A few more pics...
so, here is Mr. Kurt Browning doing one of the numbers he did last night at Stars on Ice. (btw, Kurt was the only reason i went... the other skaters were fantastic, and i'd forgotten how very differe
nt it is to see skating in person vs. on the tube, but Kurt was what made me buy a ticket last Tuesday night while sitting at work until 9:30 p.m. working on a tedious project due on Thursday...)
This number was "Mr. Bo Jangles," and once again, Kurt wowed me (and everyone else) with his ability to perform such amazingly intricate and difficult choreography with easy grace in order to bring another memorable character to life before my very eyes. Even the man sitting behind me- who was clearly there because it was a required family outing with his so-into-skating wife, daughter, and daughter's friend- even he, after Kurt finished and took a bow, said in an impressed voice: "wow- he was good. who was he?" During the grand finale, he asked his wife, "where's that really good guy- i don't see him out there." (Kurt was not a regular cast member this year, choosing instead to perform as a special guest in select cities. As such, he was not in any of the ensemble numbers. More's the pity.) Kurt's second act number was to The Door's PeaceFrog, which i'd never heard, but will be looking for a copy now. Again, Kurt was fantastic. he finished, and more than anything i wanted to yell out as he was skating off the ice "Play it again, Sam!" 
Now, if you are a Kurt fan, you will get a little chuckle out of that. Here's a picture of one of Kurt's last amateur competitive long programs, as Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. Of course, 
as that was ten years ago, he had a little bit more hair than he does now. *smile*
nt it is to see skating in person vs. on the tube, but Kurt was what made me buy a ticket last Tuesday night while sitting at work until 9:30 p.m. working on a tedious project due on Thursday...)
This number was "Mr. Bo Jangles," and once again, Kurt wowed me (and everyone else) with his ability to perform such amazingly intricate and difficult choreography with easy grace in order to bring another memorable character to life before my very eyes. Even the man sitting behind me- who was clearly there because it was a required family outing with his so-into-skating wife, daughter, and daughter's friend- even he, after Kurt finished and took a bow, said in an impressed voice: "wow- he was good. who was he?" During the grand finale, he asked his wife, "where's that really good guy- i don't see him out there." (Kurt was not a regular cast member this year, choosing instead to perform as a special guest in select cities. As such, he was not in any of the ensemble numbers. More's the pity.) Kurt's second act number was to The Door's PeaceFrog, which i'd never heard, but will be looking for a copy now. Again, Kurt was fantastic. he finished, and more than anything i wanted to yell out as he was skating off the ice "Play it again, Sam!" 
Now, if you are a Kurt fan, you will get a little chuckle out of that. Here's a picture of one of Kurt's last amateur competitive long programs, as Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. Of course, 
as that was ten years ago, he had a little bit more hair than he does now. *smile*
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