NYC Day 2 – October 24th: Evening Post

Rain, rain, rain.

It wasn’t too bad this afternoon. There were moments where it would sprinkle, then stop, then a few minutes later, downpour. Then, a few minutes after that, nothing. Figured the Yankees/Angels game would be good to go.

One thing that has not changed about New York is the craptastic weekend train schedule. We walked to the A-C line to find that it was running express. Unsure if the shuttle was free or not (our Metro cards were only good for the subway since the greedy MTA made some evil changes to the pricing structure), we walked over to the 1. Feels weird to not say 1-9 =( RIP 9 train. Anyway. Took that down to 42nd St which took FOREVER.

We had lunch with J at Joshua Tree in midtown. I missed that Asian chicken salad SO much. YUM! After talking for a bit, we parted ways, and got in line at TKTS.

We got three tickets to “Superior Donuts” which K was seeing with us. From there, Rie and I headed to Starbucks to get some caffeine and make a plan of attack for Sunday. We left there to head to the box offices of a few different theatres to inquire about rush policies and other ticket-related questions. LOVE the Shubert organization’s LCD screens with the ticket prices in the lobbies – very handy.

After that, we met K at Ollie’s for dinner.

Around this time, it started pouring non-stop. Torrential downpour style. Eek! By the time we reached the Music Box Theatre, we were DRENCHED.

The play was amazing. So much so, I forgot I was sitting there feeling so wet. Michael McKean and Jon Michael Hill were fantastic. I better see some Tony noms there.

After the show, we headed back uptown, excited by the prospect of dry clothes and sleep.

Got one. About to get the other.

Posted: October 24th, 2009 under Fall 2009 NYC Trip, NYC, Theatre.