“Put zee candle BACK!”
“That’s Fraanken-steen”
“Werewolf”
“There wolf. There Castle.”
Frau Blueker!”
New York, New York, it’s a beautiful place to a week! On one of my recent trips, I had to take a cab to Jersey for work and it was suppose to take 25 minutes but the driver (who could not speak or read English) took 1 hour 45 minutes to get us there. If it weren’t for the “take charge to help” personality of a colleague, we’d be in Maine by now. To the cab driver’s credit, he did stop to ask directions–from a man who could barely speak English.
On one of my previous trips, when I was here on business, my son Philip joined me while on break from the Naval Academy and we wanted some entertainment! We called the New York USO at 212-695-6160 or www.usonyc.org , hoping to get surplus Broadway tickets for a $3 donation (to all military id card holders–and their dependants) and much to our delight, we got to go see Young Frankenstein and Phantom of the Opera. They didn’t have the “free” tickets, but we got a code for the tix we bought and saved 50% without having to stand in the 1/2 Price Ticket booth line! Plus, we actually sat on the FRONT ROW of Young Frankenstein. “Why, sank you doc-tor!”
Other places to score great prices on entertainment tickets: www.broadwaybox.com, www.goldstar.com, www.travelzoo.com, and www.fillaseat.com .
Entertainment on the cheap can still make for front row fun–just so long as you don’t have to cab it to Jersey!
Ellie Kay
“America’s Family Financial Expert” (R)
http://www.elliekay.com/
Ellie Kay,"America's Family Financial Expert" (R) is a wife, mom and an author/speaker/spokesperson. Ellie is married to "The World's Greatest Fighter Pilot" who cannot find the correct exit without her help (she wonders how he flies a jet without her in the back seat). The Kays have, collectively, seven children (four teens at once--eek!) and two very pampered mini schnauzers (they're so spoiled they should be named Prada and Gucci). The Kays make their home in Southern California.