Abilene is the Unboringest City Ever
By Sarah Carlson
April 23, 2007
Erin and I are coming to an end of our Prove Us Wrong days, having already tried out several events suggested to us by Abilenians. (Read up on our solicitation here.)
Locals responded both kindly and not so kindly to our request for fun things to do in town, and both sides will be rewarded when we unveil the outcome of our adventures May 6. For now, here's a look at what we've done so far:
1. Rode the Abilene Trolley for free at ArtWalk and admired the graffiti-covered walls and abandoned buildings of downtown.
2. Pushed 5 year olds out of the way so we could play with the Grace Notes wall of sound at The Grace Museum.
3. Took private lessons at Premiere Martial Arts, learning self-defense moves and how to roundhouse kick, apologizing for accidently kicking the instructor in the thigh. Hard.
4. Were the first patrons of the night at The Warehouse martini bar, where we ate a jar and a half of mixed nuts after I spilled Erin's martini on my pants.
5. Watched a giant puppet of a man-eating plant eat ACU students in "Little Shop of Horrors" while trying to figure out what was being said by the actors. Apparently, we needed to actually sit on the stage to hear the lines.
6. Laughed until we cried in the intermission of Abilene Community Theater's "A Bad Year for Tomatoes." Was the play funny? Not at all. No, Erin reenacted her favorite sketch from "Tom Goes to the Mayor" before we were subjected to the second act. That at least made the torturous evening go a tad quicker ...
7. Ran around Frontier Texas!, being followed by elderly docents who recognized us from our Prove Us Wrong promos in the paper and chided us for daring to call their home boring.
8. Were scolded by a docent at Frontier Texas! for laughing in horror at ACTUAL HUMAN SCALPS on display. Apparently, we weren't being respectful to the spirits who've gone before us.
9. Sat in a stagecoach (pictured), which was used in "Hombre" and "The Three Amigos," at Frontier Texas! and had our picture taken.
10. Attended the final classical concert of the philharmonic's season. Don't worry, big bald guy who sat in the back and snored through Wagner and Sibelius -- you deciding to snooze during a concert wasn't distracting at all. Neither were your twin daughters who kept asking "Is it over?" Trust us, you showed plenty of class by nodding off every few minutes and staying until the end.
That's just a quick summary. Be sure to pick up the paper Sunday, May 6, for a full rundown of our events and impressions of the Key City.
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