THE LAST SHIP

We have decided that since we are here on a leisurely visit that we really only have to do one big thing a day. So for today that means that the big thing is that we are going to see The Last Ship, the new musical by Sting, which is still in previews.

More about that later.

This morning after my leisurely awakening, I decided to walk down to Trader Joe's on 73rd St., which is a nice little walk. The weather has changed dramatically since we got here and today it is a little chilly with a drizzle. Just what we would most want in Sacramento.

The big difference I noticed between our Trader Joe's and Trader Joe's in Manhattan, is that the salmon comes from Russia.  And I think I have probably shared with everyone how they have these giant lines at Trader Joe's and they have something like 24 checkers and you stand in a line and someone is there to direct you to the appropriate checker.

Trader Joe's here is a very roomy store compared to most grocery stores, meaning you can get to shopping carts down and idle at the same time, but not as roomy as Trader Joe's in California.  The other thing about Trader Joe's, is that it has California prices, as opposed to New York City prices.

I only bought a few things there so I walked home as well, enjoying the cool weather and the little hint of rain on my face.

We got the nosebleed seats for the theater tonight, because we knew it wouldn't be ful land we would get to move up.  If I had been a little smarter I probably could have bought half-price nosebleed seats too.  It turned out, however, to be practically a full house. Our seats were fine though.

I think this musical is a first for Sting and it is about the last ship builder in his hometown. I read that somebody who was working with Sting thought he did a really good job of doing music as it would be for a musical rather then sounding like Sting. I personally think it sounds like Sting, and in my mind that's a good thing. The story is pretty predictable, and I think one of the dance numbers is too long and doesn't make much sense, but, hey, it's a musical, and that's how they are.  And just as a sidenote, they managed to get the theater even colder than most.  I took my blanket with me that I take on the airplane and which is warm enough  on an airplane and I still wasn't warm enough.