September 26, 2005

• I won the lottery!

  
  

  Thanks to nobu's and bigtoe's inspiration I tried my luck playing lottery.  In the past two weeks, I tried six times and failed.  This would be my last attempt I thought.  It was a rainy and dreary Monday evening, the weather was on my side. Only twenty or so people waited outside the box office so everyone got winning tickets.  Yay!  I scored $20 orchestra seats to Rent. 

  
  

  My first time watching it was back in my sophmore year of college at Tufts.  I remember really liking it.  I didn't remember any love stories in the plot.  This time, I learned that it was all about different levels of love (friendship, romantic, society, and lack thereof).  But the story was scripted in a way that didn't make me balk as I did when I watched Phantom or Les Mis.  Just personal taste. 

  
  

  I used to think that I didn't like musicals with love stories.  I now think I prefer modern musicals because I don't have a preconceived notion of what the actual musical experience would be.  I acknowledge that my highschool years listening to the soundtracks of Phantom and Les Mis made me envision a production that could never be matched on stage.

  
  

  So here I am, my second time watching Rent.  All the cast, including Frenchie from American Idol, had a lot of spirit, personality and evoked emotion with their voices and stage presence.  They were so convincing, that it was the first time I teared rivers, almost bawled, at a musical.  Very embarrassing.  There was no way to plug up the dam.  hmm... this recalls memories of watching a 10 pm Monday nite viewing of The Notebook. 

  
  

  Though in one scene I had to close my eyes, I still really like this show.  My next lottery conquest?  Wicked of course.

  
  

  btw, Have you ever tried Virgil's Trainwreck Fries?  Ranch, cheese, jalepeno makes all the difference.  Pig Out is a great way to try ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket, and link.  yum.

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