Let it fly in the breeze and get caught in the trees...

Yesterday Marissa, Josh and I traipsed into Manhattan early in the morning (and by early, I mean 9 am...c'mon it was Sunday people) to try and get free tickets for the concert of Hair, a 40th anniversary celebration of the musical at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.
We didn't get tickets of course because we aren't obsessive freaks who like to camp out all night just for the sheer pleasure of attending a CONCERT of a play that we've already seen. We got there around 10 am and the first person in line had been there since 1 in the morning! I had a feeling that would happen, but I thought that maybe if we got there somewhat early, we might have a chance. But no, even those that got there at 5 am were waaaaay back in the line and we were informed that our chances were "not good."

So we decided to come back later, have a picnic on the lawn in the back of the theater and hopefully be able to hear the music. If not, we were okay with just enjoying the weather and a picnic. The picnic was a bust due to some bad Brie and cheap wine (although, come to think of it, maybe the wine contributed to the fun). The weather was amazing all day...not a drop of humidity or a cloud in the sky, mid-70s...but by sunset the temperature dropped considerably and we were freezing our bums off on the damp grass. Then the music started and it was, in a word, disappointing. I don't know that if we had gotten tickets it would have made a difference...perhaps it would have because we would have heard the band better and seen the costumes and set. They had these speakers playing outside near the box office, but it seemed to only project the actor's voices. But again, it wasn't the play, only a concert of the music, so I think that's what made it less than stellar for me.

Anyway, the evening was a disappointment, but the day more than made up for it. We took Josh out for a birthday brunch at this amazing Latin American restaurant and ate some awesome food. We wandered around a Farmer's Market for a bit. We took ourselves down to the Paley Center for Media, formally the Museum of TV and Radio. It has a library with thousands of archives of almost any show you can think of, plus scheduled screenings of certain shows on the big screen. We watched the 30th Anniversary show of the Muppets, which was so much fun and really brought on some flashbacks. Then we went to the Godiva store to buy chocolates for Josh, did a little shopping, bought some lovely pashminas, and went back to the park area to get provisions for our picnic. A lovely day, somewhat blah evening, but that's okay. I heart NY!