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We pulled in to New York City a couple days ago and Jen and I have been out doing the tourist stuff. As soon as we got here we ran out and got tickets to a broadway show. Seeing a show was the one thing we hadn’t done yet, so we knew before hand it was on our short list. Back during the Radio City run in Nashville we asked a few people, “If we could see just one show in NY, what should it be?” Several people said “Spelling Bee”…so, that’s what we chose. It was a pretty fun evening although, not surprisingly, they threw in a few too many political things and Jen and I weren’t laughing. It was a shame that they had to drop to that level, because otherwise it was pretty good show.

Oddly enough I had an audition yesterday for a web-based commercial for Altoids. I won’t know for another week or two if I got it or not. Either way, it’s cool…it was worth it just for the experience of auditioning. It’s just kind of funny how I keep running into the entertainment business eventhough it’s not my chosen profession. My comment today to Jen was “A lot of actors work a lot of other jobs until they can find an acting job, whereas I am working acting jobs until I can find another job”.

NY is an interesting city…I very much have a love/hate feeling for it. It’s fun to visit and it’s not bad in small doses, but I can’t imagine living my whole life here. There’s no space for anything, no driving (for the fun of it), no grass or trees, it’s just cold ( and not temp-wise). On top of that there’s just always this fear of people freaking out for whatever reason…walking in silence is a dream…silence at all is a dream! But there’s a lot to do, a lot of places to eat, a lot of culture…but I think I’ll stick with Winchester OH for now.

Speaking of Winchester, one week from today we’ll be home for a much welcomed, but very brief visit. After that it’s the home stretch…only 6 more weeks until Barney is over. In the words of Bill Mallonee, “I’ve got summer in my veins”