Our Cast Motto

One of the things each Theatreworks tour I've been on has had is some sort of "group thing." Often times, it is a song. For Max & Ruby I, our "thing" was the Sara Bareilles's song "Love Song." Max & Ruby II was marked with a folksy song about all the different ways you can eat your eggs. Christmas Carol had two: a Hebrew version of "It's a Hard Knock Life" from Annie and Faith Hill's sneaky "A Baby Changes Everything" (long story on the last one). Click Clack Moo, however, has a motto:

I Deserve It.

This one came from Claire. One of our resident vegans (Grace is the other), Claire is a true foodie. We frequently rely on her to find us great restaurants, and she's almost never led us astray. One of the problems, however, with good food, is that you always want that one thing on the menu that you know you shouldn't have. You know, the bread pudding. Or the chocolate cake. Or the warm-peach-cobbler-topped-with-a-scoop-of-ice-cream-and-drizzled-with-a-caramel-sauce-plus-dash-of-Frangelico-to-spice-things-up. Yeah. Claire likes things like this sometimes. Well, we all do. However, Claire's rationalization is the best. When she sees a decadent food item that she must have, she turns to us and said, very calmly: "Guys, I deserve it."

Initially, we teased her about it a little (in that loving, family way, I promise!), but then it stuck. First Grace started it, then Alaina and Colleen and, finally, the guys jumped in. And it's sorta become our thing.

And now it really is.

Alaina is our resident tattoo enthusiast. She's got a few really nice ones, and has been eager to get a few more. Well, whilst lounging on the sand in West Palm Beach, FL, Alaina broached the idea of a tattoo to memorialize this tour. "I've had so much fun with you guys," she said, "I want to get something to remember you with." After batting around a few lame ideas (the tattoo of a Sprinter van and cow got dismissed early on), Alaina had a stroke of brilliance: Get our cast motto, in French, in a whimsical design by it's originator. A quick Google search provided the translation of Alaina's soon-to-be tattoo:

"Je le mérite"

Claire produced a beautiful design and, in Montgomery, Alaina headed off to a tattoo shop for the work. The final result is a real thing of beauty:



She Deserves It!!

Call tomorrow: 7:45, La Quinta Birmingham. Last show in the south, and then we start heading home.

Kid Quote of the Day: When Darlene asked if she actually had to talk to "those obnoxious chickens," a little boy shouted, "Yes you do!"

Colleen Tractor Quote of the Day: Today Colleen caught me in the middle of putting my tractor away. "Ethan Marc Angelica!! As you were..."