CHARLES CLAIRE KALISTAChapter 35
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I gave Delilah a nice tip, down into her mountainous cleavage. Michael gave me a high five. I got a look from both Rose and Kallie.
“I didn’t get any silverware,” Annette said.
Michael explained, “You eat it with your hands. When you are done, wash your hands in the goblet of water and dry them off with the large napkin you got.”
Smart as a whip!
They didn’t do the scarf and climbing bit from before. It must have gotten the insurers of the show’s panties in a bunch.
Mordred came in, the dialogue and action from before seemed the same as before as Mordred is dispatched and vanquished. There is a roar from the knights, and the audience echoed their satisfaction for the performance.
The show was over, and our table had been cleared. It was still the best show of its kind in Vegas. We were led out of the walkway we were scurried to earlier.
Upon being in the open, I saw a vision. I pulled Michael down on a knee, as I said, “Fairest Katherine, thy countenance is still without equal. I am your humble servant Charles, and this is my scion, Michael!”
Her laugh was as wonderful as I remembered it. “Get up, let me hug you,” she said. We both did and shook Daniel’s hand.
“Your daughter waited on us tonight. A second-generation Wench,” I said.
“I heard about Claire. I am so sorry for that, but I see you still have gorgeous redheads around you just as you did twenty years ago.”
I introduced them all to Katherine and Daniel Majors. When I got to Rose, I was cut off by Daniel, “Ooh, Rose, you are the spitting image of your mother. And she was so very beautiful.”
Rose smiled and did an old-fashioned dip curtsy to them. Good girl!
“Charles,” Daniel cut in, “We have tickets to see you perform later this week. In Henderson.”
“Wonderful. Can’t wait to see you. Is Alyssa your only child?”
“Actually, we have three girls, Alyssa 20, Maria 17 and Charlotta 12 years old,” Daniel answered.
“Each as lovely as their mother, I assume?”
“Exactly correct,” Daniel said. “Wonderful to see you again. We need to get home and relieve the babysitter.”
“Great,” I answered. “See you in a couple of days.”
The crowd in Henderson seemed lively. They loved us, especially Rose and Kalista now that we have added the disco number. Maria and Charlotta were as lovely as their mother. Daniel has a job on his hands keeping the rogues from the three of them.
It was announced over the sports networks that Denver had been awarded the 2038 Winter Olympics. We were all excited about that. We would be through with the tour, and we had wanted to take them, but the IOC got busy, first awarding the 2028 to Los Angeles, then turned around awarding Denver another chance to make a shitload of money.
As we got on the way to St. George, Utah, I gave the ladies a quick explanation about flaunting their sexuality too much while in Utah. They don’t usually wear provocative clothing, but I felt it was necessary, considering how beautiful and curvaceous they are. Even Annie at 17, has lately been sprouting a well-shaped ‘upper body,’ which Michael has noticed. I hadn’t realized how well rounded she had gotten until we collectively saw her ‘riding’ my son. She must be a full B-Cup by now.
It took me back to the day Claire and Kalista had come home; with Kalista yelling, ‘I’m a B cup ... I’m a B cup.’ All the while I was resting in the spa with my future mother-in-law, using her formidable bosom as my pillow.
Bringing that up invariably brings up many memories of Sarah. I still dream about her often, all of those times she and I were alone, and we flirted so much. The flirting turned into stolen kisses. The kissing, turning into full-on sex between us.
Now I have Kalista as my wife, Rose as my courtesan and Sammi as my lady-in-waiting. I am not sure where that leaves Lily, at thirty years old, although she is, at minimum, a redhead-in-waiting.
We were well received in Saint George, with many young men and women enjoying our routines.
Back when we began our first tour, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was Thomas S. Monson.
Since then, half of the General Authorities of the church has passed on and the current president is now President Ulisses Soares, the first South American born person to become the 17th President of the LDS church.
We heard he and his family would be at our American Fork, Utah night of dancing. I almost thought to revamp our set list to be more conservative, but it was Michael, who told me that ‘To dance with the girl we came with.’
He often comes through with moments that inspire me.
From St. George, we went on to Beaver, Nephi, and Spanish Fork before American Fork.
