Billi Pod Has A Rant==>Natural Wireless Beware!!

It is snowing rather heavily this morning in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World, but Billi Pod is not going to rant and rave about that, rather about ...

The crumby WiFi service in my building provided by Natural Wireless. On Monday night around midnight the service went down. Not the first time either. I called tech services (24/7 - they say) and after a very long hold got a recorded message that they were experiencing “service difficulties.”

Well, when I got up Tuesday morning the service had been restored but then again last night, around midnight, the service went down. Man, was Billi Pod pissed.

I again called tech services and after holding for 15 minutes finally left a rather nasty voicemail.

Guess what? At 8:30, no service, but an email (read on my iPhone using its 3G service) apologizing for the “inconvenience.” Around 10:30 service was restored.

Now, this is not a free service provided by the building, rather it is made available for a monthly fee, which is actually very reasonable.

What has Billi Pod upset is the unreliability and that is the reason for this rant. Be warned Natural Wireless, if you go down tonight you will incur Billi Pod’s awesome and internationally known wraith. You are warned!!

Now on to something more positive, like ...

Billi Pod’s report card on last nite’s concert by the

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA==>A<==for a very very enjoyable evening, highlighted by the final number, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. My discounted TDF ticket was also excellent, in the orchestra, row P, seat 10.

Tonight’s entertainment event is --

8:00==>THE ROAD TO QATAR! - “Two American ‘short Jewish writers’ are commissioned to write a mega-musical for the Emir of Qatar, including 100 actors, 40 camels, 17 fire-eating jugglers and Mohammed Ali.” (Off-Broadway - discounted TDF ticket)

Advance buzz for this musical comedy is very good. It is playing at The York Theatre in the basement of the CitiCorp building in Midtown East, meaning getting there will require minimal exposure to the elements.

Billi Pod is a financial supporter of this theater group and it is one of his favorite venues.

BREAKING NEWS==> Yesterday Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman dropped the bomb that most Yankee fans knew was coming - he openly discussed the “possibility/probability” that Derek Jeter would be moved from shortstop to centerfield.

As might be expected this set off a firestorm in the local papers --

“CENTER STAGE: Cashman - Jeter could catch on in OF” - New York Post

“THE DEREK DEBATE: Cashman stirs talk of Jeter switch to OF” - The Daily News

“Cashman’s Future Bet: Jeter to Center” - New York Times

Oh the drama!!

Well, my loyal and faithful readers, despite my warnings against any snarky responses to yesterday’s posting about living in the Northeast during the Winter rather than somewhere warmer, I did get several smartass emails and texts ... well ... here is Billi Pod’s reply (and, no, it won’t be GO F**K YOURSELF), briefly ...

It is Winter in NYC, nonetheless, over the upcoming 25 days, Billi Pod has already, yes, already, scheduled/booked the following entertainment events: 3 Broadway shows; 9 Off-Broadway shows; 4 classical music concerts; and, 1 comedy show. And you know, don’t you, that the unfilled dates will soon be booked.

Now, honestly, tell me where “out there” could I have the equivalent entertainment events available to me? Hummmmmmmmm ... I’m waiting ... Hummmmmmmmmmmm ... still waiting ... Hummmmmmmmmm ... I thought so ... CASE CLOSED!!

And, speaking of closing, let me do so with ...

Musings from THE MIND OF BILLI POD (a memoir in progress):

“My mind cannot handle rap music and gummy-bears at the same time.”

GO GATORS AND GO YANKEES!!

Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”