The Bay…of Kips
Me: Dude – I got invited to a sneak peak for Thunderbolts for next Tuesday at 7PM. The Firecracker can’t make it; interested? Kips Bay at 7PM.
Him: Oh yeah can totally make it. Thanks for the invite!
If you read this blog with any regularity, you know I’m not really a movie theatre person.
But being part of Scenic Fights means that I get invited to showings all the time now.
Last week, I got to catch a sneak preview of the new Marvel flick, Thunderbolts* and, I gotta say, it was so entertaining.
Honestly, after Endgame, I’ve not really been all that interested in the Marvel offerings.
But this was free, and I like the Red Guardian and the Winter Soldier, so I went.
The Firecracker couldn’t make it, so I invited the Frenchman, who was happy to come.
It was playing at the movie theatre at a place called “Kips Bay,” on the East Side of Manhattan.
I have so many fond memories of that neighborhood because I used to visit my brother alla time when he was in med school and I was in college.
One of my favourite cuisines is Indian food and I still remember so clearly, my brother bringing me to a restaurant in Kips Bay where I had it for the first time.
Cannot believe that was – holy shitballs – 34 years ago.
Goddamn…
I digress.
The Frenchman was already queuing when I arrived.
I went ahead of him and managed to bypass the line – which you can see in the pic above was substantial – and float us in.
I went to wait in line to get some snacki-snacks but it turns out that I didn’t have to, as there was unlimited popcorn and unlimited drinks for us.
The movie itself was excellent, I gotta say.
Probably one of the more entertaining movies I’ve seen courtesy of Scenic Fights.
It was over two hours long, but the movie just sped by because it was so well-written.
I particularly liked that it touched upon mental health, which is a topic very near and dear to me – and it did it with class and heart, something very surprising for a comic book action flick.
If you get a chance, I would definitely see it.
Afterward, I dashed back home to spend a little time with the kid…
Him: (sleepily) You’re home. Did you like it?
Me: (quietly) It was good. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow, ok, kiddo?
Him: (nodding) Ok, papa…night…
…and the Firecracker.
Her: How was it?
Me: Really good, actually. But I wanted to spend a little time with you.
Her: (smiles) Great.
Me: Made it home in less than 20 minutes!
Her: Even better!
Location: the gym, getting demolished
Mood: so tired
Music: don’t know where my path will lead, but I’ll follow my feet (Spotify)
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