At 8:30am it was 15º, clear and bright. The wind chill factor brought the outdoor temperature down to 5º. Buuuuuurrrrrrrrrr!!
But here’s the deal==>despite the cold weather and its side-effects, this is why Billi Pod loves living in The Big Apple ... hold on now ... I know you are asking yourselves ... what in the f**k is he talking about ... well this is it my loyal and faithful readers ... read on ...
In the 10 days beginning yesterday Billi Pod has already scheduled the following entertainment events --
Tuesday-8:00==>THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Broadway)
Wednesday-3:00==>MY SCANDALOUS LIFE (Off-Broadway);
8:00==>THINNER THAN WATER (Off-Broadway).
Thursday-8:15==>THE BODY POLITIC (Off-Broadway)
Friday-2:00 (and yes that is the correct date and time)==>I’D RATHER BE RIGHT (Off-Broadway);
8:00==>ROSE (Off-Broadway)
Saturday-4:00 (and yes that is the correct time)==>PARAFFIN (Off-Broadway);
8:00==>NURSE (Off-Broadway)
Sunday - open at the moment, hopefully to see Justin and Ben’s new pad in Somalia
Monday-8:00==>BROADWAY BY THE YEAR 1921 @ Town Hall
Tuesday-8:00==>CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA @ Carnegie Hall
Wednesday-2:30==>LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Broadway);
7:30==>NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC @ Lincoln Center.
Thursday-8:00==>THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON (Broadway)
Yes, my loyal and faithful readers this means in 10 days: 3 Broadway shows; 8 Off-Broadway shows; and 2 classical music concerts, or 13 entertainment events and, hopefully, a trip out to Somalia
Now, I ask you ... honestly ... in the dead of Winter ... where else but in The Big Apple could this be possible?
And you know something else ... I also calculated my exposure to the elements going to and from my apartment to the subway and to and from the subway exits to the various entertainment venues ... and ... tada ... approximately 3.5 miles total.
I rest my case. Now it is up to you loyal and faithful readers because: I report - you decide!!
Billi Pod’s report card on THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST==>A<==a simply delightful performance by a stellar cast, led by Brian Bedford in the role of Lady Bracknell.
As one reviewer said: “you’re guaranteed the very highest level of high comedy, pushed to the furthest extents of wit and wonderment that Wilde’s play allows.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Today is an entertainment doubleheader for Billi Pod --
3:00==>MY SCANDALOUS LIFE - “Set in 1944, it tells the story of Lord Alfred Douglas, known as Bosie, who was Oscar Wilde’s longtime lover, a notorious love affair that rocked England.” (Off-Broadway - complimentary ticket)
8:00==>THINNER THAN WATER - According to the press blurb: “This comedy revolves around Martin who is debt ridden, gambling addicted, angry, and dying. Unfortunately his three estranged children could care less.” (Off-Broadway - discounted TDF ticket).
And this is supposed to be a “comedy"?????” Sounds like another “dark/comedy” to me. But ... if it has the usual results I have only myself to blame because I am the one who booked the show ... right?
Oh, and thank God, it is only 5 days until Yankee pitchers and catchers report to the spring training complex in Tampa.
Time to do some things and stuff, so ...
Musings from THE MIND OF BILLI POD (a memoir in progress):
“Your teenage son may look cute in those tights but do you really want him to become Tom Cruise’s bitch?”
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.”
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