The next 4 weeks were a bit of a blur. I think we were all looking forward to the holidays and a week off to see our families and loved ones we have put on hold. It is a funny thing we do, always working when others are playing. Then we are free when others are working. Luckily, we have a week after Christmas to travel wherever we'd like. I'm in North Carolina, where I grew up...but to that later!
Detroit...well, it was pretty cold in Detroit. Michigan has been hit especially hard with the economic crisis and has been recovering from the riots of 1967 ever since. Though the downtown, where we stayed, feels vacant and unsafe at times, it is a vast improvement of what used to be. Times Square in NYC used to be completely off limits to families and visitors and now feels as safe as any small town in middle America. So there is hope for Detroit. All that being said, I wasn't able to see too much of the city. However, one of the highlights was the Motown Museum (also known as Hitsville USA) where thousands upon thousands of Motown songs were recorded. The number of famous people that came through there was unbelievable. This is a MUST SEE if you are in Detroit. A few of the cast members went to the Detroit Historical Museum which is supposed to be one of the best collections of Americana in the nation. Lastly, the Fox Theater in Detroit (much like the one in St. Louis) has the same tradition of painting murals on the wall. We left our mark again...part of history now :)
Tempe was a nice change of temperature!....eventually. We arrived to one of the biggest rain storms they have had this year. Even with the rain, it was much warmer than Detroit. The Gammage Auditorium hosted our little skit, right on the corner of the ASU campus. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and is very memorable :) We had some great crowds here and some great outings on the main college drag where shops and restaurants line the streets.
(My silhouetted girlfriend in Dillon, Colorado...she's pretty even in the dark :)
And Denver...ah Denver, how I have missed you! This is my 4th trip to the Mile High City, and it is great to celebrate Christmas in a city you know at least a little. Plus we have friends in the Christmas Carol playing at the Denver Center, so we are surrounded by familiarity...not normal on a tour! We visited our favorite restaurant, Rioja, 4 times now. It is a little pricy, but I have never had such diverse flavors so successfully paired than I have there. And most importantly, we had a little apartment with a kitchen and a REAL Christmas tree (the tree was a gift from Melissa Gilbert to all of us). If we couldn't be home, this was the next best thing.
Thank you Little House for a great first leg of the tour. Here's to another great run next year!!!
So today, I´ll be the first one to comment, I think...
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I would like to wish you a great new year 2010 and I hope, all your dreams come true and the crowd in the theatres will go on to love you - I´m sure about that..!!!
I hope you got our christmas carol from Julschi?? Did you like "oh Tannenbaum"? It was fun to record at the SD...!!!
Good to hear, you had some "familiar" time during the holidays with a small christmas tree..
It was so good to hear again from you! Take care and talk soon! Always looking forward to hear from you!
Hugs Sonja
Hey Kevin!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear that you had a nice, familiar Christmas with a nice Christmas tree! We have a beautiful Christmas tree too. My father got it from a forest.
I also think it's a funny thing that Musical actors are working, when others have free. Musical actors are working for the people, they entertain them and that is special and great for all, who wants to leave their workday for a few hours.
I wish you a happy new year and much success for it greetings Kerstin
I am pleased that you have found a little time in your free time to call and let us participate at your Christmas time. It is nice that you had freely and could use the time at Christmas to travel and go to important, safe places.
ReplyDeleteChristmas an New Year`s Eve - two causes which you would best of all to spend with dear people at select places.
The whole spit is past and we already have 2010 now! Crazy, how fast go the time past. Tomorrow the weekday has us again -- unfortunately!
When does it go on with you with the Prarie? I wish you for the tour a further beautiful time!
For you all a good start in the hopefully happy and healthy New Year! :)
Julia
HAPPY NEW YEAR, Kevin and everyone!
ReplyDeleteI hope we will have as much fun this year, on the blog, as we had last year!!!
And maybe, who knows, you´ll come to Germany again this year........ :))
Bring your beautiful girlfriend, too, so we can have a better look on her........ ;)
I wish everyone a wonderful 2010!!!
Kirsten, from a still snowy Hamburg
Kevin, I wish you all the best for 2010 :)
ReplyDeleteNow, Christmas time is over, and we all are back to dayly life. Thank you for sharing your daily life on road! I hope the new year brings everything you wish ;)
Many regards from the very cold and snowstormy Hamburg (at the momrnt we have a storm front called "Dasy" by the weather forecast)
Happy New Year to everyone! It's nice to hear of your New Years' and Christmases too. We are back on the road again and it is snowy everywhere we go now! I shall hope to post soon.
ReplyDeletecheers!
Kevin