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Number 27 on my 101 Things in 1001 Days list was to take Mike to see the Blue Man Group in Orlando. He’s said since we moved here that he wanted to see them, but tickets are just outrageous. Last week, my sister-in-law sent me an email with discounted tickets for the BMG, and I bought tickets without telling Mike. I managed to keep the secret from him for three days (somewhat of a miracle for me).

We had a lovely dinner with Chuck and Stacy at my favorite Orlando restaurant. As we were leaving, I asked Chuck how to get where we were going & he told Mike. One of the things I love most about Mike is that he  listened to the directions not knowing where we were going. There’s something quite lovely about the trust that builds up over time. He was very surprised.

More than that, he had a really good time. It was obvious. For those of you who don’t know my Mike in real life, he rarely shows that he’s having a good time or is excited about anything. He’s the picture of a lack of emotion. So it was really groovy to see him having such fun.

If you get a chance to go, go. The drumming was wonderful, this deep pulsing that you could feel in your seats. There were strobe lights and general lighting changes and lots of multi-media interactions. All of which triggered my vertigo, and I ended up spending the last 30 minutes of the show in the lobby with a very sweet attendant. (I haven’t been that sick since I went to see an IMAX movie.)

But even with all of that, it was really groovy to surprise Mike. Maybe I’ll try again in another decade or so.

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