Family Get Together at the Imperial Theater for Ain't Too Proud
I'm in NYC for my family's Pop-up reunion. The main event of our pop-up was all getting together to see Ain't Too Proud on Broadway. Here I will take the time to thank my cousins David & Tom who took it on themselves to make get everyone's tickets and make all our arrangements for both the musical and for our excellent din-din afterwards. Thanks guys!
Ain't Too Proud showcases the history of the popular entertainers, The Temptations. It was full of the music of the Temptations, but better yet, the dance steps were there too, I mean, talk about smooth! The history of the group, their ups and their downs was quite the story.
I don't think there was anyone of us that wasn't singing along under our breath as hit after hit was performed with the smoothest dance steps e-vah!
We had great seats, all together overlooking the stage.
In the photo below my family is spread out in two rows. That's David and William in the aisle. Cousins Carol & her daughter Ideaa , and just in front of them, is David's brother-in-law and his sister. It was a great treat too that David's Uncle Emile's daughter and her husband and two children joined our Family Fest. I'd explain all the above lineage to you but you do not have all day.
My Family & Very-Nearly Family all getting ready for the show
My big sister Dolores and my cousin Yvonne
All of us seated and ready for the show to begin
At show's end, we followed plans to meet up for dinner together. It wasn't easy to plan that, but again, David & Tom came through for us.
The site chosen for our family dining is a conglomeration of several restaurants of all sorts, located under one roof. We commandeered a couple of tables, then everyone was on their own for deciding what sort of cuisine might hit the spot. Dolores and I took a serpentine trail through the various establishments, turning our dainty noses up at pizza, sea food and Mexican fare. We finally settled on splitting a giant hamburger with a healthy helping of sweet potato fries.
Ideaa and Akela, from NC & NYC
Our Selfie Portrait
When everyone finished their meals the fun didn't screech to a halt. Dolores and I were escorted through Manhattan by William, and I had a ball spotting all the exciting venues there - the Ed Sullivan Theater where the Colbert Show films and the one time hottest spot to be in the City, Studio 54. It was a great little drive.
