On Sunday we went to the Frick Museum

I'll bet you were wondering if we were ever going to begin seeing the museums. On Sunday we did the Frick. The nice thing about this place is you can actually do the entire thing because it's only about 6 rooms. They give you an audio player and you can finish the whole thing and feel good about it. I must say, those art history courses I took at University of Georgia are coming in handy. The fact that Frick bought J.P. Morgan's collection of Fragonards meant much more to me than if I hadn't taken those courses. Of course, you can't take any pictures inside. Also, it got hot on Sunday. Over 90.

Today we went to see Hair

We figured out how to get cheap Broadway tickets. We participated in a lottery 2 hrs. before the show started and got box seats (those seats on each side that practically are on stage) for $25 a ticket. Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young from American Idol were in it. It is closing next weekend so we said what the hell. We both thought it was very dated. What was shocking in 1967 is ho hum today--as we all know. But the seats were good, lunch at the Carnegie Deli did not disappoint, and everyone is happy and friendly. What's not to like? As long as the money holds out.

Chinatown..................

On Friday we went to Chinatown for lunch. It is very crowded and dirty. We ate at the restaurant most highly rated by Zagat's. I thought it was just mediocre but we could have ordered the wrong stuff. So, I will go back and order something else and hopefully Zagat's will not fail. The food prices for fish and produce were half the price of the rest of Manhattan. But, I don't know, who knows where the stuff came from.

Bloomsday.....................

This is only for the English majors. Today is Bloomsday, June 16, it is the day Ulysses was set in Dublin in (I believe) 1916. In NYC Bloomsday has been celebrated for 29 years. In Dublin, it's been celebrated for more years. In any event, there was a gathering this evening at the SymphonySpace Theater on Broadway to celebrate Ulysses in which they juxtaposed readings from Homer's Odyssey with Joyce's Ulysses. It began at 7 p.m. and was scheduled to last until 1 a.m. because Fionnula Flanagan was to read the entire monologue of Molly Bloom (which was estimated to last 2 hours). Steven Colbert, Tony Roberts, a couple of McCourt brothers, Ira Glass, and the Irish representative to the City were among the readers. Ed and I lasted until 10. Steven Colbert is the second guy from the left. The only guy with a suit on. He was very good; as were they all.

The Highline.......................

Just a year ago this new elevated park was opened. The creators of the park utilized an elevated railway line that had been abandoned and turned it into a park! At the moment it extends about 15 short city blocks but there are plans for it to continue. It is situated above 9th Avenue extending north and south of 14th Street.

A Walk Around Greenwich Village................

Here are just a few shots of Greenwich Village. We came upon a schoolyard where a puppet show was in progress. NYC provides the puppet shows. It is amazing how much money this cty spends on extras. The Theater is The Cherry Lane where Beckett's Waiting for Godot had its first performance in the U.S. The very narrow townhouse (8 feet wide) was where Emily Dickensen lived when she won the Pulitzer Prize.

South Street Seaport

On Tuesday (June 15) we made our way down to the South Street Seaport, a huge tourist attraction; and, of course, half the population of this City are tourists. On top of that, there was going to be a free concert that evening featuring Drake and Hanson. They expected 10,000 people but 20,000 showed up. These people began streaming in while we were just trying to look at the ships, etc. We left; before the riot ensued. They cancelled the concert.