D34!
Well, we are part way through tour and we are becoming more
and more like a family now especially since the holidays are here.
And even though it is becoming the crazy part of the year,
if it could get even busier, but it is and we are making it through.
Halloween was right around the corner and it was going to be
a big one in Baltimore, Maryland.
We were finally able to hang out and spend time with everyone outside of
work. Everyone could let loose and
have a good time at Howl at the Moon and the costumes were amazing! It’s crazy to work with these people
everyday and you think you know them, but until you get outside we are all our
own individuals. It was good while
it lasted, but the holiday came right before the 3rd 9-pack of the
tour.
After all those shows we did catch a little break in
Uniondale, New York and were rewarded with multiple one-show days. Along with more rehearsals than shows,
we also got break workers for not only skaters, but the crew as well!
We also hit 100 shows!! It is so crazy to think that we already did that many shows
so soon in this tour.
Still continuing to increase with the amount of shows we are
performing in each city, we were on to Brooklyn where the audiences were
crazy. It got to the point where a
woman and her family were asked to leave because she was yelling at the skaters
during the performance so she could capture the perfect picture.
On a bit of a calmer note, Brooklyn literally has the
smallest hotel rooms ever. You
cannot layout two large suitcases in the room let alone fit all of our luggage
in the room. The lobby of our
hotel was so small that only one bus could unload at a time and the others had
to circle the block until everyone had cleared the floor.
Luckily, heading to Newark, New Jersey the rooms were quite
larger and we all had space to breathe.
This was also the last trip in the Big Apple for most of us. Topping it all off was the PR event for
Good Morning America which was a blast and the welcome home for a military
father to his family!
Aside from the national PR events, we were all focused on
which celebrity may make an appearance in the audience each day. At the end of the week Robert Di Niro,
Chris Rock, and Bruce Willis all saw the show!
Continuing the excitement we were on to East Rutherford, New
Jersey and it was Thanksgiving! We
only had one show in the morning on Turkey Day and then we had time to change
and shower and get fancy for dinner.
We actually felt like a family this year. There were lots to eat with a turkey, noodles, macaroni and
cheese, corn, cranberries, pumpkin pie, cheesecake, and so much more! There
were fancy tablecloths and a beautiful Christmas tree that brought us all
together as a family of about 135.
With one holiday under our belts, it was time to keep moving
and make this nine-hour bus ride happen.
It was warm again when we arrived in Greensboro, NC. Unfortunately it did not stay that
way. Preparing for winter
even in the south it was time to kick off our Secret Santa gift giving! Some people did not get off easy though
and had to spend the three-show day wearing whiskers or walking like penguins
backstage or even singing songs at the board in front of everyone just to get
their first gift. It’s going to be
fun a gift-giving season!
Happy Holidays!
Places to see:
Baltimore - Inner
Harbor, Federal Hill, Baltimore Aquarium
Uniondale – Thank
you break-workers!! 100th Show!
Brooklyn – New
York City, shopping all around the arena, Dinosaur BBQ
Newark – Good
Morning America, Military Soldier comes home – ABC Family, New York City,
Dinosaur BBQ
East Rutherford –
Happy Thanksgiving! First holiday on the road for this tour season
Greensboro – lots
of restaurants around and places to eat, Secret Santa gift exchange begins
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