so, it was quite a weekend....

ending with a fun party after a play---got to see a lot of friends I have not seen in a while. All of which has left me with a kind of upbeat feeling---lots of things happening in the next few weeks.'
Saturday: after the library, decided not to return to the apartment, instead, took the A to 181 street, had a blt at one of the diners right off the subway station--then walked east--and watched the neighborhood morph from pretty diverse to almost all hispanic, once one passes Broadway. What then? Well, five buses leave from the eastern tip of 181 street and go into the Bronx, I dared myself to take one of them---since I am from the Bronx,I was familiar with all of the streets they would pass, and ended up taking the bus that becomes the 167 street crosstown. It crosses the bridge, then goes east through High Bridge, of course, many art deco buildings that remind me of the one I grew up in. Hits Jerome Avenue at the 4, and I stayed on for another three blocks until the Concourse,where I got off. Of course, so many classmates of mine from Bronx Science 60, lived on these blocks--memory moves hungrily and quickly. A longing for what...? The past---at the Concourse, walked south to 161street, several co ops as one gets closer to the stadium, but the first houses on the west side of the Concourse looked very working class. Could one live there? Checked out a few bars near the stadium for future reference, and headed back to the apartment via the D and C. Will I make any further trips to the Bronx? Hope so, find these travels very stimulating--must move around, see what is happening.
  Saturday evening, so my friend Amina's play. The Great Novel---a strange but often surprising play, surreal, inventive, strange---I really respect Amina's vision, even if sometimes her ideas fall a little flat. But she has a great dramatic sense and a real ability to surprise. Looking forward to her future work.
  Although not too near La Flaca, determined that that was where I wanted to go next, so took the J over there and watched the end of the Mets game with Bob, the owner---also said hello to some actors from Pathetic---the play that I saw the Saturday before at Abrons. It got a nice review in the Times today---glad to see that.
  Sunday, after a slow afternoon headed to Westbeth to see a one person show written by one of my friends in the Assembly. This was the highlight of my weekend---all of a sudden I was surrounded by many people that I had not seen in a while.  The monologue was wacky and inventive, afterwards we head to a bar two blocks away, where a group of us hung out and talked theater. A very warm and friendly group; I stayed for about an hour, then left---took a long walk east on 11th street to the subway, feeling very up. Actually was asked to attend two other pieces in this festival---which I will---tomorrow night and Wednesday--meanwhile tonight is a BAN meeting---we will see where that goes.
That is all for now---a good and productive weekend, will report soon.