Defying Gravity....oh, and a little Veteran Avenue
Two weeks after my first husband entered the gates of heaven, I fell in love with Elphaba. I didn't mean to--especially after everything I'd been through--but it was hard not to be infatuated with the green-skinned beauty who--well--defied gravity. For many, many years--I would spend at least six Sunday nights a year with my BFF from high school seeing some of the greatest (and not so greatest) shows in history at the Fox Theatre-- Jekyll and Hyde, Bring on Da Noise, Bring on Da Funk, Footloose, Fosse --too many to count and then there was Wicked . After every show, I would call Brian on the way home and talk him through all the amazing (or not so amazing) points of the show, even so much as acting out my favorite part when I walked in the door at 10:30 p.m. So it was a little bit off-setting when--on a late November evening--I didn't have anyone to call after I had encountered my soul sister. My loving and most gentle little brother was the recipient of my phone call--