Sunday==>Yes, my loyal and faithful readers and followers, your favorite blogger didn’t post yesterday and thus failed in his responsibilities to keep the masses out there in cyberspace informed and up-to-date on his comings and goings in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World.
I guess I sorta have an excuse ... Friday was basically a “day-off” - for whatever reason I just felt kinda blah. I didn’t attend any entertainment event and just chilled in the cozy confines of PHC for the daytime and evening. On Saturday I felt fine but I had so much to do that I just couldn’t find the time to sit down in front of this ‘puter and write. My bad!!
Billi Pod humbly asks for your forgiveness. Please ... please ... please ...
Anyway ... let’s get this posting started with ...
Billi Pod’s report card on Saturday’s Off Broadway show ...
2:00==>BAD JEWS - “Daphna Feygenbaum is a "real Jew" with an Israeli boyfriend to prove it. When her cousin Liam brings home his shiksa girlfriend Melody and declares ownership of their grandfather's Chai necklace, it sparks a viciously hilarious brawl over family, faith and legacy.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)
Billi Pod’s report card==>B+
The show was initially in the small black box theater in the basement of The Laura Pels Theatre on West 46th Street, where it had a sold-out run. It has now transferred to the larger upstairs space, with the original cast intact.
The acting is incredibly good, especially Tracee Chimo as Daphna, a character as unlikeable as any I’ve seen on stage in a long long time. Actually the remaining 3 characters aren’t very likable either but it is a tribute to the playwright and the director that the audience is totally involved in the troubling story line despite wanting to bitch-slap everyone who is on stage
The running time is 1:40, without intermission, and it runs through December 15th.
Billi Pod says==>see this show.
When the show was over I walked back to the apartment and settled in to watch sports for the remainder of the evening.
The highlight was, of course, the 7:00pm GATORS/KENTUCKY game, which, as you know, The Gators won 24-7 on a stellar performance from QB Tyler Murphy, the red-shirt junior replacement for the injured Jeff Driskel.
This was our 27th consecutive win over the Wildcats.
Another sports highlight was watching the final innings of the YANKEES/ASTROS game with Andy Pettitte making his final career start as a Yankee.
It was very emotional. Andy, the oldest American League starter, pitched a complete game, winning 2-1. Wow, what a way to end a stellar career.
The final season game is this afternoon and ... who cares ... right?
However, the drama in The Yankee Universe continues because Monday A-Rod’s arbitration hearing begins as he appeals the 211-game suspension handed down by MLB in August. Let the game begin!!
Moving on ...
Today is an entertainment doubleheader .... beginning with ...
4:00==>GYMNOS: A GEEK’S TRAGEDY - “An out of shape playwright heads to the gym for the first time to conquer his writer’s block and attract his muse and he is subjected to a host of obstacles, including a receptionist who mocks him, a gym manager who insists on a urine test and oddities in the locker room.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)
This show is playing at the HERE Arts Center in SoHo, has a running time of 1:30, with an intermission, and runs though October 6th.
When the show is over I will then leisurely walk up to The Village for my second show ...
7:30==>PERFECTLY NORMEL PEOPLE - “What happens when a clueless NYU freshman from Kansas moves in with a dysfunctional Italian family from Queens, in 1981? The only rule in the Normellino household is, whoever shouts loudest, gets heard.” (Off Broadway - $9.00 TDF ticket)
Yes, my loyal and faithful readers and followers ... it is Normel in the title, not Normal. Yeah ... I know ...
Perhaps you remember, I saw this show originally back on August 9th as a part of the NYC Fringe Festival and gave it a thumbs-up.
It won several awards and is part of the Fringe Festival Encore Series, is playing at The Players Theatre on MacDougal Street in The Village, has a running time of 90 minutes, without intermission, and this is its final performance.
If you are looking for something to do for the evening, then I highly recommend this show. It is currently listed on the TDF site @ $9.00.
Well, my loyal and faithful readers and followers, you are now up-to-date and I hope that you have forgiven your favorite blogger for his transgressions ...
HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEKEND EVERYONE!!
Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>3.62 miles (or, 7,915 steps)
Total mileage since 7/1/13==>314.84 miles (average 3.50 miles per day)
GO GATORS!! GO RAYS!!
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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