Q-Tips – the name came from when people get older and they have that little tuft of white/grey hair on top of their head – hence, The Q-Tips.
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NEW ORLEANS – (The Big Easy) trip 9/2019
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The Band’s Visit – Cadillac Palace Theater
The Band’s Visit – Cadillac Palace Theater – 151 W Randolph St., Chicago, (312) 977-1700, broadwayinchicago.com
A curious freedom shapes The Band’s Visit, the new Broadway musical about a group of Egyptian musicians who get lost on their way to a concert in Israel. Stranded in a small town, they pass the time with the locals, eating at their tables and sleeping in their spare rooms.
Take Iris, an Israeli wife and mother who finds her own birthday party crashed by musicians her husband brings home. After years of mute frustration with her marriage, she suddenly reveals everything. “The eyes of these strangers on her life make it impossible to ignore what she’s been trying to suppress,” Moses says.
Ironically, they may be even more honest with each other because they don’t share a language. The Egyptians speak Arabic and the Israelis speak Hebrew, but when they talk to each other, they use halting, tentative English.
Q-tips say: Just ok. The Mr. said, some parts were good but. Mrs. Q says: the play was a little less than two hours, no intermission. No intermission was good because some people would have left at intermission and would not return. I did not enjoy this play much. The older couple next to me slept through most of the play.
Best part of the day was dinner at Shaw’s Crabhouse.
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Chicago Summer Visit 8/2019
What do you do when your grandson and daughter arrive for a summer visit in Chicago? Just about everything!!
Doing the Flamingo!
Butterfly exhibit at Notebaert Museum
Idea Factoroy at MUSI in Chgo
Peggy Notebaert Chicago Academy & Sciences Museum
Hi GM/GP, Welcome Home!
A gift from them – a beautiful plant!
Rainbow over Lake Michigan while eating at Grandma Nacho’s condo rest.
Pet rock in the condo rock garden
Indie Sushi Restaurant
Museum of Science and Industry – Chgo. Riding a tractor.
In GM/GP’s condo pool w/our new water toys.
At the Field Museum to say hi to Sue and see her new home.
On Lake Michigan by GM/GPs condo in our new kayak!
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THE MUSIC MAN
THE MUSIC MAN – 170 N Dearborn St., Chicago, (312) 443-3800, http://goodmantheatre.org
The Music Man – He’s charming and charismatic—no wonder con man Harold Hill assumes he can easily fleece the citizens of staid River City, Iowa with the grand promise of a marching band. But the smooth-talking swindler can’t tell a trombone from a treble clef—and Marian, the local librarian, knows it. In his attempt to steal her heart (and save his hide), Harold learns a thing or two about moral responsibility—and unexpectedly enriches the town with a love of music.
Q-tips say: Enjoy it! Even tho you might have seen it before – it never gets old.
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QUIET – Power of introverts in a World that can’t stop talking 8/2019
QUIET – the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking. – Susan Cain
Mrs. Q says: YES, I did enjoy this book.
QUIET does an eloquent/powerful job of extolling the virtues of the listeners and thinkers. Our culture honors overvaluation on extroversion. You know some of them. The extrovert Ideal has been documented in many studies. Some believe talkative people are rated as smarter, better looking, more interesting. Velocity of speech counts as well and volume. Some are just plain brash.
QUIET takes the reader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplace to Harvard Business School, Tony Robbins seminar to an Evangelical megachurch. It touches on Asian-American students who feel alienated from the brash, backslapping atmosphere of American schools.
There were/are many introverts have been successful: Van Gogh, Chopin, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Gandhi.
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Sword of Trust 8/2019
Sword of Trust – When Cynthia & Mary (Jillian Bell & Michaela Watkins) show up to collect Cynthia’s inheritance from her deceased grandfather, the only item she’s received is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War. The two attempt to unload the object to a curmudgeonly pawnshop owner (Marc Maron) & his man-child sidekick Nathaniel (Jon Bass). When Mel and Nathaniel discover there’s a black market for the relic, the two pairs reluctantly join forces to sell this rarefied ‘prover item’ to the highest bidder. The adventure that ensues takes the four of them on a wild journey into the depths of conspiracy theory and Southern disillusionment.
Q-tips say: Liked it. I, Mrs. Q, was not sure I would like it but did. More fast moving then I thought it might be and the ending was little predictable but liked it.
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“Head over Heels” at Theater WIT
Head over Heels – Theater Wit – 1229 W Belmont., Chicago, (773) 975-8150, http://theaterwit.org
HEAD OVER HEELS is a new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” and “Mad About You.
Q-tips say: YES! SEE IT! Large extremely talented cast. All cast members are outstanding with their singing, dancing, acting. The music, lighting, setting, costumes, choreography, excellent. And yes, you can buy cocktails in the lobby and bring them into the theater. See “Head over Heels” and enjoy. WE DID ENJOY IT! Mrs. Q says: YES, the cast certainly has “Got the Beat.”
Then off to “Figo Wine Bar restaurant” for dinner.
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MingHin restaurant 2019
MingHin – in Chinatown. 2168 S Archer Ave., Chicago, IL, (312) 808-1999, http://minghincuisine.comminghincuisine.com
Q-tips say: Was ok. A bit disappointing with a fried item – said it was fried but really really fried. Asked about how spicy – not too, but for the Mrs., it was too spicy but the Mr. ate it. Had: duck tips, stir fried pork rice, two spicy spicy lamb tips, tea and serving of pork pot stickers. Had to bring home some of the pot stickers and rice to enjoy another time.
Service, ambiance cleanliness of the restaurant was ok.
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Chinatown – Chgo 7/2019
Chinatown – Chinatown Square – 2154 S Archer Ave., Chicago, IL, (312) 842-9831,
Q-tips say: Yes, see it. Been here before. Chicago’s Chinatown isn’t huge, a collection of a few streets. The architecture, the statues, the Chinese zodiac statues, the two story tiers of businesses. Its old and historic. Chicago Chinatown This time we took the public transportation “the Red Line elevated train.” Also have taken the water taxi here. Many stores, restaurants to visit. Always have to stop for a fresh and hot BBQ Pork Bun from a bakery. This time it was from Chiu Quon Bakery. Cute little shop but very loud with the locals enjoying the food/coffee/TV/and their conversations.
Continued walking around on a beautiful weather day. Stopped for lunch at MingHin restaurant where we had several “small plates- dim sum.” Continued walking through the square and then home on the “Red” Line.
See our review of MingHin on Q-tips restaurants 2019.
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