Mynee's Musings

Kiss Me, Kate

We saw Kiss Me Kate at The Muny on Friday.  This was the first time we had seen it and the only thing we knew about it was that it is a play within a play.  It's about a group of actors and actresses who are performing Taming of the Shrew.  It was cute and we enjoyed it although Bill made the comment about not liking shows with "men in tites"...hee hee hee.  He first made this comment in 2009 regarding Camelot.

Conrad John Schuck (aka John Schuck) played Gunman 1.  We saw him at the Muny in Annie in 2009.  I remember him not only from McMillan and Wife but also from St. Elsewhere when he played the part of a neighbor of Jack Morrison.  I love that show and really wish they would release all 5 seasons on DVD but I digress!  

It was too hot for a picnic so we ate dinner at Blueberry Hill instead.  We then checked out a few of the shops in The Loop and I found the cutest pair of earrings at Phoenix Rising.  Here's a picture...

 

I mentioned that it was hot but I mean it was really hot.  It was 98 degrees with a heat index of 105 with very little breeze.  One of the ushers actually almost passed out.  We survived though.  :)

This Friday is Little Mermaid.  If the weatherman is right, it's only supposed to be about 87 degrees so we're planning to enjoy a picnic before the show.

I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend.

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere is one of my top 10 favorite TV shows of all time.  I watched it faithfully during its original run from 1982 to 1988.  I also watched the reruns on our local PBS station about 15 years ago and again on TV Land during the late 90's.  I was ecstatic when I learned that they were finally going to release this gem on DVD.  The first season was released in late November and I received it for Christmas.

One of the main character's on the show was Dr. Victor Ehrlich played by Ed Begley, Jr.  Ed has a new reality show on HGTV called "Living With Ed."  He's a super duper tree-hugging liberal and his house runs entirely on solar power.  He's somewhat nutty but I admire him for staying true to his convictions, liberal though they may be.  I almost forgive him for having pictures of Clinton in his house...almost!

I received my latest Stampin' Up order today.  Woohoo...I love new stamps.  I'm already working on a new ATC using one of the new stamp sets.  I have to have them finished by Saturday so that I can mail them along with the "sparkly" ATC I finished last week.  I'll be sure to post a photo soon.

-Melanie-