Ok... just got home from seeing Paula Poundstone...so thought I'd blog about it while it is fresh on my mind.
We won the tickets to see her performance... and they also gave us a meet & greet opportunity one hour before the show... so we got there an hour in advance.... I didnt know what to expect really... I thought it would be a meet & greet of perhaps 30 people...but it turns out... there were only 12 people total involved... they took us down to a green room and after a while of awkward conversation among strangers... we hear her coming down the hallway (her voice is pretty distinct).
She walks in... I thought... WTF... she had a crazy getup...kinda like a Circus Ringmaster...that was my first impression anyway... but I was still enjoying the moment. It was a bit awkward to begin with... not sure she knew what to expect and neither did most of us. She started to do a line or so of spiel and one of the guys said something...and turns out...she knew him from the comedy circuit.
Anyway, there was some casual conversation with her & the group... then it was getting closer to showtime...so it was time for pictures... Hal snapped a photo of another couple with her...and we asked them to return the favor...
The dufus man did something screwy with our camera...and it wouldnt take a picture...so here is Hal & I standing awkwardly with Paula P... feeling like idiots... finally we stepped aside and fixed the camera... and at long lost... I have a photo for you!!!
We won the tickets to see her performance... and they also gave us a meet & greet opportunity one hour before the show... so we got there an hour in advance.... I didnt know what to expect really... I thought it would be a meet & greet of perhaps 30 people...but it turns out... there were only 12 people total involved... they took us down to a green room and after a while of awkward conversation among strangers... we hear her coming down the hallway (her voice is pretty distinct).
She walks in... I thought... WTF... she had a crazy getup...kinda like a Circus Ringmaster...that was my first impression anyway... but I was still enjoying the moment. It was a bit awkward to begin with... not sure she knew what to expect and neither did most of us. She started to do a line or so of spiel and one of the guys said something...and turns out...she knew him from the comedy circuit.
Anyway, there was some casual conversation with her & the group... then it was getting closer to showtime...so it was time for pictures... Hal snapped a photo of another couple with her...and we asked them to return the favor...
The dufus man did something screwy with our camera...and it wouldnt take a picture...so here is Hal & I standing awkwardly with Paula P... feeling like idiots... finally we stepped aside and fixed the camera... and at long lost... I have a photo for you!!!
We then went back up to the theatre and had crazy, awesome tickets... 4 rows back-center . Right before we went in, we ran into Hals aunt, her partner... another aunt and her son... small world.
Anyway, the show was really funny--but long. The funniest parts to me included her talking about GWB being the "decider." She joked, "when he says he's the 'comprehender' then we have something to worry about!" She also made some funny comments about the Democrats getting their Prez candidates from Ghepetto...but they've yet to find a real boy (Al Gore got critized for being 'wooden' etc.)
She's really good about quick wit and thinking on her feet... She's big on asking questions to the audience and getting into a public conversation (some of these lasted way too long and one actually involved Hal's aunt--we captured most of that part with a video from the camera).
Anyway, damn...this blog post probably doesnt read so well for anyone not interested in Paula Poundstone...but she was pretty darn funny. She seriously was onstage for 2 hours...without a break...which was a little long for me... but... I still had a great time.
1 comment:
This is so awesome, Gurl! The picture is fantastic - it was so nice of them to allow her to have a meet and greet with distinguished guest Mimi before the show! Did you upload any of the videos to Youtube? Would love to see them! Glad you had fun!
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