Somebody Better Come Get Me

Posted by rryan on February 20th, 2009

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Help!!!!!!!!! I am hooked on Bangkok…. After that Paradise Vacation Terra described (and she did not not exaggerate) I thought I had lived and gone to heaven. LOL  The next day we went to the Ancient Ruins. Talk about spiritual and beautiful.

Buildings and remnants of buildings,temples,churches,statues,carefully manicured and preserved grounds, trinkets, and souvenirs  and beautiful peaceful people. I am still a little dizzy from all the knowledge and history. I need another month here.. Hint Hint

In the midst of all this beauty and bliss, everywhere I went the people of this country gave me the thumbs up when they saw my shirt.  They LOVE I mean LOVE Barack Obama.. I was so proud for Obama, for myself, and for my country.

Okay now for the big fun and I mean BIG.. This was a hoot. I had ridden elephants before in Thailand but for some reason this was more fun. We had a BALL riding , petting, and just admiring these beautiful massive creatures.

Okay I am off to bed. Two more days here and I am going to try to get to the weekend markets tomorrow.  Yes I got it bad. I may blog again before we go, but if I don’t let me now say that this has been an awesome experience. I have been around the world and Iyayayayaya but each time it brings a bit of the child out in me. As I get older it gets better because I see things differently and have grown to enjoy being a bit of a tourist. I’m also a little more game for adventure but I must say, they almost lost me when the duck was served with the head on.. HOLLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loving Bangkok. Bangkok and The Cast of Chicago will never be the same!!!!

Posted by rryan on February 18th, 2009

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Hello Darlins,  Roz here, and yes I am back with yet another story to tell. Where do I begin? Lets start with Sunday night after the shows , (yup two of em everyday last week… we bad :-)) a group of us went to the night markets. I fed a very aggressive elephant, bought a beautiful pashmina, haggled with the merchants for some cute trinkets for the family at home. I am typing fast to get to Monday. The first real off day, every one in the cast and crew had plans and were about to spread out all over Thailand. At 8:30 am we meet in the lobby (Terra, Michelle, Kevin, Brent, and Myself) for an adventure. We hired a van and 3 hours later we arrive at Paradise. The Sofitel Centara Grand Resorts and Villas, Hau Hin  in Prachaub-khirikhan Thailand. And GRAND it is…This place just oooozes elegance. The service, the pools, the beach, the lovely charming people. When we arrived we were greeted with iced lemongrass tea and a royal welcome. By the way the Ambassadors wife arranged this. We were taken to our Suites and dropped our bags and hit the beach and the pool. After a lovely swim a few cocktails and lots of laughter and fun we changed and went to the night markets, did a little shopping and settled on the water at a wonderful restaurant for dinner.  Now I am not sure if I mentioned the currency here is called Baht. The current exchange rate is about 34-36 Baht to the dollar. As you can imagine things here are reasonable to say the least. I remember Michelle saying after dinner that her meal cost $7. The food was fabulous. After dinner we all went to get 1 hour foot massages for 300 Baht. U do the math LOL. I have had a massage almost everyday since I have been here. The next day we headed back to Bangkok to get ready for work. Talking about needing a vacation from your one day vacation… Sun and beach whipped we served up an exciting dose of “Chicago The Musical” to a very enthusiastic and appreciati crowd. Backstage we exchanged stories of our wonderful day in various areas of Thailand which leads us to today. Everyone showed up at breakfast and broke off into groups to explore more of Bangkok.  Me? I had breakfast, I swam and sunned for a couple of hours and went to Fed Ex to get some boxes to ship some things home because the airlines will not  allow me to take all this stuff back without taking all my pay from this trip. Hahahahahahaha So I am packing and singing and chillaxin and loving my life… More later… Photos?  Uh Yeah!!!!!

More photos to come…. BRB

CHICAGO ROCKS IN BANGKOK………

Posted by rryan on February 14th, 2009

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Shamika Benn & Roz Ryan

Okay My Darlings. I must let you know the reason you have not heard from Terra and Myself, (or as they like to call me “Herself”) What had happened was, we are having a marathon of shows this week, 8 shows in 4 days. Don’t try this at home Sweeties. It is brutal, but the audiences here  make it all worthwhile. The smiles and standing ovations say it all.  It may be hard to get to the building but once those lights come on and that trumpet blares, well lets just say “It’s ON”.. Anyway we are rounding the corner tomorrow with the last of the two show days until next week, Sunday. 

