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This post covers Monday and Tuesday.
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MONDAY
Up at 7:30 but stayed in warm fluffy bed until 8.
Downstairs to hotel breakfast for coffee since I've packed up all of my coffeemaking gear (I often feel lazy about brewing coffee on travel days.)
The bus wasn't leaving until 11:30 so I packed, ate breakfast, worked on Philly Foodie Finds, and practiced my PowerPoint until it was time to go. The bus ride was graciously uneventful; the highways were mostly-clear and we had no trouble though we did drive more slowly (not a complaint!) When we pulled up to the Tulsa hotel I recognized it right away...I'd stayed here with My Fair Lady in 2024. And then from my hotel room, I was surprised to realize that I can look out the window and see the hotel across the train tracks where we stayed while on tour with Tootsie in 2022!
Tour deja vu is so weird. All of these different pieces of past lives, all of these memories, intersecting and overlapping. I have been to so many places that I have started to forget some of them, while others seem burned into my brain forever.
(A photo from my visit to Tulsa in 2024.)
Also My Dear Readers: if it seems like I'm not doing much/exploring much in a particular city, chances are I've been there before and have done a lot on previous visits. For example, here in Tulsa I've:
I'm probably gonna start back-linking entries where I wrote about these previous visits, so that readers can have context (especially new readers.)
Having been to Tulsa many times, then, I knew that the best grocery option was a Reasor's next to a Whole Foods a few miles outside of town. Initiated my traditional luggage-drop-and-Uber to those stores and got everything I needed.
Two Foodie Side Notes from today's groceries:
1 - Whole Paycheck has started carrying Tsar Nicoulai smoked sturgeon, and it is FANTASTIC. Delicious, mild, meaty, and flavorful. It is not as fatty as salmon but still has lots of Omega-3s and B12, and is lower in sodium than smoked salmon. While it's a bit expensive, I'm going to keep an eye out for it because DANG it is good!
2 - Drizzilicious Mini Rice Cakes. They're SO GOOD! I was skeptical at first but the Birthday Cake ones were addictive. I got the S'mores ones this time and I don't like them as much but they're still awesome and quite low in calories. I want to try all of the flavors!
Anyway, I got back to the hotel and put things away and unpacked. For the last several cities we've been blessed with extended-stay-type hotels which have a big fridge, microwave, kitchen sink, stovetop, dishware, etc. But this time we are in a "normal" hotel. The mini fridge is bigger than most, but there's no microwave. Dishes will have to be done in the bathroom sink (Fun Fact: I always delegate one hotel hand towel and washcloth to be used exclusively for dish drying. Don't want to wipe your face and then use the same towel to dry clean dishes.)
There is a small table near the bathroom and that's where my food setup will be. Instead of the microwave I'll use my Itaki steamer (on the right.)
Nothing to report about the rest of the night, I ate dinner and relaxed.
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TUESDAY
Up a little late (8am.) Jameson had an overnight last night that STARTED at 2am, and he didn't get home until 5! So I did not text him!
Made myself coffee, yogurt, and Banana Creme Koia-infused oatmeal. Incidentally I accidentally bought steel-cut oats last week, but they cook up wonderfully when slow-cooked in the Itaki.
It has "warmed up" to 20°F (-6.66°C) and I felt twitchy from two days stuck inside for the snowstorm, so after breakfast I had a brisk walk to the DGX (that's a Dollar Store that also carries groceries.) I only needed disinfecting wipes and scotch tape. Worked on Foodie Finds, tried to work on my PowerPoint but felt kinda scatterbrained so set it aside for today. Read my book and ate lunch and finally walked to the theater (I am so impatient haha)
I remember this theater well and knew where to go. But I don't remember these bizarre music stands that look like they're made out of a chunk of grocery cart!! LOL!!
There was also this vaguely ominous sign in the pit. Um...ok, I won't? :p
Configured my little space to my liking, then found my trunk and dug things out and put things in. Popped by Company Management to steal a piece of candy and to sign a congratulations letter going to Great Gatsby for their opening night on January 31st. Yes, shows send nice cards and letters to each other! We've received our share and sent a bunch too :)
Sound check was fine, and in fact for once all of us were HAPPY with the sound in the pit! A miracle! And a testament to the acoustics of the hall I'm sure. Our hotel is so close that I could walk back to eat dinner, then our show. I was pleased with how I played, especially after 3 whole days off due to that snowstorm. It wasn't a packed house, but it was an appreciative audience.
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Wednesday: Gonna have to Uber to a UPS to return those mutes, and eating at Lone Wolf Banh Mi. One evening show.
Thursday: One evening show, no plans as yet.
This post covers Monday and Tuesday.
--- --- --- --- --- ---
MONDAY
Up at 7:30 but stayed in warm fluffy bed until 8.
