Crossing it off the List
For all of you who haven’t noticed the Twitter button in the sidebar of my blog, Thypolar can now be found on twitter.
@Thypolar
Mr T (The Hubby) is stalking me and can be found on Twitter as well.
@HackingVegas
This little tidbit of technology info is important because of the HUGE role that twitter played in my Friday night. Friday night’s baseball practice was canceled for my oldest son, and despite his dismay we were a bit relieved to be having a night off. Our family was all “comfy-like” spread out on the couch and (12) had one of her friends spending the night. We were about to get caught up on some of our shows that are piling up on the DVR when Mr T decides to check his twitter. While he’s on his phone and scrolling. I mentioned that I had recorded the latest America’s Best Dance Crew for us to watch with the kids. It was the Katy Perry Challenge.
Mr T pauses and says “How would you like some JABBAWOCKEEZ tickets?”
Wait! What? Is this guy for real? Do I want JABBAWOCKEEZ tickets? Hell yeah I want some JABBAWOCKEEZ tickets!
JabbaWockeeZ are an all-male modern dance/hip hop crew from San Diego, California who won the first season of the reality dance competition America’s Best Dance Crew. Since winning, the group has gained greater exposure by appearing in various music videos and commercials, touring internationally, and performing with Shaquille O’ Neal at the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. They are known for wearing plain white masks and gloves in order to encourage audiences to focus on their movements as a group instead of on individual dancers. Their name is derived from the Lewis Carroll poem “Jabberwocky” about the eponymous mythical dragon.
In May 2010, Jabbawockeez debuted their own live stage special at the MGM Grand Hollywood Theater in Las Vegas, entitled “MÜS.I.C”. The group described the special as “the audio-visual story of inspiration brought to life through the harmonization of sound and movement.”On July 28, 2010, the Jabbawockeez announced they would be returning to the strip for another performance run from Aug 19th – 25th. In September 2010, due to popular demand, the Jabbawockeez was signed by the Monte Carlo to perform five nights a week, replacing magician Lance Burton.
My kids and I have been following America’s Best Dance Crew since its debut and have loved every season, but the crew that we have loved the most has always remained the JABBAWOCKEEZ.
My youngest has remained a hardcore fan of theirs and I thought this would be a great opportunity to cross another thing off my Bucket List. How were we going to get tickets? Well, Mr T had received a tweet…..
For Real? So this is a game. John Quinn is somewhere in the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino. The first person to find him gets 2 JABBAWOCKEEZ tickets to that nights performance.
This is an example of why I love my husband. Do we know what this guy looks like? No. Is that going to stop us from trying? No.
We piled in the car and drove like the wind to the Monte Carlo.
(lets just say for all legal purposes that we obeyed all traffic laws and speed limits along the way)
ahem
We pulled up to the front of the hotel and like a James Bond hubby on a mission he tucked and rolled right out of the car and onto the casino floor without so much as a wrinkle. While I pulled the car around, he worked the casino floor. After scouring the hotel and being hit on by more than one man (you can read about his experience in his post about the hunt “Spontaneous Hack“), I got a phone call that we were clear to come in and pick up our tickets.
I thought he'd have a heart attack
We rushed to the theater and arrived with only minutes to spare. My son was so excited that he could barely stand it and I was excited to be able to share the experience with him. We took our seats and from the moment he realized how great our seats were, a grin was permanently plastered across his face.
He turned to me and said “Mom, this is awesome”. Before I could respond, a Jabbawockee had crept up behind him. He felt someone staring and turned to have a white mask in his face. He jumped and had to take a minute to compose himself before giving the Jabbawockee a high five. That personal experience with the show made his night!
The show began and my son and I were both in awe of the performances we saw. The music was consuming and we could feel the beats in our seats as we were hypnotized by the lights and rhythm. We were fans of the JABBAWOCKEEZ before, but we never expected the show to be as engaging and entertaining as it was. We were truly blown away. The show had us laughing from the moment our butts were in their seats and on through the comical tributes to the other Las Vegas Strip entertainers. From the moment the music began we were rocking in our seats with the music and were blown away by the performance.
I am truly grateful for the opportunity to share this experience with my son. I’d like to thank Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino for being the home of such a fantastic show as well as John Quinn for giving us the opportunity to hunt him down. Most importantly, I’d like to thank my husband for being the man that he is. I love you.
This is a must-see show when visiting Las Vegas and one that I hope to be able to experience again with the rest of my family. Please take a moment to watch the video compilation of their season one performances from America’s Best Dance Crew and share your thoughts with me.
OMG, Seriously! Where do I start?!?! This might be a long one and probably a phone call would be in order to talk about everything!! Holy Cow! First I just watched the video and for an entire 10 minutes had a great big shit eating grin on my face the whole time and goose bumps. Ok..I’m calm.
) When America’s Best Dance Crew started I was in heaven. My sister and I would watch marathons of it and I would sit there with goose bumps and a shit eating grin the whole time and also thinking about what could have been. Here a funny one for you..The first season of that show one of the 800#’s was an 800# that my dad had for his home, so every week his phone would start ringing after it aired and would ring ALL NIGHT LONG! All I could do is laugh, Pay backs are a bitch and you should have put me in dance..this is your pay back for that! haha!
