New York, NY... "da subway!"

While on my way back from my hometown of Philadelphia, I and a girlfriend of mine were trying to get home from downtown China Town. Oh yes it was dark, muggy and vacant down there but we managed to get down in the subway to find that the trains were all being re-routed yet again due to the work the MTA were doing on the tracks.

So in the midst of it all, we had to jump on the E train because the A train just wasn't coming. We got off at 53rd & Lexington Aves to discover that the subways aren't so dark and smelly with seedy type characters lurking in the shadows after all. I stumbled upon some murals done on the walls that were utterly extraordinary to say the least.

So I just thought I'd share them with you. Beautiful, creative, magnificent! This is giving me some inspiration for getting out and about in NYC. It's something to live in a city where you have access to everything. It's something else to get yourself smack involved in it all. This is an awakening to say the least. Well that and my trips to Thailand some years back.

Until next time, Be Blessed, Kiki

Hey now... Well my darlings I decided to treat myself to a belated birthday(May 25) present yesterday and go see the play RENT tonight, June 11! Since living in NYC it was only a train ride away. I got there in plenty of time to stand in line! About a good half an hour. Eventually the line moved on. I took my seat and shortly the play began.

All I can say is WOW!!! There was so much going on in the beginning, I didn't know where to lay my eyes. Those "children" were jumping, swinging, crawling, & running all over the place. The singing was superb! Everyone sang, sang again and then sang some more. I was very impressed.

Somewhere shy of the intermission I found myself not able to keep my eyes open. I don't know whether because the show slowed down or I was just tired. By the second part of the show, I was up and ready to enjoy one more time.

Although I love the movie version, the play was different somehow. More interactive craziness going on. Scenes that were cut out of the movie because I'm sure it would have been way to long. For the most part, anyone planning to go, better do it now before they shut down in September for good.

I managed to take pics of 4 of the lead characters; Roger Davis (Will Chase), Mark Cohen (Adam Kantor), Benjamin Coffin III (Rodney Hicks) and last but not least, Mimi Marquez (Tamyra Gray). You all know Tamyra from the first season of American Idol. Oh, I also got a pic of the original Tom Collins (Jesse L Martin)! They have him printed up on that wall where most of the play goers have left their mark at one time or another.

I took pics of Rodney Hicks posing with one of the other ladies. My pic with Tamyra Gray is not all that good. Self pics don't show up well with too much light (LOL). Anyhow you get to see what I seen.

Until next time, be blessed.

Kisses,Kiki