I'm Still Here!

I've been busy the past few days. Forgive me. I walked a good four miles yesterday! Tuesday night me, Tina, Di and Jane went to see Grease! I think it's funny that Taylor Hicks came out of an ICE CREAM CONE above the Soda Shoppe. I've never seen the movie or the musical before so I'm not sure if that's normal? Is Teen Angel real or part of the girl's imagination? Either way, it was corny. The whole show was. The majority of the audience were a bit older than me so I guess I could say Grease was "before my time" despite everyone my age saying "You've never seen Grease!?" Now I have. And I know why I've never seen it before and probably never will again. heh. It was cute to watch. Taylor Hicks' floating head looks sort of creepy in the promo poster! I thought the theater was going to emplode as the audience errupted into a frenzy when Mr. Hicks emerged from the ICE CREAM CONE. I, having never watched an episode of American Idol, thought it was funny. I just had to remember that if it were Harry Connick Jr I would've thought it was the best thing on Earth! Hmmmmm...I just realized I had never seen Grease AND I've never watched American Idol. Call it what you want, I call it "selective in my viewing choices".
While at the theater I spotted a promo poster for the Phantom of the Opera. Jane was super excited to see it.Don't be fooled by the look on Jane's face. This photo is staged and taken in good fun because working at the Detroit Opera House Jane will hear about nothing else but The Phantom all summer. Mentioning the names Lion King, RENT and Wicked will almost always have the same effect. People go NUTS for big shows that come to Detroit. As well they should. I guess we're just spoiled because we get to see the shows for free.
Tina and I took a nice long walk around the city and on the water yesterday. It's fun to see the waterfront busy! This weekend Windsor, ON is hosting the Red Bull Air Races so they're setting up for that. Last year Detroit hosted it so I guess they're taking turns to make it fair since we share the same waterway with Canada. The website makes the riverfront look so pretty! It does look beautiful from the sky. If I could take another helicopter ride like I did in 2007 I would be very excited!
Sooooo...we walked 4 miles according to Gmaps Pedometer. I'm going to start using this site to track my miles because it calculates how many calories you've burned based on your weight. It's not completely accurate because it's based on walking 4 miles per hour and I probably don't walk that fast. It's impossible when you have to stop before crossing the street or if other people get in the way! Along the way I snapped this picture of the Spirit of Detroit adorned with the infamous Red Wings jersey. Friday night Joe Louis Arena is hosting game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals!! Wings vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. I'm not a member of the Wings Cult that rises during hockey season but living in "Hockeytown" you can not avoid the hype! I guess I can show my pride for the City and muster up a "Go, Wings!" Downtown is going to be INSANE tomorrow night! All the hotels down here are booked solid! I should rent out my apartment. heeheeeeee... Finally, last night Jane and I joined a bunch of neighbors in our building over and Cliff Bells for the Mad Hatter "Torch with a Twist" Burlesque Show. I wasn't looking at the show because I was too busy running my mouth but at one point I did notice a person dancing behind a sheet, creating a shadow effect. I guess that was risque in the 20's? I didn't take any pictures, sorry. It was a good time though and Cliff Bells is my new favorite place to hang out. I joined their mailing list so I'll be keeping an eye on what's going on down there since it's literally the building below my apartment window. On Sundays nights you can actually hear the music coming from the place. It's cool, trust me.