Defying Gravity!

     Four months ago I braved the elements and headed downtown at 5:00 am to wait in wicked lines.  I was not the only person doing this, I was joined by half of Salt Lake, all of whom wanted to see the Wizard when he made his appearance at the Capital Theater in April.  At about 8:00 am representatives from the theater came by and told everyone that the tickets would be sold out before we made it through the line.  So then I followed the Yellow Brick road (Main Street) to the Rose Wagner Theater, they would also be selling tickets.  I was about the 60th person in line, the only problem was the box office did not open until 10:00.  So for the next two hours I started visiting with everyone in line.           Then at exactly 10:00 the line started moving and everyone started hitting the phones (they were calling the ticket agency, not actually hitting their phones).  At about 10:15 the guy next to me (McKay) got through.  He bought 2 tickets for him and 6 for me, then he started passing his phone around to people in line so that they could buy their tickets.  He was very Popular.  Yes,  indeed we were off to see the Wizard, and we all truly felt as if we had Defied Gravity.     

     So on April 29, our whole family went to see the Broadway Musical Wicked.  All of the kids loved it, I think it helped that they all knew the songs so well.  Nicole was sitting next to me and every time one of the songs came on that she knew, she would squeeze my hand and give me a little smile.            After we left Jonathan told me that he liked Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat better, and then I told him that I liked the Jazz better when Stockton and Malone were playing.    

     I really want to thank McKay for being a Little Giver.  I know everyone in line feels the same way that I do, thanks for helping us all get our tickets, you have a big heart.