DLR LotD 07/24/2022

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Sunday, July 24, 2022

"Oh, it's just mushroom tops?  Now that's fancy!" -- V, at Catal

A Very Merry Unbirthday to You!

Splendiferous!

My weekly visit to the AMC theater was to see "Wonder Park".

• Why don't they call this "Wonderland"?  Is it because it would get confused with "Alice in Wonderland"?
• When I saw the trailers for this movie, I thought, "Something bad is going to make her stop creating Wonderland."  I was right.  Tears happened.
• I think I laughed at every single line John Oliver recited as Steve.  
• "Wonder Beaver Twins activate!"
• That Math Camp counselor is horrible.  How could she not know that June was missing?
• I did love the math puns, though, and the Pi Song was cute.
• I want to ride those rides, especially the fish on the carousel!  
• I wonder how many different little chimp toys are going to be available in real life.
• I saw a hippo swirling around in the Darkness.
• Banky is so cute with his little "squee!" whenever June pays attention to him.   I also like when June's dad imitates him.
• June is fearless and full of imagination, AND she can fix things!  I love this kid.

I enjoyed this movie.  I like its message of keeping hope alive, the little light inside of us.

My storybook created from the official site

Cows, Rhinos, Whatever

Rockapella in Arroyo Grande

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Clark Center for the Performing Arts

Arroyo Grande, CA

Remember when I said this hotel had an electronic device instead of the standard binder for hotel information?  Here is what it said about today's weather:

That's right.  The weather is "Smoke".
Also, it's damn cold out there.

I met up with Weff at hotel breakfast, which included our leftover beignets.  Yum.  We packed up the car, and went to a nearby Walgreen's to pick up the prints I ordered.  We then made our way down to Arroyo Grande.  As promised, I brought games with me for us to play.  The first one was "Cows On My Side".  Whomever says "cow(s) on my side" whenever they see a cow on their side of the road gets a point.  If you see a cow on the other side and say "cow(s) on your side" before the person on the other side of the car, you get a point.  Weff are quite competitive with each other, so this was especially hilarious for me.  At one point, I think one of us (can't remember who) saw a rhino.  It was not a rhino. We also began to imagine cows were there when they were just big rocks that we nowhere near the shape of cows.  Wendy had planned on taking a nap sometime during the ride, but refused to do so when she realized she needed to be alert to spot the cows.  Sorry, Wendy.

We stopped at In-n-Out for lunch.  The only free tables were outside where it was a bit chilly, but we still enjoyed our food....because, hello.  It's In-n-Out!

Not surprised that JT liked my Instagram post from here

When we got back on the road, I introduced our second game (the cow game continued):  Mad Libs.  Yes, they were Rockapella-themed.  The one I did for this leg of the trip was based on a Rockapella song.  I think I'll share the actual MadLibs in another post because they're kind of long, and you know, I'm not behind enough on these posts, I guess.  ;)

We arrived in Arroyo Grande and checked out the location of the venue, figuring that we saw Rockapella's mode of transport in the parking lot since they would have been there for sound check.  On our way to the hotel, Wendy won the game by yelling, "GHOST COW!!!" when she saw a cemetery.  "Ghost Cow" means you get everyone's points!  It was an awesome end to the game because we were almost at our destination.

We saw a little cafe near the hotel and figured we could go there for dinner.  After we checked in and brought our luggage to the rooms, Weff realized that the cafe would close soon, so we drove down to 8575 Caffe Perfetto and I ordered a Mexican Mocha, an asiago panini, and this cute cookie with strawberry jam filling.

I heart cookies!

We ate our sandwiches in the breakfast area of the hotel because the cafe was just about to close when we arrived.  The lady in the cafe said that they needed to go bake for the next day, so we promised we'd be back in the morning, because we wanted to try more stuff.  Then we got ourselves ready for the show.

When we arrived at the theatre, we saw Karla and met her aunt Charlotte, whom illustrated a book about hippos that KP previously gave me, "Hurry Home Hippos".  We also took a look at the Christmas trees up for auction in the lobby before going to our seats in the front row, house left.  Yay!

Posse Selfie

The introduction video played, and I was finally able to take notes of the descriptions for each guy:

• Mitch = Mr. Energetic
• Bryant = Rumble Down Under
• Calvin = Smooth Like Butter
• Jeff = One With The Drum
• Scott = Goldilocks

Rock Around the Clock

Scott was wearing my favorite tie!  

