No, I’ve never been to jail. People have joked around asking if I have. I joked back, “Yes, three times. “ I took the tour of Alcatraz and sat in a cell. I worked for a former Staten Island NYC Council Member and attended two events at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility.
So whenever we are released from our government-mandated or self-imposed QT, what will happen?
I know are all thinking about this. I have tickets in September for the New Order-Pet Shop Boys Unity Tour. I was very excited to “Go West” with my “West End Girls.” The “Temptation” and “Power, Corruption and Lies” was just too inviting. But Ticketmaster sent an email saying it’s been postponed.
I’m a Philharmonic subscriber. I have tickets for several shows for the next season. They should have been mailed in April. I check the mail. But like Charlie Brown, who every Valentine’s Day checks his mailbox for his valentine, I have received nothing. Sorry, Charlie. In every way, I know how you feel. The opera I planned to see was canceled and refunded. For the record, Lincoln Center is a pleasure to work with in comparison to Ticketmaster. Will we ever be able to go the Garden like we used to? How will we see concerts? Operas? The Philharmonic? Sports? Visit museums? I’m still a member of several and have renewed during the pandemic. I am hopeful one day, I can visit the galleries of the Guggenheim, tour the apartments in the Tenement Museum and watch movies in the Museum of Moving Image.
How will we go to our favorite steakhouse? What I wouldn’t give to eat at L&B Spumoni Gardens or freely walk the boardwalk at Coney Island and ride the Cyclone. When and how will we watch a bar band in the Coney Island Brewery or Desmond’s Tavern? We all love seeing our favorite artists on Zoom. But nothing beats seeing them live the traditional way.
And the list goes on and on for tickets I have for other concerts, Yankee games, etc. I was supposed to work the Fall Dystonia Medical Research Foundation’s Bronx Zoo Walk. I’ve staffed it several times. Nationwide all zoo walks have been canceled. They were in September and October. I have staffed the viewing stand at the Celebrate Israel Parade for many years. Done my best to raise money for the AIDS Walk and always enjoyed spending the day in Central Park. Both events will now occur virtually.
How will we be able to do our fund and awareness raising events? When we get out can we just freely walk around the park? Can I spend a few hours and shoot pictures and then grab a beer at the boathouse? What restrictions will be in place?
So I am dying to get out of “jail.” But when I am discharged it doesn’t look like my options will be that exciting. I will likely still need to wear a mask and disposable gloves. Will I get to see should have been released but canceled due to the virus “Black Widow,” “Wonder Woman” and “X-Men: New Mutants” movies? These should have just been placed on demand. I would have loved to sit in my living room and watch them. Not that settling for Star Wars is a bad thing. I’ve been watching them repeatedly since “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.” Right now I am feeling hopeless.
Other posts can be viewed at:
“Pandemic Watch: We live in interesting times,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/pandemic-watch-we-live-in-interesting-times
“Pandemic Watch: Dressing during the Covid-19 pandemic,”
“Pandemic Watch: Yes, it is Monday,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/pandemic-watch-yes-it-is-monday
“How skills I learned as a teen in the scouts help during the Covid-19 pandemic, “
“How the Covid-19 pandemic causes us to rethink old habits,”
“Traveling on public transit and being outside during the Covid-19 pandemic,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/traveling-on-public-transit-and-being-outside-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
“Grocery shopping during Covid-19. Or anytime,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/grocery-shopping-during-covid-19-or-anytime
“I want to help restaurants during the pandemic. But…,”
“Masks and gloves,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/608
“Trashy Parks,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/trashy-parks
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