Tonight Geoff's boss Leon Kelley and his wife Jewel treated us to a night of Broadway at the San Diego Pops. They hold season tickets to these open air concerts on the water and have great seats right up front, with a little table. We packed a gourmet picnic dinner (and carried it in the cooler given to us by Naila, Steve et al and the picnic basket given to us by Pat and Curtis), and they loved it (I was trying hard to suck up, so that was good).
The show was fantastic! The four singers were these great Broadway stars and they even sang things from Jesus Christ Superstar and Tommy, in addition to Phantom of the Opera and other crowd-pleasers! And did you know that the 80's Bonnie Tyler song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was originally meant for - and finally made into - a Broadway musical about a vampire? YES! The whole crowd indulged in a full throttle Broadway rendition dipped in Velveeta, and suddenly I was 8 again, leaping and twirling dramatically with my mom in our pajamas. Everyone was humming and swaying, but it wasn't until the end that all inhibitions were shed and everyone burst into song and dance to the encore "Aquarius" from Hair, with the whole cast dressed as flower children and the chaotic euphoria punctuated by no less than FIREWORKS exploding over the water.
Wow.
Just a short walk down the road, the sold-out Padres/Giants game was going on, featuring Barry Bonds! Geoff and I were marveling at how many cool things can happen even simultaneously in this place. Hope you'll come visit us soon.
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