Okay up to now we have had wonderful breakfast in this fabulous hotel, gone to the night markets and put a dent in the credit cards.. Trekked on the Subway and sky trains, ventured out into the smoggy but exciting streets and laid around the pool with lovely cocktails.

Opening night was a blast. These folk know how to throw a party. Loud music, flowing cocktails, happy fans, exotic food and friendly faces wanting to know all about broadway.My friend Loni berry lives here and was at the party. Take a look at what Loni wrote the other day. And it’s not just because he’s my friend. He really loved the show.

Anyhoo I must get my rest because we do have to hit it in the morning. Ohhh but Monday… Whew come Monday.. Well Party Time… I’ll Holla

Smooches, Roz

Loni Berry wrote at 6:49am Bangkok’s theatre elite waited with bated breath for Thursday’s opening of Chicago. The show exceeded expectations, as the after-show buzz was more intense than that of a bee farm. Roz Ryan confirmed – with pristine clarity - that she has no intention of relinquishing her position on the Council of Grand Divas. As Ms. Ryan sang, her talent and experience screamed. I suspect Chicago and Ms. Ryan will be topics of conversation at many a social gathering for some time to come. NUFF SAID….. R ROZ RYAN

Visiting the Thailand Ambassador’s House…

Posted by rryan on February 12th, 2009

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Hello everyone,

It’s late and Mama is going to BED!  Opening night in Bangkok was quite interesting, to say the least!  I’ll vamp tomorrow morning.

In the meantime, here’s a couple of pics from our amazing visit to the Ambassador’s House this afternoon.  Enjoy!

Smooches,

Mama

Bangkok Get Ready

Posted by rryan on February 10th, 2009

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Terra and me on the plane .... 29 hours!

Hello My Darlings,

We are here.. 29 hours on the plane. Everyone survived. We are beside ourselves with excitement. The hotel is awesome. I slept like a 2 yr. old.. Speaking of which we met this adorable 2 yr. old in the  L.A. airport,  or was it Japan? Oh well a airport is a airport. He was so adorable we almost stole him. His name is Ariel.  (Photo below)  The travel was long and interesting and very comfortable, but not for the weak. LOL….

This Mornings Breakfast was a most unbelievable experience. The spread would have satisfied even the picky eaters.  

This afternoon we are being received by the Ambassador. I’ve done this before in Portugal, Morocco,  and Israel. It is a wonderful experience and quite a honor.

Some folk have gone shopping. Now anyone that knows me knows I have a black belt in shopping, but I need to partake of some of this sun and chlorine before I get my shop on.  BUT… don’t  get it twisted. There will be some “SHOPPING ROZ STYLE”  going on up in through here. Oh yes Darlings, Credit Cards? I can bend ‘em like Beckman. 

Okay off to do my Aqua Woman thing. We are also researching a SCUBA Diving site and I’m still looking for the Elephant rides. They may be a bit too far away for this trip.. I’ll keep you posted….

Photos to come.

Holla, Roz AKA MaMa Morton

airport baby Ariel with our boys...

“Chicago The Musical” Bangkok 2009 HOT DAYUM

Posted by rryan on February 6th, 2009

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Roz Ryan and Terra MacLeod

Hi Darlings,  Roz Ryan here AKA Matron Mama Morton, On tour with “Chicago The Musical” …. Sitting in the hotel in Denver staring at my suitcase trying to figure out what to take to Bangkok Thailand on Monday. I’ve been there before so I know there is so much to do there. Last time I was there we rafted down the Mai Kong River, Road Elephants, and  I  hyperventilated in the Gem Factory. (I loves some jewels)  The weather there is 90 degrees,  humid and sweltering. I lived in Florida for 13 years so who cares? It’s Bangkok!!!  What a privilege to be going back, especially with “Chicago The Musical” This show is so hot the tempature may rise a few more degrees. We are having a great time in Denver but you can feel the anticipation backstage.  We had a fun meeting last night about the rules of the road. Very important an although this company consist of some of the most dedicated and professional people I’ve met in a long time, we are still representing our wonderful country. 

 My lovely co-worker and dearest friend Terra MacLeod and I will be filling you in on all the excitement, thrills and adventure as we go along. 

Oh I’m new to the blogging but I am a geek so it will get better as we get in there and start to

“Paint The Town, And All That Jazz”

Smooches RR (Mama)