Tonight, Andy and I had a very interesting experience. Right on the border of awesome and slightly unnerving. Andy had a big test this morning, so we stayed up pretty late last night and we were both sleep-deprived. Just a disclaimer. We went to a pizza place in Mesa for a birhday party for one of Andy's buddies from school called Organ Stop Pizza. He had not been there in 18 years but used to go for his birthday with his grandparents. We thought at first that it was just organ (yes, an organ with keys and buttons) memorabilia and what have you, but that was not the case. First off, when we got there, it looked like several retirement homes had taken a field trip there or something. Old people EVERYWHERE. I'm talking white hair from wall to wall. So we got in line, ordered our pizza and sat down. After a few minutes, we hear an organ playing "It's a Small World." So we looked over and a golden organ is emerging out of the middle of the stage in a spiral fashion...
What the heck... The organist was pounding on the keys phantom of the opera style in a herring bone suit. I would not be surprised if he worked at the mortuary during the day time. There were these weird little cat puppets behind a curtain and bubbles that came from the ceiling. Andy said that we had officially entered Bizzaro world. If my sentences don't make sense...it is because I am not really sure what just happened!
(The cat puppets that dance and bark as well.)
One of our buddies made the observation that it is a mix between the Mormon Tabernacle organist and Alice in Wonderland. SO weird. The organist was really good. Apparently there are five of them that rotate nights, and between them they know over 10,000 songs. Pretty impressive. He played everything from Phantom of the Opera to Abba, the Sound of Music, and Queen. When he got to Queen, it was a really big hit. He started off with Bohemian Rhapsody, which was ridiculous, and everyone (especially those who had been drinking) sang along very enthusiastically. After that, he played "We Are the Champions" and really got them going. I can't even describe how crazy this place is. It is definately on our list if anyone wants to go there for a Pink Floyd wizard of oz moment. But SO weird.
Left: Andy and Juan Pablo, Right: Andy, Jeff and Mallory
If I wake up tomorrow and am missing a kidney, I won't be that surprised.
6 comments:
Holy hell. If there weren't pics to accompany the post, I would be convinced you were having sleep deprivation hallucinations. That is so effing funny. And even more weird.
Sweet story! That's classic. We miss you here, but are happy you are back in the warmth of AZ! It's snowing here today.
Haha! Cat Puppets! Hilarious story!
yeah, I agree with your sis....i would have thought that you were making things up if you hadn't shown the pictures... Just kidding! what crazy place! !
That has really got to be the weirdest thing I have ever heard. Ever. Which also makes it an incredibly epic story! I'm secretly slightly jealous. Also, I like the part about missing your kidney...You didn't wake up without one, did you?
Can we make a date? I think Max would love it! You want to go again right?!?
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