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8232. Adam Selene - 6/25/2006 4:51:23 PM Well, Mrs. Selene and I had a great day in NYC yesterday. Dropped the dog off with a neighbor, caught the Amtrak to Penn Station while we did Sudoku and crosswords for 3 hours, shared a great cheesesteak and fries at Penn, caught a cab to Studio 54 (while sweating out a terrible traffic jam) arriving just minutes before ThreePenny Opera matinee at 2pm.
We were first row, upper balcony - excellent seats. Studio 54 is a nice intimate theatre just barely off Broadway - reminded me of the London stage were we saw Mama Mia last year. Not a bad seat in the house really, not like the Lyric in Baltimore where there really aren't any good seats beyond 6th row, main floor.
Wasn't crazy about the actual story, or the melodies for that matter, but the performances were magnificent all around. Cindi Lauper was herself, a bit affected like the pop-star she is but still very much in place in a musical. Of course, she (and nearly everyone else) was hugely overshadowed by Nellie McCay's brilliant voice and stage presence. You'd think she was born to play Polly. I was amazed to hear how 3 months of Broadway has improved her voice control and her stamina. She was great before, but so much more consistent now and she now has the total command of her vibratto and upper registers.
(phone - will continue later.) 8233. Adam Selene - 6/25/2006 5:29:55 PM Out of time now... but to finish.
The play was a hoot - very enjoyable as long as you know what to expect. (But don't bring your kids. Definitely R+ rated.) After the show, we caught a cab back to Penn, grabbed some bagged sandwiches, and ate on the train - then did some more sudoku and crosswords. Picked up the dog about 930pm, watched a little tv and snacked, then crashed.
All and all a realy nice outing, we both had a great time. (And it should be for $500 total!) 8234. judithathome - 6/25/2006 11:19:55 PM Money well spent! 8235. judithathome - 6/25/2006 11:22:36 PM Wikipedia's take on the show 8236. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 2:59:40 AM Wow, sounds like it was great, Adam, from start to finish.
Just a brief fyi, it's "Cyndi" Lauper. Don't ask how I know, or why I care. ;-) 8237. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 3:00:09 AM Blast it, I hate when my smily's do that. 8238. Adam Selene - 6/26/2006 3:08:45 AM Hey, if I could spell, I wouldn't need my wife to edit my crosswords! ;)
p.s., my wife's name is Cyndie. :) 8239. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 5:49:57 AM Cool! First I've ever seen that spelling. 8240. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 5:50:38 AM I think crossword editing is a new one on me, too. 8241. alistairconnor - 6/26/2006 10:35:56 AM I understand about DLL Hell, Adam...
And the show sounds great. It's been a long time since I've seen a decent musical. 8242. Adam Selene - 6/26/2006 1:56:41 PM lol - we do crosswords together. She's the technical expert, I'm a domain expert. She knows all those little special words that crosswordists are so fond of, while I know a lot of trivia and junk. Makes for a good team. Not that she needs me... she has been doing crosswords in pen ever since I met her. 8243. judithathome - 6/26/2006 10:00:29 PM True crosswordists do that...I have a special pen, even. 8244. wonkers2 - 6/26/2006 11:36:30 PM Mourning Doves 8245. judithathome - 6/26/2006 11:57:04 PM Tonight on PBS, we have a program called Hpw Art Changed The World. Check it out! 8246. judithathome - 6/26/2006 11:58:14 PM Sheesh...I screwed it up on two threads!
HOW 8247. Adam Selene - 6/27/2006 1:37:57 AM What's this "we" have a program? Are you invovled in it Judith? (Looks very interesting. I'm gonna check it out tonight. Thanks for the notice!) 8248. arkymalarky - 6/27/2006 3:13:12 AM I'd do mine in pen before I went to sleep, and when I got sleepy I'd make pen splotches on the sheets, which really irritated Bob. But we bought really nice sheets a few weeks ago (a first for us), so no more pen-crosswords. I read now anyway, because it's the only remote possibility I have of getting everything I need to read read, if that makes sense. Underlining and highlighting can be a problem, but I have it under control--so far. 8249. arkymalarky - 6/27/2006 3:15:57 AM Yes, fill us in Judith! I haven't gotten to watch tv in over a week, except news at my parents' house where I'm eating lunch and supper--no time to go home, too expensive to eat out, and too fattening to eat what the seminar provides--except steak Thursday and Cornish hens Friday. 8250. judithathome - 6/27/2006 3:46:56 AM I just meant anyone reading has a chance to watch it...those of us on the Mote...we.
I'm going to tape it...it runs 5 weeks so I'm going to tape it every week. 8251. alistairconnor - 6/27/2006 11:23:52 AM A little political spat here!
Subtext : Judith's "we" referred (if only subliminally) to the fact that PBS belongs to everyone.
This offends Adam the alleged libertarian...
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