21 years on... We've come home at lasssssssshhhhhhhst

Today's the day.  Matt and John finally get a day in New York together.  And more importantly, they get to see their show Sunset Blvd on Broadway.  21 and half years after meeting for the first time.  If you don't know the story of Matt and John, you'll have to wait for the memoirs.

I started out the day by taking the subway to Brooklyn to meet John   Which I did and I met him.  We had breakfast at a bagel place and I got a quick mini tour of his neighborhood which included this place...

I had heard of the Doughnut Plant on some Food Channel thing, but whatever.  I walked in and they had round and SQUARE doughnuts.  Really?  Square - not to mention savory doughnuts?  Seriously? People who try and improve upon tradition really bug me.  But I digress...

We checked out John's new apartment and then headed back into Manhattan.  I had wanted to see Little Italy and the Village, so that was the plan.  We walked around Little Italy and then took the subway to Greenwich Village.  We had lunch at the Waverley Diner and walked down Christopher Street to the Hudson River.  We sat down and eat our Black and White cookies and then headed back to the Subway and back to Times Square.  We walked a little and I went and put my things in my hotel room and we headed to Sardi's for dinner with Peter and Krijn before Sunset Blvd.

Dinner at Sardi's was fun.  It's something cool to do and probably will not have to do again.  We were then off to the Palace Theatre to see the revival of Sunset Blvd. with Glenn Close.  I saw Glenn last year in London in this same production.  I have to say, I love this show.  It's my favorite show, I have such a connection with it, and I'm very protective of Glenn's Norma Desmond.  I saw her in 1993 in Los Angeles.  She's a different singer now, and the direction of this revival is different from the original.  Her singing is much better 23 years on, while not perfect, still so much better than the first time around.  Still, it's a fabulous production that includes a 41 piece orchestra on stage.  Sunset may be Andrew Lloyd Webber's best score.  It certainly is my favorite.  

After the show, we tried to get into Junior's for dessert and to talk about the show, but ended up sitting outside because the wait was 45 minutes.  We debated, we asked each other questions, and agreed and we disagreed. and we agreed to disagree.  Not everyone can like the same things, as much as you'd like them to,

We said our goodbyes and I went off to my hotel with my slice if Junior's cheesecake and to pack up my things.  6:30am comes very early.