Saturday 9/10/11==>NYC In A Lockdown Mode

Good afternoon my loyal and faithful readers out there in cyberspace.

Make no mistake about it==>tension is growing in The Big Apple as the time winds down to the 10th anniversary of the horrors of 9/11/01.

It is reported that the NYPD has sent high-response security teams as far North as The Bronx and South down to Battery Park City, all as a result of a reported Al Qaeda car bombing threat.

Security has been amped up on city streets, subway platforms and train stations.

Despite the gridlock and delays it appears as if we New Yorkers are taking it all in stride.

Billi Pod will not allow those limp-dicked terrorists to intrude on his lifestyle in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World. FUCK THEM!!

So ... now let’s get on to other things ... like ...

Billi Pod’s report card on last night’s THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE==>B+<==funny, thought-provoking and very well acted. I am glad I saw it.

Wish I could say the same for the limp-bat Wankies who lost their third 1 run game. Bartolo Colon pitched a gem of a game but to no avail after Jeter made a costly error that lead to the 2-1 loss to the LA Angels.

We have blown 3 consecutive chances to distance ourselves from the now second place Boston FuckSox.

Tonight our ace CC Sabathia will be on the mound for the 9:05pm (EST) game.

Tonight Billi Pod has something rather unusual on his entertainment pallet. What, you are no doubt breathlessly asking ... well ... it is two ... yes ... two back-to-back evening shows ...

First there is ...

7:30==>SWEET AND SAD - “The Apple Family finds themselves together again for the first time since Election Night, 2010. Over Sunday brunch on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the Apples find themselves talking about loss, memory, remembrance and the meaning of compensation.” (OFF BROADWAY - $9.00 TDF ticket)

This show is in very early previews so there isn’t any advanced buzz. It is playing at The Public Theatre downtown, one of my favorite venues.

And then, also downtown is ...

10:30==>SILENCE! THE MUSICAL - “Campy, raunchy and mounted on the cheap, this tuneful parody of 'The Silence of the Lambs’ is sweet, tangy and very tasty.” (Off Broadway - discounted ticket).

I know it sounds crazy but the reviews have been great and the people I have talked with who have seen it have all loved it.

I scheduled the doubleheaders because the GATORS vs. ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL game isn’t ... surprise surprise ... being carried by any of the local stations.

Oh, I know they are really playing UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) ... so calm down ... OK ... calm down ...

I now want to share with you loyal and faithful readers my plans are for Sunday, September 11, 2011 ...

Around noon Billi Pod will subway out to the vast wilderness known as Brooklyn for lunch with John Scott Reed.

I will do this if he gets off his lazy ass and sends me the directions to get to his place, as requested yesterday ...

Then ... maybe ... I will finally get a chance to see his new apartment ... hopefully that is ...

Billi Pod will then subway back to Manhattan and meet up with his theater-buddy Dian Crystal for a show - 7:00==>A BLUE SKY LIKE NO OTHER - “This one-man show is a tribute, with music, to the members of the NYC Fire Department who lost their lives to save the lives of others on 9/11/01.”

After the show we will catch a bite somewhere in The Gramercy Park area.

Early Sunday morning I will post 3 emails I sent to family and friends and my then 150+ newsletter readers regarding September 11th and the week following. They will be in their original and unedited form.

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.”

ALEX-17

A Rant and Then My Review of The Magdalene

LISTEN UP PEOPLE!!

Before being caught up in the hysteria regarding the verdict in the Casey Anthony case, remember this ...

“The defendant is presumed to be innocent and the burden of proof is on the State to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt. If the State fails in that burden it is the jury’s sworn duty to return a verdict of not guilty.”

Do you want to change this?

I THINK NOT!!

Now, on to some other things and stuff ... like ...

Billi Pod’s report card on last night’s THE MAGDALENE==>C<==it just didn’t work for me. The musical reimagines the famous biblical prostitute as Jesus’ wife and an Apostle.

I wanted to like it and thought that I would because I like Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell ... but I didn’t. Not completely certain why I didn’t like it, but I just didn’t ... oh well ...

The cast is excellent, however, especially Lindsie Van Winkle in the role of Mary.

When the show was over I came back to PHC and watched the last innings of the Yankees/Indians game. The Yankees got a so-so performance from the returning Phil Hughes and lost 5-3. They are now tied again with The FuckSox for first place in the AL East.

Jeter got a hit and now needs only 3 more to reach 3,000. Derek ... please do it when Billi Pod is in Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed and Ego Built. Please!!

Billi Pod’s entertainment event for tonight is ... tada ...

7:05==>YANKEES/TAMPA BAY with Bartolo Colon on the mound. Billi Pod has tickets for tonight and Saturday afternoon.

Hot, hazy and humid again today. I guess summer is officially here, finally.

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.”

WE MUST NEVER FORGET!!

We must never forget the sacrifices made by the young men and women who have served, and all-too-often given their lives, to protect and defend this great country of ours and to bring freedom and democracy to this often troubled World.

To the members of Bravo Company of the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, and my grandson CWO2 Alexander Falletta, who are presently training at Ft. Hood, TX, for their pending deployment to The Middle East==>you will remain in my thoughts and prayers until you safely return to your family and friends.

GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!!

Bill