Bangs McCoy

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September 7th, 2007

Bryan and I went to see Spamalot! tonight at the Capitol Theatre downtown. Bryan’s parents gave us the tickets, and Bob even agreed to babysit (Maryanne is out of town). I dropped the boys off with Bob, and then Bryan and I went to dinner at Saltimbocca in Sugarhouse. The food wasn’t exactly amazing, but the prices were pretty low, so I think we got what we paid for. We shared Chicken Marsala with angel-hair pasta, Caprese salad, and each ordered a cannoli (mine with pistachios). I thought it was all pretty good, but the filling in the cannoli was kind of gritty…? Never had one before, so maybe this is normal. I’d go back.

Then down to the Capitol for Spamalot!. I loved the show - probably my favorite musical I’ve ever seen. Many of the scenes and dialogue are lifted directly from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but the storyline varies, as well as some of the characters. I highly recommend it. Mark and Jen were there too, so we had someone to chat with during intermission.

The boys did great with Bob. He gave them dinner, put them to bed, and even changed diapers! What an awesome Grandpa.

I’ll leave you with one of my favorite bits from the show:

Bravely bold Sir Robin rode forth from Camelot
He was not afraid to die, oh brave Sir Robin
He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways
Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin
He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp
Or to have his eyes gouged out, and his elbows broken
To have his kneecaps split, and his body burned away
And his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin
His head smashed in and heart cut out
And his liver removed, and his bowels unplugged
And his nostrils raped and his bottom burned off and his…

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