When the song ended, Mitch was on the edge of the stage right in front of me, and sang "Sherry", and I was happy happy!  I may have squealed a little bit.  

Jailhouse Rock

I like the "Choo choo Whooo"s.

Scott, when we cheered because we had seen Rockapella before: "Oh, yeah, I recognize all you faces down there."

Dancing in the Moonlight

...and there goes Cal's mic pack.  

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Mitch raised his leg like he was going to pee on Calvin like a dog. (I was going to write "doggy style", but that seems wrong somehow.)

Satisfaction

I like the guttural "I try" from Scott.  Bryant comforted him with a hug for not getting any satisfaction.  During the Another Saturday Night portion, Mitch asked Lori if she wanted her 15 seconds of fame.  "No."

Mitch: Don't take my dream away, Lori.

Scott recognized Mitch as "The magnificence that is Mitch Rains."

Moon River

Scott:  Bryant is newly married to a California girl, whom is currently performing at Radio City Music Hall in their Christmas shows.  Hi, Hannah!  

Scott talked about records and said to Mitch: That was before your time, son.

Paper Doll

Rock the Boat

<Intermission>

I waved to Fred on my way to the lobby.  Some of the bathroom stall doors have plaques with the names of theatre donors.  Others have little quotes on them.  It was kind of like reading a message from a fortune cookie and ending it with "...in the bathroom."  When I got back to my seat, Wendy was playing a pretend keyboard on JeffEvs' hand, and emoted like Ross of "Friends".  These two never fail to entertain me.

The guys came back to the stage after they had "a little snacky snack", according to Scott.

Dancin' in the Streets

Aw, I haven't seen them perform this song in a long time!

L-O-V-E

This song makes me smile.  Scott attempted to position his body in the shape of an "E"

The Middle

Bryant sang "Baby" to me.  Hello!  

Commercials

Scott called us "the discerning Arroyo Grande audience".  After one of the "NBC" jingles, Cal was excited, and said, "Yeah!"  When Scott labeled Rockapella as the "Heroes of Capitalism", Mitch went into Superman pose.

Scott felt a coffee connection with April after not connecting with her friend.  "Is that a 'si'?  This is a bilingual show!"  April is from Atascadero and is retired from "whatever".  She sang Stand By Me with the guys.  Yay!  I like when they actually sing. 

Ain't Too Proud to Beg

April had a lot of fun with the guys, especially Calvin and Scott.  "You're a really good entertainer.  You should try out for Rockapella."

Macklemore

Bryant:  We are a fun band.  Come along with us.

Bryant talked about seeing Rockapella for the first time when he was 8 years old.  

JT:  I was only 10.

Bryant asked JT what he enters on his tax returns as his occupation.

JT: "Sad little clown".  No, "professional spitter".

They did their vocal percussion duet.  OK, I LOVE that it was different from yesterday.

Carmen SanDiego

Encore

Boogie Tonight

Yay!  Fun stuff.

Up On The Roof / Wonderful World

There is too much audience singing around me.  UGH.

(This blog post might be edited in the near future, after I figure why I wrote down "single family dwelling" in my notes.  Like, I can't read half of my notes tonight and I'm leaving stuff out, but I can very clearly read this phrase.  WHAT?)

Meet and Greet

While we were waiting to get in line, one of the usher volunteers talked to us about the differently-themed trees, and told us she really liked the tree sponsored by Menchie's.  APPARENTLY, she really likes Menchie's, and proceeded to tell us what she liked to put on her yogurt.  I don't remember her name, so I'm going to call her Menchie from now on.

We got in line to talk to the guys, and someone was talking to JT for a long time.  He saw us waiting, and apologized.  JT said to him, "That's OK.  They have all the autographs."

I gave the guys a copy of the picture from yesterday as a Happy Thanksgiving card.  

Scott:  You guys are so sweet, so nice and thoughtful."  

Scott told JeffEvs that he wasn't sure if Cal slept in the back of the car.  He just knew that Cal was quiet.

Calvin felt a lot better today.  I told him that it was noticeable on stage and off.  Wendy asked him why his girl is called "Provolone".  He said they had all decided to use cheese names for their video and he was the only one that actually did it.

Bryant showed his envelope to Mitch and said, "Mine says 'MISTER Bryant Vance'."

Mitch:  What?  Why?

Sher:  Because that's his married name.

