Mockingbird Hill Cottage

This guy.

He’s worked so hard for the last year. He’s having a lot of fun. He can’t wait to get back to work today (they had the day off yesterday).

We took it easy yesterday and ate a late breakfast down the street from the apartment. Then we came back to the apartment and fell asleep on the sofa. Today, I head home for a bit.

It’s been really lovely. Opening night was incredible. Watching Don get interviewed by the press was such a treat! Feeling the happiness and joy among the cast and those who saw the show that night was a delight.

I’ve never seen an audience not fall in love with this show. I’ve never seen anything less than crazy enthusiasm and applause throughout the show. It’s not a traditional musical. It’s all about happiness and peace and joy and Jimmy Buffett’s music. It’s about a lifestyle. There will be those who simply don’t get it, and that’s fine. Heck, I hardly knew anything about Jimmy Buffett before Don started this journey. But I’ve become a fan – of him and his music.

I hope it runs a long time, but who knows? I do know that it’s the perfect antidote for these poisonous times.

I’m really tired – I’ve gone through several days with not enough sleep – so I’ll make this short. Also have to get ready to head home. Sigh.

I’m so proud of my husband! He gets to bring joy to hundreds of people every day. Every day. Sometimes, twice a day! Can there be anything better than that?

Happy Saturday.

 

 

Unbelievable. Amazing. A peak life experience.

This will probably be a two-part post. We didn’t get to bed until 3 am and we’ve spent the last two hours just trying to talk our way through this experience. Not just last night, but from the very beginning – the entire journey.

Anyway, it was a spectacular evening. The changes that have been made to the show have made it better than ever. The audience loved it, the cheers went on and on, Jimmy came onstage at the end and played Margaritaville. The party was huge and noisy (I swear I heard about one-half of what was said to me!) and exuberant.

When we arrived at the party, a gentleman met us and escorted us to the press line. Don insisted I go with him (this photo was taken later) and it was just like in the movies: face this camera, face that camera, pose for me, smile, interviewers asking questions, cameras rolling. Surreal!

I’m sure we’ll get more photos like this – my friend Becki, who works for the La Jolla Playhouse, got this picture of us.

For a brief moment in time, we were ‘celebrities.’

The amazing, kind, generous and unbelievably talented cast of Escape to Margaritaville.

Don with a true Parrothead. The hat is spectacular, don’t you think?

The obligatory selfie.

This is about as much of the dress as I could get. It was hard to get pictures and Don had to leave for the theater before me, so I had no one to take my picture. But there were a lot of pictures taken by a lot of people, so hopefully, I’ll have one to share with you. The woman in the middle is the wife of one of the incredible musicians, Russ Henry.

I’ve run out of superlatives. Give me 24 hours and I’ll try to share it all with you in a more coherent fashion.

We are blessed. And my husband is simply unforgettable in this role.

And I just missed Jimmy. I still  haven’t met him!

Happy Friday.