Friday night, Tomkin and I saw a live performance of
Garrison Keillor's "
A Prairie Home Companion" at the
Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
It was so much fun! We were seated in the third row, so we had a great view of the various voice people, musicians, and sound-effects men (who were incredible!). It was "joke night," so the jokes (some good...some really bad) were flying fast and furious. (One of my favorites: "How many male chauvinists does it take to screw in a light bulb?" "Let her cook in the dark.")
They sang some great songs about chickens and cats and "the exercise blues," and the competition between the sound-effects guys was amazing. Tickets for the show are cheaper on Friday nights because it's not being recorded for the radio; it's basically a dress rehearsal. It's definitely worth seeing if you ever get the chance!
After the show, Tomkin and I braved the 2-degree temps and headed to nearby
Mickey's Diner, a Twin Cities treasure. (It's an old train car that's on the
National Register of Historic Places.) We sat at the counter and had some not-very-healthy-but-really-tasty food. Whenever people talk about places in the Twin Cities that I need to check out, Mickey's always comes up. And now I've finally been there!
Friday night, Tomkin and I saw a live performance of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. 
It was so much fun! We were seated in the third row, so we had a great view of the various voice people, musicians, and sound-effects men (who were incredible!). It was "joke night," so the jokes (some good...some really bad) were flying fast and furious. (One of my favorites: "How many male chauvinists does it take to screw in a light bulb?" "Let her cook in the dark.") 
They sang some great songs about chickens and cats and "the exercise blues," and the competition between the sound-effects guys was amazing. Tickets for the show are cheaper on Friday nights because it's not being recorded for the radio; it's basically a dress rehearsal. It's definitely worth seeing if you ever get the chance! 
After the show, Tomkin and I braved the 2-degree temps and headed to nearby Mickey's Diner, a Twin Cities treasure. (It's an old train car that's on the National Register of Historic Places.) We sat at the counter and had some not-very-healthy-but-really-tasty food. Whenever people talk about places in the Twin Cities that I need to check out, Mickey's always comes up. And now I've finally been there!
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