Some time to kill...
Jan. 13th, 2006 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisI'm upgrading a server from Solaris 2.6 (!) to Solaris 8 currently so I have a few minutes to spare before it starts screaming for attention again...
Last night was actually rather relaxing, unlike most of my evenings. Kent's birthday was last September but the tickets I gave him were for "BETTY Rules!" last night at the Jewish community center on 17th Street NW.
I drove into DC and met up with Kent after work for dinner at Annie's Steakhouse on 17th St NW. Usually I'd avoid that place as it's usually extremely crowded and I always felt pressured to finish my meal and get out so that someone from the waiting line could have a chance to dine. I also think most of the entrées are overpriced by $3-4 each. As we walked up 17th to a mexican place that is our preferred alternative, we saw that Annie's was half-empty. Since it's Kent's birthday night, we gave it a try.
Service was OK and for once I didn't feel rushed. Still, the total was almost $50 without a bar tab, more than I thought the meal was worth. Still, it's for Kent's birthday...
We passed a number of square dancers convening at First Baptist Church for DC's regular club night, all of them asking why we were walking in the --from their perspective-- wrong direction. What should have been a 10 minute walk turned into 30 minutes, but it was pleasant enough and we were seriously early anyway.
When we entered the theater space 20 minutes before showtime, we were persons #3 and #4 in a room which easily seats 150. I knew the space was nearly sold out: where was everybody? Sure enough, the room filled by half five minutes before the show time and the rest arrived five minutes after the designated show time. I do not understand: why is it so hard to show up for scheduled events on time? Some days I wonder if most of the planet actually never learned how to tell time.
The show itself was lots of fun... great singing, good music, a very polished performance and great use of lighting and improvising sans props. My only complaint was the audio mixing. The electric guitars & drums were unnecessarily loud and frequently drowned out the voices. In two numbers, I could feel my rib cage vibrating and I could see the singers' lips move but I could make out no voices or singing. Still, those instances were brief and what I could hear was delightful, energetic and fun.
The show wrapped up shortly after 9 PM (no intermission) so we stopped by FBC to check on the square dancing. I jumped in on the last two tips, then helped Dayle pack up the equipment. We were home by 10:30 PM and I was asleep very soon after that.
Last night was actually rather relaxing, unlike most of my evenings. Kent's birthday was last September but the tickets I gave him were for "BETTY Rules!" last night at the Jewish community center on 17th Street NW.
I drove into DC and met up with Kent after work for dinner at Annie's Steakhouse on 17th St NW. Usually I'd avoid that place as it's usually extremely crowded and I always felt pressured to finish my meal and get out so that someone from the waiting line could have a chance to dine. I also think most of the entrées are overpriced by $3-4 each. As we walked up 17th to a mexican place that is our preferred alternative, we saw that Annie's was half-empty. Since it's Kent's birthday night, we gave it a try.
Service was OK and for once I didn't feel rushed. Still, the total was almost $50 without a bar tab, more than I thought the meal was worth. Still, it's for Kent's birthday...
We passed a number of square dancers convening at First Baptist Church for DC's regular club night, all of them asking why we were walking in the --from their perspective-- wrong direction. What should have been a 10 minute walk turned into 30 minutes, but it was pleasant enough and we were seriously early anyway.
When we entered the theater space 20 minutes before showtime, we were persons #3 and #4 in a room which easily seats 150. I knew the space was nearly sold out: where was everybody? Sure enough, the room filled by half five minutes before the show time and the rest arrived five minutes after the designated show time. I do not understand: why is it so hard to show up for scheduled events on time? Some days I wonder if most of the planet actually never learned how to tell time.
The show itself was lots of fun... great singing, good music, a very polished performance and great use of lighting and improvising sans props. My only complaint was the audio mixing. The electric guitars & drums were unnecessarily loud and frequently drowned out the voices. In two numbers, I could feel my rib cage vibrating and I could see the singers' lips move but I could make out no voices or singing. Still, those instances were brief and what I could hear was delightful, energetic and fun.
The show wrapped up shortly after 9 PM (no intermission) so we stopped by FBC to check on the square dancing. I jumped in on the last two tips, then helped Dayle pack up the equipment. We were home by 10:30 PM and I was asleep very soon after that.
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Date: 2006-01-13 10:56 pm (UTC)...and no refunds.