One Song Glory

Fun day in the city ... especially as it involved the musical 'Rent'. Caught the afternoon show with Daina & Hana, and it was excellent. Although I was originally horrified by the small picture of the actor playing Roger in the program, the boy could sing, which really is the most important part. And he looked much better onstage, as well. One of the better productions of the show I've seen. It was my 4th time seeing it onstage, about the same for Daina, and the very first time for Hana. I take full credit for getting her hooked on the show in the fall, and was happy to be there for her first time seeing it onstage too. Even though it was a repeat viewing for both Daina and I, it was the first time that we were seeing it together (and we've been Rentheads together since the show opened 10 years ago) .

After the show, we walked up to the Pickle Barrel for dinner, and were joined by Nat. I hadn't been there for awhile, they've completed renovated/redecorated - it looks very funky and cool! We got there around 5, before it got too busy, so there wasn't much waiting involved. And the food! Sooooooo good (although, take it from Daina - you don't really want the Asian nachos, they weren't as good as they sounded. But our very friendly waiter replaced them for her with no problems). Myself, I had a delicious salad - and what is so special about a salad, you might ask? Well, it was a ceasar salad, to begin with, and then on top of it were stirfried mushrooms, onions, green and red peppers, and STEAK. Medium rare, still a little pink in the middle ... MMMMMMmmmmmmMMMM. And cherry tomatoes around the edge of the plate, and green onions shredded and curled on top. Oh yes, and these little mini crispy french fry things on top too. Best salad ever. Followed by dessert ... Daina & I shared a Skor sundae, which was mammoth. Vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, caramel sauce, and smashed up pieces of Skor bars. Even between the two of us, we couldn't entirely finish it, but oh, so good.

Time spent with great friends, seeing a fabulous show, and having dinner in a funky restaurant with an amazing menu... what more could you want?

Although a sad note, once I got home .... when I saw Rent in NYC last year, I treated myself to a souvenier pin. Which has sat on my bulletin board all year, not doing much. So I figured that today would be an ideal opportunity to wear it, so I did. I kept checking all day to see that it was still there, but when I got home and upstairs, I noticed that it was missing. :( Could be anywhere, I'm not holding my breath... oh well. So it goes.

Pictures to follow, once Hana sends them along ....in the meantime, scroll down to the April 24th entry, I've added more Rent pictures there. :)