Yesterday, Nancy, myself and Wendy went to see the stage show called Avenue Q. This was a birthday present to me and I didn't have a clue what to expect - all I knew that muppets were involved.
Turns out that Avenue Q's unique presentation requires substantially more suspesion of disbelief by audience members than normal: The cast consists of three human characters and a bunch puppet characters who interact as if human,
Sesame Street-style. The puppets are animated and voiced by actor/puppeteers who are present, unconcealed, onstage, but remain "invisible" relative to the storyline.
The characters face real-world problems; they use abundant profanity in dialogue and musical lyrics; there are episodes of "full puppet nudity" (and puppet sex); and many songs and sub-plots address decidedly adult themes, such as racism, pornography, homosexuality and schadenfreude. We all really enjoyed the show but this was certainly not Sesame Street for kids.
Attached is a link to a online video for a taster
Avenue Q Video
Today (18th Feb) is the anniversary of our engagement. It was four years ago today that Nancy agreed to marry me and become my gorgeous wife. The setting was Hong Kong harbour and the champagne tasted fantastic.
Nancy has officially finished work now at Futureshop and is is in the final stages of the pregnancy. The bump is nearly at 38 weeks and the due date of 2nd March is rapidly approaching. According to the last doctor's appointment the baby is currently weighing around 6.5 pounds, but still time to go.
Yesterday, Nancy, myself and Wendy went to see the stage show called Avenue Q. This was a birthday present to me and I didn't have a clue what to expect - all I knew that muppets were involved.
