WICKED in San Francisco!!!!

I was down talking with my friend Mark and his husband Wil a few months ago and we got on the subject of Wicked.  I told them I wanted to see it and Mark said they had seen it 3 times already and would love to go again.  Since it was playing in San Francisco he got online to see if he could get tickets for us to go and see it together.  He looked for tickets on a Tuesday since that was my day off and he was able to get us some great seats a little more than half way back in the orchestra seating area.  I took my binoculars just in case since I didn't know where we would be and if we would need them. We were in the middle of the theater!

 Our seats are the ones in blue in the center of this picture.  I know it's hard to see but I think you get the point that we had good seats.

We got seated and were just visiting until the play was to start.  I noticed the couple that came to sit in the row in front of us but didn't really pay much attention to them until the lights dimmed and the play was beginning.  That's when I realized all I could see was the back of the head of the man sitting in in front of me.  So for the first part of the play I spent my time moving back and forth trying to see around the giant head.
I felt bad for the person behind me because I was probably blocking them every time I moved my head. After intermission I decide I would lean forward and kind of to the side so I didn't have to keep moving.  I was basically looking over his left shoulder until he decided to lean to the left.  This was the first time all night he decided to do that and I think he knew I was leaning to see around him and he didn't like me breathing down his neck.  I almost wanted to flick him in the head and say "Look man either sit up and block my view straight up or lean to the left, make a choice because you're killing my view."  But I resisted and just moved back until he finally moved again and I was again looking at the back of his head.  Back to the lean to the left I went and he luckily didn't lean that way again.  However it was tough on my back to be leaning over and forward for so long but I enjoyed the show none the less.  If you get the change to see this play I would suggest you take the opportunity, I would so go see it again.

4Th of July in Kanab Ut.

I went down to Kanab Ut. for the 4th of July holiday this year.  Since the fire alarm went off before I left for my trip I would say my 4th of July excitement started early.  The first of the festivities for the holiday is the parade.  Here are a few pictures from the parade.

Hunter and his Dad enjoying the parade

This is a picture of Violet Honey who is 105 years old and is in the parade every year.

This is the clean up crew after the horses, otherwise known as the pooper scoopers.

This picture is a bit of a slam on the BLM as they grab up all the land and leave nothing for recreation.

If you look close at this picture you can see that Latex Larry is driving. (Latex Larry is the dummy that sits in the car on the side of the road and makes people slow down because they see someone in a cop car but it's really just a dummy)  When this car drove past the announcer he said it's hard to tell who is the dummy.

Spiderman was also in the parade.

The parade wouldn't be complete without the fire trucks spraying the spectators.

Some kids thought they would fight back with a garden hose but lost that battle very quickly.

Here is a picture of Hunter collecting candy.

A picture of the boys at the parade

Grandma Su and Hunter.

Latter that night was the fireworks show.

We had a lot of fun with the glow stick hats, balls and etc that make for a great evening for the kids.

It was a great time had by all.

FIRE!.... Nope, Hello Firemen....FIRE!....Nope...Hello Firemen again...FIRE!...Nope...

My last day at work before I left for my vacation for the 4th of July and what happens, the Fire alarm goes off.  Not just once but several times.  Now this is the first time for this to happen since I started working at PMI.  The Alarm is on the wall right in front of my desk and when it went off with it strob and piecing siren, I didn't know what was happening.
 Needless to say I was a bit shaken with the alarm although the visit from the fire department is always welcome.  Although the firemen are probably not as excited to come and visit me, especially at 4am, I always welcome a visit from good looking men in uniform. I have yet to meet an ugly firemen.  I got two visits from two different engines, the reason for that is that although my alarm was a faults there was another building in the area that actually had a fire.  So after the first fire truck left my work it went over to the real fire, which by the way was already put out but then.  So for the last few hours of my last day of work before going on vacation it was very, shall I say loud and some what exciting.