Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tour #37: Barack Stars in Springfield, MA

This was the worst/best tour.  There were awesome things, like this Turtle Top Van that brought us from the Hartford airport to the Springfield Sheraton.

 And there were just ok things, like the show we had to do.  BITS!  It was fun.  Although we learned quickly that there was not much surrounding the hotel or venue.
 So what do you do?  Go to NYC for the SNL after party!!!
 Derek got to catch up with Shelly, I got to catch up with Vanessa, and we got to do some general celebrity staring. 
 Oh yeah, and meet DAVE GROHL!!  I told him I was a fan, and then Warren helped further make my dream a reality by asking for a picture.  I told him my dad made me listen to Nirvana when I was a kid, turning me away from the terrible pop music I had been listening to, forever making me a rock fan. Dave is the nicest guy in the world, and his wife is sweet and lovely. 
 We drove back right after the party.  Thanks, Derek and T for captaining the ship from NYC at 5:30am. 
 After a sleep break at the hotel we drove out to Boston to see Bryan.  I hope the above claim is true!
 Bryan took us to an Italian place on the North End and then we grabbed some canolli and things at Mike's Pastry.  Stupid.
Director Bryan took us into Improv Asylum for a bit during student shows.  It was cool to see the theatre. 

At the beginning of the tour, we were RedCo plus Tim Sniffen.  At the end, we were RedCo plus Tim and minus the new ETC cast member, Jessica Joy!  She got asked to join after our first night in Springfield and we were all excited.  A trip to Chuck E. Cheese celebrated the news as well as helped me improve my ski ball game.  It was a roller coaster of a tour, but there was more fun than not.  Our new cast member, Cecily, will join us in a couple of weeks.

Next stop: Omaha, NE and Kansas City, MO

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