Life, Fannishness, and Thespic Infatuation

Today is Charles Addams' 100th birthday. I think the fact that he is deceased should not stop us from wishing him a happy birthday. After all, the morbid and macabre made up some of his favorite subject matter.

. . . ( or not. )

. . . and they're not wrong.

We spent 15 years of wedded bliss celebrating with one of the most passionate couples in pop cult history.

But first . . .

( Wednesday (Nov. 10) )

( Thursday (Nov. 11) )

( Friday (Nov. 12) )

I am, as I type this, sitting in our room at the Hotel Pennsylvania. We AmTraked it from C'peper to NYC today, leaving around 9:45am and arriving around 3:30pm.

After checking in, we headed out to explore the city. We're only a block from Macy's, so we cruised around there. Then we walked down to Time Square. Had pizza (NY pizza--YUM) in a little hole-in-the-wall pizzeria (it was de-lish). We found and walked past the Lunt-Fontaine Theatre, which is where the show is tomorrow, and we made reservations at Sophia's for dinner prior to the show. And we stopped in the big Hershey store. Both Macy's and Hershey's are decked out for Christmas.

Lots of walking, LOTS of people. Ya gotta stay in physical contact with your companion, or you'll lose sight of each other really quickly. Lots of walking against the signals, and for a city where "no one" drives cars, there are a freakin' lot of cars. And car horns.

It's really kind of overwhelming. Almost sensory overload. It's pretty exciting.

*flail*

*deep breath*

Okay, folks. If you haven't checked it out yet, you must do so, post-haste.

The Addams Family Musical

Go to the home page. Where it says "Letterman Appearance," click "See Video".

I can tell this is going on my list of favorite musicals. I want the CD like dancing. Gonna have to see which t-shirt I want to bring back. (Oh! And the coffee mug! Oh! And the umbrella! Oh! And the show program! Oh! And a magnet!)

And I'ma totally need an Addams Family icon. The question is, which would I want: Charles Addams artwork (in which case I also need to hunt down an Edward Gorey icon), the TV show, or the musical?

Have I ever mentioned that my first "real" fanfic was an Addams Family story?

That I went as Morticia for Halloween one year?

That I had the cartoon board game when I was a kid?

Yes, that's how much I love the Addamses.

I am so excited to be seeing this show. With this cast. Between that and the upcoming season of SPN (and being in the office alone with no one to share my excitement), I think I'm going to spontaneously combust.

*vibrates in seat*