the bantam menace travelogue: it's a wonderful life

I apologize for the delay. Life has been crazy. But I'll get to that soon enough, friends :) For now, i want to share some photos of our excursion to joliet, illinois.

the weather was very cooperative and we made a stop at applebee's in benton harbor for dinner. supper. dinner. supper. for an evening meal.

chris laughs at curt's joke.

The Rialto Square Theatre

we were a little concerned when we first pulled into the town of joliet, because it was a little scary. and then our directions (thank you, mapquest) wanted us to turn the wrong way on a one-way street. but we found our way, and when we turned onto the street above, we knew everything would be okay.

we weren't exactly sure what to expect of this theatre, but here's the view of part of the inside, while we're standing in line, waiting for the doors to open. a drunk footlocker employee (or at least attired as such) tried to cut in line. we don't think he KNEW he was cutting, he just stood/stumbled-in-place where he wanted...which was right in front of us. the distinguished older ladies he stood next to remarked to one another, "It smells like a brewery!" chris found some security people and he was soon being watched very carefully. eventually his stumbling-in-place led to a fall-on-his-keister, and he got to sit in a chair. which we soon walked past as we made our way into the theatre auditorium. it's like the show BEFORE the show!!! man, the entertainment never ends!!

while we waited for the show to begin, we got to listen to the magical organ that disappeared below the stage when the sing-a-long was done. that's right, there was a holiday sing-a-long before the show. lyrics were provided in our program, but the people leading it just kind of hopped around, sometimes mid-song. kept us on our toes.