One Singular Sensation...

Rent has what I'll call a "Goodbye Blog". A bunch of people who have been involved with Rent over the years get to post their own stories or whatever about Rent. This one was posted by Mark Richard Ford a couple days ago. (If you didn't realize it, click on "this one".) It is so amazing how a Broadway show can have such an impact on people. A lot of shows have impacted me. Rent was the first one that changed my life and really helped me come to terms with a lot of baggage. The next one was Legally Blonde, sort of. I'm a pretty good student. I was the highest ranking African-American student in my graduating class. I got straight As. Yet everyone thought I was stupid and I wasn't going to amount to anything (I'm proving them right, but that's a different story). I basically broke down whenever "Legally Blonde" came up on my mp3 shuffle. And then I threw my own parade everytime "Legally Blonde Remix" came on. Because I was going to prove them wrong, no matter what. And now In the Heights makes me proud to be who I am. After so many years of hiding my heritage and being embarrassed of my race and where I come from, I'm finally like, "Fuck You! I'm reppin my people!" I can;t believe I spent so much time trying to fit in and mourning myself when I could be me this whole time!

So, I'm not really sure where I was going with this entry. My whole blog is pretty redundant... Sorry. I guess, it just really amazes me how much a show can change a person's life.