My sister was here last night and she took me out to a lovely dinner on the Upper East Side. I don't know why my pie hole is gaping open. Anyway, she took a pic of me, I took one of her, and then an old couple next to us complained about the flashes. Then they left. I think perhaps because of me. Anyway . . .

Saw the Roundabout production of Pal Joey at Studio 54 Tuesday, with Stockard Channing, Martha Plimpton, and Christian Hoff (misspelled!) who starred in Jersey Boys all doing a good job. It was really interesting to me to hear these songs in their context, which I only knew as stand-alone products from my American Songbook Study period of 2001-2003. It did not beat out 2005's Pacific Overtures, though, which still stands for me as the best show they've done.