Challenge Completed + A Bonus

11.19.2016

Am I still here?

Touches face frantically making sure it is not a dream for what has just happened. Sighs in relief.  

Okay good.

For the third time, last night, yes I am HAPPILY and PROUDLY admiting to seeing FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 
THREE TIMES....four on December 18th, I swear I do not have a problem, no matter what anyone says. 

Can you blame me? The show is perfection, amazing, a work of genius. After the show I of course had to stage door. Poster in hand, I waited for the cast. One by one they came out, said hello and I thanked them for the AMAZING show, and they signed my poster. 

Then...BOOM! Al Silber came out, looking fabulous, like usual. She made her way down the line to me. Then this happened:

AL: [signing poster]
Me: [having a spaz attack on the inside but trying to stay cool as best as she can, she is no actor] Can I ask you a small favor?
AL: Of course [I had her full attention now]
Me: I have this thing that you might know [struggles getting this thing out of her purse because she is shaking from the cold but mostly from talking to her favorite performer, her idol. Takes a moment to long.] 
AL: I'm very curious as to what this is now.
Me: I have been listening to this non stop, literally. [pulls out Arlington] I love it.
AL: [face goes to OMG, a priceless look.]
Me: Would you be able to sign it?
AL: [so excited and happy] Whats your name? [opens up the case to sign it]

I tell her my name, and I finally got to say thank you to her, and that she has been very inspirational to me. She was so excited and I of course was too.

To make a short story shorter, when her book comes out in July, I will definitely take her up on her word to find her and have her sign my copy and tell her what I think. But seriously, when I say I listen to Arlington, World Premiere Recording by Al Silber & Ben Moss, all the time I mean it......it is currently coming out of the speakers as I type.

Like go! Go now! Go get it! You will not be disappointed, just saying!


I walk to the subway, still is shock. As I walk and wait I could not believe what just happened. I am pulled out of my trance for a split second as I get on the car and head home. My over all night can not be summed up with words because no word or words in the world can describe how happy I feel.

I am beyond happy and thankful that I finally got to tell Al thank you and for being an inspiration to me. This encounter has made not only my day, week, or month, but has made my life. It's what happens when you meet such an inspirational person. I think it is safe to say that my challenge has now been successfully completed!

Next Challenge...Anyone know how to send an Ask Al question on London Still? Well more of a Thank You Al...

Me Being Spontaneous and Meeting Alexandra Silber

I am not a spontaneous person. But recently I decided I needed to be. So one Saturday I entered into a magical thing called Broadway Lotto. All I could think of was I probably will not win, well I was very wrong. I won, and I called my best friend up and we headed to the Winter Garden Theater, to see School of Rock. (By the way amazing!)

I figured why not stage door one of my favorite shows because we were right there. (A first for me.) Well after the show we headed down the street to one Broadway Theater to the wonderful outstanding Fiddler on the Roof. I was freaking out the whole time waiting for the cast to come out. (ohmygodthisishappeningthisisreallyhappening)I had one of my playbills in hand ready for the cast to sign it.

10.22.2016  

One by one, they came out, said hello and signed my playbill. I had gotten everyone but one person. Alexandra Silber. She came out of the stage door looking absolutely fabulous and full of energy, ready for "Act Three".  She came straight over and thanked me, little me for waiting for her in the cold. I told her how I could not wait to read After Anatevka, an introduction later, she told me a really short story that went as followed:

I was on amazon the other day and I see the recommendations, and they recommended my book to me.

In my head I had this who thing ready to say to her but I was so excited that I was meeting THEE Alexandra Silber,(ohmygodtheresheisbecoolbecool) an amazingly talented human that I never got a chance to tell her it. 

Thank you. Thank you for being you. Thank you for being so full of life. Thank you for being an inspiration to me and to others. You are really truly an amazing talent human being. Thank you. A million times thank you.

New Challenge/Goal: Go back to see Fiddler, because it's AMAZING (seeing it two times is not enough for me), and I am IN-LOVE with it. Tell Al Sliber how amazing she is and thank her for everything. 

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!

FALL in-love on a Thursday

I fell in-love on a Thursday.

I walked out the door into the cool fall November New York air. 

The sun kisses my face, not fully, it was still hiding behind the buildings, trees and street signs. 

As I go, it slowly starts to kiss my face more as I go towards its hiding place. 

The people around me heading to work, to school, they do not feel the kisses on their faces. 

I get closer to my office, and I get one final kiss goodbye. 

I fell in-love on a Thursday. 

I fell in-love again on a Thursday, not with a creature but with life. 

My life that always has the sun lighting my way even in the dark. 

Try falling in-love on a Thursday, you will not regret it.