Dame Edna was HILARIOUS... if it weren't for Dame Edna as a major part of this evening (my mother's 55th birthday), I would've slit my wrists... why am I always the one to take her out for her birthday?? Because no one is brave enough. That's why.
OK, on to the woman of the evening; strangely enough it was really Dame Edna, and not my mother. I was having a look at her touring schedule, and the Vancouver engagement (11 days!) is in between New Haven, Connecticut, and Minneapolis, Minnesota!! Have a look at a map. Vancouver is a very long ways from both cities. In fact, Vancouver is the only Canadian stop on her North American tour, and it's the only city that isn't on or near the Eastern U.S. Makes you wonder, really.