Late Again==>Sorry!!

Thursday==>yes, I know, I know ... this posting is late again but ... just calm down out there in the boondocks, hinterlands and wastelands ... remember ... a late posting is better than no posting at all ... so ...

Let’s get started with ... what? Oh ... you want to know why this posting is late? OK ... well, my loyal and faithful readers and followers, your favorite blogger here in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World, has just gotten back from a wonderful time with some out-of-town friends ...

Yep ... at noon today my longtime friend and judicial colleague Retired Circuit Judge Miette Burnstein of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, her daughter, Kerry, and her granddaughter, Kyla, came over to PHC to check out the awesome views of my Hell’s Kitchen ‘hood.

They are in town to celebrate Kyla’s 20th birthday. Kyla is a sophomore at The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Miette has scheduled a whirlwind adventure including the Broadway musical Once for Friday and then The Book of Mormon for Saturday. Of course, they have plenty of other stuff included, too.

After showing them the sights from PHC we walked up to 47th Street where we had a wonderful lunch at my favorite Ethiopian restaurant, Meske.

We had a great time and did a lot of much needed catching up. When lunch was over I walked with them over to the subway station on 44th and 8th so they could ride a train downtown to the 9/11 Memorial.

Hopefully, I will join them tomorrow night for a late bite at Joe Allen on Restaurant Row.

So ... that in a nutshell is why this posting is delayed ... sorry ... 

Moving on ...

Billi Pod’s report card on last night’s entertainment event ...

ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA @ Carnegie Hall - The program was: Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes; Mehldau (who??) -  Variations for Piano and Orchestra (U.S. Premiere); and, Beethoven - Symphony No. 3.

I am happy to share that it was a totally AWESOME event, even though my comp. seat was in the upper nosebleed section as I had anticipated. Just before the concert began I was able to move several rows down and that helped a lot.

Before the concert began I had some serious misgivings about the piece that was titled “Variations for Piano and Orchestra on a Melancholy Theme” because it was noted as being the NY Premiere, which usually means that it will be an atonal piece of dreck. Well, I am pleased to report that it wasn’t. It was an interesting juxtaposition of traditional classical style music, with jazz. The composer, Brad Mehldau, was also the pianist. There was a very favorable audience reaction.

The highlight of the evening was Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) and it was sublimely beautiful as performed by the 34-member chamber orchestra. They received a roaring ovation from a very appreciative audience.

I had walked over to the concert and the weather was great and it felt good. When the concert was over the weather was still good, so your favorite blogger walked back to PHC.

Now ... what about tonight? Well, tonight is gonna be something that sounds like fun ...

7:30==>COLE PORTER’S MEXICAN HAYRIDE - A Staged Concert Reading - “Joe, a small-time American racketeer in Mexico on the run from the FBI, tries to elude the local authorities (and his wife) but runs afoul of a female bullfighter - Montana, her manager - Lombo, and Latin singer - Lolita.” (Off Broadway - $9.00 TDF ticket)

This is a production by Musicals Tonight, is playing at the Theater Row Complex on my block, has a running time of 2:45, with intermission, and runs through October 20th.

The mission statement of Musicals Tonight states that it is a not-for-profit theatre company primarily dedicated to the revival of "neglected" musicals in a manner affordable to most audience members. Since their inception in 1997 they have revived over 70 musicals in staged concert form.

I have seen many of their productions and usually have enjoyed them a lot.

OK, my loyal and faithful readers and followers ... it is time to post this ... again ... please forgive me for its delay.

Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>3.54 miles (or, 7,750 steps)

Total mileage since 7/1/13==>346.42  miles (average 3.43 miles per day)

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.”