Most of Lower Manhattan Now Has Power

HOORAY!!==>power has been restored to most of downtown Manhattan<==HOORAY!!

Now My Lady aka Dian Crystal can get back into cyberspace and Fabson aka John Scott Reed can shower and shave.

In response to a wave of biting criticism Mayor Mike finally made the right decision and canceled the NYC Marathon, much to the dismay, of course, of the 41,000 runners from around the World who were either already in The City or on their way. This was the right decision and it should have been made much earlier.

Moving on ...

Last night’s entertainment event was the first public performance of a rock/folk musical SON OF A GUN, that tells the story of Danderhauler Agamenon Khrusty, the heir apparent to the throne of the Khrusty family Appalachian band.

The show was scheduled to open on Thursday but that performance and earlier rehearsals were canceled due to Sandy. Some of the props and technical stuff arrived barely in time for last night’s performance. All of this was explained to the full-house by the company’s artistic director.

For this reason I don’t think it would be fair to assign the show a report card grade and I won’t. I will make some observations, however.

The cast is extremely talented, headed by Van Hughes in the role of Danderhauler. Hughes was in the Broadway and touring casts of "Green Day’s American Idiot."

The music is loud and pretty much “in-your-face” but I sorta knew that going in. 

There were several technical glitches and the lighting was bad most of the time. The intermission was 15 minutes longer than the announced time.

The show needs to have some serious trimming and I am pretty sure that will be done.

Now, having said all of this ... I think the show has definite strong points and will be worth seeing after, say, the middle of next week.

Moving on some more ...

Beginning at noon the Gators will kick Mizzou Tiger’s ass in The Swamp. The game is being carried locally on ESPN2.

I hope and pray that Coach Muskrat has his team ready because, as most of you loyal and faithful readers and followers know==>Billi Pod HATES TIGERS!!

Tonight’s entertainment event is ...

8:00==>NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC @ Avery Fisher Hall.

The program is: Glinka - Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla; Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3; and, Elgar - Enigma Variations

(complimentary ticket)

Yes, that’s right, I am seeing The New York Philharmonic Orchestra on a Saturday night in New York City with a comp. ticket. Oh, I know that the seat will probably be in the nosebleed section but no matter because the acoustics in Avery Fisher Hall are acceptable wherever you are seated ... and ... I will have my hearing aid thingys too.

The temperature prediction for after the concert is 41º so I am not sure at this point whether I will walk back to the apartment or just subway it.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND!!

Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>4.17 miles (or, 9,132 steps)

Total mileage since 7/1/12==>674.23

Mileage remaining until 4/23/13==>404.77

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.”