Jersey Boys

We went shopping - I should say looking - on 5th Avenue on Friday. I love the unique window displays and all the shoes!! We rented bikes and rode all through Central Park yesterday. A great way to enjoy the park and see the neighborhoods around it. Ate "authentic" New York pizza for lunch in a little Italian cafe. But, last night was the highlight - "Jersey Boys" on Broadway - the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It was wonderful! Roger even enjoyed it! I've been playing the CD all day today - singing all their great old songs. We were surprised at how small the August Wilson theatre is - the Majestic in San Antonio is a lot bigger. The taxi ride in Times Square, around 11pm, was also pretty exciting - the city is just coming to life about that time! Had a great time in NYC but sure wouldn't want to live there!
We are now near Philadelphia, PA - ready for another history lesson.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly:
The Good - "Crumb Bakery," in the theatre district, voted as having "the best cupcakes in NYC." I had a big "Hostess" cupcake - chocolate cake, vanilla filling, and chocolate frosting with a white squiggle on it. Enough calories for a week but ohhh soooo goooood!
The Bad - The oppressive humidity that makes you feel like a wet dishrag!
The Ugly - The taxi ride to and from the theatre! I called and reserved a cab for Saturday night after we had spent too many exhausting hours sweating in the subway. The guy I talked with knew exactly where the RV park was and said they had picked up and delivered from there many times - the price was the same as others so we set a time. The guy gets there early and calls us - we are impressed - until we get in the cab. There is about 4 inches between the front & back seat and the bottom of the back seat appears to have "fallen out." This leaves about a 6 inch gap between the back of the seat and the "bench" - right at the small of our backs. All the windows are down - should have been our first clue! - so, I asked him to please turn the air conditioning on and he said "Sorry, no AC." I said "You're kidding, right?" "No, m'am." By then we had struggled into the backseat and it was too late to call another taxi and get to the theatre on time soooo....off we go. I'm thinking I will be a windblown mess by the time we get there but no worry, there is no breeze in bumper to bumper traffic - especially through the Holland tunnel! Add to it the heat from the differential & exhaust coming through the "vent" in the seat back! As we are riding along we realize he has no dashboard lights, no radio to the dispatcher, no meter and did not know where the theatre was located. He had a business card and a cell phone and gave us his number to call and let him know what time to pick us up - said "don't worry, I'll put some more minutes in my phone when I get back to Jersey!" His driving technique consisted of stomping on the gas and then stomping on the brakes. When we finally got there it took me 10 minutes to get out - between the narrow area, the extremely low seat and the fact that my thighs were stuck to the vinyl - it was a graceful exit to say the least! We were skeptical about riding back with him but were afraid we might not be able to find a taxi to take us to Jersey after the play so, we made arrangements for him to pick us up at 10:45pm. I don't know if I was glad to see him or not but he showed up on time. The trip home was a little faster but scary because he took us through the Lincoln Tunnel and all these back neighborhoods as a shortcut. We didn't recognize anything. We were so glad to finally see the RV park - couldn't get out fast enough. What were we thinking??!!