Spilling the Tee

Tina and Gabriel drink some wellness tea! It's full of ginger, rose and peppermint to revitalize the body and spirit. Mostly it tastes good though, very herbal. This leads into the topic of Tina's accidents, injuries, and agonies. Many involve ice fishing! Including some tangents about penance at church and family afflictions, like David getting a fishhook through a finger. It makes Gabriel very squeamish as he has not experienced many severe injuries.

Tina and Gabriel sit down with a delightful cup of Lover's Leap tea. It's a seasonal black tea blend that is delicate and fragrant, and is named for cliffs where spurned lovers would fling themselves off in desperation. Gabriel considers it the best tea he's ever tasted. Tina then finishes telling stories about A Chorus Line, ending the A Chorus Line saga. Finally, she shares a tale about having a stalker in France. Gabriel considers it the creepiest thing he's ever heard.

Tina and Gabriel get far too caffeinated sharing cups of morning thunder tea. It's a lightly sweet and fragrant mix of black tea and maté, giving it four times the caffeine as regular tea. All perked up, they then continue The Chorus Line saga, Tina's second national tour Topics include the backstage environment, technical details, and a special version of the Cassie dance made just for her. Gabriel was impressed.

Tina and Gabriel sit down with a less delicious Mim Estate Darjeeling. It has a distinctive muscatel flavor, and it is one that neither mother nor son enjoyed particularly. Gabriel finished his.

This leads them into discussion about Tina's first shows as a New York performer, including national tours of both Hello Dolly and A Chorus Line. The two shows have very opposite backstage environment, and navigating them is harrowing!

Happy holidays from Tina and Gabriel! They sit down with some robust holiday spice tea and tell stories about Christmases both when Tina was a child and the parties she would host when Gabriel was young.

Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of sweet Formosa Oolong, a darker style oolong tea from Taiwan. With a deep raisiny and ripe fruit aroma, the sweet flavor blends with the end of autumn. This leads them to talk more about Tina's upbringing, including some stories both hilarious and devastating. John wins a puppy at the circus.

Look out, it's the spicy episode! Tina and Gabriel sit down with a deliciously herbal Spiced Chai from Sri Lanka. Its intensely melodic flavors incite some spicier conversation about Tina's life including STDs, gross men, and other people who have tried to take advantage of her.

Tina and Gabriel sit down with a tea out of Gabriel's stash, Dragonwell. It's a fine Chinese green tea, lightly sweet and buttery with a delicately dry finish. Tina then goes into much more detail about her college days, including dieting, odd jobs, and growing as a dancer through school and before New York.

This week, Tina and Gabriel sit down with a classic Irish Breakfast Tea. This leads to conversation about the Irish side of the family that immigrated to America during the potato famine, as well as their adventures in the Yukon. From there conversation turns to Tina and Gabriel's shared Ireland experience and finally to Tina's travels through Europe, especially Russia.

Tina and Gabriel sit down with a delicate glass of Angel's Dream, or a homemade version of the blend. Tina chose this tea because this episode centers on Gabriel's birthday, and the name of the tea is very apropos for their first shared story. Tina goes into more personal stories including both angels and demons.