O by Cirque Du Soleil

The beautiful chandelier and ceiling of the "O" theatre at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Kennedy Center

Seeing the 100th Performance of the La Cage tour at the famed Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C.

MARILYN

Visiting Logan in Chicago between Christmas and the New Year.

Freezing cold and a long walk led us to this beauty, a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe by John Seward Johnson II (born 1930; also known as J. Seward Johnson Jr). The Blonde Bombshell is striking the infamous hot-air-up-the-skirt shot from "The Seven Year Itch" and people line up all day to take pictures of her.

A lot of art people (especially locals) hate it-- but I think it's hilariously perfect.

More detail on the story here.

The Rest of Baltimore

Here's a quick gallery of the rest of my time in Baltimore:

 

 

 

 

La Cage Aux Folles live at the Hippadrome

Alright folks, I'm here in beautiful downtown Baltimore visiting Logan on the first national tour of the 2010 Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles. The show is playing at the Hippodrome, which has this gorgeous old sign that instantly makes me feel nostalgic.

I got to do a little backstage tour earlier when I dropped him off for the matinee. It was great to see a few of the girls (and learn that you can now follow @liliwhiteass on twitter). I'm racing back over to meet him for dinner, and then actually seeing the show, starring George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber, tonight!

Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom

I took this shot a few years back at DISNEYLAND in Anaheim, California, the hometown of NO DOUBT.

Gwen and the boys just announced that they are going back on tour, to "reconnect with the fans, to get inspired to write new music, to put out a new album..." ummmm... okay, whatever. At least this means an end to the harajuku charade.

When I was in high-school, I would drive around town with my Tragic Kingdom cd in the changer, and I would fantasize about turning the songs into an off-broadway rock opera...