OK my loyal and faithful readers ... let’s get right to the important stuff ... like ...
Billi Pod’s report card on last night’s ONE THOUSAND BLINKS, about a man in a far away country who finds himself translating a medical textbook written in a language he doesn’t understand==>C.
Actually this grade is giving the show the benefit of the doubt because it has, at least to Billi Pod, an incomprehensible story line and basically unlikeable characters. The show is saved from total failure by decent acting. My theater buddy Phil Parnes gave it a C-.
It is bright and cold in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World and it is supposed to drop down to the low 20s during the late afternoon and into the early evening.
Despite the cold weather, today is Billi Pod’s first doubleheader for the new 2012 ...
3:00==>DANCING AT LUGHNASA - “Brian Friel’s masterpiece is set in Donegal, Ireland, in 1936 and revolves around 5 unmarried sisters who are celebrating their way of life, before it changes forever” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)
This show has had an extended run at the Irish Repertory Theatre after receiving mostly highly favorable reviews.
I know that early on I will have problems with the Irish brogues but things will get better once my ears get attuned, as they usually do.
Then for the evening ... a HIGHLY anticipated event ...
7:30==>NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA @ Avery Fisher Hall - “Pianist Lang Lang performs Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program: Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 2 and Lindberg’s (who??) Feria." (subscription series)
I love Lang Lang and his showmanship, although, honestly some of the “older” subscribers are reported to be put off by it. I don’t care what “they” think because Lang Lang is gonna get a roaring standing ovation when he finishes, trust me on this.
As I am writing this posting I hear strange noises coming from the bedroom. I, of course, know what it is ... it is the collective whimpering and whining of the artwork I have stashed in there, against the wall.
They are collectively pleading with Billi Pod to get over his sloth and do right by them ... meaning ... framing and hanging them somewhere so they can be admired, as is their right.
Well ... calm down guys/gals (does art work have genders??) ... Billi Pod will get to you sometime within the upcoming 7 days ... so ... just calm down.
Moving on ...
You know ... one of the fun things about living in New York City is having access to the daily papers, including the tabloids, The New York Post and The Daily News. The headlines in these papers are sometimes unbelievable ... and often very funny. I want to share two from today’s New York Post ...
First from the front page with a picture of the captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia ...
CHICKEN OF THE SEA - Tapes reveal captains cowardice: ‘Get back on board for f*** sake!’
Then in the business section is an article about Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang resigning from the Board of Directors ...
Yahoo! looses yin as Yang makes his exit.
Love it!!
GO GINA! GO ARMY GUY!! GO SAYLOR!!!
Billi Pod
“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”
ALEX-148
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