Last night was the first game of the 3-game Subway series with The Mets at Yankee Stadium and I was there to watch the improbable ending of a game the Yankees should have lost. If you are a baseball fan you know that the Yankees won 9-8 on a 2-run error committed by Mets 2nd baseman Luis Castillo when he dropped a routine pop-up that should have ended the game. The stadium went wild. We couldn’t believe what we had just seen.It brought back a memory of something I have never forgotten - a game I was involved in back in Junior High School. We were behind 1 run in the bottom of the 7th (games in Jr. High were only 7 innings), the bases were loaded with two outs. I was on first base. The pitch count to the batter was 3 balls and no strikes and ... I got picked off, ending the game. Our coach and my teammates gave me the silent treatment. Wow - after all of these years I still feel guilty. Some things are never forgotten as I was reminded by one of my classmates at our 55th class reunion.
Anyway - back to other things - I have a ticket to the Sunday afternoon game.
Thus far this season I have seen 14 games at the new stadium and the Yankees record is a rather pathetic 7 and 7 for those games. I will post my thoughts on the new stadium in a later blog.
I can honestly say that Billi Pod has returned to his frenetic entertainment mode. This is what the next 10 days looks like --
Saturday - 3:00 - “Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe” - Off Broadway. “This original play with music is inspired by Moliere's great comic classic and informed by the gloriously unorthodox ministries of Reverend Ike, Daddy Grace, and Rasputin. Set within a fabulously theatrical Harlem Renaissance-era "church", the play explores the outrageously creative criminal mind of the title character through a series of songs, dances, sermons and feats of divine inspiration. The cast is headed by two-time Tony Award nominee André DeShields.” (complimentary ticket). Very early previews.4:10 - watch the second Yankees/Mets game on TV.
8:00 - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra @ Avery Fisher Hall. The program is Britton’s War Requiem. (discounted TDF ticket)
Sunday - 1:05 - Yankees vs. Mets
Monday - 7:00 - The Monthly Nut” - Off Broadway. “This autobiographical tale performed by James Braly is about the struggle to be a provider, including working at a job he hates to pay for a lifestyle he can’t afford while living a life that makes him miserable so that his family can be happy.” (complimentary ticket). Early previews.
Tuesday - 8:00 - “The Philanthropist” - Broadway. Two-time Tony Award® winner Matthew Broderick (The Producers, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) stars in this biting comedy that turns Molier's The Misanthrope on its cynical ear. Set at an elite British university, The Philanthropist is about nice-guy professor Philip (Broderick), who in refusing to succumb to his colleagues' excessively critical ways winds up destroying his own credibility in the twisted world of academia and in the bedroom.” (Roundabout Theater subscription series).Wednesday - 7:05 - Yankees vs. Washington Nationals
Thursday - 7:30 - New York Philharmonic Orchestra @ Avery Fisher Hall. The program is: Two works by conductor Lorin Maazel and Sibelius Symphony No.2.(season subscription series)
Friday - 8:00 - “The Temperamentals” - Off Broadway. “Jon Marans' play tells the story of two men - the communist Harry Hay and the Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich - as they fall in love while building the first gay rights organization in the United States pre-Stonewall. The play weaves together the personal and political to tell a relatively unknown chapter in gay history. It explores the love between two complex men, as their impossible dream of forming such an unheard of organization becomes a reality in this perilous, unpredictable world.” (discounted TDF ticket). This is in early previews.Saturday - 7:00 - “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” - Off Broadway. The press blurb for this show is: “Written by Charles Busch. The show is a send-up of vampiric tales and actress's vanity. The story begins in Sodom, transports us to 1920s Hollywood, and drops us on a modern stage. The rivalry begins in Sodom where a guard is lamenting his social life and a succubus is awaiting a sacrificial virgin. The virgin is turned into a succubus and a 2000 year battle of feminine wiles, toothy marks, and blackmail ensues. It is a mirthful love-hate relationship that sustains them both.” (complementary ticket). Make no mistake about it - this will be either a love-it or hate-it show, with no middle ground.
Sunday - 7:00 - “Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse” - Off Broadway. “Fault lines are exposed when a seemingly picture-perfect Fifth Avenue family faces the harshest of realities, the death of their daughter. A father turns to work to drown his sorrow, while his wife drifts into a haze of pills and booze. When their surviving child Avril inexplicably drops out of her prestigious New England boarding school, her roommate Juliana arrives for a visit, determined to lure her back. Acting as a catalyst and witness, Juliana exposes the gaping cracks in the family's Upper East Side facade, forcing its three surviving members to engage with one another and the tragedy they share. (discounted TDF ticket). Me thinks this may also fall into the love-it or hate-it category. It is in very early previews.
So, my loyal and faithful readers, I think that you will agree that my upcoming 10 days should be very very interesting.
I also need to report that Gina Falletta, who is married to my oldest grandson Alex, is in The Big Apple with 5 friends (4 gals and 1 guy) for a few days of vacation time. They are having a blast. On Wednesday I was able to meet up with them for dinner at my favorite theater district restaurant, Angus McIndoe on 44th Street. After dinner they came over to PHC to get a peek at my new digs and to see the awesome views. Thanks Gina and your posse for including me in your plans.
Sooooooooooo much more to write about, but this is enough for now.
Go Yankees and Go Gators!!
Billi Pod
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