I had to laugh when I transposed my eight-year-old face onto a painting of Penelope recently. The result is a bit creepy but comical. When I was small and got into giggly fits, mom would sometimes say,"if you laugh too much, you'll cry later". I have shed tears of sadness and joy but in the end laughter was a healing balm on stormy days.
We were all smiles Sunday at a stage performance of
Whose Life Anyway at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond. Pictures were not permitted during this offshoot of the long-running improvisational comedy television show
Whose Line Is It Anyway. Before the event began, I took photos of the stage and surrounding area. It can sometimes seem as if we are all mere pixels stuck on some grand disco ball.
Improv is spontaneous silliness by quick-witted performers in a roomful of people who want their imaginations tickled. Our common goal was to focus on the sunny/zany side of life and briefly forget what concerns us by bursting into gales of laughter instead.
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Was it just early or were there a lot of empty seats?
ReplyDeleteHaha ... it was early and people were just starting to come in.
DeleteHello, I like your 8yr old face laughing in the rain, cute edit. The disco ball is pretty. Laughter is the best medicine. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
ReplyDeleteeight year old face is adorable and all very creative photos ~ ^_^
ReplyDeleteHappy Moments to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I am not a player but I love casinos and especially roulette, but I am very careful ! You are not allowed to take pictures because some people go there secretely so that husband or wife or family will never know why money disappears !
ReplyDeleteThe disco ball made an interesting photo. Live theatre is always stimulating.
ReplyDeleteit is fun to put your face from childhood on the drawing
ReplyDeleteYour 8 year old self looks happy in the rain .... that is a great age! Still innocent, but old enough to have wonderful adventures in rain or shine. ... pure joy and laughter are a little harder to come by as we mature! Live improv sounds like a great way to try and perhaps achieve it for a time. We went to a farcical play yesterday called Baskerville based on (well I’m sure you can guess)... we laughed so hard and it felt great!
ReplyDeleteI also smiled to see your 8-year-old face on Penelope painting. Good to hear you wiped away tears and concern with laughing at the theater. Tears are beautiful. After enough crying, healing by laughter comes. I like your thought on the disco ball photo.
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Looks like you had a very enjoyable time. Laughter is good medicine :)
ReplyDeleteThe show looks like it was good. And I love your childhood face on the painting!
ReplyDeleteLots of fun here. I remember when we were kids if we made a face we were told it would get stuck like that.
ReplyDeleteHumor is the best medicine, as the saying goes. Who doesn't feel lifted up after a good belly laugh?
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