The true Australian Super-group! Men without hats? NO, it's the Wiggles brightly colored children's show.
And they're coming to your town.
And you WILL bring your children to the show.
And you WILL pay much dollars for the opportunity.
The Wiggles have been around since 1991, but became famous in the US when they were picked up by Disney Channel in 1999. They've been making millions entertaining kids ever since.
The basic format: 4 guys in colored shirts (always the same color) and a cast of funny characters including Wags the dog, Henry the Octopus, Jacque the Shark, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword and more.
They do very short skits combined with a lot of songs where they dance.
See them at The Wiggles Official Website
Kids love it. Max liked them when he was an infant, then lost interest for 6 months or so, and now that's he's 2 and can dance and follow along and sing, he's all over watching them again.
So, like I said, we got tickets to the show, along with 4 other children on our neighborhood block alone.
Max sort of enjoyed the show. With 4000 kids there, it was a bit intimidating and interesting and so he watched the other kids a lot. Turns out he loves Wags the Dog (who knew?).
It also turns out he was coming down with an illness...
Yup, we did the Tylenol trick to get him through the show and he perked up halfway through, but as of last night he had a 103.5F temperature, poor little guy. So, quite the trooper at the show, when we got home, he just wanted to lay in Mama's lap and that was that.
So, a long night, a little vomit, some worried parents, and one sick little guy sort of wondering what hit him.
This morning he's still not great, but Tylenol and a full dose of chocolate milk seem to be having him bouncing back up, even with the fever.
Such is the life of a parent. Surprisingly, not too bad :-)
Posted by BilFish at March 30, 2004 07:54 AM