So....

After evenings spent on errands and general mayhem, I finally had a chance to get my weekend photos off my camera.  My BESTEST BIRTHDAY EVER photos!

beeej  and I drove to Philadelphia to see Cinematic Titanic live.  *sparkly hearts!*

The drive to Philly from Northern VA should take about 3 hours.  Due to rain of biblical proportions, it took about 487 hours.  Things heard during the drive:

"Son of a BITCH!"
"I gotta go potty."
"Where's the damn gas station?  That sign lied."
"Fucking trucks!"
"I'm so sorry."
"This will never end."
"Garmin lied to us"

We eventually got to the hotel, got checked in and discovered that the Hampton Inn in Philly has serious trouble with their WiFi service.  beeej  was very put out.  My brain was full of finally seeing Joel Hodgson in person after 20 years so my brain was elsewhere.

We got to the theater where we stood in line waiting for the doors to open and chatted up the other nice people standing in line.  One couple had attended the show the previous evening and using their intel, we were able to find good seats in the general admission rush.  The show started late, but I didn't care.  When the movie started it was non-stop funny.  I haven't laughed like that in a very long time.

Joel Hodgson answers audience questions

At the conclusion of the movie, there was the signing.  I won't say anything about the organization of the autograph line, because there wasn't any!  *ba-dum-dum*

Turning my camera over to beeej , I could focus on getting my episode guide signed and trying very hard not to say something stupid.

 

On the left: J. Elvis "Josh"  Wienstein , Mary Jo Pehl and Frank Conniff.
I appear to be showing Josh how to do the Hula.