so how did it go..?

Pretty well, the time spent at La Flaca was fun. Settled in at the bar, then had a fun discussion with a friend of the bartenders, and two women who were hanging out with him. One was from Arizona, just visiting, the other lives in Bushwick and knew of Cobra Club. Lots of energy. The three of them left about half hour before midnight, leaving me with a few other people. One of the women that I was introduced to was actually an assistant principal (she is now retired) at one of the high schools that I subbed in before my full commitment to Friends. Kind of strange, I really did not recognize her. Finally the ball dropped, everyone screamed and yelled, and about twenty minutes into the new year I left for home. A pretty good night.
 Yesterday, a kind of "dead" day, woke up feeling tired, and so I stayed around the apartment for most of the day. Alternated reading the two books that I am currently into: The Topeka School, Ben Lerner's much praised novel, and the biography of Elaine Stritch. One really complements the other.
The Topeka School is ambitious, moves around in time frames, deals with serious personal issues. The Stitch biography takes in Ms. Stritch's life year by year, production by production, some of which I have seen. There is mention of a million other people who interacted with Ms. Stritch in the fifties and early sixties (where I am in her life now)  brings back many familiar names and places to me from that time. The years 55-64 were the years that I was a total theater "nerd" ---I followed the world of Broadway and Off Broadway very carefully. So the book is a light hearted release for me, after the novel.
  By the evening, some of my fatigue had lessened, so I decided to go to Brooklyn to see if I wanted to see a movie at BAM or just hang out at Gotham Center, which is fast becoming one of my favorite places to be. I opted for the bar at the restaurant adjacent to the TFANA theater and had a good time. I watched the Knick game (first half) and had a good conversation with the bar tender named Ryan. Opted not to see a movie; the nice thing about the bar is that nobody is rushed out---you can sit there quite a while, even after you have finished eating, and just hang out. Several groups were doing that yesterday. I like the energy there.
  Today the plan is to see Wozzeck this evening at the Met--I still have not gotten my ticket yet, will probably do so when I leave this library (I am at the one in Lincoln Center) Still have to figure out how to see Slave Play (hopefully this week) and the Philharmonic concert which has one of my favorite Mozart Piano Concertos.
  The world gets back on its axis beginning next Monday (Friends reopens and more sessions) and personally I am anxious for this to happen--will report soon.