Wednesday in the rain.....

 Lots of action since last week. The highlight: a trip to Studio 54 on Monday evening, to see Anthony Rapp do a one man show. Anthony, of course, was a close friend of mine from 91 to 96---saw him much less after that, but we still remained friends. Of course, I saw Rent many times, most of them with him in it. But it had been a long time since I had seen him in person.  I was nervous about going; on these "outings" there is always the issue of the bag's "behavior", but it was fresh, and there were really no problems. A lot of action that day, since I had met my friend Joe from Friends earlier for a long coffee conference.  At 54, I was seated with a couple around 40, and a younger woman named Meredith---a true Anthony Rapp fan. We all hit it off well---contact again, very easy to make. Anthony's concert was fine---I enjoyed some songs more than others and would have preferred a little more spoken memories, but the audience was really with him---some in the audience knew him, some did not---so that is all that matters. Loved the energy of 54 downstairs, even as I realized how expensive the place is Not somewhere I can go often---if at all---occasionally they have some places on tdf, but even then, it is pretty expensive. The place is not interested in people who have only $20.00 or less to spend on their entertainment. Afterwards there was a meet and greet, but a trip to the (smallish) mens room convinced me that it would be better to just go home (there was a long line to visit him) and e mail him my good feelings. So that is what I did. When the bus did not show up after a while, I actually splurged for a taxi, just to get home to make sure all was well with the bag. 

Still, very glad I went, exhilirating, almost like a dream event.

Saturday afternoon---feel a little "woozy" from the pills, could not make another trip into Brooklyn as I had done the two Saturdays before, but I did see my first post pandemic movie in a movie theater. It was Annette, at one of the two Lincoln Center movie places--no real problems there, just the movie, which was incredibly obnoxious and "in your face' to the point where I left a little early. Theater had about 30 patrons for a 3:00 showing--really not bad, but the lobby of the theater has no flyers, and no coffee shop--there is still a kind of ghost like feeling when you enter, or going to the mens room, as if one if the only one there. But as hateful as the movie was---the attempt has to be seen as a success. 

So the rain continues to come down--this will definitely be an evening at home. Will report soon.