Downstairs to hotel breakfast for coffee since I've packed up all of my coffeemaking gear (I often feel lazy about brewing coffee on travel days.)
The bus wasn't leaving until 11:30 so I packed, ate breakfast, worked on Philly Foodie Finds, and practiced my PowerPoint until it was time to go. The bus ride was graciously uneventful; the highways were mostly-clear and we had no trouble though we did drive more slowly (not a complaint!) When we pulled up to the Tulsa hotel I recognized it right away...I'd stayed here with My Fair Lady in 2024. And then from my hotel room, I was surprised to realize that I can look out the window and see the hotel across the train tracks where we stayed while on tour with Tootsie in 2022!
Tour deja vu is so weird. All of these different pieces of past lives, all of these memories, intersecting and overlapping. I have been to so many places that I have started to forget some of them, while others seem burned into my brain forever.
(A photo from my visit to Tulsa in 2024.)
Also My Dear Readers: if it seems like I'm not doing much/exploring much in a particular city, chances are I've been there before and have done a lot on previous visits. For example, here in Tulsa I've:
- done a tour of Black Wall Street
- seen Boston Avenue Methodist Church
- visited the downtown Deco architecture museum (Decopolis)
- explored parts of Route 66
- spent an afternoon at Gathering Place
I'm probably gonna start back-linking entries where I wrote about these previous visits, so that readers can have context (especially new readers.)
Having been to Tulsa many times, then, I knew that the best grocery option was a Reasor's next to a Whole Foods a few miles outside of town. Initiated my traditional luggage-drop-and-Uber to those stores and got everything I needed.
Two Foodie Side Notes from today's groceries:
1 - Whole Paycheck has started carrying Tsar Nicoulai smoked sturgeon, and it is FANTASTIC. Delicious, mild, meaty, and flavorful. It is not as fatty as salmon but still has lots of Omega-3s and B12, and is lower in sodium than smoked salmon. While it's a bit expensive, I'm going to keep an eye out for it because DANG it is good!
2 - Drizzilicious Mini Rice Cakes. They're SO GOOD! I was skeptical at first but the Birthday Cake ones were addictive. I got the S'mores ones this time and I don't like them as much but they're still awesome and quite low in calories. I want to try all of the flavors!
Anyway, I got back to the hotel and put things away and unpacked. For the last several cities we've been blessed with extended-stay-type hotels which have a big fridge, microwave, kitchen sink, stovetop, dishware, etc. But this time we are in a "normal" hotel. The mini fridge is bigger than most, but there's no microwave. Dishes will have to be done in the bathroom sink (Fun Fact: I always delegate one hotel hand towel and washcloth to be used exclusively for dish drying. Don't want to wipe your face and then use the same towel to dry clean dishes.)
There is a small table near the bathroom and that's where my food setup will be. Instead of the microwave I'll use my Itaki steamer (on the right.)
Nothing to report about the rest of the night, I ate dinner and relaxed.
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TUESDAY
Up a little late (8am.) Jameson had an overnight last night that STARTED at 2am, and he didn't get home until 5! So I did not text him!
Made myself coffee, yogurt, and Banana Creme Koia-infused oatmeal. Incidentally I accidentally bought steel-cut oats last week, but they cook up wonderfully when slow-cooked in the Itaki.
It has "warmed up" to 20°F (-6.66°C) and I felt twitchy from two days stuck inside for the snowstorm, so after breakfast I had a brisk walk to the DGX (that's a Dollar Store that also carries groceries.) I only needed disinfecting wipes and scotch tape. Worked on Foodie Finds, tried to work on my PowerPoint but felt kinda scatterbrained so set it aside for today. Read my book and ate lunch and finally walked to the theater (I am so impatient haha)
I remember this theater well and knew where to go. But I don't remember these bizarre music stands that look like they're made out of a chunk of grocery cart!! LOL!!
There was also this vaguely ominous sign in the pit. Um...ok, I won't? :p
Configured my little space to my liking, then found my trunk and dug things out and put things in. Popped by Company Management to steal a piece of candy and to sign a congratulations letter going to Great Gatsby for their opening night on January 31st. Yes, shows send nice cards and letters to each other! We've received our share and sent a bunch too :)
Sound check was fine, and in fact for once all of us were HAPPY with the sound in the pit! A miracle! And a testament to the acoustics of the hall I'm sure. Our hotel is so close that I could walk back to eat dinner, then our show. I was pleased with how I played, especially after 3 whole days off due to that snowstorm. It wasn't a packed house, but it was an appreciative audience.
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Wednesday: Gonna have to Uber to a UPS to return those mutes, and eating at Lone Wolf Banh Mi. One evening show.
Thursday: One evening show, no plans as yet.
