Days 15 – 17
Friday, November 3 (Day 15): It was a very early
morning, leaving Atlantic City. I
got up at 4:30 am to drive my roomie, Ellie, to the Atlantic City airport, as
she was going back to Chicago for our two day break in order to not miss another Second City class; Nick and I got lost (of
course) coming back from the airport, but found a police officer manning some
early morning road construction, so he pointed us in the right general
direction, and we got back to the hotel just in time to meet the rest of the
cast for our 5:45 call to check out and drive the hour and a half or so, to the
Newark airport.
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| all our bags at the airport |
It was another day of a couple flights (layover in Atlanta
before arriving at our final destination of the Charlotte, SC airport). I was sooo
tired! That early morning really started catching up with me mid-day. We drove
about 20 minutes past Charleston to our 2 beach condos on Folly Beach, getting
there late afternoon. We were right on the ocean and the sound of the ocean and
the view out our balcony door was fantastic!
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| Looking right from our balcony |
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| Looking left from our balcony |
It was actually a bit chilly in SC
while we were there – not beach weather, for sure! We settled into our rooms, got cleaned up, and then drove
back to Charleston for a seafood dinner. We had been recommended to go to Hyman’s Seafood by the sister of our cast member, Kevin. We all had a drink (gin &
tonic for me!) at the bar first, and then dinner upstairs: It. Was. So.
Delicious! Everyone had mounds of seafood, from my scallop po’ boy to another’s whole flounder, to another’s
shrimp galore, and multiple other things. OH! I tried fried pickles for the
first time, and also boiled peanuts, and loved them both!
Hymen’s is known for having had many famous people dine
there, so all the tables have little brass plates screwed at each place; mine
said, “Adam West sat here.”
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| Me, Bill, Nick having a drink |
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| The three piece band at The Blind Tiger |
After dinner, we made our way to a bar a couple blocks away
that someone had recommended, The Blind Tiger; there was a three-piece band
with a rockabilly slant; they were really, really good. I kept thinking of my
sister-in-law, Lania, and how much she would be loving this music, and how she
would be in the middle of the dance floor. I wish she’d’ve been there so I’d’ve
had someone to dance with! I made it until about 11:30 but was dead on my feet,
so Bill took me home; three of the guys went off with a bunch of girls they met
to do more partying, and the others stayed out another couple hours.
I.
Slept.
Saturday, November 4 (Day 16): This
was a day for everyone to be on their own; people slept, worked out, went back
into Charleston. I have nothing really very exciting to report about this day:
I got up round 8:30 and went out for coffee and a bagel (I drove b/c
didn’t realize there was a place so close – it’s the cutest little town with a
couple coffee shops, restaurants, and touristy-shops). Then, I was basically in
all day, listening to the sound of the ocean through the balcony door, while I
caught up on work. I finally showered in time to go get some dinner, got locked
out of the condo for an hour or so (with only two keys and five in our condo, it was bound to
happen!); after one of my roomies returned a key for me, I did more work into
the evening. We all hung out for about an hour before bed, watching part of the movie, "No Country For Old Men."
Sunday, November 5 (Day 17): I was able to get up
early enough (8 am) to finally get out and walk on the beach; this was the
nicer of the two days with a lot of sunshine, although it was still chilly when
not in the sun. There were so many beautiful homes along the road facing the beach;
I just took a picture of a couple.
I walked to get coffee, we checked out by 11
and all had brunch together, then drove about three and a half hours to
Greenville. We had a quick dinner at “Sticky Fingers,” then loaded into the
Peace Center for Performing Arts, and teched the show. Ellie returned
from Chicago and joined us for the tech.
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| Bill having a bloody mary at brunch before leaving Folly Beach |
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| The PAC house (& Damian) |
The crew at the PAC – David and Laura –
were really great; professional and so friendly. They have all the tech stuff
(lights/sound) working through an iPad – pretty cool. I chatted with Davis for awhile; he used to play in many bands as a bassist. We got back to the hotel
about 10:30, and it was lights out for all of us.
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| David, on lights & sound at PAC in Greenville |
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