Winning Another Door Prize

(Here I am on stage with my co-worker Holly and the cast from Cabaret Zoso after winning the Ultimate Fan Package.)

Winning something twice in one week seems a bit like an out-of-body experience.

Tonight was the 1st Anniversary Show of the Cabaret Zoso that was the idea of a performer/producer here in town, Bella da Ball, to bring together female and male vocalists, drag performers, music, comedy, song, special costuming and more for a show each week. Having run continuously since then, my former co-worker, Holly, the Director of Volunteers at the Palm Springs International Film Festival thought it would be fun to get a group of volunteers together to attend the show.

(Bella da Ball calling out my name as the winner.)

So there we were, about 20 of us or so, right up front getting ready to enjoy the show, when as Bella always does, they pick out a name of someone in the audience to sit in these two huge chairs; the best seats in the house. However, since this was a special show, the Hotel Zoso where the show is held, kicked in complimentary drinks and food for the evening, as well as an overnight stay in a Superior King Room. And, before I could blink, Bella (who actually knows me since "she" was one of our star volunteers at the Film Festival), is yelling out my name. Of course our table erupts in applause and since Steve wasn't with me (he was returning home from Boston) I brought Holly along with me to sit in the chairs. However, that didn't seem quite enough for the crowd because no sooner had we sat down, spotlights on us, and the manager of the hotel presented me with a overnight bag filled with goodies, when Bella wanted us to come up on stage to have our photos taken with the cast. Oh my!

(Holly and me in our "best seats in the house.")

Talk about being the center of attention. It actually was fun, but a bit crazy. Who knows when we'll stay downtown at the hotel, but if our house fills up with too much company, I guess we have a place to go.