Perhaps Angel's death wasn't in vain?
Hey all.
The end of my vacation is nigh.
Sigh!
1. I saw RENT (again...) last night. The video on the sidebar is the show stopping end of Act I. It would appear to be the exact production that is currently playing in Toronto, and although I can't really tell from the video, I think that some of the actors are the same.
I cried.... again.
But somehow, this time... it was different? When I saw the live show the first time (almost ten years ago) it was with a more traditional theatre going crowd. Last night however, the audience was filled with screaming teenage Rent Heads (who knew?); who are kids that have adopted the show, and if My Space and/or You Tube are any indication, they will keep it alive and well forever.
LA VIE BOHEME!
The energy of the audience just made my heart swell. Best of all, I was sitting beside the mother of a 16 year old who, though she knew every word of every song, was seeing the show for the very first time. The mother told me that her daughter was an aspiring actress who wanted to play the part of Maureen someday. Of course, they were both in tears from the first note of Act II. Such are the moments of life to be treasured.
In the show, Rogers sings that, "Angel's death WAS in vain." Perhaps not.
Yet again, it is a reminder that for having survived, it is for me to LIVE!
2. This morning, I was back on the court with Scott (the pro), and like WOW... didn't I just hit out of my freaking head. I was in some kind of a zone, hitting balls for winners that Scott couldn't even get back.
Although I am feeling physically better than I have in months, the best part of all of this is emotional/mental. As the result of my recurring injuries, I was succeeding in convincing myself that I was finished. Old. Tired. Dead. It would seem that this is not true. See #3.
3. After my hit, I had my third appointment with GOD. I have no idea why this guy has any interest in seeing me... given that his conversation with his assistant today concerned the booking of his flights to L.A. this weekend to treat one of the L.A. Rams. He told me the said player's name (I don't follow football but apparently he is totally famous) but perhaps it's best that I don't publish it here.
Anyway, please GOD (the real one) let this be for real.
Better yet... I have been given the green light to run. However, to start back, I am only allowed to run for one minute intervals until I report back next week.
4. Seriously, this vaction has been a PR! Yesterday, I had another yoga/massage. [memo: check out K.D. Lang singing a song entitled Halleluja]
5. Tonight, the theatre again: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance. I saw the show years ago, in London, England, and I'm very excited to be seeing it again.
http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/song/music/music%20clip/TellMeOnASunday.mp3
6. This weekend, I'm off to the Sandbanks to see my family, although my Mom isn't going to be around for Mother's Day as she has to go out of town for a funeral (sucks for her!).
Anyway, lest you think my life to be perfect, there is torrential rain in the forecast for 3 days straight.
Happy Mother's Day!
The end of my vacation is nigh.
Sigh!
1. I saw RENT (again...) last night. The video on the sidebar is the show stopping end of Act I. It would appear to be the exact production that is currently playing in Toronto, and although I can't really tell from the video, I think that some of the actors are the same.
I cried.... again.
But somehow, this time... it was different? When I saw the live show the first time (almost ten years ago) it was with a more traditional theatre going crowd. Last night however, the audience was filled with screaming teenage Rent Heads (who knew?); who are kids that have adopted the show, and if My Space and/or You Tube are any indication, they will keep it alive and well forever.
LA VIE BOHEME!
The energy of the audience just made my heart swell. Best of all, I was sitting beside the mother of a 16 year old who, though she knew every word of every song, was seeing the show for the very first time. The mother told me that her daughter was an aspiring actress who wanted to play the part of Maureen someday. Of course, they were both in tears from the first note of Act II. Such are the moments of life to be treasured.
In the show, Rogers sings that, "Angel's death WAS in vain." Perhaps not.
Yet again, it is a reminder that for having survived, it is for me to LIVE!
2. This morning, I was back on the court with Scott (the pro), and like WOW... didn't I just hit out of my freaking head. I was in some kind of a zone, hitting balls for winners that Scott couldn't even get back.
Although I am feeling physically better than I have in months, the best part of all of this is emotional/mental. As the result of my recurring injuries, I was succeeding in convincing myself that I was finished. Old. Tired. Dead. It would seem that this is not true. See #3.
3. After my hit, I had my third appointment with GOD. I have no idea why this guy has any interest in seeing me... given that his conversation with his assistant today concerned the booking of his flights to L.A. this weekend to treat one of the L.A. Rams. He told me the said player's name (I don't follow football but apparently he is totally famous) but perhaps it's best that I don't publish it here.
Anyway, please GOD (the real one) let this be for real.
Better yet... I have been given the green light to run. However, to start back, I am only allowed to run for one minute intervals until I report back next week.
4. Seriously, this vaction has been a PR! Yesterday, I had another yoga/massage. [memo: check out K.D. Lang singing a song entitled Halleluja]
5. Tonight, the theatre again: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance. I saw the show years ago, in London, England, and I'm very excited to be seeing it again.
http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/song/music/music%20clip/TellMeOnASunday.mp3
6. This weekend, I'm off to the Sandbanks to see my family, although my Mom isn't going to be around for Mother's Day as she has to go out of town for a funeral (sucks for her!).
Anyway, lest you think my life to be perfect, there is torrential rain in the forecast for 3 days straight.
Happy Mother's Day!
posted by Scott at 3:56 PM
6 Comments:
Wow, glad to hear things are going so well, despite the rain. I hope you can keep the positive momentum when you go back to work. Looks like I need to see Rent or I will be forever lost when I read your blog. It sucks not being able to connect with you on these sorts of things.
Benny
The movie verion of RENT is as near to the original Broadway production as possible given the medium. As well, all but two of the cast members in the movie were the original performers on Broadway.
Well worth the price of the rental.
Take the advice on the slow start to running ....
I want to say something smart about being touched by the hand of God ..... but just can't make the whole concept work much more than that.
Have a great weekend.
Glad to hear that your vacation is going well. Ah, massages, and shows, sounds great! Enjoy the rest of it!
tell god i said thank you for benny.
that is all.
Just saw Wicked last night in Boston. Excellent show. Was never much into musicals, but my daugther (11) was born a drama queen, into acting, seeing shows, etc. I love it now. Wish there was a production of Children of Eden, another Stephen Schwartz musical, my daugther was in a local production of it, awesome.
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