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Actually, I cried the day before yesterday but I wrote this post yesterday so the title was correct for yesterday’s yesterday but not for today. Anyway, me crying at all except at the end of Love Actually is such a rare event, I felt I had to blog about it.
As you must know, because I’ve bored you to death about it for months now, Spud is playing Judas in his school production of Godspell. The first night is tomorrow tonight. I can’t get the songs out of my head and as I was preparing his sandwiches for tonight’s tea between tweaking-rehearsal and performance, I sang Beautiful City to myself. I suspected I might be allowing it to take over my life when I came to the line, We can build a city of man and sang, We can build a city of ham…
Yesterday (‘s yesterday) was the dress rehearsal. The Hub is an excellent photographer and took some great pics of the last three school productions Spud starred in (no bias here, honest). He gave them to Spud’s drama teacher and she loved them and asked if he would go along to yesterday’s yesterday’s dress rehearsal to take photos of this production.
The Hub has M.E. so of course he needed his loving and supportive wife along to hold the spare camera batteries. The fact that I got a sneak preview of the show was purely coincidental.
We had front row seats and we needed them, because my heart swelled with so much pride it took up all of the space between the audience and the stage.
I know he’s my son and I’m biased and all that rubbish, but Spud was fantastic. He began as a happy, hopeful man and changed over two hours to anger and betrayal via confusion and doubt.
He sang, with music and without.
He cried in Jesus’ arms the moment before he left to betray him. He sobbed on the floor after the crucifixion.
He was totally believable.
Teachers made a point of coming up to tell me how good he was and how he should pursue acting as a career. But better than that, the director told me that, for all of his talent, he is a lovely, lovely boy and she hopes her own son will grow up to be just like him.
Can you blame me for blubbing?
The Laughing Housewife 
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This is all your fault, Tilly. Im sitting here with leaky eyes and sniffling, and I don’t even KNOW Spud…
Thank you.
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😀 😀 To know me is to love him 🙂
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You are entitled! Can you please pass me a tissue, mine are all in a soggy mess and useless! Very Well Done young man Spud!
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Sounds like you have good reason to be proud.
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Blub all you want …. here, there and everywhere. You have every reason to be so proud! My only complaint is that I live too far away to attend the production! But through you I plan to claim the right, in a few years from now, to proudly announce that I “knew him when”.
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As I was reading your post about Spud, I had tears of pride welling up in my eyes and tears of joy for you because I know exactly how you are feeling, it is an extraordinary feeling isn’t it. 🙂 Hooray for Spud! Hooray for the Hub, excellent photographer and hooray for Tilly excellent chronicler! 😀
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We saw Godspell in college, when it first came out, again at its 20th anniversary, we took all our kids to see it, some of them being nearly grown, and recently at its 40th, we took a grandson, as it was his birthday treat. I blubbered just because it was well-done. Cannot even imagine if my own kid had been in it and doing so well. Sighs. Tears, here, of course. ❤ K
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Love the song …. beautiful!!!! I would had been proud as a peacock if my son had in a play … and what I seen of Spud before from your post … has he been into acting before. Congratulation to Spud for his performance and to you his mum. Just let him follow his heart …
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Hooray for everyone. Tonight’s the night, though when everyone explodes with joy and pride.
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I am so excited for your family!!!!
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That is awesome and you would be criminally remiss if you didn’t shout this from the rooftops. What a handsome young man he is….and with talent too, why shouldn’t he become a famous actor? Great post! That said, now I can concentrate on trying to understand your first sentence.
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How wonderful to think that I might be aquainted with the mother of a famous actor to be…it is over whelming…can I have his autograph before fame reaches him ..it could then be worth loads of dosh….will he be using a name other than Spud?…well done Mr Spud we are all so proud of u
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Congratulations to you and to the Spud.
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Yes, you are definitely entitiled to blub. It must be one of the best accolades, for someone to say they hope their child grows up to be like yours. 🙂
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Mash it up, Harry!
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Yes, he’s a beautiful boy. And he has great hair too.
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Blub away, Tilly.. you’re allowed!
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Well done Spud for making your mum cry. OK that doesn’t quite sound right…
The pictures look very impressive. And I think it’s great they have microphones – ours have to do without which is quite tough in a crowded hall.
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My eyes are leaking now!
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How can I be so proud of a boy I didn’t even birth!!?? let alone know? This is so so wonderful – I’m so happy for him, and you…..and just brag away. Don’t leave out any wonderful detail!
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You should be proud. Godspell is my very favourite musical, and a very meaningful one. You are a good mom.
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Best reason in the world to blub! Take 2 Maltesers & call me in the morning!
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“I know he’s my son and I’m biased and all that rubbish, but Spud was fantastic.” I suspect that, in spite of who’s delivering the compliment, it’s true. 😉
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xxxx
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I’d have blubbered all over the place, too! Naturally you’re bursting with pride, and this must be very exciting for Spud, too. He obviously has talent, and yet, like you, to be told that he is a wonderful person, is equally valuable. This was a joy-filled post. 🙂 (And I cry every time through Love, Actually. I make a point of watching it every Christmas).
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Me, too!
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You can blubber your eyes out til the cows come home… what a darling post. MuMs don’t often get to admit to being publicly adoring about their sons…thanks for sharing.
Peace and love.
Siggi
Ps It is April fools day in the States…can you believe we got an “unannounced” snow storm with strong winds ! Then, when it stops, the temp is supposed to go up into the 40 F … I’m not in a flood zone thank goodness but the snow and wind found me for sure.
Hope you have a wonderful day…♥
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Oh my! We’ve had no snow all winter, thank goodness.
Stay safe.
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