A Midsummer Day's Drag Show

Well life has been pretty busy lately. I can not believe summer is already half over, it feels like it just began.

Anyway I did venture to Cleveland for a surprise visit a couple weekends ago. I was able to do one of those last minute deals and bought a ticket for $36.00. While I was there Sarah took me out for dinner and drinks with her co-works and to see Girls Night Out: The Musical...it is just like Sex and the City...if the show would have taken place in a bar in the Midwest!

Anyway, I eventually made it home to NYC. This weekend my friend Chad came into town. Friday we ended up walking through most of Central Park which is always beautiful. We then went to check out the newly reopened Plaza Hotel. I am happy to report that the decor and menu at the Palm Court is intact. I am unhappy to report that the prices were not.

Chad and then went downtown for a walk through Chinatown. We had lunch at Cha Cha's in Little Italy where we tasted Danny DiVito's Lemoncello. After that it was over to SoHo before a quick rest back at our hotel: Le Abode De Esther et Michael. :)

We went to Posh which is a bar in Hell's Kitchen. It might have been fun except the DJ canceled. So instead we walked around the Theater District and had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, The Russian Samovar. After dinner we enjoyed some live jazz at Cleopatra's Needle.

Saturday we went to Coney Island for the Mermaid Parade. We of course went to Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs before selecting a prime space on the board walk. We watched a sea of Mermaids, Jellyfish, and Crustaceans march. I even donned a Pirate hat for the occasion. Later that evening we traveled to the East Village to see my friend Arthur perform in a play. The show was set up like a 1930s radio show and it was very fun. After hanging out with Arthur in the East Village we had a only in NYC experience.

We were taking a cab to the upper west side when our driver got pulled over for cutting off a cop at an intersection. The cop was so mad that he made the driver get out of the car. We had no idea what to do so I finally stuck my head out the window and asked the officer if we could leave. His response was "get another cab, I really don't care what you do." I love New York.

Sunday we had brunch at LIPS in the West Village. It wasn't just brunch though, it was Drag Gospel Brunch! I am totally going back there soon. While walking around the West Village we had another NYC moment. We were walking down Perry street past Carrie Bradshaw's apartment when a row of singers in Cosmopolitan Pink Dresses came by and sang about how we should all go to Magnolia's for cupcakes to "have a treat Carrie Bradshaw would love."

It was fun as always having a dear friend in NYC.