Mitchell is off, as of tomorrow, onto a 4-month cruise around the Mediterranean and also up the coast along the Atlantic – performing in a Second City show on the cruise ship. They will go to Istanbul, Athens, Alexandria, Morocco, Rome, where else … Portugal … oh, and 3 stops in Ireland … and also Norway. Like: WTF?? Mitchell’s never been out of the United States and now he’s doing this? To quote Jordan, “You can go straight to hell.” We are all so so excited for our friend – what an opportunity – and although I don’t see Mitchell nearly as much as I want, the thought of him being out of the country gives me separation anxiety. I can’t wait until he comes home, basically – so that I know where he is, and don’t have to imagine him … oh, strolling thru the ruins in Athens, or smoking a hookah pipe with some sheikh in Morocco, a la Orson Welles. It’s been a whirlwind for Mitchell – 3 weeks of rehearsal – he had just started rehearsal when I was in Chicago, and he had what he called “crazy eyes” the entire time. Kate said to me, “Have you seen the crazy eyes? How bad is it? I can’t wait to see the crazy eyes!” Every day was a day of growth, challenge, fear, overcoming obstacles … I am so proud of him! And also so jealous I could spit nails.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-SAFE JOURNEY, MITCHELL! I can’t wait to hear all your stories- watch out world, are you ready for Mitchell???
i’m angry….
i’m confused….
and i’m a little nauseous.
just waiting for the deep dispondency to kick in.
this gig came on with FAR too little notice for me. they basically put this show together after they set sail. did they really even rehearse??
i need MUCH more notice from my friends before they take off for such extended periods of time.
i’m PISSED!
(….oh, and also…..i’m REALLY excited for mitchell!…..did i forget to mention that?)
…but i’m still pissed.
i love u Sheila…and Eric…get Skype!…Beth…im afraid of having some sort of Midnight Express nightmare in istanbul..other than that…”hey mr. arnstein..here i am!”
oh there’s no cure like travel …
“you can go straight to hell”!! I love Jordan
god speed mitchell. love you forever!
“you can go straight to hell”!!
hahahahahaha
The other day we were talking about it and we concluded that there’s absolutely NO BAD in this at all, other than the stress and the crazy eyes, but even that is producing a more confident, beautiful Mitchell. This is a freaking DREAM GIG!! And as long as there’s no whack-a-mole on board, he should be fine with the nausea.
Amazing. Bon Voyage my beautiful, beautiful friend!
Mitchell,
In my experience, you can pretty much avoid the Midnight Express nightmare just so long as you don’t try and board a plane with 472 kilos of hash taped to your body. Sounds like an awesome trip. Have fun!
That sounds like an incredible journey. Plus, you get to perform in shows. I am very jealous. Odd, mostly because all of I know of you Mitchell is from the blog. Best wishes and as we would say in the Navy, Fair winds and following seas.
Have a blast!!
that is so cool! Have fun Mitchell!
Wishing you safe travels and amazing journeys!
Ann Marie
ur all so sweet…im very excited..just finished wildly overpacking..hooray!!…now a shower and a huge 40th b-day party for a friend and i am off..i love u all!-mitchell
I say that Mitchell starts a blog and tells us all about his adventures on the high seas!!
I’ve begged him to now start his Blog. I told him he wouldn’t be sorry.
….and then, we’d all know where he was every minute of every day.
Mitchell – the good thing about you possibly having a midnight express experience in Istanbul is that I can then come visit you in prison and show you my boobs thru a plate glass window.
LOVE YOU!!
EEH – hahahaha “I’m angry … I’m confused … and I’m a little nauseous”
HAHAHA I know!
Doesn’t Second City realize that we, his friends, need more time than FOUR WEEKS to digest such a long time away?? How insensitive can they be??
im here and its crazy!!!! i love it..Sapin is beautiful and my cast is magic!!!!!! miss u Sheila!