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circus thing, cirque de soleil, hull street, knoxville, max fightmaster, music, quidam, sherlock holmes, thompson boling arena, university of tennessee
Not my imagination, mind you. Though I have to say, what I’m about to tell you about was easily the single most entertaining event I have ever witnessed. And I’ve seen my dad try to use a computer.
I’ve never been to a Cirque de Soleil show before. erica’s been to a handful, but that doesn’t count because it wasn’t me. If you’re keeping count. Quidam is in Knoxville this week, and erica and I went to the first show last night. I want to go again, and again, and again, and again.
Now, I’m not going to go in to detail about the show, because that would just be rude. It would be like telling the entire story of a book, and then the audience never buying the book, thereby stealing money from the author. We don’t support thievery here, so if that’s what you’re after. Naughty, naughty.
So, you know when you go to an event that you really enjoy, and later you discuss the event with a friend that was also there? What do you talk about? “My favorite part was when . . .” “I really think that . . . was better than . . .” You can’t do that at Cirque de Soleil. It would be on par with saying Max Fightmaster is better than Sherlock Holmes. Now, while you could say that one thing is technically better than another, they don’t truly compare. Laughing until you weep openly, just to witness in awe as a woman is thrown to a man standing on the shoulders of a man standing on the shoulders of another man. The performers must go through countless hours of training to get to where they are. They have to trust each other with their very lives. I couldn’t imagine doing that with anyone, shy of a few guys I’ve deployed with. Even then, I wouldn’t let them throw me around like that.
And the music! Oh, the music! I knew I was going to witness an amazing show, with flips, and jumps, and agility, and clowns. What I was unaware of was the auditory narcotics they would introduce into my system. With a few more years of practice, access to the most elite of dictionaries, and countless hours of intense concentration, I might be able to describe the melodious paradise I visited last night.
I feel inadequate every time I try to describe last night’s show in my head. Reading the words in print does no better. Just take my word for it. The next time you have the opportunity, go see Cirque de Soleil. You’re welcome.