That evening was quite the event. It started on time and we ended our first act, with our beloved routine, to “I Don’t Need Anything but You” which ended with Annie and me. They stood; they cheered, and they cried as we left for that backstage area.
“Dad,” Michael asked, “Let me run the second act, please?”
“Sure, son. Sounds great!”
Eight minutes later, he went out and said, “Hello everyone, my name is Michael Newman. I am Charles’ son!”
That got him some applause and some girls making noise for him. He moved along introducing the first number of the second act, “Cell Block Tango” featuring all three ladies.
The lights came up, and all you saw were three beautiful behinds swaying together with Annette in the middle. The hall went quiet as this routine went on. Recently, they ‘adjusted’ this routine to add some shoulder dips. As it went on, I was watching, and the crowd looked different from most.
There is a point when they remove their skirts revealing a swimsuit cut of panties. When the numbered ended, there were only a few hands applauding, including the President and his family, to which everyone else added their own cheers as Michael came out and said, “Wasn’t that something?”
He went on to introduce each number of the second act and finishing with the usual final numbers.
When our finale “Hallelujah” started, (The Jennifer Hudson, Tori Kelly version), everyone stood up and watched us dance to very humbling lyrics:
I have heard there
was a secret chord
That David played
and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really
care for music, do you?
And it goes like this,
the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king
composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
(Most of our audience knew this
and sang with it while we danced!)
Your faith was strong,
but you needed proof
You saw her bathing
on the roof
Her beauty in the
moonlight overthrew you
And she tied you
to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne,
and she cuts your hair
And from your lips
she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I did my best,
it wasn’t much
I couldn’t feel,
so I tried to touch
I have told the truth,
I didn’t come to fool you
And even though
it all went wrong
I’ll stand before
the Lord of Song
With nothing on
my tongue but Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu~
Hallelu-u-u-u-jah
Still standing, the crowd broke into a mighty sound that may just reach up to where the people we have lost, reside.
Despite Michael’s best attempts to contemporize the music we used, the crowds still liked our dancing, but there were lots of comments on our blog about changing from the ‘old stand-bys’ to the ‘junk’ being put out these days.
Michael took it in stride, and we went back to the style of music we had been using for the last twenty years.
Fortunately, iTunes kept the bulk of our era’s music and we did occasionally add-in something new sounding. Michael and Anne, on the QT, choreographed a marvelous routine to the song, “A Heart Full of Love” from LES MISÉRABLES. It was beautiful.
We finished up in Utah, and went on to Colorado, starting with Fort Collins and moving south to Loveland, Greeley, Longmont, Boulder, Thornton, and Denver.
When not traveling every day, we would stop and work on a new set of music from the movies. This set would include:
Kalista and I – “Put On a Happy Face”
Michael and Annie – “A Heart Full of Love”
Rose and I – “Hey There”
Me and Michael – “Those Were the Days”
Me, Rose and Kallie – “Chim Chim Cher-ee”
Kallie and I – “Charade”
All of Us – “Razzle Dazzle”
Rose and I – “I Got Lost in His Arms”
Michael and his mother – “No One is Alone”
All the Ladies – “When You Got It, Flaunt It”
Me and Rose – “My Girl Back Home”
Michael and I – “Very Soft Shoes”
Annie and Michael – “Love Will Find a Way”
Rose, Kallie and I – “Start of Something New”
We worked on these, every chance we could and had the set ready by the time we got to New Mexico where we had nine performances in eleven days.
Our biggest crowd was in Albuquerque at the outdoor Isleta Amphitheatre holding 15,000. They loved our newest set along with our usual music as well.
We were surrounded afterwards with requests for autographs on our new posters. Annie giggles every time she gives out an autograph. Michael had explained to her that she needed to find a very fast way to sign her name, so she gets more done.
I had my wife and my daughter on either side of me as we signed for an hour, then our contact got us out and paid us.
We had a second show in Albuquerque, but not at this site. It was at the Tingley Coliseum, former home of the New Mexico Scorpions, an ice-hockey team. It had room for up to 10,000 people with a history of Elvis Presley, Metallica, and Garth Brooks ... among others.
