so it went....

very well, the happiest and fullest Friends reunion that  I have ever been it---much warmth from the class of 11, and great to see some of my favorite members of the class of 2009 there as well. Left with a lot of e-mails---might be having a lot of fun with some of those guys starting June, when work at Friends is over.
Did go to see Idiot at HERE in the evening, piece has improved a bit---Daniel Kublick in the role of Prince Myshkin is totally unique---other three actors, and this includes my friend Merlin, are good, but Kublick's performance makes the whole thing work, whatever might be wrong with the text and vision of the piece is almost forgotten every time he takes the stage. Really good. Said hi to Merlin, afterwards and headed home really tired from the days events.
  Sunday, first an appearance at a reading of my friend Adam's short play about an angry older man at an assisted living place and the woman he interacts with. Adam is a great guy, very fond of him, wish I could say I like his play, but he locks his characters in, and why does he make both those people so unlikeable.? I was fantasizing a play that I wanted to write (will I ever write it?) while tuning out his.
Adam is also working on a project with the son of famous Jewish opera singer Richard Tucker. I told Adam that I so many of the latter's performances at the Met between 66 and his death in 75 and would meet with him to share my memories and insights. He seemed amenable to that; should do it sometime in June.
    Afterwards trekked (the subway service at the A on 42nd and 8th was so bad, I actually walked) to Atlantic on 20th to see Skeleton Crew. Interesting walk down eighth---very honky tonk until 29nth street, then an odd mix of luxury houses, white people and derelicts walking the streets. Considering that this zip code is considered one of the richest in the city, the homelessness and roughness of some of the derelicts seemed very out of place, but I suppose it is part of the scene.The play, Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morrisey is very strong, acted by a remarkable four people, very moved at the end. Felt invigorated as I left to go home.
Yesterday, after work, went to first BAN meeting in a while. A good meeting, was able to get some points across. Two actions, one on the 28th and the more interesting one which I want to really take part in on Sunday the 5th in a park in Bushwick. At the meeting, all thoughts of "art" disappeared.
Strange how this happens, still trying to bridge the gap between the two. Glad that I went to the meeting, though.
   Tonight a free night, don't often have one of them, no work at Friends, today kind of relieved---have been working very hard, not sure what I will do with the free time, or where I will go. Movie..? Play..? hang out, sports bar---who knows, we will see.