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Monday, May 08, 2006
Clean Getaway...So Far
Were at our gate at Laguardia w/o hassles, searches or
delays.
To provide some tension, as we sat down at the gate
CNN was reporting Keith Richards brain surgery. Boy,
thats a set up for a few jokes...
Time To Go
Packing up now. Emptying the fridge of milk and beer.
Assessing last minute shopping opportunities.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Hop Heaven
100s of beers, Darkness on the Edge of Town (whole
album), a smoking garden...sounds like a place to call
home, no? Whatta closer!
Dehli-versary
having a remarkable Indian meal in the East Village.
Stumbled upon the 2nd anniverary celebration of Angon
on the Sixth. Champagne! Live Sitar! Live
Testimonials! Great zagat rating! Prix Fixe! A great
capper for the trip.
Sunday On The Square With Daffys
Refreshed and wiser today. We planned our shopping
excursion and dropped a lot of cash around Herald
Square without the need for medical intervention.
We are now resting up for the last evening.
Middle Ages
Eight years ago this wasnt so demanding! Due to such
middle aged complaints as I dont think I shouldve
drank that and Did I taken my blood pressure medicine
twice? our trip has had some downtimes for
recovery....
So, after getting our Diovan and Pepto Bismol levels
stabilized we saw Altar Boyz, a Forever Plaid meets
InSync at the parish youth group review. The show is
full of well studied satire of dance-pop, pop
Catholicism and popular theories of cultural
diversity. A good good time but if you dont own a
Backstreet Boys album theres nothing for your Ipod in
the show (Unlike Plaid or Hedwig).
Dinner before was at a tiny tiny (Dans chair also
functioned to keep the front door open) place called
Nook where we dined on pan seared salmon and thai
marinated rack of lamb.
Post show we took a liesurely walk through Times
Square to 42nd street, heading west on 42nd past
Bryant Park and Grand Central Station.
Ended the evening watching SNL and drinking Oragina.
Just try to keep up with that.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Good Morning
Its a bit, um, brisk this AM. We are recovering from
the effects of high priced drinks at high altitudes.
Sweeney Todd was truly brilliant. I have long
cherished my vhs tape of the original production but
its sheen has certainly paled dramatically thanks to
last nights visit to the Demons tonsorial parlor on
49th street.
Both Patti Lupone and Michael Cervais bring a humanity
to their roles that serves to make their crimes less
cartoonish and much more plausible. Isnt that Sweeney
there beside you? indeed.
I thin today will be shopping. Maybe not. Still not
quite awake enough for final decisions.
A technical note- I am posting via yahoo e-mail
andnhave noticedb that K and some punctuation are not
coming thru. What can you do?
Friday, May 05, 2006
Renovation Pt II
A healthy hie later, we were at MoMA. The new space is
neither more attractive nor better laid out than the
old. It is much bigger and allows for both a greater
chun of the permanent collection to be on view as well
as sizable special exhibitions. The special currently
is a greay Edvard Munch show. We all now his Scream
but we didnt realize how cheery it is compared to a
lot of his other stuff. A moving exhibition.
As for the permanent collection, Dan and I always
forget how monumental in size Picassos Demoiselles is.
And how vibrant. It and MoMas Pollacks have benefitted
greatly from their new galleries. I was truly confused
by the continued placement of 6 Brancusis (including a
good tae on bird in space) in one crammed area. None
of them shine or soar in that configuration. I
begrudgingly understood the decision in the old space
but now it is inexcusable.
Its been a perfect day weatherwise and - always,
walking here is invigorating and electrifying. Of
course we cabbed back to the hotel after MoMa. We must
freshen up before Sweeney Todd tonight. Cant wait to
here Patti Lupone play tuba....
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