Billi Pod Has A Tripleheader Today!!

Good morning everyone.

It was 23º and snowing in The Big Apple @ 8:30am this morning. And, as I write this posting at 11:00am, it is still snowing.

The forecasters say to expect a 4-5 inch accumulation by mid-afternoon. That’s enough to make getting around a bit tricky.

This nasty weather is kinda bad news for Billi Pod’s Saturday tripleheader ... yes ... that is correct ... I said tripleheader ... so take a deep breath and calm down ... it is a tripleheader and this is the schedule ...

3:00==>OUTSIDE PEOPLE - “Set in modern-day Beijing, this dark comedy is the story of a young American man who falls in love with a young Chinese woman and the impact this foreign culture has on his deepest fears and desires.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)

Hummmmm ... this sounds a lot like the recently closed Broadway show CHINGLISH, doesn’t it?

Anyway, I wanted to see it and it is playing downtown in the Union Square area. When the show is over I will find someplace for coffee and a snack and then head down to the West Village for my evening shows ... which are ...

7:00==>CEMETERY GOLF - “A solo performance back to the Deep South with preachers shoutin' from the mountaintops, mamas pickin' switches, and Hellfire is just a heartbeat away.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)

The advance buzz on this show is very good.

It is playing at The Barrow Street Theatre which usually has pretty good stuff.

Then ... at the same theatre is ...

8:30==>HONOR AND FIDELITY - “A woman’s journey to find her cultural identity by unraveling the history of her family's past, set at a boarding gate at JFK airport.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)

This show also has a running time of approximately 60 minutes.

Now, I want to share with you loyal and faithful readers the fact that I had scheduled the two evening shows about a week ago. Late yesterday afternoon OUTSIDE PEOPLE showed up on one of my ticket services and I immediately booked it.

Well ... as soon as I had booked it the thought hit me ... WTF have you done butt-wipe ... it is supposed to snow and be majorly nasty in the afternoon ... what were you thinking? Or better yet ... why the f**k weren’t you thinking??

But ... it is done and all I can do now is talk to the Weather Gods and ask that the snow stops no later than 2:00pm. Are you listening Weather Gods? Please ... no later than 2:00pm.

Anyway ... moving on to last night’s entertainment event ... which was ...

AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA @ Carnegie Hall: Stravinsky Outside Russia==>highly entertaining.

My seat, as expected, was in the upper nosebleed section but not as high up as Thursday’s American Cancer Society Gala Concert.

The individual soloists and the choral group were excellent and the orchestra did its usual highly professional job. It was a very enjoyable evening’s entertainment, and, yes, Billi Pod stayed for the complete concert this time ... thank you for asking.

In closing==>I am happy to report that Alex aka Army Guy made it safely back to his base in Kuwait.

Now ... awwwwwwww ... YES ... a tripleheader in the snow ... bring it on!!

Billi Pod

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