Our fans weren’t quite that boisterous, but everyone in our group of five performers had standing ovations all night long. Another nice paycheck for two hours of dance.
After New Mexico, was our swing into Arizona, with eight evenings of dance in seven separate cities. We were back to the more intimate venues, which we all preferred. Our largest was the 1,364 seat Orpheum Theatre in North Scottsdale. The fans there were just as rabid as anywhere. The people who stayed to get autographs were just as happy as any other community.
Our first leg of our ‘Dancing Through Texas’ tour was Ozona, Sonora, Kerrville, Comfort and San Antonio.
The smaller towns had us playing in high school auditoriums to crowds of about a thousand or so, but when we had a larger city like San Antonio, we knew it would be a bigger facility. Mom and Sarah used to have so much fun taking care of those plans, but Sammi is handling it all wonderfully.
We played both nights at the relatively new Tobin Center to standing-room crowds of 2,000 people. They had been waiting for us, to show off their beautiful performing arts center that had just broken ground when Mr. Bublé, Claire and I went on our first tour.
After receiving our fee for the two nights, our corporation gave them a check for $100,000 because we all wanted the place to be around for the next generation of Newman’s!
After two days of rest, was our next mini leg of Texas, Pleasanton, Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Harlingen and Laredo. The University of Texas Pan-American was where we performed two evenings of dance. Specifically, in their Fine Arts Auditorium.
They have a number of dance companies involved with the university. The students are heavily of Central American descent being in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas. The Fine Arts Auditorium holds just over 1,000 people.
The first of our two nights were mostly students from the area, while the second night was mostly teachers and parents. They enjoyed our dancing, especially Rosie, Kallie and Annie’s dance to “Cell Block Tango,” our final dance of our first set.
When we were finished Dr. Pedro Martinez, the Dance department chair, came up to hand us our check adding, “Let’s give these fantastic dancers one more big round of applause.”
They got up and did as requested, as each of us bowed or curtsied to the crowd in return. As the night before, we signed autographs for an hour, and then left for our hotel.
I was getting tired of having two vehicles involved, so I quietly borrowed my wife’s laptop looking for a place in our schedule to look at something we could all fit inside.
Looking ahead, we had five days off between Garland and Dallas, so I looked over places in Dallas to purchase what we needed. We have another whole year on this tour, so I easily justified the expense.
Kalista liked the idea because of the more time we would have with the little ones, especially with Claire calling her ‘Mommy.’
We would still move into hotels as needed. The chance to lie down and rest when not driving was a prime feature for me. Where we park it both on the road and when we are home will be something to work out as we can.
Austin, Galveston, and Houston were next, with three in Texas’ largest city at Sarofim Hall, a 2,650-seat theater on the edge of the Downtown Theatre District.
After 11 more performances in Texas over the next 13 days, we reached the halfway point of our tour.
We were staying in Dallas at the Four Seasons Resort. I told them we would be leaving in a single vehicle, which got the girls all excited. Sammi was the most excited of the bunch.
With money not being a problem, I decided we would be staying in the nicest available places we could find. Sammi and the youngest three got a Tower Suite, while we got two Villa Rooms for the rest of us.
Michael suggested we went out to dinner. Kallie told Sammi to dress up, and she would stay with the toddlers and Lily. That meant Rose, Sammi and me, along with Michael and Annie were going out together.
“Where to?” I asked my son.
“How about Gilley’s?”
“That’s a bar,” I said.
“And a restaurant and a nice big dance floor dad,” he grinned.
“On our night off, you want to go dancing?”
“Sure, I don’t care about drinking ... you have been an example to me by not ever drinking or smoking. I like music; I love Annie and it’s also a restaurant.”
“Sounds good. You made a valid case. Do you know where it is?”
“No, but my phone does. You drive ... I’ll navigate, Pop.”
We got the ladies into the back, and I made the turns necessary and we pulled up finding a parking space reasonably close. You could hear the music from outside. I expected it to be all country all the time, but it was a nice mix as we walked in.
I got us a table seating Rose and Sammi, as I saw Michael take Annie to the dance floor as a Dani Bradbury number started. They were having a blast as a waitress came up to us.
