The 3-Act Play, Starring Joe and Colleen, Brief Synopsis
(In all actuality, the play should begin with me waking up at 4pm and getting ready to go out again)
7.15pm --> Colleen leaves for Manhattan.
7.25pm --> Joe texts Colleen: "Have you left yet?" Colleen is already underground so will not receive this text until she comes out of the subway.
7.49pm --> Colleen arrives at Union Square, wearing white mini trench over black mini skirt. Receives text. Proceeds to wait for Joe.
8.01pm --> Random man takes picture of Colleen. Colleen is embarrassed - wishes she wasn't wearing such a conspicuous outfit.
8.10pm--> (around?) Joe arrives. The two go back into the subway to take the 4,5,6 to Canal.
8.30pm-->Arrive at Canal. Walk to Bowery Ballroom.
*Here's where time basically doesn't matter anymore. There are 2 beers each drunk. There is whiskey drunk. Then Astaire comes on - get more beers. Astaire was wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Get a few more drinks, mingle. Wait for Ivy.
Ivy comes on - have not toured in 4 years. (stepping out of the 3rd person - I first heard Ivy with my dearest Eliza way back in 1995, I think. Maybe 1994. Before you go on thinking that the 90s were yesterday, keep in mind that its been 10 years.) Ivy was sooo good. Wonderful, just like Astaire. The two have put Joe and Colleen in a splendid, splendid mood.
12midnight --> Take cab to the Gypsy Tea Room on 24th bet. 5th and 6th to meet up with school chums for a birthday celebration. Haggle with the doormen, get in for free, Joe has to pay a reduced fare. Buy pricey drinks, slam the pricey drinks, dance on tables, dance with odd ballroom champs. Leave around...
2.30am? -> To PM. Again, dance on tables. Dance all over the damn floor, curse new Kate Spade shoes. Chat up a BFA attendee. Meet a weird Argentinian man that says things like, "May I kiss your hand?" Buys Dom Perignon. Take the drink and run. Talk to a bouncer from Yugoslavia who doesn't drink, says his vice is "women" as women flock to him like Spanish Fly was dropped in their drinks. Very sitcomesque.
4am --> This mother is shutting down. Take off after losing all the birthday party. Walking down the street, run into British chaps looking for the after-hours; run into Aussies looking for the after-hours. Someone gets a spanking on the sidewalk. Texting, texting...
4.30am --> Arrive at friend's house in financial district. Eat a corn muffin, drink some Dr. Pepper.
6am-ish --> see the sunrise, fall asleep on the floor. Wake up at...
Noon --> Shoot the shit with the other slumber partiers, watch a little TV, Joe and 2 others will eat the pita & molasses, Colleen eats Thin Mints.
1.30pm --> Leave to find some steak. Wander down by the shore, see the boats. Overdressed, completely overdressed.
3pm --> Arrive at a location that will not be disclosed. Pig out like Rob & Ellen. (Wait - is her name Ellen?)
5pm --> Colleen comes on home. Think about getting ready to go out again.
5.23pm--> Write diary entry.
Homework assignment: Divide the above into 3 Acts.2005-04-23 | 5:23 p.m.
