Hot Flashes and Icelandic Performers
Our college-aged daughter Eden had tickets for a fantastic concert by an innovative musical group from Iceland. She took her best friend, who she owed for taking her to a similar great concert a few weeks ago. The two of them got all dolled up and drove downtown to Omaha’s famous Holland Performing Arts Center, arriving a bit early.
As they waited in the lobby, each kept her thoughts to herself about the other concert-goers around them. They were ALL women! They were ALL in their 40s, 50s and 60s! Oops, there was ONE man in the crowd. But everybody else was . . . a LADY FOGIE!!!
What the . . . .??? This was supposed to be a hot ticket for the teenage and 20-something crowd, which would include, one would think, plenty of persons of the boy persuasion.
Eden’s guest was thinking, “Geez, some ‘treat.’ I took HER to The Police. But look at this crowd! This band must be really lame. Look at all these old ladies!”
Eden was thinking, “Am I losing it? Am I no longer in touch with reality for what is good music?!?”
Finally, the doors opened and they gave their tickets to the usher. “Oh, you girls are in the wrong place!” she exclaimed. “This is Menopause: The Musical!!!
Turns out the performing arts organization in Omaha runs shows at both the Holland Center and the older, but equally fabulous, Orpheum Theater, a few blocks away. The group from Iceland was performing at the Orpheum, and so that’s where the now-and-wow crowd was assembling at that moment.
As soon as they picked themselves up off the floor from laughing, they high-tailed it – or high-heeled it, as it were – and arrived in plenty of time for what turned out to be an outstanding good time. So good, in fact, that Eden had a little crying spell of joy, and it was pretty hot in the crowded theatre.
So, yeah – it was musical, and it was a lot like menopause, after all!
As they waited in the lobby, each kept her thoughts to herself about the other concert-goers around them. They were ALL women! They were ALL in their 40s, 50s and 60s! Oops, there was ONE man in the crowd. But everybody else was . . . a LADY FOGIE!!!
What the . . . .??? This was supposed to be a hot ticket for the teenage and 20-something crowd, which would include, one would think, plenty of persons of the boy persuasion.
Eden’s guest was thinking, “Geez, some ‘treat.’ I took HER to The Police. But look at this crowd! This band must be really lame. Look at all these old ladies!”
Eden was thinking, “Am I losing it? Am I no longer in touch with reality for what is good music?!?”
Finally, the doors opened and they gave their tickets to the usher. “Oh, you girls are in the wrong place!” she exclaimed. “This is Menopause: The Musical!!!
Turns out the performing arts organization in Omaha runs shows at both the Holland Center and the older, but equally fabulous, Orpheum Theater, a few blocks away. The group from Iceland was performing at the Orpheum, and so that’s where the now-and-wow crowd was assembling at that moment.
As soon as they picked themselves up off the floor from laughing, they high-tailed it – or high-heeled it, as it were – and arrived in plenty of time for what turned out to be an outstanding good time. So good, in fact, that Eden had a little crying spell of joy, and it was pretty hot in the crowded theatre.
So, yeah – it was musical, and it was a lot like menopause, after all!
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PRAYER REQUEST: We pray for tremendous peace and blessing to rain down on the families of the four precious Boy Scouts who were killed in the tragic tornado last night in western Iowa. Three were from Omaha homes. Lord Jesus, be with those families, and let them know that their entire community grieves with them and surrounds them like a spiritual shield in prayer and good thoughts. (Psalm 5:12)
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