swamped with....

energy from last night's performance of Spring Awakening at the Connelly, performed by the Kidz group (i don't like that name for them) a very talented group of high school students of all grades. I had seen the musical twice during its first run, and liked it. Last night, maybe because I was so aware of the plot, the first act seemed a bit clinical to me, but the second, (and I think the music is better in the second at) was maybe more moving then I felt in the two performances that I had seen previously.  I picked the right performance. Four women from the graduating Friends class were there, including Isabel, whom I had wanted to touch base with before she left for college. So, after the musical was over, I had a chance to talk with her as the group walked  west towards their party, and I walked towards Reservoir, the bar where I was going to eat. Great to see the others as well, and Jake E, the Friends graduate who was actually in the musical, gave a terrific performance as one of the very rigid adults.
But the whole cast was terrific, performing on a very high level. I hope to "hang out" with Jake and Sammy G, who graduated from Friends last year, is now at Yale, and is also part of the Kidz group.
   Afterwards, went to Reservoir, the bar my friend Patrick worked in several years ago. I had not been there in several years---no baseball at the bar---but I got a seat and was able to watch the first part of the Mets_San Diego game and have a nice big cobb salad. The place seemed full of male testosterone---I don't think it mattered that I was not able to sit at the bar, as it did not look like there would be much conversation action there.
  Today, after a session, might meet my friend Ben, an actor living in Park Slope, part of the group that did Homesick, the Weatherman play that I think is special, and that I have seen several times.
Should be a good conversation---then I would like to find a bar showing the Yankee-Tampa Bay game---a very important game for both teams.
   Just made my Bolt Bus reservation for a week from Saturday. It is for bus leaving at 6:30. I like the idea of an early bus---less traffic as we go from the city to DC.
 Still have not found a place to stay---hope to work that out over the weekend. Will report tomorrow.