The weekend so far

[mdlbear]

Went out for a full hour-long walk yesterday morning, in regular shoes. I think my ankle is fully recovered now, though I'm going to use the hiking boots today just to be on the safe side.

About 3pm we drove up to San Francisco to have dinner at Pier 39 and wander around window-shopping. I gave each of the kids a $20, which they pooled to get a Hard Rock Cafe Monopoly set. OK, whatever turns them on. If they're gaming together instead of fighting, things are good.

Then we went over to the Lamplighters' Gala, which was the real reason for the expedition. The Gala is their annual fundraiser -- a parody mash-up of mostly Gilbert and Sullivan music and a plot that makes G&S look sensible. This season's Gala was titled "Victoria's Secret or, An Inconvenient Ruth" and set at the Basingstoke International Theatre Festival, which gave them an opportunity to present snippets of half-a-dozen different productions being rehearsed (all nonexistant except for "The Mikado"). These included a musical about Queen Victoria, "Moby Dick, the Musical", and a play about Sherlock Holmes. And two rival actresses plus a female impersonator playing Queen Victoria, plus the Queen Herself. Probably their funniest yet, which is saying a lot.

Even super_star_girl, who has generally been avoiding the Lamplighters and shows an incomprehensible lack of interest in live theatre for somebody who's getting A's in her high school Drama classes, was laughing through most of the production. And I know she didn't get the jokes that referenced other G&S operettas.

Comments

[chaoswolf]

Yeah, she tends to do that. Mabey you should ask her before next season if we should bother getting her a season pass?

[mdlbear]

She's getting better, and we can always give her ticket away to someone else if she doesn't need it for drama class.