Good Evening!
Back from another day of
workwalking the streets of New York City. *Although, I did eventually end up doing some work during my travels...
By the time the D train made it to Columbus Circle, all I really felt like doing was walking around for a bit. So that's what I did. And as I was walking down 9th Ave., a friend of mine called me and asked if I could play through some music for him for an upcoming audition. And since we were only about three blocks from each other at the time, we went ahead and decided to meet up then and there. We headed over to Ripley-Grier, ran through the music and just had a good visit and catch-up session. *And I have to say, the new musical material for the upcoming production of
The Little Mermaid is quite good. Those Alan Menken ballads are... well.. just... hmm.. very Alan Menken-ish. -Which is a very good thing.
*And Glenn Slater's lyrics ain't bad either.
After the impromptu coaching session, I continued walking down 8th Ave... Down to 23rd... Over to 7th Ave.. Down to 14th... Over to Union Square...
Oohh! The Whole Foods at Union Square is now carrying gelato from Il Laboratorio del Gelato! So... Two scoops of Tarragon with Pink Peppercorns, and one scoop of Black Mission Fig. Both very good, and the two flavors actually complemented each other.
And then since I was down by Trader Joe's - and since there were no lines to speak of (which was a very pleasant surprise) I stopped in to both the wine shop and the regular store to pick up some supplies.
Then it was back over to 8th Ave to catch the A - which is running local this weekend - back up to 145th...
And here I am.