Yep! I'm still up and I'm still posting... And the Brahms' is still playing... What a beautiful slow movement... The cello solo.. the quote from "Immer leiser wird mein schlummer"...
Before heading to the theatre yesterday afternoon, I Metro'd and bussed myself over to Hollywood Sheet Music to pick up some sheet music, and to finally meet Rick Starr in person. Rick was a great help in trying to locate some of the songs that are a part of - and were considered for -
What If?He's a very nice guy - and he will be coming to see the show tonight. I was also able to pass on a copy of the "Jeepers Creepers" CD that BK had promised him - and they started playing it in the store while I was browsing. *And Rick says, "Thank You for the CD!" Bruce. And what a store! And with only a staff of three! And they all know there stuff, and know where certain songs may be "hiding" in books and collections.
Well, since it was still about two hours before I had to be at the theatre, I decided to walk down Sunset Blvd to check out that part of it. A few doors down was the Samuel French Bookstore which I avoided since I knew that if I went in there I would have dropped some cash on scripts that most likely would gather dust for a few weeks - if not months.
Then came In-N-Out Burger. So... Suppertime! And what a burger! Very reasonably priced too! And pretty decent fries - just fresh cut potatoes fried in peanut oil (I think). Next time I'll have to try them topped with chili and their special sauce (at least I think that's what it looked like).
While I was there, there was some excitement at the outside tables. Some wacko gentleman was pestering some young woman and her friends for no apparent reason. The young woman eventually made her way inside, and asked the manager come out there right now to tell the man to go away, and to call the police. However, I think by the time the manager had made his way outside, the pesterer had already left on his own accord.
But I'm glad I finally had my first - and probably not my last - In-N-Out burger!
The rest of the walk down Sunset was nice - it was a gorgeous afternoon, nice breeze blowing. I ended up stopping in a neat little Russian bakery and picked up some small pastries filled with either poppy seeds, cherries or apples - one of each. And each one was rather tasty! I picked up two of the poppy seed ones, and all four were only $1.00! They made a nice dessert - and a post show snack.
I eventually found myself on Highland, so I just walked the rest of the way to the theatre, and happened to run into BK who was on his way to Aron's to check things out there.
*I did find it very "funny" that Guitar Center and Sam Ash have opened across the street from each other. These are two big music store chains, and when they opened stores in Richmond, they happened to open up in storefronts which are next door to each other. I guess that makes for less travelling for the bargain hunters and price-comparers. I know each chain has their brand "exclusives", but I have to wonder about the tactic of opening two very similar stores so near each other. -And, of course, each store guarantees to have the "Lowest Prices on Sunset". So, I guess each store's sale flyers must look the same too.
