Last night Tao and I went to the Flint Auditorium in Cupertino to see Martin Sheen.  Someone was giving away some tickets on Craigslist and I thought, what the heck, the price is right, lets go! (Thanks Vera!)

We arrived about twenty minutes late and he was already speaking.  Our seats were on the second level toward the front and while they were far away, they were had a good view and there was a large TV screen behind the actor.  The decor of the theater was very elegant.  We had a little round table in front of us that was pretty and the seats were red, comfortable, and spacious.  We were in our own little box.  I recieved four tickets and on the way in the usher was seating us and two other ladies were also coming in and we gave our extra tickets to them so we all sat together in our little sky box.

Mr. Sheen is an anti-war activist and spoke about that as well as his catholic faith.  He talked a little about working on movies and about his heart attack from drinking and hard living.  He spoke a great deal about alcoholism and his struggle with it as well as his son's.  He spoke about having interventions and also about his son's OD and subsequent journey to sobriety.  It was kind of a heavy talk but he kept it lively with little stories in between. 

He was born with a shoulder distocia, a condition caused by a difficult passage through the birth canal that caused his left arm to be half the size of his right arm.  He lacks mobility in that arm and that's why he throws his suit jacket over his head like a cape when he puts it on.  I've always said that we take our weaknesses and use them as strenghts.  I guess it's his signature move in the role of president he plays on West Wing.

The audience was mostly senior citizens.  I kept an eye out for the AED stations.