BUFFALO....more than just wings

Friends of Pink,

So much to say in so little time.  

Baltimore Week 2:

We returned from our day off to find we had been more tired than when we left. How that works, I dont really know. But, the week awaited us with parties. 

 

First, Tuesday night the HOLIDAY INN INNER HARBOR threw us a party after the show. This was apparently because we were the best behaved tour to ever come through( which i dont really believe). It was a late HAPPY HOUR.  Pizza, veggies, and discounted drinks were great---but the kicker to the night came when Tally was cruised by a man in the bathroom and asked to come upstairs.  He was officially skeeved at the notion that a married business man thought he was reliving the 70s YMCA motif. That and Tally is totally a "breeder".......laughs were had before i got

 uncomfortable and went to bed( no explanation for this). If only i had been smart and gone to bed when Campbell had gone.  I just cant seem to get to bed any earlier than 2am...

..OOH! I also got a guided tour of the LEXINGTON MARKEY by local reviewer Charles Shudow.  He is a great guy, who daylights as a judge on equal rights.  He took me to FAIDLEYS----which has the most amazing crabcake ever.  Challenge it.....I DARE YOU!!!! He also introduced me to the infamous Baltimore Berger Cookies.  Its like Crack Candy to be sure......

Wednesday we had a party at the M&T Bank down the street from the hotel.  It is their corporate headquarters and they catered a nice spread with a wee MEET & GREET with some local Art High SChoolers. 

 This was then followed by BPMs second Bday Party. 

Also, apparently one of the execs of M&T fell in love with Cortney. So, she got paid 100 bucks to deliver a package to his office. Originally they wanted her to come in costume, but its 

totally illegal to take the costumes out of the theatre for "personal" use.

Thursday found us in another understudy rehearsal( 

they are doubles from here on out I fear) and then the infamous boat trip. Gretchen arranged it so the entire company could ride the SPIRIT OF BALTIMORE after the show.  

There was food, libation, and dancing a plenty.  BPM ran naked around the PoopDeck, while scoured the boat to see what they were working with. 

 The highlight i think, other than BPM's butt, was when we started chasing a small SEA DOO because it belonged to our captain.  Some hoodlums had stolen it and we were chasing them around the harbor.   We then docked to the sight of 4 cop cars greeting us.  I had never felt so loved!!!!

The rest of the week was a little slow, other than a great meeting with the adorable MacKenzie Stuck and her folks.

  She is an 11 year old diagnosed with brain cancer.  She came back stage and we all hugged, took  pics, and signed things.  To learn more about MacKenzie and her different causes go to

http://eriklerchbenefit.org/?q=node/137

or

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mackenziestuck

Not a one of us left without a little tear.....and it made the end of Baltimore totally memorable.  ummmm......i think that was it for the BALTIMORE(other than celebrating Mark Pardy( our drummer) having a Bday).  I had BPM get a naked cake from the market, and it was spot on.  I also got him a gift---it was playing cards of old vintage pinup girls. The kicker is that all the faces have been replaced with George W's..........I cant wait for Poker night.

So, now we find ourselves in BUFFALO---the home of ADAM ZELASKO. We arrived, and after being harrassed by local SCIENTOLOGISTS, made our way to the ANCHOR BAR( which is apparently the home of the original wing). We stayed for a while, some leaving early due to fire shooting from their rear, and then thoguht to find another place to watch the GIANTS game. Problem is, nothign is really open in Buffalo on Monday. So we wandered to Chippewa street and crashed at an Irish Bar.

Tuesday night proved interesting, even after Adam's brother starting giving discounted chiropractor/PT treatments to people.  The SHEA's THEATRE is HUGE---i think 3067 seats?  Plus, there is a huge organ that is plyed as PRESHOW for a hafl an hour before curtain---so OLD SCHOOL!!!!  The proscenium is huge so we had to mask in about 15 feet, and it has the reverb of a sports stadium.  But, first night jitters ran amuck. Frankie got distracted by spilled food so that his bark(dialogue) section was all jacked up, the table for SERIOUS locked up and tipped as Ven brought it on, it then tipped again as it got shoved off, certain musical lines were incognito, all of sudden there was a massive ANVIL solo in SO MUCH BETTER, lines were flubbed, and........then another party next door.  It featured stuffed cookies, and was hosted by one of our producers.   It was very low key and chill.

Oh crap...i forgot to say that Megan's shoe went flying into the audience our last show during the LORD OF THE DANCE kicks downstage. It flew to probably the 15th row and a whole groupd tried to catch it.  It was a brilliant way to say goodbye to Baltimore and great way to end now.  Just imagine her walking across stage, still powerfully, with nothing but STOCKING FEET.  Thats why i love live theatre!