Stuck In A Moment

“There’s a lot of things, if I could I’d rearrange” is one of my favorite lines in “The Fly.” One thing I’d rearrange is the fact that my hotel was non-refundable by Giants Stadium, and as I’m writing this I should be inside the stadium listening to an opening act. But, thankfully there are always silver linings that emerge. For example, we are currently in a severe thunderstorm warning with the prospect of some wicked thunderstorms occurring around the same time U2 would be taking the stage. We had an awful storm this morning that caused the power to go out, and with us staying only 2 miles from the stadium, it wouldn’t have been fun for U2’s crew either. Mix that with highs today in the upper 90s with horrible humidity, it was certainly a day that was “hot as a hair dryer in your face.”

As our plans had to change, we decided to head into New York City with the family and stumbled upon the Hilton Theatre in Times Square. Outside it is quite clear that it is the home of the Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark show. Posters are proudly displayed outside the theater and they are most certainly using “Music by Bono and the Edge” as the primary marketing. The actors are secondary in the main marketing at the theater.

Peeking in, gear boxes are being stored near the doors and in the lobby area. Speaking with a theater staffer working at the stage door, he said that rehearsals are going strong and that previews are still slated for late October/early November. The box office will not open until just after Labor Day in early September. He said that rehearsals are not at the theater currently.

While there wasn’t anything exciting happening at Giants Stadium this evening, I still felt a little bit of enthusiasm and excitement knowing that it would appear that it’s all systems go for Spider-Man.

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