We're Heeeeeeeeeere!

Day one. After staying up waaaaaaaaaaaaay too late and then getting up waaaaaaaaaaaaay too early, we managed to get through a day of surprisingly easy travel. Jet Blue expressed a little curiosity about all the shelves and hardware we were shipping, but not enough to slow us down.

Upon arriving at JFK airport, we called to hire a van to take the three of us and our nine bags to our host's home in Brooklyn. Imagine our surprise when a car -- not a van -- pulls up and this energtic Chinese man hops out and opens the trunk. Our first thought was, "there is no way in hell all that stuff is going to fit into one little car." Being from Texas, we take space for granted and are rarely required to be resourceful about it. But this guy was amazing! He got all our stuff AND US into the car. We cheered loudly and gave him a huge round of applause (and a nice tip).

Once settled into our new home away from home, it was time to eat. mmmmmm. Good food. And the weather? PERFECT. Warm enough to still remind you that it's summer, but about 20 degrees cooler than what we've been experiencing back home. I spent much of the day out walking, taking care of errands, and I loved it!

Jeff arrived around 6, so he and I decided to hop on the subway and get ourselves down to Fringe Central where we could get checked in. Abd what 's the first thing Jeff does? He gets us both crossways with the law!!!!!!! A simple misunderstanding, I assure you -- we just didn't know they were watching, that's all. We had each bought a 7-day unlimited use metro pass. I swiped mine, but I went through the wrong space in the turnstile, and it locked me out. So I swiped it again, but the computer thought I was cheating by using it twice in quick succession at the same gate. Maybe I was handing it off to a friend. So what did Jeff do? He planted me sqarely in the turnstile, swiped his card, jumped in with me and voila! We were in. Right in front of two Transit Authority cops. Ooops. We played the out-of-towner card and they let us go with a scolding.

The folks at Fringe Central, on the other hand, were extremely warm and welcoming. They seem genuinely excited about our show and are looking forward to seeing it for themselves. We learned that our first three performances are completely sold out already, so that was encouraging. The William Morris guy wants to see it on Friday night, and a documentary film crew will be shooting us on Monday. Is this exciting or what?!?!?!?

Ben and Steve have gone over to Manhattan tonight to pick up the puppets; Joe and Paula arrive tomorrow. Then we'll have everybody here and can get about the very serious business of kick-ass comedy. Tech rehearsal Sunday morning and then at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, we're ON!