my New York trip

So if you haven't already read about my trip to New York City here it is again...sorry it's so long...

Hi guys! So I got back from New York sun night and I had the most amazing time ever!! I had so much fun! I can’t wait to go back again. We arrived in New York at about 7:00 in the morning on sat, June 30^th. We stopped at this cute place for breakfast on 8^th ave. The hostess liked my tattoos =) Then we walked around the theatre district for a bit before the NBC studio tour at 11:00. The tour was pretty cool. We saw the sets for Conan, SNL and some other stuff. After the tour, we stopped for lunch at Ellen’s Stardust Diner. It’s on the corner of Broadway and 51^st st. ok seriously, if you have never eaten there before….go!!!! It’s the coolest restaurant I have ever been in. After eating there, it’s definitely my fave place ever!!! It’s a 50’s diner and the waiters and waitresses sing!! So cool right? They’re aspiring broadway performers so everyone has a really good voice and can sing well. We had the nicest waitresses! I requested for them to sing “Suddenly Seymour” and they did!!! Sometimes if you request a song, those servers working may not know the lyrics. So I was lucky there were a guy and girl to sing it. After they sang, it was our waitress’ turn to sing. She even came up to our table and sang to us!! That was so much fun.

After we ate, we went back to our hotel to get ready for Xanadu!! We get to the stagedoor around 6:00 and wait for Kerry to arrive. I had a handbag made for her!! It was kind of a late birthday present for her. The fabric had stars on it and on each side I had the Little Shop poster and Hairspray poster. Anyway, around 7:00 I finally see her walking down the street! I was freaking out I was so nervous lol She looked so adorable!! She had on her Xanadu hat and still wearing her makeup from the earlier performance =) She was so cute, she still had on the little jewels by her eyes lol I walked up to her and introduced myself. “Hi Kerry! I’m Katie. You probably don’t remember me but….” Then she immediately said “oh my god Hi! How are you?” she totally remembered me!!!! How awesome is that? =) “We met a few years ago right?” she said. I told her “Yeah! When you were in Little Shop!” I can’t believe she remembered me =) Then we talked for a bit about the show and I told her I was super excited to see it!! I gave her my present, which she loved!! We talked about her daughter and other things. I got a picture with her =) and showed her my portrait tattoo of her. She loved it!!! She covered her mouth and said “oh my god wow!” I would find out later that she told almost everyone about it! She asked me where I was sitting and I told her “row D, on the right side.” So then we said goodbye to each other and she said “I hope you enjoy the show!” I thanked her and everything =) After meeting Kerry, we walked around because we had time before the show started. Ok so we get to the theatre around 7:30 and I bought some Xanadu stuff. I bought a magnet, a mirror, a keychain, a poster and leg warmers!! They had Xanadu leg warmers like the ones Kerry wears in the show….so awesome!!!!! So we sat in our seats, waiting for the show to start. Then this guy came up to me and was like “Hi I’m Joe, Kerry Butler’s husband.” I met Kerry’s husband!!!!!! She told him about my tattoo and told him to look for me in the audience!! He really wanted to see it, so I showed him and he really liked it! =) He asked me if I had seen the show before and I told him I hadn’t. He said “I really hope you like it!” I said “thank you so much!” Then he went back to his seat. He was so nice!! And much cuter in person =)