“Aren’t you somebody famous? I recognize you ... I think?”
“Well, I have been dancing professionally my whole life, first with my wife Claire and now with my daughter and wife, along with my two kids.”
“Charles and Claire ... I saw you a long time ago. I have your autograph on a poster I still have. Is this your wife or your daughter?”
Extending her hand, “I am Rose, his daughter. Mom stayed home tonight. My brother and his girl are dancing, and this lovely lady is my late brother–in-law’s wife, Sammi.”
“Wow ... Do you want anything to drink or maybe order some food?”
“Yes please; we need a menu please?” Rose asked.
“Sure thing. Here you go. My name is Sarah, just yell when you are ready to order something.”
“Thank you,” I said.
We saw the kids come to the table looking great. “Don’t you love this music, Dad? It’s fun to dance to and not be worried about a routine,” Michael said not winded even a little.
I remembered when I could dance all night and never get tired.
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They sat and figured out what we wanted, and I caught Sarah’s eye. She ambled over and we ordered some Chicken Tender appetizers, and some Gilley BBQ Sandwiches all around. I grabbed Sammi first and took her out to the dance floor. She was surprised, but I had gotten her comfortable dancing, and she was a good sport about it.
We turned a few heads on the dance floor with people recognizing us. I took Sammi back to her seat and Rose got up as the now classic “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” started up and the crowd cleared for us to dance:
Let’s go girls, come on
I’m going out tonight,
I’m feelin’ alright
Gonna let it all hang out
Want to make some noise,
really raise my voice
Yeah, I want to scream and shout
(Boy does my daughter get the attention just like my Claire used to)
No inhibitions, make no conditions
Get a little outta line
I ain’t gonna act politically correct
I only want to have a good time
The best thing about being a woman
Is the prerogative to have a little fun and
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy,
forget I am a lady
Men’s shirts, short skirts
Oh, oh, oh, really go wild yeah,
doin’ it in style
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action,
feel the attraction
Color my hair, do what I dare
Oh, oh, oh, I want to be free yeah,
to feel the way I feel
Man! I feel like a woman!
(She loves this song, and nobody could take their eyes off of her)
The girls need a break
tonight we’re gonna take
The chance to get out on the town
We don’t need romance,
we only want to dance
We’re gonna let our hair hang down
The best thing about being a woman
Is the prerogative to have a little fun and
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy,
forget I am a lady
Men’s shirts, short skirts
Oh, oh, oh, really go wild-yeah,
doin’ it in style
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action,
feel the attraction
Color my hair, do what I dare
Oh, oh, oh, I want to be free yeah,
to feel the way I feel
Man! I feel like a woman!
(I took the moment and put her into a layback move, that she enjoyed much too much, then got up and did a ‘smooth out the dress move’ that made all the men howl!)
The best thing about being a woman
Is the prerogative to have
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What was that? Did they say we had moved on, or were they telling us to leave the floor? The crowd was stunned and started to applaud very loudly. I guess that meant ... We made it! We waved back to the crowd, and Claire took me by my collar and kissed me in front of everybody there. I knew this was likely to come back on me, but I responded and kissed her back causing the other dancers around us to start applauding as well. We broke up both equally embarrassed, but happy as can be — we...
FIFTEEN YEARS LATER (2032) “Charles?” K said, now 28. “Yes, Princess?” I responded, now 33. “Everybody’s gone, leaving us alone.” “Where did they all go to?” I asked. “Claire, Annie and Sarah with Rose and Michael, along with Ken and his brood, went to check on the newest Charles & Claire Dance Studio in Pittsburgh. On their way back they were going to Columbus for the day, to check on the studio that Brian and Susan, and their family, are in charge of.” “That leaves us all alone,...
Well, again, Tuesday night couldn’t come soon enough for me. This week, Brian’s mother took us to Cotillion getting us there early so Claire and I could confer with Jimmy. We told him about the BBQ and about all the steps we learned. Mr. Bradshaw looked at us flabbergasted and said, “You have learned The Natural Turn Progression? I usually don’t even try to teach that to anyone under fifteen; they ... just can’t grasp it. You two really are something special, you know. Next week, I will be...
