Me and the Blue Skies

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

In Life In General on February 6, 2010 at 10:50 am

All Right, Already. Enough With the Snow! Gheez!

The view from my front door

It’s 9:30 am here in NJ and it’s been snowing since around 8 pm last night. And boy has it snowed. In fact, it’s still snowing. The forecast is calling that it will continue to snow until somewhere between 5 – 7 pm tonight. That’s practically 24 hours of snow fall. Yikes. I tried to walk poor Dave this morning at 7:oo am but he would not go down the front steps. I took him out the side door and he went about 3 or 4 yards and stopped dead still in his tracks. The snow was up to his head and he practically disappeared in it. He was not happy. Anyway, I practically had to drag the poor dog back into the house.

The view of the street corner from my front door.

Knowing that Dave really did need to do his duty (or dooty if you please), I shoveled like crazy on the side of the house. I made enough of a space for him to come out but he only took a quick pee on the concrete and just stood at the door waiting for me to let him back in the house. I knew he still needed to do a #2 and that meant shoveling from the front door to the street. So with no other recourse, I worked my way to the street in surprisingly fast time. I hooked the dog up and after a few tepid steps, Dave and I were on the street. The wind was blowing the snow all around us and barely a soul was out. But Dave finally did the deed and back home we trudged. Isn’t this the most exciting story you ever heard about a dog taking a dump?

Anyway, here are a few more pictures around my house. I thought you might enjoy them!…

Having Dinner at Supper in Philadelphia

In Restaurant Review on February 1, 2010 at 1:34 pm

Dining at Supper During Philadelphia Restaurant Week

Philadelphia Restaurant week is over but Linda and I got a chance to dine out during this event last week. I’ve been busy with my show, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It closed this weekend so I didn’t get the opportunity to post about our Supper experience until now.

Linda and I love to take advantage of Restaurant Week. It’s a great opportunity to try someplace you haven’t eaten before at a reduced price. We’ve been to Amada, Chifa, and Tinto (to name a few) during previous restaurant weeks. This time I suggested we try Supper and since Supper appeared in Philadelphia Magazine’s Top Philadelphia Restaurants list, Linda decided it was a good idea. And boy, was I glad we went.

Supper is located right above 9th and South Street. There’s really not much around that area, as most of the activity on South Street happens between 2nd and 7th. Besides, South Street is nothing like it used to be and, in my opinion, has gone down hill substantially. The outside of Supper is quite unassuming but the inside is full of warm earth colors and bustling activity.

As we walked in we were warmly greeted by the hostess. Even though we were 20 minutes early, she said she would be able to seat us in just a minute. As she checked our table, the bartender smiled at us and asked us if this was our first time at Supper. We told him it was and he smiled again, telling us we were in for a treat. The hostess returned and lead us upstairs to our table.

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Acting, Community Theater, Cuckoo's Nest, Woodbury Sketch Club Players

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Opens Tonight

In Community Theater on January 22, 2010 at 6:24 pm

A Woodbury Sketch Club Players Production

Nurse Ratched and the Gang. (I'm far left)

I’m in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at the Woodbury Sketch Club. I play Martini. If you saw the movie, the character was portrayed by Danny DeVito. This is the third time I’ve been in this show but the first time playing Martini. I was Scanlon in both the Ritz Theatre Co’s production and the one we did at the Arts Bank Theater in Philadelphia.

Before I get into the rest of the post, let me first get the advertisement out of the way. The show is located at the Sketch Club Players in Woodbury. Click here to see their website and to get directions cause I know you are going to wanna see this show. The Show dates are Friday 1/22 & 1/29, Thursday 1/28, and Saturday 1/23 & 1/30 at 8 pm. Matinee’s are Sunday 1/24 & 1/31 at 2 pm.

Martini in Cuckoo's Nest

Now I know that everyone who has ever been in a play thinks that their current production is the best play they’ve ever done. And I understand that as being part of the show, it’s sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees. Those damn rose color glasses keep getting in the way. So I am going to try to be as impartial as I can be about this production.

I think it’s pretty damn good. Yes, we’ve encountered problems with the set and lights and sound and memorizing lines, but we’ve met those problems head on and they’ve either been addressed or we’ve adjusted around them. The cast is top notch and we’ve really come together as a team, which is something that does not always happen in community theater. Trust me, if you come to this production, you are gonna laugh and you are gonna cry…