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The Lenster and I went with our friends Gail & Jerry to see a local (but professional) production of the rock opera RENT.

Our first time seeing it believe it or not. Just amazing.  In case you don't know the story of RENT It is about a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of BohemianAlphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. It won a Tony award as best musical on Broadway.

jam packed audience

and, before the show began Kathleen Kirkpatrick got up to speak. She is the co-owner of The Life Cafe in the East Village in NYC, now in business for 25 years. In it's early stages Life was also a space for live performances, with frequent poetry readings, comedy and fashion shows featuring local artists.

It is a landmark in Manhattan as the place where writers go to work on their plays and books, and, the place where RENT began.

Jonathan Larson wrote most of RENT in Life Café, sipping coffee as he watched the inspiration for his memorable characters come and go. Larson even set one of the play’s most famous scenes in Life Café — when the characters dance on tabletops as they sing “La Vie Boheme.” Dedicated fans, known as “Rentheads,” now make pilgrimages to visit the birthplace of the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical.

Needless to say...we had a wonderful, wonderful time.

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Next morning - up bright & early and off to my daughter Jennifers' place. She was having some of her girlfriends over for a jewelry party...two of my favorite words...JEWELRY and PARTY...oh yeah...and food !!!

Jennifer, I swear, is NOT taller than me..okay I lied, maybe 2 inches taller...but today she had on super high platform shoes....I gotta get me some of those. Jen looks like her dad...and she even has his handyman gene...she can fix and do everything...very self sufficient ! A wonderful child !!! Guess you can tell...we're very close.

 

OMG....there were so many goodies to buy !

and Jen got LOTS of great goodies just for having the party and for the sales...good for her !

Weekends are great !

Comments

[natural more sperm pills]

The girl from the last photo is very nice.

[Generic Viagra]

wow looks like the event was a real success, and with all that personal behind the production and organizaiton of the event, this is not rare, that list of person who participated is awesome.

[Generic Viagra]

Thanks for the recommendation, I will give a try. I have never heard about rock-opera genre. But I like each other apart so I think that I won't have problem with it.

[Jann Neiers]

OH MY GOSH........what fun for you all.....like mother like daughter....is anything much better than spending time with your beautiful daughter surrounded by wonderful smiles and fabulous JEWELRY???
I think NOT!....:o)
Smiles from the rainy skies of Idaho....:o)

[Jingle]

Oh, I am SO jealous! I have never had the opportunity to see RENT and I won't watch the movie, 'cause it just isn't the same! I love the music, though! LOVE IT!

[pamela huntington]

Suze..
What a fun weekend and your daughter is
adorable!

pam

[Gill Parker]

Suze

Thanks for sharing this with us - any excuse for a party I say!

By the way, your daughter is one very very pretty girl - obviously takes after her mum :)

Greetings from not so sunny Scotland where I'm sitting typing looking at the hills which STILL have snow on them!

Gillx

[Kathy Gledsdale]

Glad you had such a good weekend and thanks for sharing it with us x