Long Days Journey...

[Thomas]

Saw the play last night at the Plymouth Theater. Truly an old theater, and those ancestors of ours had small bodies to fit in those tiny chairs...

The cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Denehy, Michael Sean Leonard (I think that's the sequence of his name) and Seymour with a second name Hoffman. Great cast, but Brian is weak in the role of James Tyrone.

It is one of the perks of living in NYCity: can get tickets when you need to, can get there in a few minutes, can see some high-powered actors.

We ate at a so-called Alsatian restaurant nearby--disappointing because only four Alsatian items graced the menu, and the price of Alsatian wine was much, much more than the menu warranted. I have a rule of thumb that I tell restaurants when I do a training program: average wine price should equal average main course price.

I did not train this outfit.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 05-14-2003).]

[ShortWiner]

That sounds great. Will have to look into it. Do you know how long it's playing?

Philip Seymour Hoffman--I like him a lot. And I think it's *Robert* Sean Leonard, though I only know because a friend of ours was dating him for a bit and much was made of this fact.

I wish--I wish very much, in fact--that restaurants would follow your advice on pricing, foodie. Among other things, it would significantly advance the cause of wine-as-food. It would also make my dinners out a lot better. I must say I don't really understand the vast markups. Wouldn't you rather sell 2 bottles at 50% markup than 1 at 100%? At the very least, the party with 2 bottles in 'em is more likely to tip well and order dessert, not to mention come back...

[Kcwhippet]

Some friends who are/were big fans of Brian Denehy's have seen him in a few things over the last few years. They say he's lost the fire, and he's merely a shell of the actor he once was. Too bad.

[Thomas]

shortwiner, you got those guys' names right.