Chicago 2:)

2 city's ago we were in Chicago IL again:) The first time we were there just for the day but this time we actually performed! We played the Chicago Theater! It was stunning!

The Theater is so ornate and beautiful! The dressing room area is like a museum! Everyone that has performed at the theater since it's opening in 1926 has signed the wall! here's a small list of names that I found from the website: Allman Brothers Band, Arcade Fire, Blues Traveler, Kelly Clarkson, Harry Connick Jr, Ellen DeGeneres, Aretha Franklin, Kathy Griffin, , Gipsy Kings, Indigo Girls, Alicia Keys, David Letterman, Lyle Lovett, Oasis, Dolly Parton, Prince, Diana Ross, Van Morrison, Widespread Panic, Robin Williams, Julie Andrews, David Copperfield, Sammy Davis Jr., John Denver, Joel Grey, cast of The Family Guy, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Jones, Diana Krall, Annie Lennox, Dean Martin, Liza Minnelli, Bob Newhart, Olivia Newton-John, Conan O'Brien, Frank Sinatra and Neil Young! Oh and the Backyardigans!

And no I did not add the Backyardigans to the end of that list ;) I took a pic of some of the signatures...

Yes that is the spice girls... hahahaha I laughed so hard when I saw that! This next one if my favorate of all time! I almost died when I saw this... I can't even handle it!

IT'S LIZA!!! I have performed on the same stage as Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews and kelly Clarkson... hahahaha now if only I can be on that stage when they are on it... who knows? It could happen!

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We got to the windy city at like 1 AM on Friday. For some stupid reason I was still awake so I went to the room and then couldn't sleep, at 6 AM I decided to give up and just start my day. I opened the door to leave to find Christie fumbling with her room key, aperently she couldn't sleep aether so we enjoyed a lovely continental b-fast from the hotel. We didn't end up leaving until 10 ... yeah it took a while for us to get our buts in gear! And because our hotel was an hour away from the city via train we didn't get down town untill 11:( Our first stop was Starbucks!!! Then Millennium Park, were we found a ridiculous exhibit. It's called experience the future, heres the website: http://www.wirednextfest.com/ they had some amazing stuff: a car for 4 people that you drove Fred Flinstone style, and sheep lawn moeer:

One of the things Christie and I did was ride the car of the future. I don't know the name but it's pretty amazing / horrible at the same time!

This would totally replace the purpose of walking! It goes up 30 miles an hour I think ... you're going to have to get all the details from the website. But have you guys seen Wall-E? If this takes off in 100 years we're going to be just like all those people on the spaceship:

HUGE!!!!!!!!!! and lazy! I'm not about it! I will not spend the $10,000,000 for this little gagit! haha But for real go to the website and look at all the other stuff and then come back!

Amazing right! You know the brain game, I totally beat Christie! haha

So after that we got some food at this Italian place that was good but really expensive. Then we went up to Boys Town... witch if you're ever in the mood for some really good vintage shopping... go there! They have them all over the place! Eventually LaRaisha met up with us and we eat at this very swanky tie place. With Kareoke on our minds we went back down town to this place called the Blue Frog... it was 21 and over so we went to a movie instead... lol but on our way to the movie, witch we got so lost trying to find! We stumbled upton a very interesting McDanalds... they had these staues out front of the resturant, of course we just couldn't pass up the opertunitie:
I got really therstie from all the walking around that we did that day!

What, What is it Christie what do you see?

LaRaisha was just getting beat up, pickin fights with everyone! I was like really girl? Leave the little boy alone!
After our improptu photoshoot, feeling so jollie! we started singing Moon River while walking down the street. Oh, speeking of Moon River, how crazy is this: We were walking around the magnifisint mile, we came acrost Tiffanie's and had to go in for Christie, just for a look, on our way out we started remenicing about Breakfast at Tifanies. When we got to the subway a guy started singing Moon River! I'm not joking it was totally perfect!

Anyways with the help of a couple Chicagoights telling us witch way to go we finally found the movie Theater and saw:
It was really cute! However by the time the movie got out it was like 12 - 1ish and because the trains we all messed up, and our hotel was in East Egypt! We didn't get home until 4:00 in the AM kind of a frustrated end to a really good day...

We had a successful but long weekend of shows, it was Dorians first venue and he did wonderful! feeling ready to go out and still craving some Kareoke, we asked around for a place and ended going back up to Boys Town. Not realizing the time we opended the bar... haha

We each got a song in and then the people started showing up! Well the people happened to be the Chicago cast of Wicked! It was such a fun night!!!! Our new Wicked friends were amazing! They were so excited about us being there it was so funny! Towards the end of the night we came together and started doing some amazing stereotypical musical theater songs... lol LaRaisha did Summer Lovin with the Stage Manager:)

And Alicia, the dance captain and I did Sudenly Semore... hahahahaha

She was amazing! Just belting her face off!!! The night was so unexpectedly fun! If I couldn't have NY I would most definatly choose Chicago:)

Love you all! Talk to you later:)