Marsha!

Hello! I got to see a dear old friend in Portland on Tuesday morning. Marsha and I have known each other since my first theatre class in college in 1999 at the University of NE. She is now a designer in Portland, Oregon. She gave me 3 knew coats from her company called SOLSTICE. Thank you Marsh and I love ya!

P.S. Today... Friday... we drove from Boise, Idaho through a bit of Utah and to Rawlins, Wyoming. I realized that at this point, I have stepped in 46 out of 50 states! I have missed Hawaii, Alaska, Montana and Arkansas. Cool huh???

YIKES!

A closer look at the blowout.

Quite a day!

Leaving Lake Tahoe Monday, we all knew that it would be a long damn drive to Portland, Oregon, however, we weren't prepared for the additional events that would turn a 10 and 1/2 hour drive turn into a 16 hour drive. First of all, our breaks that we got fixed in Los Angeles started to stink really bad driving down the mountain, so we had to go a few miles out of the way to get them checked out. Then we got stopped in California and inspected for fire ants... yeah really. Then we blew out a tire on the trailer somewhere on 395 in a very windy desert (lucky that I worked a few years at Bergie's filling station in Elgin, and had no prob with changing the tire). We didn't have a lug wrench that fit the trailer tire (Thank god the cop that stopped a little later had one). Then the tire that we had only had 20 pounds of air in it, so we had to go 35 mph for 80 miles. Then we noticed after we aired it up that it had a bubble right near the stem, so we stopped in Klamath Falls, Oregon and got it fixed. Then it started to snow in the mountains of Oregon, so we were driving on ice for a good 70 miles. Finally, we got into Portland about 11:00pm. Quite a day!!!!

To Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Here, driving across Sierra Nevada to Lake Tahoe on Sunday. Quite majestic!!!

Old Blue Eyes

One of many stars I saw on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Mr. Sinatra's was one of my faves though.

Oscar's Home

Hey guys! In Los Angeles yesterday, our company van had to have major breaks work done at Firestone, so we got a nice little (or big) red Dodge Ram pick-up that I ended up driving around Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset Blvd all afternoon! It was sweet! 95 degrees and I got some great photos. Here is me in front of the Kodak Theatre where the Oscar's take place!

Pacific Coast Highway

Today, as we drove back down to San Diego from San Jose on the Pacific Coast Highway, we stopped off for a little lunch on the beach.

Frisco!

The Golden Gate Bridge!!!

BEAUTIFUL!

NAPA VALLEY:)

NAPA VALLEY TODAY!!!!!

The Rock

San Franciso this weekend! Here is ALCATRAZ.

Hollywoodland

Driving through Los Angeles the other day to our Disneyland Days Inn. Will be back next weekend!

paid vacation???

I have mentioned a little while back that there have been a lot of cancellations yielding quite a few days off in some great cities. A few days ago, we found out that in April, there are even more cancellations and in fact there is a two week period where we don't have a show. The producer has decided that after we get done with our Colorado Springs show, that we head back to Connecticut for those two weeks and then continuing with the last leg of the tour. So it's looking like right now that after Colorado Springs, I am going to get dropped off in Nebraska and then fly back to NY at the end of my little paid vacation. Sweet huh? I thought about going back to the city, but my sub-letter is still in my apartment, and I actually may save a little dough by free-loading off my parents for a few days. Plus I will get to visit my nieces and nephews! That's the plan right now. Currently I am in Los Angeles and will be in California for the next two weeks and then up to Seattle! Sunday we're going to Napa Valley!!! My wish is about to come true!