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For my birthday, John surprised me with tickets for the Blue Man Group show in Chicago. Last night was the night of the show. We were able to score front row seats on the left side of the theater, closest to the center isle. We were told that the first five rows of each section were poncho seats and to be prepared for splatter. I was soo psyched about this that it was hard for me to contain myself. However, when we got to our seats and I began putting the poncho on, I wondered if we hadn't gotten ourselves into something we would regret later.
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As it turned out, we had nothing to worry about. There was a little splatter during the show but nothing came close to our side of the stage. I have to admit that I was a little disappointed at the end of the night. The overall experience however, was nothing short of cool and amazing. Those three blue men kept us entertained with their talent, wit, and audience participation. It was great! I wish I could explain more about the show but it's an understatement to say that you just have to see it to get what it's about. John and I went thinking we had some idea of what was going to happen but it was soo much more than that. And the audience got to interact a lot more than I expected.
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At the beginning of the night, John made a comment about running into someone from Eastern that we haven't seen in a long time. It happened to us at Medieval Times and he joked about it happening again. But wouldn't you know it, we indeed ran into two Eastern Alums that we haven't heard from in a year or seen in over 7. Just as we were heading into the lobby area, Kim Bretzlaff started calling my name! Kim and John were there to see the show with a group from church. It was great catching up with them. I asked about their daughter Roxana and commented on how much they looked the same. Well, John looked a little more rock star with his fancy hair and all.
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After hugging and saying our goodbyes, I stood in line to have my picture taken with my favorite Blue Man. I'm soo glad it turned out well though I definitely look as if I'd been jumping around and playing with streamers all night.
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.The rest of the night didn't go so well. John ended up getting soo sick that we had to stay the night in Bolingbrook. But maybe I'll leave this part for John to talk about on his blog.
shawanda
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