There are days that just work out to be great without planning them. They just happen. Today was one of them.
Great breakfast by Mr. DR early this morning. Some Christmas gifting following that. Then shower and we were on our way to the theatre to see DR’s big brother Michael in Stuff Happens, a VERY entertaining play about the first 4 years of George W. Bush’s administration taking a drastic turn after the 9-11 events of 2001. I wouldn’t think that a political play could be that funny and dramatic at the same time but when you have a solid cast of performers giving their all, you get amazing results.
It really capped our perfect morning and afternoon.
As we exited the play, I was brutally reminded of a great Pet Shop Boys song called The Theatre where their lyrics go:
While you pretend not to notice
All the years we’ve been here
We’re the bums you step over
As you leave the Theatre
Except we weren’t the bums, we were the people stepping over them so we could go home… If I was a cynic I’d just say that this little organized group missed their calling, they are fairly good actors themselves, in their perfect locations, wearing the perfect clothes, at the perfect time… I’m sure if we would’ve walked at the same place 20 minutes later, none of them would’ve have been there anymore. It looked like an act, way too organized to be sincere. Sorry dudes, you’re not getting the Dora this year. But the fine actors in Stuff Happens just might.
Go see it.
Oh, and here’s a rendition of the Pet Shop Boys song mentioned earlier. Enjoy: