I think I ate my weight in barbecue during our 5 weeks here. That's right, between 3 cities (Houston, Dallas & Ft Worth), we spent 5 weeks of the spring in one of the biggest states in America. And everyone in Texas tells you where the "best BBQ in town" is....and it's NEVER the same place :) I probably went to 5 different places that all claimed top prize. But one of the spots was actually in-between shows in Houston when the local crew brought in their own meat, grill and sauce to feed us right in back of the theater.
It was HUMID down there....wow. I remember dreaming about warm weather when we were freezing in Toronto earlier this year. But a couple days here almost made you pine for the frigid north. And it wasn't even the dog days of summer yet!
Houston also gave us an opportunity to get a private tour of the
NASA Space Center. This was probably one of THE BEST field trips we made on tour.
Above is the HUGE pool where the submerge mock-ups of the space station and practice space walks with astronauts preparing for a trip to do the real thing. A pool is as close to weightlessness as we can get. Below is a picture of the trainees coming back up from the practice.
We got a chance to talk to one seasoned astronaut that had done 9 different space walks! He was so cool, actually asking us questions about our show. We got him to tell a story about one of his space walks where he almost lost his life. All of our jaws were dropped as he was telling the details. This was no movie...this was the REAL DEAL! WOW! The also let us in Mission Control (the very one that was used in the Apollo 13 mission and many others. Below is probably how I would have reacted to the dire situation.....
Ft. Worth had a fantastic new performing arts house that looks like an old opera house. Plus, we got a chance to go down the the stockyards and saw many more boots than bulls. Check it out!
Sorry it's not rotated...I can't figure out how to do that on my blog!
