At The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. I had never heard of it except for the occasional email notifications I got from a ticket outfit we purchased from a while back. Yeah, I don't get out much.
Daughter Number Two was all het up to see it, being a former local spelling champion and all-around nerd, and the sainted bride wanted to see it. Since the theater was in the Armpit of the Western Hemisphere I decided I should go along for protection. I'm glad I did*. It was very amusing.
As she hoped, DNT got chosen to go up on stage as one of the spellers. She ended up being the last of the four audience members knocked out (we're not really sure if this was by design or not, but she did seem to surprise the cast with how far she got into the word that was supposed to guarantee she got knocked out). I don't want to post too much detail about the show here (it just doesn't seem right to do that) but here are some of the "background information" they announced about her when it was her turn (from memory, may not be quoted exactly):
(Note: she was wearing a bright red shirt) She has designed her own line of clothing called "Camisa Roja de los MuertosDNT and I are going to have a loooooonnnnng talk about that last one.Her collection of "My Little Ponies" is in the Smithsonian
She is currently writing a romance novel called "Passion Under the Monkey Bars", based on personal experience
Anyway, I enjoyed it and highly recommend it. Especially if you can have a chance to see it without going into the World's Largest Outdoor Lunatic Asylum.
*Actually, this is pretty typical. I usually end up enjoying even those shows I've never had an interest in.
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