I'd like to thank the Academy...

Wink, wink to Mr. Booklets! That there is darn good news.



And more of my "kids" have come forward. Ah, the power of the internet. Mark's site was great, too, and I got a lovely response this morning! Another talent who's trying stand-up. Comedy definitely has a future if these guys are gonna hit the stage. We all cracked each other up, why not get paid for it?



In other news, my ballerina's shoes are on eBay. I knew one day I'd click and see them there. I will bet any amount of money that these were the same pair that were in the window of The Ballet Shoppe near Lincoln Center. The price is right, too, at $599. That's about what the opening bid is worth. The last time I went over there and the store was still intact was 9/11. I was trapped in the city, so I figured, hey, might as well walk uptown. I walked in and they asked how I was and how I was getting home. I said that I had no idea, but proceeded to look at some Nureyev videos.



The next time I stopped by was August of 2002. The Shoppe was gone. A nice big FOR RENT sign was in the window. My jaw dropped, and there was a catch in my throat. I really couldn't speak. That store survived the fiscal nightmare that was the 1970's, the ballet slump that occurred in the early 1990's, and it changed management once or twice. 9/11 killed so many businesses, and there I witnessed another casualty. I should email the seller and ask if that is where these shoes came from.



I already know the answer. The Shoppe is now a T-Mobile. Yet another reason for me loathe Cahterine Zeta-Jones-Douglas.



Bleahhhh....