Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Holiday Tour 2009: Stuff About Which I Am Pretty Sure

HOLD YOUR CURSOR OVER THE PIX TO REVEAL CAPTIONS!

Three weeks is way too much to journalize. Many thanks to the Ecksteins (The Koenigsbergs of the North), the Koenigsbergs (the Ecksteins of Manhattan), Scott Barbarino, Terese Genecco, Eben Sprinsock and Minko Minko (Meower Supreme of the West Village)!

- Murray's may have knocked Artisanal into second position in my New York City Cheese Hierarchy. Although to be fair, they don't serve fondue and you can't sit there and eat. I just like their attitude. And what New York Magazine dubbed the Best Breakfast Melt in Manhattan.

- Singing 3 weeks of shows is better than singing one weekend of shows for many reasons. It actually gets easier.

- I MISS NEW YORK CITY.

- Celebrities can be rude. (NO, not Harry Shearer, Judith Owen, or any of their Holiday Singalong gang!)

- You shouldn't post medical stuff about other people on Facebook. Unless they are too old to care.


- Snow will not deter true fans (I'm talkin' to you, Saratoga Springs and Pawling!).

- There are remote devices available for public purchase that can turn TVs in bars and restaurants OFF from up to about 50 feet away.



- It is immensely sad when people's egos get in the way of great projects.

- Life without access to a tuxedo cat is not nearly as sweet.

- It is both scary and cool to meet the teenaged children of college and high school friends.

- It is immensely cool to hear a tune you wrote sung (and sung really well) by kids you've never met before. Bravo, Council Rock HS South!

- There are many opinions to be had about NBC's A CAPPELLA SING-OFF.

- I MISS NEW YORK CITY.

- New Jersey Transit will never clean up its rail corridor.

- Waterloo, IA looks a lot like Farmington, NM, but with different kinds of buttes.

- Although baggage fees are bogus to begin with, most airlines give you a discount on the second bag. United charges MORE. Just one more reason to avoid flying with them!

- Singing new material is super fun. Recording it is, too.

- Sometimes, stop talking.

- One cannot watch juggling without smiling. But you can smile without juggling.

- Competence is often its own reward.

- There is no such thing as "being stranded in New York."

- Performers make the best soundmen.

- Wherever you go, there you are.

- Fans make everything better.






WISHING ALL BOBS FANS A HAPPY NEW YEAR...
SEE YOU IN 2010!