Dinosaurs!

This is another not-so-funny post, but man-o-man, do I have something to share with you.

I just saw what may be the coolest show on the face of the planet. I've seen Cirque du Sole, a dozen or more concerts in large venues, hundreds of concerts in small venues, Shamu's show at Sea World, Sparky's show here at the Como Zoo, ballets, orchestras, plays, movies, and I've even seen Milli Vanilli live (another story for later). It takes a lot to impress me. It also takes a lot for me to have an emotional reaction to something (less so since I became a father, but still...).

Walking with Dinosaurs was sooooo worth it. It's about an hour and a half, and it spans millions of years (depending on your belief system, LOL). This was Tucker's first show out in the world. He's never been to a movie theater or anything like that, although he has seen some live music and such. He was FLOORED. At two and slightly more than 3/4, he was a little overwhelmed at the very beginning, but we were able to talk him off of the ledge and he enjoyed himself for the rest of the show... even though he was scared about 1/3 of the time. I would imagine if he hadn't been there, I wouldn't have had any kind of emotional reaction, being a robot and all, but it was an amazing story.

My favorite part is when the T-Rex trotted out and let out a ROAR that was unparalleled by any of the previous dinosaurs. The reason it was my favorite is that immediately after the roar, a hundred children started crying and screaming. But not Tucker. His eyes were glued to the stage.

Amazing show. Can't say enough good things about it. I guess to enjoy it on the level I did, you may need have a touch of nerdiness and it doesn't hurt taking a kid that has never experienced anything like that before in his life.

Anyway, here's an example: