Nectarines
Her: Nectarines.
Me: Nectarines?! Nectarines are the oatmeal raisin cookie of the fruit world; no one picks up a nectarine hoping it’s a nectarine. Everyone hopes it’s peach and accept it’s a nectarine – just like people think it’s a chocolate chip cookie and accept it’s actually an oatmeal raisin cookie.
Her: (shaking head) Nope! Not me, I prefer nectarines.
Me: And just how long have you been a communist?
Her: A long time, apparently.
Right after we got back from LA, RE Mike invited us to one of the opening nights of the new musical, The Heart of Rock and Roll, which was with songs by Huey Lewis and the News.
I grew up listening to Huey, so I was looking forward to it; the last musical he got us into was pretty fun, so I expected the same.
This time, we got four tix so the Firecracker’s sister and BIL could come.
Of course, because it was RE Mike, the tix were great seats and comped.
While we were waiting for them on the line, we saw this reality show being filmed with a classic checkered cab.
You can see in the pic below the little camera attached to the rear trunk – the larger fella to the left to the cab kept people moving as the young lady did her bit and “hailed” the cab.
Me: There’s always something going on in the big city.
Her: Seriously.
When we finally got in, the Firecracker’s sister and BIL immediately bought everyone drinks, which we definitely appreciated, and then we saw the show.
Honestly, I’m a sucker for a optimistic and upbeat show. Life is sad enough as it to go out to be entertained with a lotta sadness and downbeats.
Me: This is so much better than the last musical we saw.
Her: Which one was that?
Firecracker: Merrily we roll along – neither of us really enjoyed it.
This was just a lot more mindless and fun. Which was what we were all in the mood for.
Me: What’d you all think?
Them: We liked it!
I need more mindless fun in my life.
Or even just mindlessness in general.
I’m in my head too much these days.
Location: Back in the Big Apple, wanting a gyro
Mood: busy again
Music: I want a new drug one that does what it should (Spotify)
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