I thought it might be warmer in the South, but it wasn't really in Mississippi. Sadly the recession seems to have hit Jackson pretty hard. We were downtown on what might have been a busy street of restaurants and shops, but nearly nothing was open. The houses were also only half full, though they were enthusiastic as ever.
We flew from Indianapolis to Jackson, thankfully. Several of us have Vera Bradley bags and they like to travel together. Floral explosion!
We wandered one sunny day in Jackson through all the government buildings, which seemed to be the only busy ones in our area. This is the capitol.
Can't leave Mississippi without having their namesake pie! The hotel restaurant dished out several pieces to our group over our three days there...so delicious.
We traveled to a somewhat younger part of town to a lovely tacos and tapas place called Babalu. They were screening "I Love Lucy" on one of the big walls! Truly amazing food- I had tuna/green apple ceviche and sloppy joe tacos!
Traveling in to Tyler, TX I realized I had no blanket or cuddling equipment of any kind. Snuggies are popular in the cast, and I happened to find a Batman one, complete with a hood! It's been a perfect addition to the bus. :)
Lufkin's Temple Theater is the smallest space we've been in so far, but all three shows were sold out and they absolutely loved it.
We were also in a gorgeous hotel, the Courtyard Marriott, complete with an outdoor seating area with a fire pit. Naturally we roasted marshmallows one night!
In Lufkin there were several groups of press that went to school to read, and a few of us went to a Boys and Girls club where I sang "A Change in Me" and we taught them the end of "Be Our Guest". It was a lot of fun- after school, very high energy! Hopefully I'll be able to put up a video of the song soon.
Sorry this is a bit on the skimpy side, material wise. Its busy busy busy here on the road and I'm doing my best to keep up. Very often the day consists of: Get on the bus, to the theatre, maybe eat or exercise, go to the hotel and to bed. Repeat. Hopefully more eventful things will come as we settle in to venues for longer periods of time.
Next week: Lincoln, NE, Ames, IA, and Champaign, IL!
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