Philharmonic In The Park
Last night, I went to the philharmonic in the park with some friends. It wasn't looking to good prior to the concert because there were many a forecasts of rain, both during the day and the evening. There was a bit of rain in the morning but it turned out to be a sunny day - enough to dry the center of the Great Lawn, where the concert was. So we decided to go - definitely worth it.
I thought it would be packed but there was plenty of space, even with people spread out with their picnic blankets and elaborate spreads. Some people not only had folding chairs, but they also had folding tables, plus several bottles of wine to boot, plus citronella candles (wise idea), etc. Last time I saw the NY Philharmonic for one of these concerts in the Park - it was in Westchester and we brought KFC. So of course, this time, I couldn't break tradition - KFC baby. You know why I brought it? Because if anyone else had brought KFC, I would've been smelling it and I would've been craving it all night. So I basically out-maneuvered everyone by bringing KFC. Brilliant. I know.
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Anyways, we set up way back but were in direct line of the speakers so I thought we would be able to hear ok. They didn't have the sound turned up on those speakers so only the louder parts of the pieces came through the speakers and back to us. Plus there were people chatting it up around us and everywhere - no big deal but it would've been nice to hear more of the music. I did try to listen as much as possible though - Philharmonic played Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, which was instantly recognizable but still awesome every time.
After the concert, fireworks immediately followed sponsored by Grucci. We were in an awful position, blocked wholly by a tree, so we would see these sparks explode behind the branches of this enormous tree. It was still nice but that tree could've not been there for the 10 minute fireworks display. It was short too - if you didn't gather that from the 10-minute comment. I guess coming off July 4th fireworks, it didn't compare, but I guess it ain't July 4th and times are tough at AOL/TW (the sponsor for the evening).
So lessons learned for next year, if I don't move to Virginia by then (*sniff*):
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