Soon after that, the show started…woohoo!!! The show was so freakin hilarious!!! I couldn’t stop laughing, it was so funny!! Kerry was absolutely adorable as Kira, in her leg warmers and skates lol she has skates on most of the show! Her voice was flawless. When she sang, she gave me chills so many times during the show. It was hilarious watching her trying to be sexy lol so cute!! She had like the finger in the mouth and stuff and down on her knees…oh my god she was hot!! Cheyenne Jackson was Sonny and he was really good. I heard from some people that the original guy cast as Sonny, James Carpinello, wasn’t very good. So I was so happy to see Cheyenne. Not only can Cheyenne sing, but he is extremely hot!!!! He was in All Shook Up with Jenn Gamby! Tony Roberts played Danny. He was also very good. For someone his age still singing and dancing onstage is pretty damn good. He was in a movie with Sandy Duncan back in the 70’s! So yeah anyway Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa were the evil sisters…they were so funny!! Both of them were ridiculously funny and just feeding off the audiences’ laughter! It was great. Andre Ward played Terpsicore. Every line that he had was sooo funny!! The way he delivered them made it even more funny. He was so over the top and just brilliant! Curtis Holbrook was also hilarious and he was in All Shook Up with Jenn Gamby too. Pretty cool right? The entire cast was just brilliant and hilarious. Xanadu is now one of my fave shows!! I can’t wait to buy the cast recording when it comes out. So the show ends and everyone came out to take their bow. Kerry received a standing ovation and lots and lots of cheers!!!! Yay =) On my way out of the theatre, I saw Kerry’s husband again! He was sitting only a few rows behind me. I stopped and talked to him. I said “I loved the show! It was so funny!” Then he said “oh good! I’m so glad you liked it!” He introduced me to his parents and we talked for a little bit about Kerry, the show, my tattoos and other stuff =) He asked me if I was going to the stagedoor and I told him I was. He said he would meet us out there! So I get to the stagedoor. Tony Roberts is the first one out. He signed a couple autographs and took off. Andre was the next one to come out, he signed a couple autographs and took off also….bummer…I really wanted to meet him. Then Cheyenne came out and all the girls ran up to him! I stood back from the mosh pit haha and watched him sign autographs and pose for pictures. Then Kerry came out!!! She had her hair down and her make up was gone. She looked gorgeous. She’s so stunning to look at. I watched her sign autographs and pose for pictures. Then I went up to her and she said “Hi!” with a big smile on her face =) I told her I met her husband and that he was really nice. She said “good! I told him to look for you!” I asked her to sign my poster, which she did. I asked her if I could get another picture with her. She smiled and said “sure!” then she asked me if she could get a picture of my tattoo!! How cool is that? She took out her camera phone and took a picture! I know she’s going to show everyone lol I asked her if she liked the bag and she said yes! I told her that she can take the pictures out and put in other pictures if she wants. She smiled and excitedly said “oh I can put pictures of me and my daughter in there!” she’s too cute =) I told her I loved the show!! We talked for a little bit and she gave me a hug!!!! =) I was so excited! Kerry hugged me! Then she went to the next girl to sign her playbill. I looked around and my mom was gone! Then I saw her talking with Kerry’s husband!! So I went and talked with him some more. Then we said good bye and he said “I hope you enjoy the rest of your time in New York.” I smiled and said “thank you!” He smiled and said “Have a great night.” After that I waited for Cheyenne to sign my poster. He looked at me and said “ok I have to see all your tattoos.” Kerry told him about my tattoo!! When he saw the Jenn Gamby portrait he was so excited. He was like “Gamby!” lol he kept touching the portrait of her! It was cute =) He was blown away by my Kerry portrait. He really liked it. Kerry was standing next to us signing stuff and she joined in on our conversation!!! So I had both Cheyenne and Kerry talking to me about my tattoos!!!! So fucking awesome!!! =) then I asked him to sign my poster and he did. I asked him if I could get a picture with him and the pic came out really good. We look so cute together haha I thanked him for everything. I saw Curtis so I went over to him and he signed my poster and posed for a pic. He was super cute! After that, I went over to Kerry one last time to say good bye and to thank her for everything. She’s such a sweetheart!!! As I walked back to the hotel, I was on cloud 9. I was so happy and excited about everything that day. I couldn’t wait to get my film developed and see my pictures!!

So the next day, we went back to the Stardust Diner for breakfast. It was really yummy and a lot of fun! After that, we went to the American Museum of Natural History. When I first walked in and saw the gi-normous dinosaur I was in awe. It was amazing. The entire museum is just incredible and so interesting!! It’s so freaky seeing some of those animals because they look so real! It looked like the tiger was going to jump out of the display and bite my face off lol seriously! It was kinda creepy haha When we left the museum we walked around times square and the theatre district for a bit. I bought so much shit!! As we were walking back to the hotel to leave for the airport, I saw Josh Strickland from Tarzan!!! Our hotel was right down the street from the theatre. He was out signing autograps and posing for pictures. It was the perfect end to a perfect weekend. I love New York!! It is unlike any other city in the world. Only in New York will you meet Kerry Butler and her husband, meet Cheyenne Jackson, see Kerry in Xanadu and laugh your ass off, and have Suddenly Seymour sang to you while eating! New York…it’s a hell of a town =)