Monday, December 11, 2006

Fame Becomes Me

New York, New York. The city that never sleeps. Seriously. But New York at Christmastime is beautiful and wonderful and amazing. First of all, Rockefeller Center looked lovely with its famous tree and ice skaters. It was too cold to stay outside for too long, so skating that weekend was out of the question. The windows at Saks were astounding as usual, with toys and puppets and extravagant decorations. I also saw the new Martin Short musical, which was pretty amusing. Jon Cryer was the guest star, and Short's Jiminy Glick character interviewed him, referring to him many times as "Duckie", the beloved underdog from "Pretty in Pink." He is better known to this generation's television audience as the doofy Alan from"Two and a Half Men." The show chronicles Short's life with caricature sketches of his different accomplishments. It plays on his need to be recognized and adored at all times, and honestly, the songs are catchy and amusing. It's a good night of mindless entertainment, which sometimes is a good thing. (At that time, having just finished most of my final projects for the semester, it was much-needed.)

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