A white light...

Well, after an overnight bus trip and a smoking room, our week in Sevilla was not starting off well. Then there was a white light....

Yah, that's right! Heaven! 

And this heaven has a Starbucks and a TGI Fridays! Oh the little things that make us happy! It was a good day! :)

Damn Rudolph!

So, thanks to all the sweating, stage make-up, and character heads that I dealt with the past 3 weeks, I've been blessed with one of these beauties.

Yah, that's right! I got a zit on the tip of my nose. It's starting to heal, but my nose is still all red. So, I kinda resemble this guy ...

Damn.

Leaving Las Palmas...

Well, it's time to pack our bags and get this tour on the road ... literally! We're leaving Las Palmas tomorrow and heading to Malaga. After 3 weeks here, I'm looking forward to being in a different city and see some different things. 

Las Palmas was a fun place. We found some good restaurants, some cute clothes, and a nice beach. We had some great crowds at the shows - although the venue was CRAZY hot, and the cast felt like they were melting the whole time. Our locals were really great, and I'll miss them next week when some new person is trying to get me into my costume.

So, here's to Las Palmas - it was fun, but it's time to hit the road!

Hello again from Las Palmas!

Hello again from Las Palmas! We've been doing just fine out here. We opened Thursday to a great crowd, and the crowds were great all weekend! The audiences here are really responsive and it's been great. We've been working hard, getting the show back on its feet after our summer off, but it's looking great!

Here's a pic from a little get-together that we had after our opening night. Brad made us shirts that said "Illusionist Assistant - Off Duty!" - so we all wore them down to the hotel bar. Cute huh? 

Besides that, we've pretty much just been doing shows, going to the gym, eating and sleeping! We found a cute little Japanese place called Zen and some other cute places to eat. We spent a little time at the pool yesterday, but for the most part ... nothing too exciting.

Today we start back up with shows and that'll keep us pretty busy for the week. Then we head to mainland Spain - and who knows what's in store! 

Well, hope everyone back home is doing well! Much love!

One week down ....

Well, as you can see, we made it safely to the Canary Islands! Once we got here, we jumped straight into rehearsals - teaching some new people the show, training some people in new roles, and giving the rest of us a brush up on all that we've forgotten over the summer.

Rehearsals went well, with the expected mistakes, and our first run back in costume was a TRAGEDY! But, that's why we have a bunch more runs before we open! ;)

So, today was our first day off, so we all headed down to the beach. Well, the beach was quite the adventure. It was hot as all hell out there, so we got umbrellas and chairs and set up camp. 

Well, in fine European fashion, ladies were topless ALL OVER the place. And why do people who SHOULDN'T be going around topless let it all hang out? Well, if that wasn't enough, Brad and I took a walk down to the nude section of the beach. EEK! I think we are both going to have bad dreams tonight.

As usual, I got a little burnt, and I think that everyone who went got a little color. But it's back to the grind tomorrow! 

Hola Las Palmas!

Hey everyone! Well, after MANY MANY hours of traveling - I made it to Spain! I left Louisiana a day early to beat the hurricane, and then the rest of the trip was chock full of layovers and waiting.  That picture pretty much sums up that travel day - or days! 

But, we're here, and things are ok. The hotel is kinda tiny, and the food is expensive.  But, we here, and we'll make the best of it. 

Well, that's about it for now. We start rehearsals this afternoon, so I might try to grab some time by the pool first! I hope everyone at home in Louisiana is ok and safe, and talk to you all soon!

Saying goodbye ... again.

So, here I am, starting up the blog again for what it was made for in the first place.

That's right kids, I'm headed BACK on tour. I did the short stint in the spring, but now I'm headed for about 7 or 8 months in Europe with Disney Live! 

I'm excited to see Europe and join my magic family again. I'm looking forward to being with Brad that whole time, and have him there to experience everything.

But it's not a totally happy goodbye.

I'm sure everyone knows that there is a huge ugly hurricane headed straight for Louisiana. Well, it's headed straight for my hometown. I had to leave town a day early to beat it. 

I didn't get to give everyone a proper goodbye. Everyone was running around, worrying more on getting me OUT of town. 

I just want to let all my friends back there that I love them, and I'll miss them. But,  as always, I'll be back to visit  - and I'm sure they'll be there at the bar to join me for a drink.

To my family - I'll miss you guys terribly. It wasn't til I was driving away did I realize that I won't see you guys for a few months. I love you guys, and I'll be thinking about you guys all the time.

And to everyone - I'm watching that hurricane. I'm worried about all of you, so keep me in the loop as to what's going on!

Love everyone, and goodbye for now!

-casey