Billi Pod Has Another Thursday Doubleheader

Good afternoon everyone. 

I am pleased to report that last night’s entertainment event==>JACK’S BACK, a musical about Jack The Ripper, earned a B+ in Billi Pod’s report card.

It was a lot of fun with a mega-active and talented cast, especially Casey Shane in the role of Herbert Wingate, who is on a quest to capture Jack The Ripper. 

Billi Pod Says==>See it ... it runs through June 24th.

I saw the show with my theater buddy Marty Kosarik and we had planned to have a late dinner at a Mexican restaurant named El Ranchito del Agave, located on 9th Avenue between 36th and 37th Streets.

When our show was finished we walked over to the restaurant, talking about things and stuff along the way ...  and ... bummer ... the restaurant really looked seedy and there was a Health Department rating sign prominently posted. It was a “B.” Bummer!!

Marty and I looked at each other and ... No Way Jose ... so we scratched our plans and headed back to our respective apartments. Oh well ... 

Thankfully, because of the show and the time it took to walk to the restaurant I was spared listening to any of the dismal performance by the Yankees in their 8-1 loss to Toronto. 

Man ... the season is now 25% over and it is painfully obvious that The Yankees are in serious trouble in almost every aspect of the game. Billi Pod predicts that it is going to be a long and extraordinarily frustrating season for The Bronx Bummers.

Today is an entertainment double header for Billi Pod ... 

3:00==>IN LOVE WITH JOBIM - “A one-act romantic comedy set in Rio, featuring some of the greatest love songs of our time, including ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ and others.” (Off Broadway)

This is part of The Developmental Reading Series at The York Theatre and I am seeing it with Dian Crystal and her posse.

Then for the evening is ...

8:00==>PROTECTED - “New home, new neighbors, new life and all Langley has to give up is himself, because he is brand-new in the witness protection program.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)

This show is in early previews and there has been no advanced buzz.

Let me close with just an observation about the all-too-real curse that continues to strike the Kennedy family. The following front page headlines pretty much sums it up ...

“RFK Jr. WIFE DEAD. Body found in NY Home. Kennedy curse strikes again.” - front page of the NY Post.

“KENNEDY SUICIDE. RFK Jr.’s wife, Mary, found hanged.” - front page of the Daily News.

In the New York Times the story is not a headliner, rather it is relegated inside to page A22 ...

“A Kennedy Is Found Dead at Her Home in Westchester.” - NY Times

When you think about it, the whole history of the Kennedy clan can probably be summed up with the statement: “Fame, Fortune and Wealth Does Not Guarantee Happiness.”

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.”