September 19, 2009

yakkity yak

free tickets to a magic show, a town full of bass fishing rednecks, rain, and last minute plans...tell me how does this boil down to a cherry vanilla ice cream cone?

my sister called me last night and said she was given two free tickets to the illusion show last night at the new venue in town. montgomery's downtown area is undergoing a 're-vitalization' that includes a few new bars, some upgraded old buildings, and this fancy hotel with a concert hall. it was raining, i was bored, so i thought 'why not'. zipped in the shower and we headed out...to downtown montgomery (slightly better than downtown mayberry on a saturday night). and of course it started pouring for the bazillionth time this week.

cars were everywhere - what i didn't pay attention to - the bass fisherman's tournament also had a concert at the river with the zack brown band last night - so there were a lot of young rednecks covering up the area. yeah - i said it. stereotypes become stereotypes for a reason. couple that with the families trying to get to the hotel. in downtown montgomery. land of no parking - ever. none. and rain. again.

and...don't forget those lovely new bars. because montgomery also has a number of college students that come in from troy and auburn. you know. to the big city? *snicker*

talk about traffic jam. my sister dropped me at the door because, well she's kinda sweet like that. or she wanted to torture me with dozens of children flying around while parents milled like sheep following the leader of the moment. i even had a kid try to wrestle me for my chair in the lobby. anyway i - what's my favorite word? diagress.

as we are finally seated in the nosebleed seats (the seats were free - who's complaining?) the show started, 'are y'all ready for this....' words cannot describe - they can't really. how, uhmmmm, dated this show was - straight from the 80's along with the assistant's acid washed jumpsuit, tri-toned hair and fake bosums. and the illusions weren't that bad (maybe it was the ability to see them from above maybe?) but the crowd around us got us so tickled with the "wow", "this guy is sooooo amazing", "how did he do that" (grand flourish) combined with the ushers continuously escorting people in with flashlights and standing in front so you couldn't see the end of the tricks/illusions. suffice to say, it was no chris angell or david blaine....or even david copperfield.

at intermission we left, negioated the concert goers leaving in the rain and the college students arriving at the bars. i got a scoop of cherry vanilla and my sister got strawberry cheesecake - that was worth the shower.

oh, for the record - my sister said i needed to use the word 'jankity' in the blog when i wrote it. that was a very jankity illusion act (the spencer theater of illusion)....my rating? thumbs down.

28 comments:

  1. I'm okay now...I just picked myself up from the floor where I fell from laughing so hard....snort !

    oh man.....you just totally started my day off with a big smile on my face, that I think will be there all day....

    one...for having grown up in a small town myself
    and
    two...for having lived with rednecks

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  2. I sent your package out yesterday morning, so you should get it early next week! Have a great weekend! :)

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  3. LOL...just awful. But it's those things that make for great and hilarious memories! It was like when my friend and I say Harry Conick Jr. during his "experimental rock & roll" concert days...suffice to say we left mid-way through cuz we couldn't stop laughing. Good times!

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  4. Your night might have rated a thumbs down, but this post gets two thumbs up from me.

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  5. The ice cream sounded good~

    I'm bout rained out.
    Soggy Sandi

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  6. Thanks for the laugh Hon..I needed that...Zak Brown and an Illusionist from the 80's! How awesome is that?

    Well it is Montgomery and not Vegas and I have actually been through that part of the country and I can say with a little authority even with a revitalization large parts of the south are still lost in time which has its pros and cons.

    and the ice cream does sound worth it! Only one scoop though please I am trying to keep my girlish figure!

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  7. I miss doing stuff with my sister- sounds like you guys had a great evening despite the quality of the entertainment and the cherry vanilla ice cream sounds right up my alley- YUM!!!

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  8. Char too funny, when your at something your not enjoying it would be brutal, I can just see you strumming your fingers, glad you escaped though...that was probably the best act!

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  9. Hilarious. And oh, so lame!

    Not you. The show.

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  10. 1 jankity illusion act + 1 scoop + 1 sister = 1 great blog post

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  11. As everyone knows, a cherry vanilla cone makes even the worst night better... :)

    Hope you get some sun soon!

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  12. Ummm, cherry vanilla, one of my faves! And there are many fave flavors of ice cream!

    A night with ice cream makes all the jankity stuff go away!

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  13. Hahaha what a funny sounding night! Love sisterly time :-)

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  14. Hahaha what a funny sounding night! Love sisterly time :-)

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  15. sounds like my kind of entertainment...love your stories!

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  16. I miss my sister....boo hoo...what a riot, these are the evenings you'll remember forever because they're SO hysterically funny.
    thanks for sharing.
    Char.

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  17. You cracked me up - what a wonderfully desciptive tale you weave. I can picture the scene, complete with lights, camera and action:).

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  18. That was so funny! I hope you and your sister went to a bar after you left the show. That deserves a cocktail.
    x

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  19. well, at least you got ice cream:)

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  20. the good thing though, you were out with your sister.

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  21. omgoodness!! my coffee almost went flying! lmao!

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  22. welllllllllllll, at least the ice cream was good!

    and i have a co-worker that says 'janky' all the time. i hadn't heard that word before working here, and it sure comes in handy! ;)

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  23. The traffic alone would have done me in. My, I'm become (or already am) a persnickity one!
    Brenda

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  24. ...I needed this laugh as my sister was admitted to the hospital today after a long, long day of pain and waiting....maybe tomorrow I will bring her a cherry vanilla ice cream:)...Cherish each moment with your sister...

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  25. Funny Funny. I went to a circus once in our town, it was years ago but can you believe they had a trapese act called the Zucchini Brothers and then when they were finished they changed clothes and came back as the clowns and then later as jugglers. How funny I stayed all the way through in case they did the big change and became women. Hilarious ice cream makes up for anything though.

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  26. LOL....hey it beats sitting at the house bored to death!
    Yum-----strawberry cheesecake!

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i feel as if each comment was between us as we sat and sipped something warm....i love to hear what you're thinking.