Bryant:  You don't even get a last name.

Sher: You need a symbol, like Prince.

The guys were done with the autograph session, and stood up to talk to us.

My friends are wise and take pics of Scott's shoes with my phone
 because they know I obsess over them.

Scott asked what I was doing for Thanksgiving, and I told him that I would be making yams and baking pies.  He said that his place is tight and Natalie is living with them even though she doesn't want to and wants her own place.

Sher: Did you tell her that's expensive in New York?

Scott:  Right?  So we're thinking of making reservations for dinner somewhere.

I told him that would be nice, and about the one year that my Dad took us to a winery for Thanksgiving dinner, which was a nice change of pace.  

The guys took pictures with us.  Menchie full on got in Weff's picture, and JeffEvs looked at her like, "what the heck are YOU doing here?"  The picture of that moment is classic.  It wasn't on my phone so I can't share it with you, but just know that it was real.

Then when the guys took the picture with me, my friends and the ushers were laughing, and I wondered why.  They said, "You'll see.  You need to make it your profile picture."

...and my profile picture it became.

We were the last ones to leave, as usual.  One of the ushers, Ruben, led us to Chili's.  Actually, I think he tried to lead us, but we needed gas and stopped there, because we figured that he forgot about us and decided to go home because he went up some hilly street.  It turns out that we should have kept following him.  He probably wondered where the heck we went.  Ruben was really nice, and used to live in Southern California.  We thought he might actually join us, but he didn't, probably because he thought we ditched him.

At Chili's, I ordered a mango margarita.  It was humongous.

Bigger than my head, I tell ya.

They were out of baked potato soup, which JeffEvs ordered, so they comped him whatever food he ordered as a substitute.  Well, that was nice!  

We got back to the hotel, and I finally learned that I was having trouble opening my door the whole time because the door handle goes up and not down.  I must have tried opening that door at least 10 times during the one day we were there.  

The next morning, we had hotel breakfast, then went to Caffe Perfetto for drinks and pastries to go.  I had a hard time deciding on one of the teas because they had such a nice selection and they all smelled yummy, but finally chose the Berry Tea. I also ordered a pecan pie, "because you told me to yesterday", I said to the lady.  I also ordered a bacon cheddar scone so that I could pretend to have some protein.  

Grazie, Perfetto!  Ciao!

On the way home, we played another MadLibs, which was based on these blog posts.  We stopped for something to eat in Oxnard, where they had dolphin sculptures with speakers in their heads.  Or maybe they were water spouts.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

We then traveled through the San Fernando Valley, which had also been hit by horrific wildfires.  We were lucky that they had opened up the roads, and saw a lot of burn areas.  It wasn't quite as smoky as it was up north, probably because it was later in the weekend and the wind had blown some of the smoke away.  

We stopped at my house to drop off my luggage before heading back to Ontario airport where we had left our cars.  Glenndy was about to deplane when we arrived, so I said my goodbyes to Weff and waited for Glenndy because I brought Cindy some biscotti from Caffe Perfetto.   

Well, that was a fun road trip!  I see during the time I wrote this that there was no road trip haiku.  Uh oh. I guess I was too busy at the time, so here you go, better late than never.

Wendy yells "Ghost Cow!"

Menchie really likes yogurt

Jeff T licks my head.

DLR LotD 12/20/18

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

"I didn't used to like this ride, but I think I like it now because now I know how to swim." -- Miss O, on It's a Small World Holiday

Happy 9th Birthday, Miss O!

