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• Tampa!!!

  Posted by gmadmin   |   March 15, 2012

  Arrived here in Tampa on Tuesday for the Florida Thespians Festival. I’m staying at a funky little hostel a couple miles from the convention center and renting a bike. Yesterday I went with some folks from the hostel to Weedon Island where I hiked around for a few hours and took in all the great scenery. (I may go back after the festival with a kayak.) After that I went and scoped out the University of Tampa. No exaggeration, that school is a PALACE ON THE WATER!!! I am one Sundevil who loves his alma mater, but dang – I sure wouldn’t mind spending another four years going to school in Tampa lol. I may shoot an email to some of the theatre faculty there and see if I can pay them a visit while I’m in town.
  Today I biked along the bay, looked at some gorgeous houses, grabbed coffee in Hyde Park, and eventually made my way to Ybor City as I killed time before setting up my booth at the convention center. Ybor City was pretty cool. Reminded me of Mill Ave in Tempe (I guess every city has one). By that time I realized that I was seriously sun-burned. You’d think as a Phoenix boy I would have been ready with sunscreen, but I was arrogant. I thought there was no way Tampa could be as hot as my home town. Well, I was wrong – it’s just as hot, plus it feels hotter because of the humidity. Now I’ll go to the conference looking like a tomato lol.
  I had planned to pick up some Cuban cigars while in Ybor, but when I saw the prices I made for the door. $80 for the novelty of puffing a few cigars that’ll only make me stink and feel like crap afterward? Pass.
  There was a pack of Thespians on the trolley ride back to the convention center. They were going to see Jekyll and Hyde at the Stratz Center tonight. I would have gone but I think it was going to be packed. Anyway, seeing all those energetic young people made me stoked about the festival tomorrow. I’m so glad I’m here! (Just wish Leah could be here with me.)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Florida Festival! Helloooo Tampa!

  Posted by gmadmin   |   February 24, 2012

  It looks like I was able to get into the Florida and California thespian festivals despite having missed the registration deadline. So I’m going to Tampa baby! Woooo!!! I’ll be staying at a funky little hostel near the convention center. The place has a hot tub, a bar, a stage for live music, and the dorm where I’ll be sleeping is inside an old train car. They’re even renting me a bike for the weeks so I won’t need to rent a car. I cannot express how stoked I am about this vacation – I mean WORK trip! When I’m not manning a booth at the convention, I’ll be taking in the sights and sounds and beaches of Tampa!

  In other news, check out the new track for It’s a Wonderful Life, “1999”!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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