We got up, showered and met up with the group for a small and quick breakfast. Sarah got us a room in the hotel to practice in, we went through all of our newly restored routines two additional times letting the girls flash them up a little. We took a cab ride out to Wembley Stadium to check it out. We saw a very large dance floor being setup, it was maybe 80ft across by 100ft deep, easily the biggest we’d seen so far. As fast as they were setting it up, Michael and his merry men were...
That caused Jimmy to smile big as he said, “Now ... Charles & Claire will show us all, the Tango,” starting “Hernando’s Hideaway,” a different version than we had danced to before, but quite lyrical. Claire turned to me and said, “Charles remember, No rise and fall!” What a wonderful dimpled smile was on her face. We proceeded to Tango ourselves into a lather using steps that we know Jimmy wouldn’t be teaching tonight, but when you love to dance ... you do what you do, and what you...
“OK, last subject – turning professional and going on this tour. I am beginning to believe, that we are going to like dancing for people on this tour more than anything else, so I suggest we all turn professional right away, informing the NDCA at the proper time. We go on this US Tour, and maybe even Michaels’ World Tour as well.” “Then we maybe find out about going on the World Dance Council International Tour, or starting our own Tour, something along the lines of ‘The Claire and Special K...
“Ooooohhhhh — That was a joke, Charles? That was my soon to be fourteen-year-old sons’ idea of a joke. Ha-Ha. Hmmm ... you knew I was behind the door, didn’t you? Well, you got me pretty good there, Chuckles. I must admit.” She started laughing with us; so, I guess she was OK, but I am going to start being more careful, generally speaking. RING “Hello, this is Charles Newman, who may I ask is calling?” “This is Kalista McArthur, Mr. Newman. Calling to see how you are doing?” “Kalista. So...
Not having been there for over five years brought back memories. It was an all-new orchestra, with a new conductor, Herbie must have retired or passed on. After getting everyone settled, I walked up and introduced myself and met the new conductor, Harold Watson, better known as Hal. He was aware of who we were and had a large number of our music ready for us. There was no live singer this evening, just a nice meal and dance music. I sat between my wife and my daughter. “Daddy,” Rose said...
The next morning, after working out and coming back to take a shower, I looked at our list of cities we’d gone to so far and determined that we have been to 30% of the total cities, and we’re about eight months into our 24-month long Tour so far, which ... matches up. We’re less than two months from Kalista’s 12th birthday. Our second Anaheim performance was as electric as the first, then we had a day off, then Fullerton for a single, the next day was our ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon...
I chuckled, put the phone down and ran to Mom in the kitchen asking her if Claire could come over in the morning to practice. Of course, she said, “Are you ready to be a proper gentleman this time, young man?” I bowed my head and said, “Yes, ma’am. I have got Claire holding on the phone. Could we get her this time, instead of one of her family having to drop her off, please?” That probably sounded a bit needy. “That was the perfect amount of groveling. Go tell her we will be coming to get...
The performances the next four days in Sydney, were quite outstanding. Kalista was extraordinary, and Claire was at the top of her game as well. I’d begun to go to the gym now and work out every morning. I did look up the latest news on Happy Birthday, finding that only three weeks earlier (On September 22nd) a judge in Los Angeles ruled that none of the companies that have collected royalties over the years, held a valid copyright claim. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Randall Newman (No...
Claire said, “I guess we’ll find out who wins the battle of the chesticles, won’t we, Mom?” Sarah did a shake and said, “In sheer size, dear – there’s no comparison.” They all laughed and snorted. “All right let’s go ... Dammit! The stat site is down, I need to call Ken about this!” “Oh,” Sarah said. “We got a request from Disney to make our posters available in the non-USA Parks. Without running it by anyone, I said to go ahead, but only in Japan. I figured we could find out how...
“Both of our mothers, along with our future stepdaughter, would kill us both if we did something as stupid as that,” she responded. “You’re right Claire, and when you are right – you are right,” I said, first looking over the delicious body of my soon to be wife, then starting another kiss. “I am so horny, and you are so gorgeous – a deadly combination, my dear.” “I am up for a little ‘afternoon delight,’ Charles?” she said grinning at me, reminding me again of that wonderful June evening...
