Jump and Run with the Pope
Last weekend, Anna and I met up with a friend of mine who I met a couple years ago at the HighEdWebDev Conference. They had tickets to see a show called Fuerzabruta so we tried to get down to the theater on Friday evening to get cheaper rush tickets.
Sadly, my sense of direction was confused and after we got off the subway I led Anna east when we were supposed be headed west (or the other way around). She finally convinced me (I admit I can be stubborn) and we made it just in time to see two girls do a fist pump. They had purchased the last tickets (cue clench-fisted slow-motion “Noooooooooooo”).
Anna was a real champ not making me feel too bad about it and we started walking around the Union Square area looking for a place to have diner. That’s when we happened upon the Union Square Theater where “Jump” is currently showing.
We secured a couple of cheap tickets ($20/each) for the 8 p.m. show and headed off in search of a three-pound hamburger.
Fast-forward to the show: It wasn’t a full house so our $20 balcony tickets got us on the main floor, plenty close to the action (and there was lots of it).
“Jump” is best described as a live kung-fu comedy featuring talented tumblers and martial artists. The slapstick comedy was fairly enjoyable (taken for face value) and there were a lot of amazing acrobatics and eye candy. All in all it was a good show.
Be warned though, if you go, you might find yourself on stage duking it out with these trained professionals.
In other news, Anna and I are going to see Josh Rouse this Friday at Carnegie Hall.
He’s another artist I’ve discovered through Pandora, further showing why Internet radio should actually be embraced by record labels and artists’ management companies. I’ve spent several hundred dollars on music and shows for musicians I would never have followed before Pandora.
Anyway, you should listen to some of Mr. Rouse’s tunes at his MySpace page.
I highly recommend checking out his song “Hollywood Bass Player.”
The Pope’s coming to town this week and I’m wondering how much it would cost to rent out the Popemobile for a few hours. I’m also working on my moves should there be some time to fill in his schedule.
