Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Rock of Ages
Recently my beautiful wife and I went to see “Rock Of Ages”, a Broadway musical featuring rock from the 80s and 90s like Foreigner, Extreme, etc.
We had really good seats. They were “Just Like Paradise”. My knees bumped the stage.
We were excited to see a great show starring Constantine from American Idol (Judge me if you will). We were disappointed initially when we found out that not only was Constantine out but so was his counterpart, so both roles were being played by understudies. I said “disappointed initially” because it wasn’t long before it was painfully obvious that the understudies could take us “High Enough” American Idol or not.
The band—Arsenal was TIGHT! Tighter than zebra spandex on the lead singer of Krokus!
The show was stunning all the way down to the leg warmers and straight jacket. I wish we could see it again!
We had “Nuthin’ But a Good Time”.
Brian "I Wanna Rock!” Matthews
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Friday, June 19, 2009
What I learned by going to New York City
I recently had a trip to New York City. Now most recollections of trips like this drone on and on about the specifics. I gave up “droning” for New Years.
First, you need to know a few things: I travelled with my beautiful wife, Jen, we stayed in a great hotel right off Time Square, and I have a unibrow.
So here’s what I learned while in New York City:
1. Anything can happen in Time Square. We sat in lawn chairs in the middle of the street watching people, we saw a large group of people spontaneously start blowing bubbles (flashmob), and we saw a large group of nude male bicyclists (some were wearing a single sock—I will let you paint that picture).
2. Bring lots of money. We ended up buying chicken nuggets, a small hamburger, fries and 2 sodas for $40.
3. Only crazy people drive in Manhattan. We saw lots of vehicles, but it was evident that every single one of those drivers was psychologically deranged.
4. There will never be cologne modeled after the New York City Subway.
5. When you run into Andrew McCarthy, don’t mention “Mannequin” the movie.
6. Don’t be afraid to elbow a few grandmothers to get in the shot outside the Today show. It’s totally worth it.
Brian "There’s no place like Home!” Matthews
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