6/26/2016

Weekly Update 6/26/2016

On Monday, I met Kay at the Crystal Beer Parlor for supper. We often see each other at The 90 on Fridays, but there's usually a group, and I don't get to talk to just Kay. We decided that we would go out just us two for a quick bite and to have some time together. It was great.

at the CBP with Kay

I had read that the Spongebob Movie was going to be shown Tuesday at the Tybee Post Theater. The old movie theater was first constructed when soldiers were stationed at Fort Screven on Tybee Island during WWII, and was used to entertain the troops. It fell into disrepair and was vacant for decades. There has been a movement to rehab the theater, and it's now finished. One thing that happens there now is weekly family-fun movies throughout the summer. Since I had seen some of the Spongebob movie when it was filmed here in 2013, I thought it might be fun to see it and this was a good chance to do that. The movie wasn't much fun for anyone older than 6, but I did enjoy seeing views of Broughton Street (and the old cars! check out the VW in the picture!). I could recognize the Lucas Theater, the Trustees Theater, and Leopold's in some of the scenes, as well as the pier and some tacky shops at Tybee beach. It made it look as if Broughton Street went right out the ocean, so that was strange. 

they did a great job restoring this movie house

on Broughton Street - you can see the Trustees Theatre and the patio in front of Leopold's

 

DH can be boring, and it seems that I do the same things over and over, but there have been a couple of interesting things there in the past few weeks. A few weeks ago, there was a medical emergency - not on my tour, thankfully. But a tourist on the tour in front of me felt faint, and the paramedics were called. I was told to expect a gurney to come through while I was telling my stories, and that I should just make way, but not to make a big deal out of it and not to let it interfere too much with my group. That was a first. My normal reaction would be to panic, but I thought I handled it with a minimum of hysterics. This week, the last tour of the day was a group of five: one couple spoke only English, one only Spanish, and the odd man out was interpreter. So I gave my talk, then waited while it was translated so the other couple could hear all the very important information I was giving them. I've never had that happen before, either. Sometimes something happens to make it a little different.

The Lucas showed two of Elvis' early films this weekend to coincide with the art exhibit of Elvis photos at the Jepson. I went to see Jailhouse Rock after The 90 on Friday evening. This is my favorite Elvis movie, because he is so young, and I LOVE the dance scene. Also, many years ago, Ishy and I saw the stage performance in London, and I loved it. I couldn't have been too good, though, as I don't believe it ever made it to Broadway. 

love this place!

so much more handsome than Spongebob!

 

Sunday, I had expected a slow, boring day of just sitting in front of my tv. But the phone rang before I got out of bed and I was asked to open BC because the morning volunteer was sick. I can do that, so I was there. The temps were in the 90s, so I wasn't expecting a lot of visitors, but I was wrong.