Transformation

so tonight was a success!

for the first time, I asked "Have you heard of Repo! the Genetic Opera?" and people actually said YES!

*FANGIRL SQUEE MOMENT OF EPIC PROPORTIONS*

We had about 150 each of the original 300 I requested, but it's all good. leigh's cousin Danielle, and her roommate, were good enough to come help me at the last minute.

She knew almost every corner of this place. i didn't take this pic, because I forgot my camera, but here's a taste:



Ybor City, FL (right smack in the middle of Tampa) is a great historical part of the city, with tons of culture and whatnot. it's also a bit iffy to travel alone because there are people there who wouldn't have a problem pulling you into a dark alley and mugging you.

Thankfully, Danielle and Travis agreed to come with me, showed me where to go, and helped me with my schpiel.

Oh, at one of the shops we stopped at, we asked if we could put fliers down on his counter (which already had fliers and whatnot). He said "do you have tickets for me?"

Danielle kinda laughed and was like "what?"

I said "Oh we're not a promotions company. We're just fans trying to get the word out."

and he said "Well, any time I take event fliers, I require tickets." and he was dead serious.

So I said, "Ok, I have $10 in my pocket that will get you a ticket. Is that ok?"

and he said "absolutely" and took my $10 and wrote the show details on the bill. then he cleared some of the shit COMPLETELY OFF his counter for everything we gave him which included the postcards, miniposters and modified review fliers.

So yeah, this, plus all the cards that have disappeared from the employee break rooms in my office building = hope for success with Repo!

And tomorrow night before I head home from work, I'm going to drop a quick hi-howdy to J LaRose while he's there, and then go home and get some much needed rest. I think my anemia isn't going away, and I'm afraid to go back to the doctor. If I do another blood test and it's way down again, I'll have to do iron shots or a blood transfusion.

I'm a little scared of that. =/