After we got home, I changed into a swimsuit and practically jumped into the spa. Being that everyone else was of a like mind, within a half hour, I was joined by my entire C.A.S.K of ladies. Kalista came up to me and asked, in an alarmingly sexual tone, “Whatcha doin, Loverboy,” and she sat down on my lap, spreading herself out in a leisurely manner. “Well, Special K, you sexy lump of clay, you, I was looking at the final leg of our US SST tour.” I had my laptop on a stool...
“Can we wait and not have sex, until we’re married? Too many kids rush into their first time and end up regretting their decision.” “Absolutely Charles, that’ll make it that much more exciting, when we finally do make love to one another, for the very first time.” Of course, that was exactly when Sarah walked in, knocking and saying, “I want the two of you to know something about love. There’s lust, and it is a very powerful and strong emotion, that can break up friends forever. It can ruin...
“I am so excited,” Annie said. “How do you calm down when you get this excited.” Michael knew, so he walked over to her and gave her a nice kiss, possibly the best kiss they had yet shared. She touched her lips and seemed calmer. “He certainly takes after his father,” Kallie said. “Charles did that to Sarah once, and she was never the same again.” “Five minutes please,” our tech girl announced through my headset. I passed that along to the gang. Turning to my wife, I said, “Ready for...
We all laughed for the next hundred miles or so as we headed towards our, 31st City Salt Lake City One Night SLC Marriott City Center We arrived in Salt Lake City about three am. Sarah had gotten us a large suite with two queens and a rollaway. We’re performing at the Salt Palace the day after tomorrow. We were emotionally drained from the last six hours of things happening, so Kalista got in the rollaway, provided I give her a goodnight kiss, which I did, and I crawled into bed with my...
Eventually, we all changed into rehearsal clothes again. We had less than four full months before we leave on ‘The Next-Generation Tour’, and these routines needed to be automatic. I introduced the third set into our regimen, two weeks later we added set number four. Six weeks later all seven sets were worked into the rotation. Sammi was right — the kids were catching on, smiling as they were barely out of breath after a day’s rehearsal. My daily workout did its job; I was back in the best...
The rest of the day was a blast, the farthest thing from dancing we could do. Occasionally, Sarah grabbed my hand as we walked to the things we wanted to see and accomplish. We’d gotten tired, and let our guide give us a mini-tour, while we stayed in the cart. We weren’t being bothered for autographs that much, but if someone asked, we’d stop and gladly do it. We were all dried out now. I’d seen a place on the Park Map I wanted to go to, so I asked to go to Topper’s Hat Shop. I got a light...
I opened the door to a wonderful scent, thank you Ken, and Claire and I quickly started a load of laundry, then stripped and got naked into our spa. I got a text from K, “Can I spa with U?” I asked Claire and she said ‘Sure’ and I texted K back. She was over in a flash. I was planning on putting on some boxers, but my legs felt so good, I stepped into the spa, naked. K came in already in a suit. “Princess, right now - naked only.” She got in, put Claire between us and stripped herself...
“Kallie?” I said pulling her to where we could talk and not be heard. “Yes dear,” she replied giving me again that smile that radiates love. “I found an ALS Research Center in San Francisco. They are expecting records from your doctor regarding your preliminary diagnosis. I have emailed you their information and would love it if you took care of doing that in the next 24 to 48 hours,” I asked. “It isn’t that important, Charles,” she said. “It is to me, please, Special K, do it for me,...
Things were breaking up and our group quickly surrounded us, as we exchanged hugs and kisses. I looked around and didn’t see Kalista anywhere, at least not until she was in the air, on her way to me and I caught her. I won’t be able to hold her much longer, she has gotten taller and thus, heavier; I certainly wouldn’t say that to her face. She went for the deep kiss, but Annie and Sarah were there in time, to stop it from happening. After signing autographs for over half an hour, Annie...
