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Wow! What a week! I left you last in Connecticut where
the
leaves
were just starting to change colors. It seems a little
late this year and not as colorful but it's still beautiful.
When the cool air comes in, and you can smell
the fallen leaves and the chimney fires, it brings me back to when
I used to trick or treat as a kid. It's a special
time of year-I just wish my allergies didn't act up.
If you do not live in an area where you can experience this,
then get on a plane- it's worth the trip!
Tuesday morning, I met Amber, my Californian
cousin Art and his girlfriend Kim
in NYC. Art has been to NY only a couple of times
and Kim has never been there, so it's always a treat to show first
timers around the big apple. I immediately took
them for a long walk through
Central Park
so the Jet Lag wouldn't set in from their Red Eye flight.
We walked through the park to midtown where we had a late
breakfast at
Norma's
in the Le Parker Meridian hotel. I heard they served
an incredible breakfast and I had to find out. Well,
they do. I also was told that they give everyone a smoothie
when they sit down, and they do that too. What I didn't know
is that Norma's is reeeeally expensive, and that the free smoothie
they serve is in a shot glass. I think $18 for pancakes is a little
crazy and $22 for eggs is asinine, don't you? Are you kidding me?
My name is Johnny, but my last name is not Rockerfeller!
I made a rookie mistake when I ordered a round of OJ's without looking at the prices. The waiter, a very nice transsexual, the OJpoured's and then I looked at the menu and saw the price. I guess my eyes popped out of my head becasue Amber Airplane said, "Is everything ok?" I said "Oh sure". But really my brain was working overtime and I was thinking $7 a glass times four equals $28.... and we haven't even ordered food yet. OUCH! I figured this probably will be a once in a lifetime experience (unless I am on someone else's dime), so I should splurge! I did just that when I ordered the most divine dish on the menu: Belgium waffles , served with caramelizedbananas and drizzled with chocolate. Amber phrased it best when she said it was more like dessert than breakfast. But baby it was goooood, and well worth the $18. When "Pat", our nice waiter poured me another glass of OJ without asking me, I almost choked on a banana. Then when he/she came around again for round three, I said politely, (while covering the top of my glass) "BTW: Did that just cost me another $7? "Pat" replied "No, they're free refills". I was like thank God, and by the end of the meal I had three more! So, the $7 for fresh squeezed OJ quickly became a bargain.
After breakfast, Amber took over as tour guide for approximately
1 minute. Where do you think she took them? Yes,
that's right,
Madison Avenue
for some of the World's best shopping, and I might add the
most expensive. After we went into Barney's, I retook control of
the tour in fear of wasting the whole day spending money. So, instead
of going to stores like Bergorf-Goodman's, Tourneau, and Tiffany's......
we went out for a little culture where you name your own price.
We met my sister and her kids at one of my favorite museums
in NYC; The
Museum of Natural History
, located at Central Park
West at 79th Street
. The suggested adult price is $12, but if you don't
have the money you can go for free. It was great to see all the
dinosaurs and the stuffed animals through the
eyes of children
, but after an hour we got tired (their jet lag kicked in).
We went back to the Apartment for a
quick cat nap and then we were off to the VH1 Fashion Awards
at Radio City Music Hall. I don't know how it look on
TV but it was fun to attend. We were fortunate
to be sitting in great seats in the Orchestra section, that way
we didn't have to squint when the models strolled by :-). We
watched half the show from our seats and then we took full advantage
of our green room passes. Downstairs they served finger food
and had an open bar. It was a blast. We unexpectedly
ran into about seven of our friends from LA and NY. I would have
taken a lot of pictures, but the security guard found my camera
when I went through security. Too bad too because I could have
taken some good ones. After the show I was able to snap a
few pictures but nothing too interesting. Here's one of my
buddies that we ran into;
Eric Epstein
. My brother was also at the show which meant we were
able to hitch a
ride home in style
! You gotta love having a brother who has a limo.
Wednesday night was another doozy. As many
of you know my cousin AJ is engaged to Jamie Lynn Sigler,
who plays Meadow on the Soprano's. Well, the
story behind Jamie is that she has been on broadway since
she was a little kid. And the reason she auditioned for
the Soprano's was because she thought it was a singing part.
Get it... Soprano's? It turned out she landed the most important
role of her career. Therefore, it shouldn't be a surprise when
Jamie is not filming for HBO she takes to the stage. Jamie is
presently playing Belle in
Beauty and the Beast on Broadway
, which means we wanted to go and support her.
Although Jamie started two week's ago, they considered this her opening night to the media (I guess they wanted to work out all the kinks). She reserved 50 of the best seats in the house for all of her close friends and family. We still had to pay full price ($95 a ticket) but to be able to get 5 rows back in the orchestra section is amazing! Walking in I saw all the tv camera's lined up, so I figured the cast of the Soprano's would be in the house. I was right. We walked inside and my cousin AJ introduced us to Pauly Walnuts (Tony Sirico). After meeting Tony, it doesn't seem like he has to act too much on TV. He is a character! Tony was more than willing to take a picture with the girls, and in fact he made them give him a kiss on the cheek before he would let me snap the shot. Then AJ laughs and says to me, "You know he won't take a picture with you Johnny, only girls". I said "Come on?" And then I asked Tony myself "Tony can we take a picture with you?". Tony heard AJ so he says "Hell NO!" Then he says ok , but HURRY UP, and DON'T touch me! (I later realized he was doing it in a jokingly manner, but hey he scared me so bad I almost had to go home and change my underwear).
It was not only a Soprano reunion that night, but a DiScala one as well. About 25 of my relatives were there and having the DiScala's and the Soprano's in the same room, was interesting to say the least! The play turned out to be great and Jamie was stellar. The audience gave her a standing ovation. If you have kids, the show is a must, and even if you don't it still should be high on your "plays to see list".
After the show, we walked two blocks to
Planet Hollywood
for a private party that
welcomed Jamie
to the show. The party was a lot bigger than I expected
and they had more than enough food, drinks, and desserts!
They also had a VIP section. It's weird because
almost every "Hollywood" party I go to there's a VIP
section. Why would you have a VIP section, if you are having
a VIP party? I never understood that, but hey they do. I
guess it's for the Stars and the reeeal important people. Kind
of a joke don't you think? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining
since I was able to cross the red velvet rope and hang with my
family and the celebs. I did get to meet some of the other Soprano's
in there. Including
Aida Turturro
who plays Tony's sister and
Federico Castelluccio
. They were both very cool and friendly. We also met
Joey Fatone from N'SYNC
(After he was introduced to us I had to help Amber and Kim
put their tongues back in their mouths). Later we
met the
guy who played Luminear
(The candlestick dude) in the play. He was awesome in
the show and in real life. When the party ended
at 2am, we painfully declined our second after party invite
in two nights. (They really know how to party in New York,
there's no doubt about that). I'm just happy to be along for
part of the ride.
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