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[elizalavelle]

So today is my 9 year RENT anniversary (9 years from the first time I saw the show) so I'm going to ramble about that a little bit, but not much as I figure the much longer ramble will come next year.



The fact that this was 9 years ago now is making me feel so old. I can still remember lining up for this show and hearing people talk about camping overnight in line and thinking they were all nuts, who on earth would camp outside on the streets of TO for a show?! ... and then 4 months later I was one of the people who started the 5 night 5 day line up for the last show. Oops.


While I wouldn't count myself a RENThead anymore, I have no desire to see the show right now, I'd go for certain cast members I'm sure and eventually I'll want to go again, but not soon. However I still feel so glad that I found this show because it has done a lot for me. The line taught me a lot more self confidence and was something that made me realize I could meet strangers and by the end of the day part as friends. Nice feeling that.

The show itself teaches you humanity and hope and while that's something I couldn't articulate at the time when people would ask why I kept going back I think that's it. Just the humanity that pours from that show into the audience every night, the connection is amazing! Also throw into that I truely think that most, if not all, RENTheads have obsessive personalities (clearly I'm more than an example of that) so we get hooked easily :)

And of course this year has been such a full circle year for me what with being able to go and see Tamara Podemski sing again, going from being nervous to even show up to a gig to being welcomed at them has just made my year that much brighter :)

So yes, 9 years, much music, many trips to NYC, and I still have some fantastic friends who I met because of this show. That's pretty powerful for one musical!

Comments

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

I don't like to line up for anything -- my theory is that if it's good, it's good enough to watch on DVD or listen to on CD. I know that's not true, but I *really* hate crowds ... and waiting in the cold's not high on my list, either.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I once lined up from 3am - 10am for rush seats for the final show of Les Mis in TO and the whole first I'd say 85% of the line were scalpers who spent much of the night trying to scare my friends and I away. It didn't work. The freaking BLIZZARD that started around 7 sucked but by then I was determined to get my ticket.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Boy, that story didn't make me any more eager to face either lines *or* crowds. :-)