frenetic moment.....

not sure how long I will have the computer--anyway, let me report on last night--went to Sibyl's performance piece at the Whitney---an odd, strange piece, in which the audience both watches an obscure take on Strindberg and then participates in a summer solstice celebration. Strange juxtaposition, yet the more I think about it the more impressed I am with Sibyl's vision and how she arranged the two hour presentation. Glad I came--Whitney is in the heart of the "meatpacking" district, right off 14th and ninth avenue---I think this is only the second time that I have been there in the last few years---the area reeks of "what"?  "Privilege" I think is a too easy way to describe it. It is a kind of restaurant wonderland, also the Highline begins almost adjacent to the Museum. Is it simply a world without conflict...? A world in which everyone who participates (assuming you have the money to do so) can simply enjoy themselves. Kind of garish to my taste, but it is there. Afterwards, went with Sarah and her husband Alex and a few others or Sibyl's friends to Bubby's, a meatpacking branch of the tribeca restaurant that is very well known. Lots of good conversation---food was good but service was slow---restaurant was only about one third full, nevertheless I enjoyed the ambiance, remarked to Sarah that this would be a good place for a first date, since ambiance was decent and service was slow, so the daters could have a lot of time to chat. Does anyone have first dates anymore? All in my memory. Also, in 1968, a woman whom I liked very much, her name was Zita, lived nearby on Hudson street---remember my encounter with her very well (did not end too well).

Ah, session has just been extended for 15 minutes---not sure what the evening will bring or where I will end up, two interesting baseball games tonight, as both NY teams play teams from the other league. Have to find a bar-restaurant where they won't take this off for soccer. Yeah, I know, America is playing, how I long for the days when nobody watched soccer in bars...not too long ago. Oh well, let us see what happens...