After two solid days of sightseeing with Martin in New York (did I mention I was in New York for two weeks and Martin came over to celebrate my birthday weekend?), we finally slowed down for a romantic dinner at Kittichai followed by a trip to Avenue Q…to avoid confusion, Avenue Q is not an actual street in Manhattan, but rather a musical on Broadway.
Avenue Q, the musical, is the adult version of Sesame Street, including songs, dances and puppets all there to teach you relevant life lessons. But while Sesame Street teaches youngsters basic skills such as words, spelling and math, Avenue Q teaches twenty and thirty somethings the harsh realities of life. Songs include: “What do you do with a BA in English”, “The Internet is for Porn”, “When You Love Someone (You want to kill them)”, and “I want to go back to college.” After hearing about the show from several friends and our failed attempts to see it earlier in both London and NY, Martin got us tickets for my birthday. Needless to say, I was very fired up!
Within the first song “I Hate My Life”, the show had satisfied all of my expectations. The dialogue was witty, relevant and a perfect portrayal of my generation. And when “Gary Coleman” motor-boated a slutty puppet during one of the many numbers, I was completely sold! If you grew up with Sesame Street and find humor in vulgarity…go see this show! I plan on seeing it again when it comes to San Francisco.
After the show on Saturday, the rest of the weekend with Martin flashed by (we really only did have three nights together) and he left that Monday… but no worries, Joanna was coming in for a solid week of NYC and Erin had an entire week off from work…Can you say trouble?
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