A Day of Celebrities... and my Geekiness

Right after I updated/wrote my last blog, I left the aparment to get tickets for "The Faith Healer." Who do I see walking down the street, half a block from the apartment?

Craig Biggio. I don't even see him around Houston, and I see him in NY! He was with his kids, so I didn't want to be a pest. I was wearing my Astros jersey, which he saw and smiled at. I smiled at him and said, "Good luck at the game today!" He smiled and said, "Thank you."

Wow. The game. Wow. It was bad. We lost, I think 4-3 (I say "think" because we left in the 9th inning to avoid the mad rush to the subway). And yes, I have pictures of Shea Stadium.

After the game, Christine and I did go see "Faith Healer." Hmm. I was a bit bored by the script (the guy next to me fell asleep and many people left at intermission), but the actors were mesmerizing to watch. Ralph Feinnes, Cherry Jones and Ian McDermid were so GOOD.

After the play, Christine and I lined up for autographs and pictures. I did indeed get the autographs of all three, as well as plenty of pictures of Ralph Fiennes and Ian McDermid. The bouncer/guard asked us to not ask for personal pictures because they crowd was so huge. Darn. But I did get pictures of them, just not with them.

Ralph Fiennes is as handsome in person as he is on stage and screen, but he is one of the thinnest men I've seen. My celebrity crush as diminished a bit due to the fact that I am not attracted to extremely thin men. But he is still a good-looking man. Ian McDermid also is a very tiny man. I'll post pictures when I get home.

Today was a day of further walking and exploration. I walked to the City Hall area and trekked across (and back) the Brooklyn Bridge and meandered around the financial district and the WTC site. Then I met Christine for lunch in Union Square and I trekked back to her apartment from there.

All told, I think I've walked about 10 miles today. My legs started getting sore, so I'm in for the day. I figure I'll relax, pack, read.

I leave tomorrow afternoon. I think in the morning I'm going to wander around Central Park. I've done pretty much everything I wanted to do on this trip. My next trip to NY will be shorter, however, because 9 days is quite a while. I think maybe 5 days will suffice. I won't get theatre-ed out (like I did this trip) and I might manage my time better.

Ok, let's look at the missions I was sent on during this trip.

1) To find the illusive blue coffee cup. I didn't. I searched, but I'm thinking it's a Hollywood prop.

2) To go to the Pickle Guy for a quart of half-sours. Did that.

3) Eat a Nathan's hot dog. Yep.

4) Go to Papaya King - tomorrow.

(notice how my missions increased from when I started)

5) Go to Carnegie Deli. Yep.

I also did most of what I wanted to. I didn't see one play that I wanted to, but I chose not to because the lead was on vacation this week and I wanted to see him perform. I also didn't see "Avenue Q", but I did get to see 3 musicals I didn't plan on, which helped me get a bit over-theatred. I'll see it next time.

Tonight, dinner at a local diner with Christine and Blake, and hopefully a night of television and leg rest.

Cheers!