As seen from 5th Avenue, just south of Bergdorf’s and the Apple Store:
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Read MoreAfter Bergdorf’s we went across the street to Apple’s flagship Manhattan store, the one with the entrance that’s just a big glass cubed access to a transparent stairwell that takes you into an underground cavern that is all things Apple. It’s a rather impressive place. I found this photo of me on a MacBook that was open to Photobooth:
Running out of things to do Monday afternoon, we started exploring the upper reaches of 5th Avenue, starting with Bergrdorf Goodman. Where we saw these $1,500 dollars shoes. At least the ones on the right look like you could walk in them, though probably not very far…
It was really weird to hang out even for a minute in a place where you could overhear patrons talking about “the season” like it really means something.
I guess, for them, it does…
They made a big deal before the opening curtain about no photography, and I complied… right until the very end.
I can only hope that this one stolen photo conveys what a great show this is, in so many ways. I’d seen the movie years ago (would you believe on my iPhone, when that was a novel thing to do?), and so had forgotten the story altogether.
The music… the performances… the story… all outstanding.
And, best of all, unlike “The Book of Mormon,” you can actually get tickets for Kinky Boots…
Whips me up a cup of Sumatra in the Clover at the Times Square Starbcks:
This caught my eye at the Starbucks on Times Square.
Do the math… that’s some bargain, huh?
Hospitable, aren’t they?
The chandelier above the balcony at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on 45th Street in New York, we have come to see the absolutely outstanding stage production of “Kinky Boots.”