Pella Jams at Sam's

Rockapella in Vegas

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Sam's Town Live

Las Vegas, NV

Friday started off well enough: got my nails done, got my hair done, all packed and ready to go.  Then the traffic to the airport happened.  Mind you, I left at 3:00 p.m..  It usually takes about 30-45 minutes to get to ONT.  My flight was scheduled to leave at 8:00 p.m.  So I had plenty of time.  But it was Friday of Labor Day weekend, and I was going in the direction of Vegas, albeit not directly to Vegas by car.  Also, it was hot.  REALLY hot, like over 100 degrees hot, and my car decided that today was the day to show me that it didn't want the air conditioning to work perfectly. I mean, it acts up once in a while, but obviously it's more noticeable when it's really hot outside. So there I am, sweltering in the heat, and traffic isn't moving very quickly.  It was so bad that I checked my fitbit and it showed my heart rate starting to elevate, as if I was exercising, yet I was just sitting in my car.  I drank water.  It slowed down.  I tried to breathe deeply.  It slowed down more, but not enough, and I'm pretty sure I was about to go into a panic attack at any moment.  So I got off the freeway and took the streets in case I really started to freak out.  I cooled down a little bit, and remembered the Starbucks by My Delight Cupcakery.  I did not want cupcakes.  OK, I did, but I knew they'd melt in the heat, so I didn't go there.  I went to the Starbucks drive-thru.  It took what seemed like forever, partly because I was so damn hot and partly because the people in front of me kept asking questions and crap.  I mean, they really should have gotten out of the car and gone into the store.  I realized that perhaps I should have, too, just to cool down, since I had plenty of time.  But I was trapped in the drive-thru and starting to overheat (me, not the car) again.  Turns out that not only the people in front of me were slow, but also the baristas because they were probably overwhelmed by the number of frappucinos that everyone was ordering.  I just wanted my goshdarn iced tea.  I finally got it, and made my way back to the freeway and to the airport, no longer feeling like a frog being slow-boiled.  

When I arrived at the airport lot, I decided not to risk the heat anymore by walking to the terminal, and waited for the shuttle while I finished drinking my iced tea.  Do you know there's not a lot of shade at the ONT parking lot, especially at the shuttle stops?  Now you do, and so do I.  The shuttle arrived, though, and I got to sit in air conditioning and cooled down.  The heart rate went back down to almost normal, too.  Phew!  I didn't need to check my bag, so when we got out of the shuttle, I went through TSA and looked for my gate.  Oh, great: my flight was delayed for 30 minutes.  So I had a seat and texted Dodie to update her.  It was 5:30 p.m., and I had 3 hours.  Well, at least I was in air-conditioning, and I'd be on time for my flight, and I relaxed.  The flight was a little bit bumpy, but not too bad.  I dread going to hot places on planes because of the turbulence, but it was OK, and I was able to look at the bright lights of Vegas, which is the best reason to land there at night.

Dodie was waiting at my gate, and we made our way to baggage claim so she could figure out her Uber app.  Uber and Lyft have pretty much taken over as private transportation at LAS, and they have a designated pickup area, where their take down of the taxi industry is quite apparent.  I mean, there were a LOT of people waiting there for their rides.  This probably wouldn't have happened if taxis didn't cost double the amount Uber and Lyft charge, so I think they need to adapt with the times if they want to survive.  We arrived at Sam's Town and checked in.  The hotel is pretty cool if you're in the interior rooms, because you get a view of the middle of the hotel.  It is also undergoing a remodel on a few of the floors.  We had one of the remodeled rooms, which was nice.  You know what else is nice?  Seeing the guys in the elevator and all around the hotel!  

You know I said hi to them whenever
 I got in the elevator, right?

We had originally planned on going to Wahlburgers for a late dinner, but didn't feel like leaving the hotel, so we ended up at TGI Friday's there.  It was time for Sherry to start drinking!  Because, you know, I wasn't already dehydrated earlier in the day.

Patron Raspberry Basil Margarita

 Dodie laughed as I waited for the guys' photo come up on the television screen, because the loop took a really long time. Then when the photo finally came up, my picture of it turned out all crappy. 

Grrrrr....

After dinner, we walked around outside the hotel so I could get a picture of the marquee.  The guys weren't listed on it, though.  We gambled for a little bit, and I was doing OK, but Dodie wasn't winning anything.  I had fun with the Little Shop of Horrors game as Audrey II kept eating up reels and more stuff would cascade.  

Casino Sign

Venue Sign

Cat chilling in the valet area

In the morning, we wanted to get breakfast at Wahlburgers, but just missed the hotel shuttle that would take us to the strip.  So Dodie used her Uber app again, and we walked around the entire hotel before realizing that the Uber/Lyft pickup area was across from the hotel shuttle stop.  Yes, where we had already been standing.  Had she not asked the valet, we'd probably still be wandering around until dinner time, or at least until the next shuttle arrived.  Our Uber driver had brought along his wife, and they were hilarious.  They showed us pictures of their kids, and bickered like any other married couple, and Dodie said she felt like we were with family.  We had to circle around to find the Wahlburgers, and while doing that, we saw a couple of showgirls, feathers on their headdresses and all.  Our driver pointed out that they had glitter on their butts, but I didn't turn around.  We hopped out of the car to walk to the restaurant, and saw two other showgirls.  I turned around this time, but their costumes were covering their butts, so I couldn't see if there was glitter.

