Cultured

This weekend was full of culture for me.  Friday night, Kevin and I went to see Larry the Cable Guy and Monday night, I got to go with Lisa and Lexie to see the National Russian Ballet Company perform "Sleeping Beauty."  Before you scoff, redneck culture is a type of culture.  Come to one of my family reunions and you will totally see redneck culture.  By the By, much like Larry the Cable Guy, my dad loves to cut all the sleeves off of his shirts!  Of course he adds his own redneck couture by unbuttoning it down to his belly and adding a couple of gold chains with crosses.  (Those of you who are laughing right now have seen him in this ensemble and know it's true!)  So glad he pulls out the sleeved shirts for church!

People who attend a Larry the Cable Guy show are a show all in themselves.  We were lucky enough to have a much older, bleached blonde, lady drunk behind us who felt the need to yell back at Larry the entire show.  (We usually get the "drunk yeller" or the "repeat every joke's punch line in your loud voice" directly behind us.)  This brings me to some comedy show etiquette that I feel the need to cover.

1.  If you have spent $125 doll hairs on show tickets, more than likely, the people around you also paid that amount--it was not to hear you the whole show.  They paid to hear the comedian.  Hush up!

2.  If you are going to drink to the point of vomiting on the floor next to your seat, could you do it at the beginning rather than the end so we can hear the show.

3.  You are not funnier than the comedian.  SHHHHH!

Common sense, I know, but yet lacking at every show we attend.  Pass it on, tell all your homies who fit the bill.

Monday night at the ballet was beautiful.  The costumes were so colorful and the dancers were so talented.  We got there a little late, so we did not start with the best of seats, but as people got up and moved around we staked our claim and by the end of the show we could see pretty well.  When the male ballet performers came out on the stage, my daughter chuckled.  I asked, "What is it?"   She said, "Look at the boys pants/tights?"   It was pretty revealing, we were high up, so I am sure the front row people got an eye full!  When the prince kissed sleeping beauty and awoke her from her sleep, Peyton whispered in my ear, "PDA on display."

I had a great time at both shows, the only thing that could have made my weekend better was if I got to go to the Willie  Nelson show in Midland Sunday night too!  I was not lucky enough to get tickets to that show.  He is one of those performers that you need to see at least once in your lifetime and you are not sure how much longer he will be touring.