Monday==>Yes, my loyal and faithful readers and followers out there in the boondocks, wastelands and hinterlands ... there is no way to avoid the obvious ...
Today is Back To Work Monday ... so ... just get over it and take a moment from your otherwise boring workplace environments to be enlightened by Billi Pod’s timely posting about his Sunday entertainment doubleheader ... starting with ...
NATURAL AFFECTION, about a troubled young man who returns home from reform school to find that his mother is now living with a car salesman==>C+
Yes, this heavy drama, written by William Inge back in 1963, has violence, infidelity, alcoholism, profanity, homosexual undertones, latent incest and rampant cussing and screaming. Add to this, totally unlikeable characters, with no hint of redemption and you have==>a very uncomfortable event.
Everyone of the cast, with the sole exception of Chris Bert as Donnie, the wayward son, is way too over-the-top, making their characters totally unbelievable ...
WAIT A MINUTE ... having said all of this ... how can Billi Pod give this show a C+??
My bad ... Billi Pod’s revised grade is==>C-.
Now I feel better.
It is playing at the Theater Row Complex on my block, has a running time of 2:00, with intermission, and runs through October 26th.
Billi Pod says==>you are warned.
Happily, the second show was much much better ...
BRONX BOMBERS, an examination of how baseball’s most storied franchise has always remained focused on maintaining a great team effort even when dealing with some of the game’s most iconic and tempestuous personalities==>A.
The engaging story line centers basically around a real altercation in the Yankee dugout in June 1977 between the volatile Yankee manager Billy Martin (Keith Nobbs) and the recently acquired “superstar” Reggie Jackson (Francois Battiste). Veteran coach and former star Yogi Berra (Richard Topol) attempts to restore order by espousing the importance of "teamwork."
During the two acts the incarnations of Elston Howard, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Thurman Munson, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth and Derek Jeter appear.
There is excellent acting with great sets and staging.
The house was full and it was pretty obvious that a lot of the audience were Yankee fans.
Now ... you don’t have to be a Yankee fan (like moi) to enjoy this show because the story line and acting carry it to an entertaining conclusion.
The show officially opens on Tuesday, is playing at The Duke on 42nd Street, has a running time of 2:00, with intermission, and runs through October 19th.
Billi Pod says==>see this show.
At the moment I haven’t decided what my entertainment plans for tonight will be.
I have, of course, multiple theater options and am also thinking about catching Woody Allen's highly acclaimed movie “Blue Jasmine.”
So ... stay tuned ...
As you know ... Monday is your favorite blogger's errands and chores day here in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World ... so ... he’s gonna post this and then get to work ...
Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>1.84 miles (or, 4,023 steps)
Total mileage for the week==>18.37 miles (average 2.63 miles per day)
Total mileage since 7/1/13==>336.58 miles (average 3.43 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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