Yay!

Once we saw the Wahlburgers Kiosk, I got all excited.  They have a kiosk outside of the regular restaurant where you can just order drinks and merchandise.  I told Dodie that I needed to go there later.  Once we got inside, I had to refrain from taking pictures all over the place until we ordered.  I ordered a breakfast burger, which is basically their regular burger with a fried egg. I asked what a "Tropical Mimosa" was, and the server told me that it was just orange juice and champagne.  I asked what made it "tropical".  He said, "I guess the orange juice."  Hmmm...so I ordered the Pomegranate Mimosa.  

Drink #2 with Edible Flower

Then I took pictures of stuff around the restaurant.  

Above Our Table

The Wahlboys

Paul and Donnie

Sher with Big Wahlburgers

My mom called while we were eating, and I told her that I was in Vegas to see Rockapella. 
Mom:   Oh, you're going to see Rockapella?  You must be happy then.
My mom knows me well.  Yes, Mom, I'm very happy.  I didn't tell her about Wahlburgers because I don't know if she even knows about that show.  

Look at the cute hippo Dodie made for me!
I named him Sam.

Afterward, I bought Wahlburgers playing cards because VEGAS!  I needed something at Sephora, so we walked over there and then Dodie called Uber from Paris casino.  APPARENTLY, the Uber navigation systems were wonky for all the drivers this weekend, but our guy knew where he was going so it wasn't a problem.  When we returned to the hotel, I put my stuff away while Dodie played a little bit.  I saw the housekeeper and advised her that I would leave in a few minutes, but then Dodie came back to the room and we hung out for a little while.

View From Our Room

 When we finally left the room, I told the housekeeper and left a tip for her on the dresser.  We headed to the movie theater.  Yup, there's a movie theater in the hotel!  I got a Starbucks iced tea from concessions.  As we rode up the escalator (this is a regular-sized movie theater with lots of screens), I saw that the door was open to the venue where Rockapella would be performing, and lamented that it hadn't been open when we passed by just a few minutes earlier.  Dodie said that I could probably run downstairs, go say hi, and still be back during the trailers.  She was probably right because we saw a TON of trailers.  I was most excited about Star Wars VIII, naturally. Dodie and I watched "Wonder Woman".  Dodie hadn't seen it yet and cried throughout the movie.  I had seen it twice and cried throughout the movie the third time, too.  

Aft explored the hotel a little bit.  I wanted to take pictures of the guys' posters all over the place, but I was on the casino floor and didn't want to get in trouble.

From underneath a tree in the hotel

We were supposed to go back here
 to take a picture in our pretty dresses, but we forgot.

Overlooking the Hotel Courtyard

 I reminded Dodie that she wanted to talk to the lady in the gift shop, Stephanie, because she was so nice to Dodie when she had inquiries about our tickets for the show.  She was really nice in person, too, and was pleased that Dodie made the effort to say hello.  We played the slots for a little bit but I wasn't as lucky this time and lost kinda quickly.  So we decided to go back to our room, and on the way there, saw the water show that takes place in the middle of the hotel with animal audio-animatronics.  I thought the next show wasn't until 6:00, but they must have been testing or something because we got to see what looked like the full show at 4:00.  

Water Show

When we got to our room, I started to rest a little bit and Dodie told me that she needed to show me something in the bathroom.  Now, I don't normally want to go to the bathroom when somebody wants to show me something, but I hoped it wouldn't be anything gross.  Nope.  Dodie's cosmetics bag was full of hotel toiletries, and we had a note from the housekeeper telling us we were appreciated.  Well, thank you!  

Thank You Toiletries

We got all pretty for the concert.  KP and her friend Dan arrived and we decided to go to TGI Friday's for dinner.  I mostly went to have a drink, but ended up eating a little bit because I didn't want to be too hungry during the show.  I wish I had been hungrier because my strawberry fields salad was yummy.

