Yesterday was my first Fringe Festival doubleheader.
As I have in past years, I will be using a different grading system for these shows, as follows ...
G==>for good;
B==>for bad; and
?==>for “I have no f**king clue.”
So, let’s begin with ...
THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHN==>G<==Funny and very profane. The Zombies didn’t win. The audience was really into this show.
SALAMANDER STARTS OVER==>G<==excellent acting. Written and performed by Armando Merlo about his transformation from a ghetto punk to a Catholic High School wrestler to a NYU student.
My first show was over around 6:30. My second show was at Astor Place @ 9:15 so I had about 2 3/4 hours to walk and wander in The Village area. It was great. The weather was acceptable. Did tons of people-watching. A movie-shoot was going on in Washington Square Park and that was interesting to watch.
When I finally got back to PHC @ 10:45 I noted on the Pedometer that I had walked a total of 4.75 miles for the evening.
During the afternoon The Yankees won over Toronto 5-2 on a 3-run homer from bench-player Casey McGehee (who???) and an excellent outing from Ivan Nova.
This afternoon @ 1:05 The Bronx Bombers go for the sweep. It will be Phil Hughes (11-9) on the mound for The Yankees vs. J.A. Happ (0-1) for The Blue Jays.
Bad News==>Our ace CC Sabathia was just put on the 15-day DL for the second time this season, this time for inflammation in his left elbow.
Yankee talking-heads say this is of “low concern.” Yeah, right! No guys ... no one in The Yankee Universe believes you on this ... NO F**KING ONE!!
Anyway ... moving on ... OH ... DID YOU GUYS GET THE MESSAGE==>NO F**KING ONE BELIEVES YOU!!
Anyway ... again moving on ...
Today will be another Fringe Festival doubleheader for Billi Pod ...
2:00==>LOVE DEATH BRAINS - “A well-meaning scientist brings his son, James, to a secretive community where things are not what they seem. Dogged by conspiracies and government agents, ‘Z-Town's’ mysteries begin to unravel. James finds himself battling Zombies for his humanity and his future.” (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket)
The show has a running time of 1:20
Then, for the evening ...
9:00==>SLEEPOVER - “16 year-old Matt and his mom live in Park Slope. When Theo, an acquaintance from school shows up out of the blue to crash for a night, everything changes. Power, race and friendship clash. And no one sleeps at this sleepover ...” (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket).
This show, with a 2-hour running time, is being produced by my friend Julie Miller. The playwright, Max W. Freidlich, is only 17-years old and is the youngest person with a full-scale production in Festival history. Interesting.
What will I do between shows you are no doubt breathlessly asking your inner selves? Well, walk and wander, of course, and then probably catch a movie, either TED or the just opened Will Farrell show THE CAMPAIGN. Yeah, I know it basically got killed by the critics, but I don’t care because I like Will Farrell.
Yeah, my loyal and faithful readers, it’s gonna be a long day/evening for Billi Pod because he will leave PHC around 1:00pm and it will be at least 11:30pm before he returns, but ... this is why he lives in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World.
Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>7.06 miles
Total mileage since 7/1/12==>177.32
Mileage remaining until 4/23/13==>901.68
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."
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