Dreaming Large

About 10 or more years ago my friend Lynn and I took our daughters for a day in Manhattan. And while we were shopping in Pearl River, a store  in Greenwich Village, it came to our attention that Kelly Ripa was there too—with her daughter in a stroller and her son at her side.

I tried to be normal. I tried to ignore Kelly’s presence. But I could not squelch my excitement.

And so as unobtrusively as possible I meandered over to her and said I am so sorry to bother you, but I am so star-struck.

And with kindness, Kelly smiled and leaned over to me as if she was telling me the secrets of the universe and replied You really have to raise your standards. I am really not that big a deal.

When I first started writing my blog my fantasy was to be published—to write a book. But after a while I realized that anyone could write a book—especially an e-book and have it published. So I altered my fantasy to be discovered by a famous person and then have a weekly sit-com called Thoughts From Karenland. But recently it occurred to me that that fantasy wasn’t big enough either----my make-believe world needed to be really really big—it needed to be extreme. And so I have decided to alter it again into its newest incarnation:  Thoughts From Karenland—The Musical:a song and dance extravaganza.

Something clever and outrageous that rivals Wicked.

Because if you are going to dream, it should  not just be large, it should be ridiculously large—something well well beyond reality.

And when Kelly Ripa comes backstage after the premier of my musical—a performance that receives a standing ovation, rave reviews from The Times and eventually goes on to win Tony Awards--she will beg to get my autograph.  And in all humility, as a star struck fan, she will lean in to me and say I remember you from Pearl River all those years ago. It’s been my fantasy ever since then to meet you again---and tonight my dream has finally come true!