Drink #3: Mango Margarita

In the hallway by the venue, we saw that the new Rockapella Jams CD was available for purchase, and the table was set up for the guys to sign stuff.  Yay!  Today was the official date of the CD release, so I felt all special about it.  We went to our seats and one of the ushers looked at us like we didn't belong there and tried to stop us.  We showed her our seat numbers and she let us pass.  Maybe if she hadn't been so aggressive, I wouldn't have been so put off by her doing her job, but she really should have toned it down.  She was like that for pretty much everyone for most of the night.  Our seats were in the front row, AA 3 and 4.  KP had extra seats so we spread out a little bit so that I wasn't rightnextto the lady beside me.  Thanks, KP, Miss Show 150.  :)  Robin came by to say hi and sat in the front row, too.  Nick was seated in back of us.  Yay, Nick!!!

The lighting there was weird, so Sepia works.

There was no opening act.

ROCKAPELLA

Rock Around the Clock
Hi, Bryant!  I was already giggling about him, because I had a dream about him this week.  The dream will not be repeated here.  Let's just say that butts are the theme of the weekend.

Jailhouse Rock
Hey, they added "I'm the One" into the medley before "Folsom Prison Blues"!  Cool.  (It is not in the version on the new CD, though).  Hi, Scott!  Hi, Mitch!  I'm so happy when they smile at me.

CSL4:  I never heard of Sam's Town.  I love this place!

He talked about JT and his microphones: Oh, Sam heard that!  I know he did.  

Wow!  Now they do the vocal roll-up while singing "Dancing in the Moonlight", in a medley with "Can't Stop the Feeling".  I really like that a lot!  Aaaaand there's BV's butt.  Did I tell you earlier that we were sitting on the rhythm section side?  Yup, BV was in front of us.  I think that's when I hit Dodie because I couldn't deal.  She laughed.  Scott came over and I danced with him from my seat.  He smiled.  I showed Dodie that when they use the blacklight, my nails turn a bright yellow.  They were actually an Ariel-like green.

Just My Imagination / Imagine
Someone in the audience loudly said, "Awww..." when CSL4 started to sing "Imagine".  Yeah, that's how I feel when I hear that, too.  

JT returned to the stage sans jacket.

Satisfaction / Cupid
CSL4 cuddled up to BV.  So cute.  He did a slow twerk and I about lost it again.  Mitch chose to talk to someone whom was sitting by herself at a table: "You realize you're an easy target."  He asked her to sing with her, and she sang an octave above him.  Yikes.  As he asked the rest of the audience to sing, he walked by us, pointed the microphone to me for a second and said, "I know YOU know it."  Can't imagine why he thinks that.  Just so you know, I sang it in the same octave he did.  I know you were worried.

CSL4 talked about MR joining the group, stating that he filled in for some shows last year, and they asked him to stay:  He has stayed.  He will not leave.  He got a new haircut.
MR: Just for Vegas!

CSL4 talked about the new CD, saying that we are in the first North American city where it is being sold, called "Rockapella Jams, Vol. 1".
JT:  It's huuuuuuge.
CSL4:  You can buy it out there, and Mitch will rub it on his head.

You know I am already happy with MR, but it stung my heart a little bit.  I miss you, FFE.  Especially because of the song coming up after this next one, which was rudely recorded live not with FFE and Geo (my favorite group for this song), but with the new guys.  It reminds me of when they didn't record "California Sad-Eyed Girl" with Kevin as the lead.  

Moon River
Applause from the audience when they started.  Afterward, CSL4 credited Andy Williams and Audrey Hepburn.  Pretty sure she didn't write that song, though.

When CSL4 talked about the rhythm section, JT did a bass drum sound.  
While CJ was talking about him, CSL4 tried to watch himself on the big screen as we waved his golden locks.  

CSL4 defined "records" as "black frisbees".

Paper Doll
CSL4 said this is available on the new record.  Audrey Hepburn will not be on the new record. Neither will someone else.  I'm not bitter or anything.

Rock The Boat
CSL4:  B-MAN!
I now call him that on FB.  After B-man's solo, CJ and MR were giggling as they returned to the stage.  

Commercials
Someone in the audience: "WHOO!!!"  Me to Dodie: "Someone's drunk."
You know, because I never whoo.  I WHOO HOOOOO!  OK, yeah, I whoo, too.

CSL4: As we have matured...
The audience laughed.  CSL4 made a face, like "What the?"
JT: I just did this <made a "so-so" gesture>
CSL4:  That's all he says all night.  (continues) As we got older...
The NBC peacock got shot, I think.
CSL4: When capitalism and art mate
Audience member: WHOOO HOO!
CSL4 stopped.  "Mate?"  That's what you're excited about?
Audience member: No, Folger's!

