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Here Lies Jonny

Well, I'll be horizontal soon enough.

So here's the deal: I worked on Tuesday from 3pm until 2am. I was off on Wednesday. I slept til about noon. I then found out that I was going to have to work today (Thursday). So I went to bed last night at 9:30 but couldn't really sleep -- not well until about 3am, and when the alarm went off at 5:30, you can bet I wasn't a happy camper. But I worked again today from 7am to 5pm (yes, 11 hours of overtime this week at time and a half pays for something coming up in the blog entry...)

Trouble was, I had dinner plans that sort of involved running by the dry cleaner next door to the apartment, picking up my suit and putting it on before going to eat. Well, since I got out from work an hour later than anticipated, I didn't really have time for that, but I wasn't really dressed for dinner. I ran over to the Gap to see if they had anything fun and cheap, and while they did, it wasn't what I was looking for. So I went to Sym's. Sym's is awesome. Manhattanites, do you know it? It's a great discount clothing store on 54th at Park. I got a beautiful Givenchy cashmere blend (but 75% cashmere) sportcoat for $129. Including tax. Yes, the OT pays for that. And I really like it. It's a lovely sportcoat, and I needed a sportcoat anyhow. (It's an interesting ochre-y color, in case you care.)

Then I got fitted for a dinner jacket (rental) for a party I'm going to on Monday. Remember last year's masked ball? This year's theme is "Prom Night." So I'm wearing a white dinner jacket, just like I did to my prom. And I have a real live girl date. Should be fun!

After that, I grabbed a venti soy hazelnut latte at Starbucks (I know it's evil but it was better than falling asleep at dinner). Next I putzed around the Virgin Mega-store and Colony Records for a little bit before having dinner at Oceo, a new(ish) restaurant on 49th Street. It was fun. I dined with a colleague, and his lover showed up just after we ordered (we'd spent a good hour at the bar, discussing, among other things, the glory and wonder that is TiVo. This may sound odd, but my favorite thing about the restaurant was their glassware (Baccarat). The waiter had a nice perky ass, too, which didn't hurt. The food was good, but my lobster was a tad over-done. Otherwise it was lovely. Have you ever tried Magellan Gin (it's blue and delicious!)?

Then, tired but hopefully optimistic after a double espresso, I walked down 8th Avenue to 37th Street and the Zipper Theatre to see "Here Lies Jenny."

And right as I walked up to the theatre, who emerged from her Town Car but good ole Ann Reinking!!! Now, you may not know this, but I sat next to Miss R. at the final preview performance of "Fosse." So I said, "Gosh, I know you..." and she (appeared to have) remembered me. And she had to wait in line after me, which was kind of surreal. I gave her my card and told her that if she ever needs any concierging, to give me a call. We had a really nice (albeit short) chat.

The show, you ask? Well, Bebe is a wonderful performer. The show doesn't exactly have a story. It's sort of like a staged Kurt Weill cabaret with dance. And sort of like a master-class in being Bebe. All of which is fabulous. I started to get a little tired at the end, but well, I've been up since 5:30am. I think I can be forgiven at least a little bit.

I'll say this much: If you're a Bebe Neuwirth fan, go see it. If you're a Kurt Weill fan, go see it. If you're dull and boring, stay home. If you're gay and cute and single and like what you've been reading here (and you live within reasonable distance!), drop me a line or ask me why I'm not reading your blog.

And that's that for tonight!

Posted by Jon at May 21, 2004 01:00 AM | TrackBack