Orangeville = Rocked

Yeah, we did it again, we showed them Canadians how badass we are. I personally sucked during an act or two and the ever-tough torch passing acts weren't *perfect* but the show overall on Saturday night was fan-freakin-tastic. The crowd of 250+ (I am awful at estimates, maybe it was more) had an absolute blast and the four of us had a ton of fun.

Then again, who couldn't have fun when one of your acts contains the dance moves from http://youtube.com/watch?v=BWiqnPIxIdM ?



I'm so bittersweet at the moment. Yes, we rocked hardcore. And no, the bitter part isn't from spending over 14 hours in the Buffalo airport overnight. It's from the fact that the Orangeville Founder's Fair showed AGAIN that the group created when we graduated was all set to go. I am really excited to start the similar endeavor with Ricky, Tim and Jeremy but part of me is dreading having to be the only one who has experienced the wonderful feeling of knowing you WILL go out there and kick some major ass and excite every last person lucky enough to see you. Blah, I'm gonna try to not be negative anymore as this was an overall great weekend. I'm sure I'll use this blog to vent my frustrations at starting a troupe all over again but look forward to that being therapeutic as well as getting to share in our successes :)

Back to the fire show at Orangeville and the scope of peoples' enjoyment:
-Middle-school aged girls asked us to sign their feet. Yes, their feet. Sharpie scribble-signature and a bold MOOCH! having been applied to two different girls' feet, I moved on...
-high-school alternative girl wanting her converse sneakers signed
-grandmother telling me how much she was impressed and how much fun she had
-young boy of maybe 5 years of age saying "those flames were scary" but when asked if he had fun he eagerly said he did!
-college-age guys who saw us last year being blown away by how they didn't think we could get BETTER than what they saw last year
-Jeff, one of the sound guys probably in his early 30s, being super-pumped that he got to actually watch us this year after having been busy doing setup and maintenance last year
-a little girl, maybe 6 years old, being coaxed by her mom to not be shy and share her personal comment spoken after the show "I really liked your dancing". Thank you, Will Smith.
-and last, but not least, a mother in her mid/late 20s asked to take a picture of me with her baby. Ok, this was the first time ever that I held a baby and it was for a photo by the baby's mother after a fire performance! How freakin weird is that!!!