Great Time With John Scott Reed

Thursday==>Good afternoon to all of my loyal and faithful readers and followers out there in ... well ... you know where.

It is a very nice day here in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World. Azure blue skies, nice breeze off of the Hudson River and temperature of 70º at noon. The projected high will only reach 74º and that is nice.

Well, I know you are all anxiously awaiting my comments about last night ... so ... let’s get started ...

Had a great time last night with John Scott Reed aka Fabson. He came over to the apartment around 7:45pm and we did some much needed/wanted catching up. 

Without a doubt, he is loving being a part of The Facebook Team here in NYC.

I estimate we spent about a hour just talking about things and stuff and then ... 

At Scott’s suggestion we headed down to Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse on 9th Avenue between 35th and 36th Street. Both of us had passed this establishment hundreds, if not thousands, of times but neither one of us had ever eaten there.

What a pleasant surprise. It is much more upscale than it appears from the outside. Well, we both loved the food and the atmosphere. We shared a huge Porterhouse for 2 and it was awesome.

To make things even better for your favorite blogger, Fabson, in recognition of his recent upward career change picked up the tab ... nice ...

So==>thanks, Scott ... it was great being with you.

Moving on ...

Billi Pod’s entertainment event for tonight will be an Off Broadway show ...

8:00==>A DISH FOR THE GODS - “Celebrated writer Julia Richards reflects on her path to success as well as the price she has paid. She recalls the challenges she faced, the painful choices she made, and the tumultuous relationship she shared with the singular man she loved.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)

This show is playing at The Theatre Row Complex on my block, has a running time of 90 minutes, without intermission, and runs through October 5th.

Now ... to the sports scene ...

Last night, up in Toronto, The Yankees staged a dramatic comeback from a 3-run deficit in the 8th inning, to win 4-3, with Mo. getting a 4-out save.

Our playoff hopes remain barely alive.

Tonight is the final game of the 3-game series. On the mound for The Yankees will be Hiroki Kuroda (11-11), who is running on fumes and is 0-4 over his last six starts vs. Todd Richmond (3-2) for The Blue Jays.

Speaking of the post-season ... at 1:00pm this afternoon season ticket holders will have the “opportunity” to participate in a pre-sale for tickets to each of the post-season events, except the World Series. Will I do it? Yeah ... probably ... because we get a refund if the Yankees don’t make it.

So ... it is time to post this and then get ready to spend some painful time at the mercy of TicketMaster.

Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>3.46 miles (or, 7,569 steps)

Total mileage since 7/1/13==>289.45 miles (average 3.66 miles per day)

GO YANKEES!! 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.”