MONDAY NIGHT AT THE GRAND

Monday night Margot and I went to see "Spamalot" at The Grand Theatre. I am, you must understand, a very big fan of Monty Python. We already saw the show once, in New York, but HAD to go again. Hey... it was in Kingston!! A Broadway show... in Kingston!!

At the Grand, when the house is full, the line up at the bar can be rather long and slow-moving. So I checked the programme to ascertain when to make a dash for it. I checked with Margot- she wanted only "a brownie".
I said I thought they only sold drinks... at the bar. She said: "Well, if they have something sweet..."

I was, indeed, first in line at the bar. There were no brownies there. I bought my beer and I turned around--- and there was a FREE buffet with smoked salmon and fancy cheese and... brownies!! I was torn between surrendering my advantage and position at the front of the buffet table (featuring smoked salmon and shrimp) and grabbing a brownie for... for... I forgot who... so I grazed some more at the buffet... and SUDDENLY, Margot appeared beside me!! I was a little embarrassed. But I recovered. In a loud voice I told her: "I was just telling these ladies here that I would LOVE to have some of this lovely seafood, but my Sweetie Margot needs a brownie first. Wasn't I?" ...and I looked around for support, and they (total strangers though they were) all nodded enthusiastically. That's why I love Kingston. AND I think I got away with it...

Me (sampling seafood)