My big giveaway

Today is my day for spreading the love. You didn’t know I was a popular enough blogger to have a giveaway, did you? (Maybe I'm having delusions of grandeur.)

I’d like to say I’m offering free Wicked tickets, but that’s definitely not the case because if I had access to more Wicked tickets, I’d be back in a heartbeat, a selfish heartbeat. At least to see the crazy Tevye-lookalike cello player sawing away on his poor cello in the rain after the show, if not to see the AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL play itself! (Emily was right; you have to write about Wicked in CAPITALS!!! And when you're done writing in capitals, you have to call someone who's seen it and gush about it together for at least 30 minutes.)

This morning I showed Sage pictures from last night’s program booklet and made her laugh at my impersonations of Glinda (I mean Galinda) flouncing around during “Popular.” Sage was dazzled and excited with me and for me. It was very cute. Yesterday she kept asking me enthusiastically, "Are you excited to see Wicked, Mommy?!?" That was after she stopped crying about how much she wanted to see it with us. Which only happened after we bribed her with any redbox movie of her choice. ($1.06 versus $50...I think that trade-off will only work for a few more years.)

But back to the giveaway. This morning I got the following touching email:

“Hope this works for you.
If you don't need it send to someone that does. We have to stick together during these hard and uncertain terms. It doesn't matter how much you think a friend might not need it (sometimes we don't know what people are going through friends or no) Enjoy-free stuff!
Please share with your address contacts (GOD might be using you to intervene in a dire situation)
WHO DOESN'T LOVE "FREE"????????
Thanks!!”

Need I add a big "[sic]" to say that the grammar and spacing are original?

Anyone out there in a “dire situation”? Have no more uncertainty or direness. The answer to your problem is just a comment away (please post below). Then I will use a random integer generator to choose between comments 1 and 2 to see who the lucky winner will be that gets.....

COUPONS FOR FREE VELVEETA CHEESE AND SARAN WRAP!!!!!!

(These prizes seem almost as exciting as Wicked tickets when you write them in capital letters.)

I know. What a giveaway. A real answer to our prayers. If no one posts a comment, perhaps the Tevye-wannabe cellist will be the default winner. At least then he could wrap his cello in cellophane for rainy days. Then when he plays it, it might actually sound like an instrument. Perhaps I should go see Wicked again so I can offer him the coupons.

Also, as a side note, I wore the biggest earrings I own to see the play. Because that is my idea of ritzy. As I recall, I have only worn them once before, on Halloween. Before I had small grabbing infants that like to rip earrings through earlobes and use them for teethers. Oh yes--AND I wore boots. It was a night to remember.

Did I mention that the story was amazing? (Let us all purge from our minds that there is a book bearing the same name, and I will try to stop talking about how stupid that book is.) The play was not only a delightful prequel (sort of) to a well loved classic, but also a beautiful story that probed issues of intolerance and integrity. And the acting was amazing! And the costumes...wow. Even from the second to back row. Speaking of which, here is the view from our nosebleed seats, where we were almost trying to defy gravity.


So even if you're not interested in my Velveeta coupon giveaway, please leave a comment and let me know if you've seen Wicked so I know who I can call and gush with tomorrow.