We laughed all the way down to the kitchen. I pulled the chair out for Claire and we went about our business. I made her a salad and brought it to her, then made us each a cheeseburger and grabbed some chips and took it to the table. Lastly I poured us a couple glasses of water and realized I was the only person moving at all. The ladies seemed perplexed over Claire’s ‘ensemble,’ but nobody actually said anything. Claire looked up and said, “Are Charles and I the only ones having lunch...
Our Three Sports Stadium Performances were not technical sellouts, but they were the loudest frikking amounts of people we ever had, with Dan the Man in his elements. Well, back to the Tour: 40 cities left in California; starting in Oxnard, then Ventura and Santa Barbara for 3, Santa Maria for 2, Bakersfield for 3 (In a new multi-use stadium capable of holding 125,000), followed by Visalia, Clovis, and Fresno for 2, Modesto, Stockton and Sacramento for 3. We were planning an extra two days...
“Yes, a Terrible Tango routine,” I said. “Must find just the right music,” as I started rummaging through our music collection. “What about ‘Hernando’s Hideaway,’ Charles? We have practiced to it a couple of times?” Claire suggested. “No, Claire ... it’s a great song to Tango to, but I want something that works for only you and me ... so nobody else will dare dance to it, after we do.” “Aren’t we getting a little full of ourselves, Charles?” mom asked. “No Mom, the music is important;...
Finally, we went back to dancing. I thought we could now practice the Cha-Cha and the Tango. Those were the dances we were expected to know for Cotillion later. We went back over the four Basic patterns, the New York step, along with both the Spot and Walkaround turns again. I added to that, the Crossover steps, and a really cool derivative step called The Chase. After going through this without music, I looked at their selection. They had the Eliane Elias version of “Oye Como Va;” a perfect...
Disney’s Hollywood Studios was impressive. With twenty attractions to choose from, including Rock ‘n’ Roll Coaster, Star Tours in 3D, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, that Annie and Sarah wanted nothing to do with, Toy Story Mania, the newly refurbished Fantasmic, and a 25-minute long Live truncation of ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ with five of the wonderful songs from the movie, including the Oscar winning ‘Be Our Guest’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ We also watched the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt...
She pounced on my slightly diminished erection, enjoying it like a kitty cat that just got a fresh plate of milk. She got me clean and pushed me on my back. She dropped her butt down on my erection, causing her to practically scream bloody murder. I threw her a pillow, as she performed at first a ‘Cowgirl’ then without stopping turned it into a ‘reverse.’ I pulled out and got her on her hands and knees and I plowed right into that beautiful butt of hers, again doing most of the work. Only...
My girls all came up to me wondering exactly what I was going to say. As usual, I said that I didn’t know yet, I’d planned to wing it. The cameraman was getting instructions through his earpiece and I got Claire and Kalista on either side me. He backed up a bit and gave me a 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1. The reporter handed me her mike, and I said, straight into the TV camera in front of me, “Ladies and Gentlemen, and kids of all ages, from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Welcome to the Columbus Mall, in...
We got back to Caesars about twenty-five minutes before things started. The same gentleman we’d spoken to before helped us to our seats. The lights dimmed. As part of her show, she does many of her most popular musical selections, including practically all of her music that we had. After her first couple of songs, she took her microphone and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, last fall I was lucky enough to be part of a very special wedding event. It was at a football stadium in Columbus, Ohio....
“I plan to ask her to marry me at graduation, not to marry me at graduation. I know many teenagers as well as older folks seem to think two or three months is plenty of time to be engaged. I hope to be engaged for two full years so when we turn twenty, that year’s McArthur Family BBQ could become our Wedding Day.” “I know you usually hold it in June, Sarah, but that year it could be the Sunday between my and Claire’s birthday’s in July. Could that be planned? Maybe you can get that dunk tank...
We landed in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the first of four performances in the 49th state. Fans in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau all loved our Next Generation Tour. Our hop from there to Hawaii was wonderful. Our Tour of Pearl Harbor was amazing. Michael explained it to his ‘girls’, causing all three of them to cry a little. Sammi did the same with Lily. My Great-great grandfather, Richard Noble Newman, was shipped to Pearl Harbor during the late summer of 1941. By the grace of God, he...