It's Time for a Party!
Even though we're not closing for a week, on Sunday night we had a closing party. After we close two shows next Sunday, the crew immediately starts packing up the show and loading out. Becuase of this, we always have a lame last night. We're crying and sad, and the crew isn't there, and we all have to pack to maybe fly out the next day. Troika has learned from this, so this time we had the closing night party a week early.
Our assistant company manager, child wrangler, and all around very helpful lady Chrissy organized the whole thing. Our company manager Walter is notoriously forgetful, so it was great that she took care of everything. And, it turned out to be an AMAZING party! On Sunday after the second show, we all headed back to the hotel, showered, and got hot. Across the street from our hotel is a small mall, that basically has a movie theatre and some restaurants. Chrissy had rented out the second floor of the mall. The extravagant Chinese restaurant there had been opened late, and was set up to the nines, with large tables and booths covered in thick brocade. There was an amazing food spread with any kind of treat you could imagine.
Everything looked beautiful. We had a full sushi bar, plus a bunch of amazing seafood. There was crab and shrimp, and oysters and more. There was a salad bar with salads of all kind, and some amazing soup. There was also a hot bar, with rices, curried dishes, samosas, chicken, and veggies. My almost favorite of course was the dessert table, with the best cheesecake I've had in Asia, plus chocolate mousse cake and fruit tarts. But my all-time favorite was the actual barbecue they had set up outside! Real burgers and hot dogs like in America!!! I almost died before eating three hot dogs. Add all this deliciousness to all the beer and wine we could drink, and SOMA was in heaven.
We ate and drank and ate and drank and talked and took pictures for hours. We had paparazzi there courtesy of one of our producers who is used to dealing with celebrities, and I have never smiled more in my life. Actually, all the picture taking that could have been obnoxious was a lot of fun. I took pictures with everyone, and a ton with those I love most, and I was glad I did. I have a terrible memory, and one of the best ways for me to recall things (being a truly visual learner) is to see a picture. I don't want to forget these times, becuase I want to be an old lady with amazing tales of Asia and my travels there.
What was a very fun time also made me a bit nostalgic. I never thought it would happen. Yes, I do happen to be an emotional person, prone to the occasional loud outbreak or crying jag (any movie I've ever seen, not to mention books, tv, and hallmark commercials) but overall I'm not an unpredictable person. When things end I cry for a minute, and then I move on. Especially when it's something where I'm Ready to move on. I only cried a little on my other SOMA closing nights, and I thought this would be the same. However, the more we're learning about where the show's going, I think the more I realize that this is really goodbye. Rumore has it that Troika's done with the show, and it's going to be bought by another production company (remember when the Niederlanders came?). This would mean that the SOMA family would truly be broken up, for good. Thinking about this and having such a great time made me feel like maybe I would miss it a little! Luckily, I ate some cheesecake (with my fingers, no forks nessecary) and moved on for the time being.
I had such a good time that one of the photogrophers convinced me to try the crab. I love crab legs, but I can't stand anything with it's head STILL ON. Once I went to a restaurant and ordered soft-shell crab, and I sent it back because it was toooo sad to eat it! However, on Sunday I grabbed a crab, repeating silently that it was just like crab legs, flipped over it's head, and ate the meat out of it's cheeks... it's apparently the best part. It was good too! I also ate a million other pounds of food and drank a bottle of white wine. We partied from 11 until 3am, when they finally pushed us out, kicking and screaming in the empty mall.
It was the best meal, and one of the best nights I've had in a long time. I'm really going to miss some of my tour besties! Luckily, in America I have best besties, and I still can't wait to be home!!
Our assistant company manager, child wrangler, and all around very helpful lady Chrissy organized the whole thing. Our company manager Walter is notoriously forgetful, so it was great that she took care of everything. And, it turned out to be an AMAZING party! On Sunday after the second show, we all headed back to the hotel, showered, and got hot. Across the street from our hotel is a small mall, that basically has a movie theatre and some restaurants. Chrissy had rented out the second floor of the mall. The extravagant Chinese restaurant there had been opened late, and was set up to the nines, with large tables and booths covered in thick brocade. There was an amazing food spread with any kind of treat you could imagine.
Everything looked beautiful. We had a full sushi bar, plus a bunch of amazing seafood. There was crab and shrimp, and oysters and more. There was a salad bar with salads of all kind, and some amazing soup. There was also a hot bar, with rices, curried dishes, samosas, chicken, and veggies. My almost favorite of course was the dessert table, with the best cheesecake I've had in Asia, plus chocolate mousse cake and fruit tarts. But my all-time favorite was the actual barbecue they had set up outside! Real burgers and hot dogs like in America!!! I almost died before eating three hot dogs. Add all this deliciousness to all the beer and wine we could drink, and SOMA was in heaven.
We ate and drank and ate and drank and talked and took pictures for hours. We had paparazzi there courtesy of one of our producers who is used to dealing with celebrities, and I have never smiled more in my life. Actually, all the picture taking that could have been obnoxious was a lot of fun. I took pictures with everyone, and a ton with those I love most, and I was glad I did. I have a terrible memory, and one of the best ways for me to recall things (being a truly visual learner) is to see a picture. I don't want to forget these times, becuase I want to be an old lady with amazing tales of Asia and my travels there.
What was a very fun time also made me a bit nostalgic. I never thought it would happen. Yes, I do happen to be an emotional person, prone to the occasional loud outbreak or crying jag (any movie I've ever seen, not to mention books, tv, and hallmark commercials) but overall I'm not an unpredictable person. When things end I cry for a minute, and then I move on. Especially when it's something where I'm Ready to move on. I only cried a little on my other SOMA closing nights, and I thought this would be the same. However, the more we're learning about where the show's going, I think the more I realize that this is really goodbye. Rumore has it that Troika's done with the show, and it's going to be bought by another production company (remember when the Niederlanders came?). This would mean that the SOMA family would truly be broken up, for good. Thinking about this and having such a great time made me feel like maybe I would miss it a little! Luckily, I ate some cheesecake (with my fingers, no forks nessecary) and moved on for the time being.
I had such a good time that one of the photogrophers convinced me to try the crab. I love crab legs, but I can't stand anything with it's head STILL ON. Once I went to a restaurant and ordered soft-shell crab, and I sent it back because it was toooo sad to eat it! However, on Sunday I grabbed a crab, repeating silently that it was just like crab legs, flipped over it's head, and ate the meat out of it's cheeks... it's apparently the best part. It was good too! I also ate a million other pounds of food and drank a bottle of white wine. We partied from 11 until 3am, when they finally pushed us out, kicking and screaming in the empty mall.
It was the best meal, and one of the best nights I've had in a long time. I'm really going to miss some of my tour besties! Luckily, in America I have best besties, and I still can't wait to be home!!
posted by Beth at 1:35 AM
3 Comments:
What do you mean, you cry a little and move on...in 8th grade you cried so hard and so long and SO LOUD after Meet Me In St. Louis that I thought we'd have to hospitalize you! Can't wait till you're home!xxxooomom
What am I going to read whe you come home? DLADK
YOU ate three hot dogs on top of all of the other food?!!! You must be my daughter. Love DAD
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