What fun! What a blast! We finally performed the show for an audience of actual children! And it was a hit. They loved it, we loved performing for them, a good time was had by all.
The moment the music started up, the crowd went wild. And it was an incredible surge of energy for all of us. And once we got out there and started dancing in the house, the kids were none too shy about dancing with us. There's one part of the show where I bring up one child to the stage to give a birthday card to Barney. Well, this special treat was offered to one little girl, and the girl sitting behind her (or rather, I suppose, her mother), requested that she, too, perform this special task. So I had the privilege of bringing two small girls up to the stage to present Barney with his card, face them front for pictures and escort them off the stage in a timely fashion. Well, these girls were completely awestruck by Barney and did not quite want to leave when that sad moment came. But they did. And the show went on, we rocked out the finale and it was fabulous.
And now let's talk about the party we had afterwards. Full dinner buffet, awesome bartender who made delicious drinks with very dirty names and a DJ playing all our favorite hits from high school (well, the 90's, so I guess middle school for some, college for others?). Anyhoo, at 11pm the Party Suite at the Tulsa Convention Center closed, but we did not end our festivities there. We hit the hotel bar and stayed until they closed down. Ok, that was only another half hour, and we were (mostly) all in bed by 1am because it's Tulsa, but still. It's impressive. The company also gave us very cute Barney's Birthday Bash t-shirts (black and hot pink!) and pillowcases which will come in handy on the long bus days that await us.
Two show day today, the first at 11am. Topeca coffee and tea shop, here we come!
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