The Penn Theatre Auction

Dave and I went to a fund raising event for the Penn Theatre in Plymouth. http://www.penntheatre.com/newsite/

I rarely have the money to go to gala events like this but I really believe in supporting historic theatres so we went and had a great time. The food was excellent and the auction items were fun to bid on.

Dave bid on two tickets to the Indy 500 and he won! We are going this weekend.

I've attached a picture of me kissing Dave at the auction. (This picture was taken BEFORE he won the Indy 500 tickets) He doesn't need to buy my love. He is very sweet to me.

I'm also including a funny picture of my mom. Someone played a joke on her and got her two drinks. So here she is being a two-fisted drinker. (ha-ha) She actually never drank the other one, I did. She is no lush!

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

I took my mom to the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park for Mother's Day this year. http://www.meijergardens.org/ It was SO beautiful. I love nature and sculptures, so putting the two of them together in one place really moves me. I've included a photo of their massive horse sculpture and a their waterfall and rock garden. (I'm not sure of the proper name but it is so lovely.)

It was such a lovely day and there was an extra bonus because they were having a bonsai show that day. I'm including my favorite photo from that too. From what I've heard bonsai trees are regular trees that have been managed to stay small as they mature. I like this particular photo because it shows the bonsai tree on a table (that has been managed to be small its whole life) looking out the window at all the big trees outside. It is sorta what could of been for the little bonsai but never got to happen.

Meatless Monday & Sacred Saturday at the Michigan Theater

Things are a little unusual at the Michigan Theater this week.

On Monday Morrissey perform at our theater. On his contract for preforming it stated he requires the entire venue where he performs to be “meatless” The entire staff was asked to bring in a vegatarian lunch or go out to lunch if they wanted to eat meat. We also had to get approval to serve butter on our popcorn and cream for our coffee, since they are animal by products.

When he went on stage for his sound check the entire building smelled like cedar. I’ve worked at the theater for over 7 years and never experienced a performer wanting a certain smell in the theater before they performed. (I found out later that “his people” spray every venue where he performs with a special colonge from England that he likes. Supposedly it is expensive and he has over 200 bottles of the stuff!) I think it is a little much. We can’t eat meat and now we have to inhale his favorite scent for several hours, how rude!

This Saturday lengendary Little Richard is performing on our stage and his contract requires that he not go on stage until sundown on Saturday. (Since it is his Sabbeth day and he believes he shouldn’t work on the Sabbeth) So we have a warm-up band that will play until sundown and around 9:15 p.m. he goes on stage. Also in his contract he states that he is allowed to hand out Christian literature to everyone at the concert.

Yes, it is really true. About 10 boxes of a Christian book called “Finding Peace Within: A book for people in Need …” arrived. I wonder how this will be distributed? I wonder if he will preach? I wonder will he pray? I wonder if he will have an alter call? I wonder if people will walk out?

I will just have to wonder because I’m out of town on the day of the show. I’m looking forward to the stories on Monday morning.

Oh … in my last blog entry someone asked who are “The Killers”. They are a popular group with those in their 20’s and 30’s and they play rock/pop music. They aren’t real killers, nor do they promote killing. I think they got the name from common slang that young folks say, like: “That event was so killer!” I think killer means good. I’m in my 40’s so I’m not quite sure.