final time."
It was very sad at the end, as a lot of the actors were getting teary during the finale. Stanley and Greta kept wiping away tears.
I chilled (and I do mean
chilled-no coat) at the stage door to tell the actors how much I appreciated their performance. The pianist and I had a nice chat (she should get more credit). Everyone took awhile to come out, but they talked with the few who were there. There were three girls who gave them presents and had seen the show many, many times. Aaron J. Albano recognized me, asked my name, and we chatted for a bit. He's so pleasant. As soon as I said 'hi,' he just walked over and hugged me. The actors were very into hugging today.
While waiting for Sara, Betsy Wolfe's dad and I had a nice conversation (don't know how that happened). He was so surprised that you don't have to drive everywhere here! He said that Fresno is about 2 hours from everything, and they drive everywhere. In Boston, you can take the train or walk.
All in all, that was my day at the bee. Sorry for the length (this must be the longest post I've made), poor grammar/word selection, and random, unorganized rambling, as I'm in a rush.
I'll try to fix it later, and I'd love to find out who was there today (if I saw any of you guys and didn't know it).
Here are the finger puppets:
Oh! I've got some cute pictures of the cast that I'll post later when I can resize them.
Updated On: 12/31/06 at 05:03 PM
