Entertainment Reviews

Peggy and I have had two fun nights of seeing local entertainment the past two nights – first on Thursday night we saw a local production of 'A Little Princess', which included our daughters Asia and Maggie as part of the cast. And then last night we saw comedian Tim Hawkins at the Bethel Great Hall. Here is my review of both events:

 

The production of 'A Little Princess' was wonderful. In this fast paced play, the lead characters were well cast, and they did a wonderful job in remembering their lines. The cast are from two local Junior High Schools (one of which is the ones our daughters attend, Nicollet). And Asia as one of the 'nice' school girls and Maggie as the lawyer both did exceptional performances. They hit their cues, remembered their lines, and overall had strong stage presences. Great job girls! The play has its last two performances today/ Saturday.

 

And Tim Hawkins last night was great. He was part of KKMS' Clean Comedy Night, and all 1,500 seats were filled in the Bethel Great Hall. I had only seen Tim Hawkins on 'Godtube' with hilarious videos like 'Cletus take the Reel' (here). If you have heard the popular song 'Jesus Take the Wheel', you'll love Hawkins' rendition. And last night he was very funny, making fun of people from Iowa, people who home school, wives, and even Prince, who recently had hip surgery. Here's a couple of what I thought were his best lines:

 

Don't judge my wife and me. We have decided not to spank our children. (pause) Now we just use tazers. They don't leave a mark.

 

He told the story of being hired to sing a song during a friend's marriage ceremony, as the Bride was coming down the aisle. Here were a few of the songs he thought about singing as the Bride came down:

You're Having My Baby;

You Can't Always Get What You Want;

Etc. (I'll bet you can think of some funny songs to put in here also).

 

So Peggy and I have had a lot of fun and laughter in the last two days. Here's my prayer that God fills your lives with more light and laughter also. In Jesus' name, Amen.