Famous words- I think I'm going to cry...

Yes, it's going to be another sob story. I can't help it- I'm full of them.

What made me cry this time??? GREASE the musical. Yes, Grease- wanna make something of it??

Grease, and Grease 2 for that matter, are my Number 1 movie at all time... I love the story line of Grease better than Grease 2, but love the cheesy music from Grease 2 better than Grease. I know I'm crazy... especially since Grease 2 is known as one of the worst movies of all times. I used to want to be Stephanie Zanoni, marry Danny Zuko, and be his biker bitch- I wanted the combination of both movies to make my perfect life... I blame Grease 2 for the instantaneous salivation I get when I see a stud on a bike...and that was before it was the 'in' thing.

I digress...

Sophomore year in college, Grease was coming around with Frankie Avalon reprising his role as Teen Angel for Beauty School Drop Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh My God... How could I not see this??? So Sis, her asshole boyfriend, Tuschka, Tuschka's sister and I gallivanted off into the sunset to watch the play. I was in heaven....seeing my beloved movie live on stage- I knew it was going to be different- and I embraced it. Total bliss. We pause for intermission- I knew Beauty School Drop Out was going to be coming up after the intermission...and I was on pins and needles. We get back to our seats, and the twinkling beginning of BSDO was starting.... my breath caught... all I could think of was 'OMG FRANKIE AVALON IS GOING TO SING BSDO!!!!" I was all worked up and in a frenzy- I felt a little lump in my throat.

Me, whispering- "Tuschka, I think I'm going to cry"

Tuschka- "What? You are a loser- you aren't going to cry"

Me, eyes welling- "my eyes- they are tearing up, and I have a lump in my throat- I really think I'm going to cry."

FRANKIE ON STAGE and starts singing: Your story sad to tell......

Tears flow from my face as it's the Niagara Falls.

Tuschka looks at me, laughs, says I'm an idiot/loser ect.

Sis looks over in my direction and starts a whisper chain of "is she crying? At Frankie Avalon??"

Tuschka whispers back that I am.

Sis gives me the universal loser sign.

The song continues on as do my tears. Again, I was uncontrollable. The song ends, Frankie gets a standing O, the play continues, I stop crying.

Until..................................................

Frankie comes out after the play to sing a couple of his songs. I start to cry again.

Should I reiterate that I was 19 and it was 1998- not Frankie Avalon hay-day time frame or one of his young teenage fans now in their what- 50's??? Also- yes I'm a crier, and I'll never deny it, but I have never cried at a concert or anything like that. And I never understood how little pre-teen and teen girls got all worked up and would pass out at the sight/sound of their boy band love... And here I am, crying of fucking Frankie Avalon.

He sings a couple of tunes (love Venus!! love it), I cry. We go home.

What does Tuschka do Monday at school??? Tells everyone that I cried like a moron because during BSDO, and was teased relentlessly. The rest of our time in college- when there was a mention of Grease (i kept the movie ticket in my wallet thinking that had my school ID, access pass for the dorm and keys) or if the movie was on tv or anything at all... ATTW1 would wipe his eye and say "Oh, L, I think I'm going to cry".... Asshole.... Even now, when I go home and visit everyone- it still gets a good chuckle.

Grease- It's the word....
ROWYCO-
L