Yesterday I had dinner with Russell, a friend of Krissie. He met me at a Mexican restaurant just up the street from me. After a few minutes I felt like I've known him my whole life. Very easy to talk to. He was showing me pictures of his room mate and some friends and mentioned Kaninau...and I said...Thompson Mano?? They have been best friends for the past 20 years. Small world.
After dinner he walked me to the theater and decided he to see if he could get a ticket for the show. As luck would have it he got a seat right next to me for only $26. 'Pacific Overtures' is a revival of a show by Steven Sondheim. It's historical account about the first Americans to land in Japan.
BORING
I fell asleep in the first 15 minutes. If anything needed reviving it was me! The set and costumes were beautiful, but thats about all I can say about this show. Thank god I only paid $34.
After the show we went to the upper west side to a small local bar. The kind I like. Later Russell's friend Mark stopped by. Mark is flight attendant with Northwest air. He knows Brian..called him the pearl of the pacific. haha
Mark looks like a Roman statue. Tall, muscular, nice skin.....and a sissssstaahhhh.....hahaha Every other word is Mary. He's the kind of gay guy that can totally fool you. But in his element, a gay bar, theres no need to hold anything back. I had fun, got back to the apt at 3:30am.
Earlier in the day I went up to Lincoln center and decided to stop in the New York Flute center that is across the street. Phil Unger owns the shop which sells and repairs high end flutes. **danger zone** I had been emailing Phil for a few years with questions, appraisals, even arranged to have a flute sent to me for Bob Zane's son to try. This year he was in. We had nice talk. He asked about what kind of flutes I have in my "collection". And then he said, I have something you just have to try, it's a 18K gold Sankyo. He is the only person in north America selling this flute. It plays like buttah! My first time playing on gold, and it has a gorgeous fat round sound. The price...a mere $35,000. Chump change.
He then brought out a wood Sankyo. I said 'you are going to get me in trouble!'
This flute was a dream to play. Projects like sliver, but has a lush woody sound.
He even offered to sell it to me at a discount, $9000 something, the original price is $11,000. I had to pass. haha We got to talking about my Chinese wood flute and he was interested in maybe being a distributor for them.
I sent the company an email about their wood flutes and found out I paid $1200 for a flute that they are selling for only $610!!!!! Disgusting...
Tonight I am free. I had planned on going to symphony, but got so lazy. I spent the day with Michael's bf Soo Kiat in Chinatown. We had dim sum and lychee ice-cream. I just wish it wasn't pouring. Canal St. is were you can buy all kinds of stuff. I might go back there before I leave.
I might go the bars tonight, but it's highly unlikely.
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