104º In The Big Apple ...

Of course the hot topic today is the heat wave engulfing the Northeast.

Yesterday, in The Big Apple, The Greatest City in the World, it reached 104º with the so-called “feels-like” index topping off at a sizzling 115º. Since Manhattan is really a concrete jungle, walking around felt like being in an oven.

The subway ride out to The Bronx for the YANKEES/OAKLAND 7:05 game was as unpleasant as I expected. Oh, the cars are cool but the stations were swelteringly hot and it was also rush hour so the cars were packed and running slow, for some reason.

When Billi Pod got to his usual seat, Main Level, section 212, row 5, seat 17, at 7:00pm, it was announced that the game-time temperature was 104º - WOW! I have to say, however, in the name of fair and unbiased reporting, that it didn’t feel that hot, it really didn’t. Yes, it was icky, sticky, sweaty, drippy hot ... but not oven-like as it had been in Manhattan.

The Bronx Bomber’s bats were scalding as we cooked Oakland, winning 17-7, although Phil Hughes had a terrible game, giving up 7 runs on 9 hits in only 4 1/3 innings, in fact, he couldn’t protect a 14-2 lead and was taken out of the game before he qualified for the win.

Not a good sign at all and that is putting it mildly.

Game 2 is this afternoon at 1:05pm with AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi on the mound for The Bronx Bombers. Why do I have the gut feeling that he will pitch only well enough to insure another loss? We will see. Hope Billi Pod is wrong.

Tonight Billi Pod has a doubleheader at the SAMUEL FRENCH SHORT-PLAY FESTIVAL. He will see 6 short plays @ a theatre on his block. The shows are:

First @ 6:30 --

Beautiful Hands - “Tells the story of a young black couple in 1930s Georgia and their decision on how to begin their new life together.” Running Time: 25 Minutes.

First Breath After Total Devastation - During a catastrophe of epic proportions, two strangers are confronted with the question, ‘Who can we really turn to in times of crisis?’” Running Time: 20 minutes.

Spats - “Jones attempts desperately to get back to work after his predilection for a certain dapper shoe accessory sparks an unforeseen fad and/or revolution.” Running Time: 10 minutes.

Then @ 8:00 --

Why Pluto Is A Planet - “A gay teenager travels to Pluto to meet Marilyn Monroe.” Running Time: 30 minutes.

Tower of Toys - “On a rainy afternoon in Lower Manhattan, a lesbian couple considers the future of their shaky relationship.” Running Time: 22 minutes

Dead-Nosed - “Santa’s original eight reindeer are conspiring to murder Rudolph.” Running Time: 20 minutes.

As I have previously posted, these are playing at a theater on my block. As a side note ... I will have to wear a long-sleeved shirt because the venue, The Lion Theatre, is freezing cold. That’s right ... freezing cold ... on Thursday night several audience members were wearing sweaters even though it was in the upper 90s outside.

Well, it is time to post this and then settle in to watch the Yankee game ... so ...

GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!

Billi Pod

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