November 13, 2005

• I surprised Mike a few days ago with a call at work. 
  
  “I sent you an e-mail and need an answer right away.  I would have called with the information, but it is a bit detailed.”  I told him over the phone.
  
  After reading through the e-mail he made the choice of a New York Strip Steak and Cheesecake.
  
  And most important of all, he had no clue what he was in for.  I just told him the evening will be from 6 to 9 p.m. … so we would be out late that night.  Believe me though, I was so very tempted to blurt it out.  To tell him what was up my sleeve.  But, I kept quiet the surprise of where we were going.
  
  I had read about those dinner theatres where they play out a murder and the audience participates.  And, I had always wanted to go but never had the opportunity to have someone accompany me.  After I got Mike’s meal choices I called the Dinner Detective to make reservations for Nov. 12.

  
  

  Well, yesterday I got to Mike’s place around 4 so that we had plenty of time to get there.  Once there Mike noticed it was an area he was familiar with and since we had time we looked around. 

  
  

  They had a wonderful fountain in front of one of the movie theatres (besides liking monkeys I also like lions since I am a Leo), and further down saw the Culver Studios lot with the wonderful mansion out front.  Also took a stroll around the Culver Hotel, where Mike told me the munchinks from the Wizard Of Oz stayed.  There was so much packed into the area that I kept telling him it is a spot we should come by and check out again.

  
  

  After some sightseeing, and a wonderful Chantico at Starbucks we headed off to the show.  They had us congregate outside for appetizers and interrogation.  Some of the questions they suggested were interesting:

  
  

  
  
  • Do I look good in this outfit?
    
  • How many times have you wanted to kill your boss/employees?
    
  • What is the first thing that pops into your head when you look at me?

  
  

  It was nice to be in a crowd of people that were out to have fun, and even better was when we were seated … we lucked out and got a wonderful group at our table.  The most memorable was Rhett and Scarlet … though Antonio and his date were great as well … Antonio being the one that would end up solving the case.

  
  

  The night was more then fantatstic … more then great.  The actors were wonderful, and we were entertained throughout the whole evening.  Then to top of the evening there was a singer in the main part of the restaurant singing old standards from Frank Sinatra … Dean Martin and such.  I was glad when Mike suggested we go dance.  That was a great way to top off the evening.

  
  

  For this being a fluke on my part, it turned out great.  The whole evening was memorable.

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