On Friday evening my friend Emmers and I attended the show The Fantasticks at the Snapple Theatre Center. I have only heard three songs from the show and know very little about it. It was like nothing I've ever seen before! My friend Blondie, who played Luisa "The Girl", was wonderful! She has such a beautiful voice and excellent charming stage presence! Was such a treat to watch her! (And she's the understudy - so doubly impressive!) 
The show itself was written in an older style - but was still very enjoyable! Bare bones set was used quite nicely - lots of levels used! The other actors were all well cast & did a great job with some material that they would for sure have to put a personal touch to in order to be effective! (And they did just that!) The two older men who played the actors were SO funny! Very Carol Burnett Show- esq!! Lots of shtick, but very charming!
I think my favorite songs from the evening were "Much More", "I Can See It" and "Try to Remember"..... I'm trying to remember more about the show right now & due to my case of Claritin D I am not recalling as well as I should!
Onto Saturday: I woke up with a fierce sore throat and stuffy nose! Uugh - being sick is the pitts. But I worked for Metro Mom for a few hours in the afternoon running errands in Tribeca! I LOVE that neighborhood! It's very NY!
I went to Mail Boxes, Etc., the Dry Cleaners and finally had to do a return to Saks Fifth Avenue! I'd never been in it before, so I didn't know what to expect - it was BEAUTIFUL! They have their own zip code for the shoe department! (Isn't that great?!) I went to the VERY expensive
swim wear department and I was sure they were going to escort me out due to not wearing fancy frou-frou clothing! But they were very nice & helpful!
On my way out I stopped at the Chocolate Cafe on the 8th Floor! Brilliant! They have all these chocolate treats that pass by you on a conveyor belt! Love that! I tried the Vanilla Creme Truffle and the Strawberry Chocolate Truffle - both were positively orgasmic!
(Now I like the fellas, but they aren't nearly as reliable as chocolate for that euphoric sensation! )
After which I went to hostess at the Pan Asian Palace for seven hours & then it was off to bed with me!
Sunday brought with it an audition for "Damn Yankees" (I sang Mambo Italiano), seeing the movie "Juno" with Bri-Bri and his roommate! He is such a nice guy! (Probably because he's from Minnesota, too!) By the way - the whole movie took place in & around the Twin Cities! I was SO homesick after the movie! (What I wouldn't give for a dipping plate at Filigo's right now!)
Then I went home, ate yummy Thai Curry, and did my laundry! This was quite the chore, as I'd rather sit & veg. out -- but it HAD to be done! ( I was running low on undies & socks!) Then I turned on my steamer, crawled into bed & read the last part of "Memories of my Melancholy Whores". (Excellent book!)
If anyone has any remedies for my nose/ throat/ cold from hell issues please let me know!
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