Savion Glover at BB King House of Blues

When Dick and I were in NYC a couple of months ago, Broadway was virtually shut down because of the stagehands strike. Usually, when we go to NY, we like to see at least a couple of Broadway shows, so we were disappointed by the shut down, but, it meant that we attended other shows that we might not have seen otherwise.

One of those shows was seeing Savion Glover at BB King House of Blues on 42nd Street. What a treat!! It's a perfect venue to see SG as it was small and the view was good no matter where you sat.

This photo above is the bar.

SG is such a phenomenal tap dancer. What energy!! What talent!! He just commanded the stage. Everyone's eyes were glued to him and his feet. It was such a pleasure to see such a top performer. Both Dick and I couldn't get over how fast he can move his feet - just amazing! As you might be able to see, he wore a shirt with Gregory Hine's pic on it.

SG had 2 other tap dancers that would sometimes share the stage with him.

And this is the marquis for BB King's.

We Went to a Celtics Game This Week

Dick and I went to the Celtics game on Monday night. It was against Washington Wizards. I haven’t been to a game for a few years…there really wasn’t a reason to watch the Celtics in recent history since they really weren’t relevant…losing lots of games. And frankly, it’s kind of boring to see a team not play well – at least that’s how I felt the time I saw them 3 or 4 years ago.

But, even though they lost Monday night – it was a good game. They were actually winning pretty much the entire time except for the last minute when Washington led – and then the score went back and forth…but, the Celtics couldn’t hold on to the lead and lost. Well, they’re doing really great this year and are bound to lose a game here and there.

The place was packed – very different from years past when tickets were easy to come by. Now, most games are sold out since they have the best standings in the NBA. It would be great if they could win a championship…I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

BTW, Curt Schilling (Red Sox pitcher) was there with his wife. When they put him up on the jumbotron, everyone went wild – clapping and giving him a standing ovation.

I wish I could post pictures, but my camera crapped out on me. I have to get a new one soon – I feel funny going into a restaurant without a working camera. Which reminds me…we ate at The Ruby Room at the Onyx Hotel on Portland St (in front of TD Banknorth Garden). It was nice – not an extensive menu – mostly bar food – but it was good. Dick had the chicken and I had the burger. It’s small – about 45 seats – so it was packed as it got closer to game time.

I'm Definitely from Massachusetts

Dude! You're 95% from Massachusetts!

Dude! Me and Sully and Fitzie and Sean are gonna hit Landsdowne tonight after the game, hang out at the Beerworks. I'll pick you up at the Coop at 6.

How Massachusetts are you?
Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

I just took this quiz for fun. It tells you how "Massachusetts" you are. I was born in MA and grew up there. I was 23 when I moved to NH and have been in NH ever since (18 years), but according to this test, I'm a true "Bay Stater".

The test only takes a couple of minutes - so take it and let me know how you did. Maybe you're from MA and "wicked smaaaaahhht", too! :-) As you can see, I have "room for improvement" - just 5 more percentage points for a perfect score!

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

Dick and I were in NYC for a few days in November - the week of Thanksgiving. And yes, we were there for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. All the balloons are inflated the day before on 77th and 81st Streets (either side of the Natural History Museum). So we decided to see this and it was so much fun. It's quite a project - the balloons are huge and the inflation takes a long time and a lot of people.

For most of the balloons, they have a netting over them while blowing them up to make sure they don't fly away. They are also anchored with sandbags.

There were a lot of people viewing the inflation and LOTS of news/TV cameras and trucks. It was a lot of fun and quite surreal to see these massive balloons surrounded by skyscrapers in the middle of Manhattan. Enjoy the photos. They were all taken the day before the parade. I'll try to post some photos of the actual parade within the next several days.