Let me start by saying Mr. T rocks and that is an under statement for him doing what he did so you all could go. WOW! He wins the Best Freaking Dad in the Whole Wide Universe Award!
That is absolutely amazing that you guys got to go to this and I hope that it is still playing when I make it out there because I have got to see this. What a cool experience to have with your son. I am extremely jealous and I am so happy that you guys got to do this! I had goose bumps reading the post from excitement!
I am a huge HUGE dance fan. That’s what I wanted to be growing up..a dancer or most of all a choreographer but I had a big problem…My dad wouldn’t let me be in dance. I was good damn it and still am! There is a small part of me that still hates him for that and I’m not joking. That’s all I did growing up was dance…in the basement, in my room, our cheerleading squad had a difference dance every other week, my friends and I would choreograph all kinds of different dances on the weekends. When I turned 18 it was straight to the clubs I went, 4 nights a week. No fake ID, no drinking..just dancing from the time we walked in the door until they played last call. I love it! I used to watch the cheer competitions that were aired on ESPN just for the dance comps. (you know back in the day before all the cool dance shows that are on now
So again, I am so happy that you guys got to do this! How freaking COOL!!!
I love to dance and always have. I still watch the cheer competitions for dance. As a matter of fact, I just watched the national championships on ESPN yesterday with my daughter. LOVE IT! We’ll definitely have a blast when you come out here
Mr T is amazing and I wouldn’t trade him for the world.
It sucks that your dad wouldn’t put you in dance. Payback is a bitch and he got what was coming. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. The crews this season are pretty good too. There’s a crew of 10 year olds that are just awesome. They are the youngest crew to hit the show. Nothing tops the Jabbawockeez though. NOTHING! If they are still playing when you get out here we’ll make sure to get there. Mr T needs to see it too.
Hit up @VegasSocial and @MonteCarloVegas on Twitter. Tell them you read my review and that they need to keep the show. There’s a rumor going around town that they may be leaving us. (GASP)
That sounds like an awesome night! I love a good hip hop dance crew – I’m a little jealous, LOL. I think my fav dancers were from a few seasons back in SYTYCD – Twitch is my absolute favorite. I L-O-V-E him. Plus, he’s hot.
It was awesome! Have you seen this season? They have a young crew (like 10-11) that are awesome!
Seriously, sounds like a great story. You are lucky to be able to attend such a show. Things like these happen only a few times in a lifetime, so when offered the opportunity, go get it. I found it entertaining reading this whole story. Will check them out when offered with a little more time. Your hubby is really someone special
Yes he is
All I can say is THAT’S F**KING AWESOME!!!
Wow, Twitter comes through!! Pays to live in Vegas! That’s where all the action is!!
Love spontaneous aventures! A night you and your family will NEVER forget!!
Twitter definitely came through. Definitely a night to remember and a great memory for our youngest! We have done spontaneous stuff like this before but didn’t win. I’ll have to blog about that soon because it was quite an adventure. We’ll be paying close attention now and hopefully will have a chance again soon to play for some tickets somewhere and I’ll be able to share the experience with you all again.
Awww this relly moved me. And its not the spicy sandwich I just ate. I mean really moved!
This was absolutely the most thoughtful and loving story.
Thanks girl!
I love these guys! And, I love that you were able to surprise your son. I love that doing that.
They put on a really good show. One of the best that I’ve seen in a while!
That is so cool! Ya got a cool hubby there!
Yeah, I guess I do!
How cool is your hubby! How neat that you got to enjoy the show with your son.
He’s pretty cool….Most of the time! LOL
I’m such a freak when it comes to Twitter . . I dont understand it and it takes me forever to decipher the # things and the @ to people and whats with all the crazy buttons and WTH do I do once I – urrrg never mind
hahahahahah
It took me a minute too! Keep trying girl. We need to keep in contact! You have to come out for our girl’s day in Vegas
I loved this post!!! I cant only imagine how excited your son was . . . my kids would think I was a god (spelled with a little “g”) HAHAHA
It was awesome. My kids always think I’m awesome but he has his ticket stub hanging on the wall in his bedroom. He won’t be forgetting that experience any time in in the near fuiture!
That. Is. AWESOME!!!!
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That was a seriously outsized adventure altogether! To have such a fantastic show as the culmination of it–well, that’s beyond the icing on the cake, it’s more like the whole iced cake being delivered by the Queen of England riding on a unicorn. Cool!
It was incredibly awesome!
That was hella cool…I love ABDC…So jelly right now.
Just saying “hi” … hope to read more … i’m hooked to thypolarlife now … so i’ll catch up ok? Thanks for see “notshe”. See U around and around! melis
This is just great, so memorable and wonderful. It truly made me smile
Some times that we have, are so precious. Pictures are great too!
Wow, this is amazing. I will be stuck on yotube for hours now.
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