Spamalot

Yesterday's rigging inspection was added onto Curt and Jason's day by Keys Rigging as a favor to me.  They already had a job in Boca Chica putting a radar reflector on the mast of "Sassanoa"  a huge ketch in our marina.  Apparently, the job took much longer than anticipated.
Micky and I were originally going to just sit and wait in the motorhome until called, but I got antsy when two o'clock passed with no call and we drove over to check on them.
I was relieved to see their trailer in the parking lot and after greeting Curt, we sat under the shade on the dockhead.
Seeing Jason still up the mast at four o'clock, I remarked to Micky that I expected them to finish that job, come to see us and explain that they had run longer than they should, were tired from working in the sun, and would not get to us that day.  I would have done just that!
Curt surprised me when he said he needed to stop at the trailer and then he and Jason would start "Island Princess" at five.
I couldn't refuse and Micky wanted to complete that job as badly as I did.  We sat under the thatched roof (in the Keys these are Seminole "cheekee" huts, I think Florida even has rules requiring native labor for their erection) on the beach watching and listening to their note taking while the inspection went on.  A friend in the Marina, John Heavener, happened by and joked, "If I ever sell my boat, I don't want these guys (doing the inspection): they're too good!"
After finding a broken furler extrusion, a "trashed" VHF antenna and loose masthead light.  The rig was declared basically "passed" and the equipment stowed at 7:10.
Micky and I kept to the speed limit, but wasted no time getting back to the RV, changing clothes, and cleaning the absolute essentials to head to the 8:00 performance of "Spamalot" at the Waterfront Playhouse next to Mallory Square.
Sunset celebrations on Mallory Square are a huge tourist attraction and yesterday's was spectacular.  It was also at 7:45!  The crowds had just started to thin and we had to wait until a parking spot opened up, pay the toll and do what passes for running for us to get to the show.  We arrived at 8:02, claimed our seats and were seated in straight, but comfortable chairs on the back wall in time for the curtain to go up.
Key West is lavished with an abundance of talent for musical comedy and they work at it.  The sets, staging, and live music are far above the level of expertise found in other small towns in America.
I've been a Monty Python fanatic since first seeing the original series on PBS.  I have boxed DVD sets of the entire series and "The Holy Grail".
Faithful to the original, but deviating to allow the inclusion of "Bright Side of Life" from "The Life of Brian", the cast and music was fun and engaging with the audience whistling and weaving through the tag line of that darkly over-optimistic tune.
The tickets were a well-thought out surprise anniversary gift to us from my wife.  Tops any "sports" gift or "couples spa" session I can think of!  That's how marriages stay happy and "tuned up".