which is the main reading room at the 5th Avenue location of the City library. What a magnificent building. May the universal concept of a library, that lending of books is free, endure forever. This reading room is nearly the size of a football field – how ironic we use that comparison and open to …
Monthly Archives: September 2016
The Public Theatre
This is an example of a well-restored building and in this case it happens to be a theatre. For your trivia came, this is where Hamilton first played, prior to going all gaga over on Broadway. Tickets were affordable back then – and back then was 2015! Astor Library Building* The Public has been …
The Encounter*
Sometimes a Broadway production can catch one completely by surprise. The Encounter is just such a play. It is the story of the ‘encounter’ between a National Geographic Photographer and a ‘hidden tribe’ in the Amazon jungle. The first indications that this would be anything but normal were the headsets hanging on the back of …
How Sweet It Is
Such a sweet attention-getter for the love of someone’s life. Just blowin’ in the wind- an afternoon delight.
If You Don’t Believe It Was HOT This Summer in the City
The Weekend Chaos of the Subway System
Rightly so, the subway repairs are made on the weekends. One can find this information on the website listed under: “Welcome to The Weekender The Weekender is your guide to understanding planned service changes in effect for system maintenance and construction. Check by line or by station. Zoom in on the diagram. If a station …
Russian, Female, in Her Early 20’s
and she did not know how the seatbelt on the airplane worked. This was a first for me. I thought by now, every person who has ever been in a car… but no… she was seated next to me, and wanted ‘out’ and had no idea how to ‘flip the buckle’.
Nothing More Fun
than scaring the bejezus out of immature college boys. Thanks to training, I can lower my voice and project it to the rear wall of a mid-sized theatre. So when the illegal partying boys – fools enough to open a window onto the street allowing me to see in, light a joint I enter the …