Live from Beantown!

Live from Beantown!!!

That’s right boys and girls you read it correctly, this weekend I again took the show on the road and came to you live from Boston, MA home of “Boston Public”.
Not sure where I should start with this one but from the very beginning of the Summer Season the #1 question was "Has Boston Public Cancelled”?
I thought I cleared it up in the season premiere that “BP” was not cancelled but more or less chose to work behind the scenes for now. We have had several behind the scenes conversations (What? Yall think I gotta tell everything???) in which we have come to a very ********* (Red "the english major" didn't like my playing around with alliteration so I took it out but left the stars for those who know.....Now back to our program) understanding as to what things are currently between us. Therefore, last Monday when I was made an offer to visit for a day it was accepted with great enthusiasm. Hmmm…Ok so the plans have been made so of course the questions begin…

What is he going to say?
How am I going to respond?
What are we going to do?
How am I going to feel about all of this?
And of course the most important question of them all….

What am I going to wear?

Well at 7:30am Sunday I was on the Greyhound headed straight for Beantown I could have driven but this ride gives me the time to myself that I have been needing for sometime, things have been so busy these last few weeks I have hardly had a moment to think to myself so I was able to get through a great book and listen to my i-pod but for some reason all of those questions were still being tossed around in my head well with the exception of the last one regarding my attire.

I talked with “Red” for a good bit this morning and he called later for an update and right about that moment I realized that the bus was pulling into the station. Within 5 minutes I was standing next to “BP” who was looking as handsome, the big cheese ball smile on his face let me know that I wasn’t looking so bad myself! We hit the road and begin our walking tour of Downtown Boston. I’m a jaded New Yorker so not much impresses me but I appreciate everything so as we walked through the Chinatown section I acknowledged why so many people love Chinatown NY as “BP” points out one restaurant I was thinking how the restaurants back home are overflowing. A few minutes later we were grabbing Coffee a beverage very important to the both of us and then……The Shopping began!

About 3 shopping bags later I’m excited about my new fashions and skinning and grinning at “BP” cuz he’s all excited like a 5 year old on Christmas Eve and I’m no better. We stop for a bite to eat as both of us are completely starved from all this walking and shopping. The FOOD was not bad at all in fact it was damn delicious. A few phone calls later we were meeting up with his crew. I have heard so much about these guys that it was as though I already knew them and I guess they were thinking the same about me. I was introduced to “Tata Pie” who’s from Georgia and and as sweet as your grandma’s tata pie, and “Surf & Turf” who got his name for reasons too lengthy to explain here on the show let’s just say I can’t swim so I respect him very very much!

We all took the party over to a local Café for cocktails and I explained to the crew that as they think their scene is boring and dull as a New Yorker I have an appreciation for all things different. We had a few rounds and just as my head began to spin from the Cosmopolitans I realized that it was time to make my way towards the bus station. I needed to make a trip to the restroom before heading out and “BP” was so kind to have escorted me, privately I knew he was going to try and steal a kiss….I also knew I would let him. (Audience laughs) I’m pretty sure that “Tata” and “Surf” knew we were up to something but I don’t have any damn shame besides it was just a kiss, wasn’t it?
Ok so the guys escort me to the station on the “T” and I jump in line with all the folks heading back home or out of town. Before boarding the bus I call “BP” over and whisper something in his ear and he smiles I’m not even on the bus two minutes and Mr. Public is calling me with a response to my last comments to him, now I’m on the bus smiling. Yeah that’s pretty much the way it went all the way home. Ok well not really…You all know I cannot leave town without filling in the staff….So on the ride home I had conversations with Red, 604, A. Gay, Preach, Lucky Charms and Mother Fox and last but not least “Boston Public” who just wanted to make sure I got home ok….

Yeah…..I’m still smiling….