November 15

What a day, what a day, what a day. Woke up at 4, jumped in the shower, and headed off to the Buy. Got out at 10, ran home to change, then drove out to Richie's where his brother and Dad were waiting for me. We all jumped in their car and headed out to Ferndale.

What were we doing in Ferndale? Well, first we stopped by a crazy vintage/old school/down-memory-lane comic/toy shop called Time Travelers. I wish I knew something about comics, because I would've been in heaven. Basically think of an amazing collection of everything "nerd". Haha. Hey, I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'. There were cases upon cases of old toys (i.e. G.I. Joe, He-Man, Street Sharks, Star Wars, Reservoir Dogs, etc.), isles of comics, DVD's, video games, etc. Everywhere. It was a sight to be seen and I feel like I could've spent a lot of time just looking at everything and not spending a dime. We probably would've stayed longer if it wasn't for my extreme hunger (and Rob's).

Next stop: Rosie O'Grady's. Think a classy BWW's or a better Bar Louis. TV's everywhere. Literally. EVERYWHERE. In every booth, such as the one we sat in, we were surrounded with flat-screens with every football game going on at that time and another TV IN our booth installed in the wall. Did I mention the food was amazing? It was. As was the chocolate shake I got for desert. If I'm ever in Ferndale again...Rosie O'Grady's is where I'm heading to eat.

And now we come to the grand finale. The reason for the trip. A while back my pal Mitch had mentioned a play he had seen that he absolutely loved. It was the Evil Dead in musical form (aka Evil Dead: The Musical). Instantly I was curious and wanted to know more. So I talked to Richie about it, he told his Dad and brother, and here we are. We reserved out tickets, got to the theater about an hour ahead of time, stood in line, and walked to the second row of a very small theater. For this performance, though, it was perfect. The play encompassed Evil Dead 1 and 2. The best part about this show, besides the whole "turning Evil Dead into a musical" thing, was the fact that the audience was subject to blood splatter. A lot of blood splatter. Excessive blood splatter. At certain points in the play (aka think the gory parts in the movies) the crowd would be "super soakered" with fake blood. Sometimes ketchup bottled, sometimes garden hosed, sometimes...well, you get the idea. It added so much to it, though. Easily one of the most vulgar plays I've seen, but it had to be, and it worked. Great. Oh, and in case you're wondering, the "blood" washed right out with no problem. Yes, I did laundry as soon as I got back to my house. Haha.

The rest of the night involved a late dinner, work on the computer, the Pistons, some NFL, and (like you can't guess) Modern Warfare 2. Hey, I always end my nights now with a couple rounds online and this blog. It's a routine. Tomorrow I'm heading back to Owosso to finish up some business and pick some more up. Looking forward to sleep right now, though.

This...is my BOOMSTICK,
B