It's hard to believe, but I had survived nearly 29 years without seeing the movie Casablanca. Living under a rock has suited me just fine, thank you very much. But when The Imperial Theatre decided to play it last night...their first showing of a feature film since the 1950's...it seemed a no-brainer. We had to go. Our good friends Tim & Leah kindly bought us all tickets [If they would have paid for dinner I would have wondered what they expected in return ;)] & I have to say, the movie met all of my expectations, even if I thought it was kind of cool I was one of the last people on planet earth to have avoided seeing the film.
Bogie & Bergie were the perfect couple in black & white. I couldn't get over the wit & humor that held up, even by today's standards. At the end of the movie they raised the screen & the stage was set to look like Rick's Cafe Americain & everyone was welcome to mingle & order drinks & dance. We were starving, so we stayed long enough to see the contestants in the look-a-like competition [everyone was encouraged to dress up, but being 6 months preggers limits what will fit around an ever-growing baby bump] & were amazed by two people in particular, who really wowed the crowd with their costumes. To vote for your faves, you made a donation by placing your money in a ballot type box corresponding with their picture. We placed our votes, then headed out for some late-night Wendy's which really hit the spot...only to get caught in a thunder, lightning & rain storm as we left. It was a really fun night & I'm glad I FINALLY lost my Casablanca virginity ;)
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