Scott felt a telepathic message from Kathy, whom was seated two seats away from me.  

I left at this point because I realized that there would be no intermission and I needed to use the facilities, and couldn't wait until the end of the show.  This was the perfect time, because the guys wouldn't notice due to being busy with the girl on stage.  The only thing that would have stopped me was Dodie getting picked, so I was selfishly happy that she wasn't.  She didn't want me to go, but I couldn't take it anymore.  I took my seat as Kathy was being given her CD.

What I did hear:
Kathy is from So Cal and works in the library.  She treated "Stand By Me" as spoken word.

Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Kathy is the lucky first person to get the new CD on stage.  

Macklemore

Where In The World Is Carmen SanDiego?
After the drum break, they enter the stage while singing "Shape of You".  Nice!  I like that they're putting in some of their work from Jams.  

Encore

Dancing in the Streets
JT danced all crazy-like.  

CSL4 asked if we wanted to hear a brand new song.  SURE!!!!!!

Don't Mess With Jim / Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Yes!  This was fun, and it included a vocal percussion drum line, so you know I was extra happy.  Love that groove.  

Up On The Roof / Wonderful World (off mic)
Started a little bit soft, then CJ remembered how big the room was, and sang a little louder.

Meet and Greet

I stood back for a while because I had 5 CDs to buy and sign.  While I was waiting I saw Fred and talked to him for a bit.  He said that CSL4 and JT were flying to Italy for the a cappella festival on Tuesday to check out all of the groups, but he'd just be there for Rockapella's portion of the show.  He wasn't sure what the rest of the guys would be doing, especially MR.  APPARENTLY, MR does his thing and FS has no idea what it is, because MR was also staying an extra day in Vegas, and FS didn't know why.  Ummm...because it's Vegas?!  We also talked about his recent trip to Hawaii, and said that Kauai was his favorite island.  He said that he hasn't listened to the new CD yet, and neither have the rest of the guys, because JT just gave the CDs to them today.  I asked if they had listened to it on iTunes.  FS looked at me in a puzzled fashion, and said, "The guys aren't going to pay for the songs."  At first I thought, "What?  Why not?"  Then I realized that he said "pay".  OHHHHHHHHH, duh, Sher.  

KP said that when she talked to FS, he whipped out his iPad to show her his vacation photos from Hawaii.  She laughed when he asked if she drew "that butterfly thing", because it was a Bitmoji, and not made by her.  

Hi, Bryant!!!!!

I was trying to let other people before me in line, but a group of a cappella singers insisted I go ahead of them.  I don't think they sang for the guys, though.  Another guy was talking to JT about getting the guys to do something the next time they're in his neighborhood.  They were taking a long time, but I was patient.  Other people had gone around him, though.  I wonder if any of them had been able to talk to JT because that guy would not leave JT.  When JT saw how many CDs I handed him to sign, he asked me, "All five of these are for you?"
Sher:  Didn't you know I'm your Southern California distributor?
I guess he knows now!

I asked B-man: How did you like LA?  Nice pool picture!
B-man proceeded to tell CJ and JT about his fiancee's parents' pool, then he high-fived me because he was so excited about it.  "Yes, new family!"

CJ stood up to give me a kiss on the cheek.  He's so dang sweet.  He asked how I was, too.  Then we got all distracted by MR trying to find a Sharpie.  I don't know why he didn't have one, but CJ handed him his.  When he gave it back, CJ flipped off the pen cap and it flew past me. 
MR:  What is wrong with you?  You're making that pen cap fly off and now she has to pick it up?  ("she" being the gal that liked the Folger's jingle).  She's pregnant!  
CJ apologized, but the gal didn't care, and she wasn't, like 8 months pregnant.  She was barely showing.

MR said to me, "Always good to see you," and gave me a hug.  B-man saw this, and said, "I didn't get a hug from Sherry!  I want a hug!" and I went back to hug him.  

By the time I got to CSL4, he had already signed all of my CDs, but I wanted him to personalize them. Dodie said she wanted her name on her CD, so Mitch did that for her.  CSL4 wrote "For Sherry" on mine, and made sure to write "Love," next to his signature.  He then wrote the other names for me, and asked, "How are the girls?"  Then he told me that he was digging through an old box of stuff and found the parody we did of one of their CDs.
Sher:  Locochicks!  For Vocobeat!  
CSL4:  Yeah, that was a long time ago!  When was that?
Sher:  I don't know, 1998, or 99, maybe.  I've been doing crazy $h*t for a long time now.
He laughed, and talked about the pictures we took, like at the neon sign graveyard, with all of us looking serious (just like them!).  I mentioned the dedications that we put on the back, but he hadn't read them all.
CSL4:  I think I'm going to post it.
Sher:  Yeah, post it!  That would be fun!
He kept our Locochicks CD!  How much do I love him even more now?!  If he had also found my "speeding ticket", I would have lost my mind.

We took some photos with the guys.  I needed to take Dodie's photo with them again, and said, "too bright" due to the flash.
JT:  Mitch isn't too bright.

Pella and the Posse

The guys signed a poster for the venue.  Mitch wanted one of his own and asked for one.  I asked him how he'd take it on the plane.  He told me to let him worry about it.  Really, he should have asked me if I wanted one so he could show me how this would be done.  Why didn't I ask for one?  Oh, yeah, because I already have the huge one from Reno in my den.

We said bye to the guys, then headed off to TGI Friday's again for dessert.  Yes, I went there THREE times during the weekend, but at least they have a lot of variety on their menu.  We were seated toward the back of the restaurant, and while we were there, I thought I saw MR at the entryway to the restaurant.  Affirmative, because then came CJ and B-man.  They sat at the table where we had eaten dinner, toward the front of the restaurant.  I called over our server and asked if they could charge me a round of drinks for the boys.
Server:  First round or second round?
Sher:  First.  I don't know how long they'll be staying.
After the drinks were delivered, CSL4 showed up and sat down with them, but I didn't want to make the server crazy.

Dan said that he always wanted to send a plate of mozzarella sticks to another table, "because who doesn't like mozzarella sticks?!"  So I called the server over again, and asked him to add mozzarella sticks to my bill.  I guess I didn't really care about driving him crazy anymore.  I had a view of the guys, so when the mozzarella sticks came out, I told the rest of the table.  Dan and I gave a play-by-play of the plate being brought to the guys' table and MR turning them away, saying they didn't order them.  Well, our server saw the other server returning the mozzarella sticks to the kitchen and took the platter from him.  He brought it to the guys' table and pointed to us.  They looked over and waved and B-man blew me kisses.  That was fun.

Drink #4: Tiramisu Martini
 with Dan in the background

We didn't bother them when we left because they were figuring out their tab, but we wondered if they noticed that their round of drinks was not charged to them.

Dodie, Robin and I wanted to gamble a little bit, so I played and lost a little bit, then played some more and finally broke even, so I figured I was done.  Dodie had already been done, and we had already said bye to Robin, whom was staying in a different hotel, so we went upstairs and got ready for our early morning flights.

On Sunday morning, Dodie called us an Uber to go to the airport.  Our driver was going to visit LA the next day.  "We're going there today!", I said.  He dropped us off, and we entered the terminal.  Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw a familiar shade of blond.  Without a word, I walked right up to CSL4, whom was getting a luggage tag, and just stood really close to him so he'd notice me.  He looked up and said, "HI!" and hugged me.
CSL4:  Thank you for buying us drinks last night.  That was very sweet of you.
Sher:  You're welcome (in my head -- but I didn't pay for yours, not that you drink, so never mind, I won't mention it).
CJ walked by and waved.
Sher to CSL4:  What time is your flight?
CSL4:  7:40.
Sher:  Ew.  What are you doing here?  You don't fly Southwest
CSL4:  Yeah, right? 
I told him to have safe travels, and Dodie and I headed toward security.  

Once we were through security, Dodie realized that we weren't in the same boarding area, so we said our goodbyes.  I saw a little later that there was a 7:40 SWA flight to Tampa, so I guess CSL4 was on Southwest, after all.  I texted Dodie that he would be at Gate B10, which was 5 gates away from her, but she didn't want to bother him so she kept to herself.  I would have done the opposite, but I'm crazy, remember?  Or maybe not.  I don't know.

My flight was thankfully uneventful, and this time I did walk to the car from the airport terminal, since it wasn't quite hot yet.  Once I got to the car, I made sure to put in my new Rockapella Jams Vol. 1 CD, and jammed with my boys all the way home.

I don't have a schedule yet for my next Rockapella show, so I'm glad there's a new CD to tide me over.  Until then, boys, thank you for making me happy!  Love you!

I heart them very much!