Fun stuff in "The City".

We've been having a bit of fun lately, and it's been quite a treat.

Last Saturday, the Mrs and I were off to see Jerry Seinfeld in Waukegan, Il.
We hadn't seen "Comedian", though we've been quite recharged on Jerry from slowly watching episodes from the seasons 1-3 collection she gave me for Christmas :D. Before the show, we had dinner at "Lovells" a joint effort by astronaut Jim Lovell and his son...with some great donated art from Tom Hanks. Great place, very classy without being stuffy...and a darned good meal. The waiter was of the rare kind that counter-suggested a (in his opinion) better Pinot Gris for much less $$ than one I had picked out...it was an excellent choice.

On to the show.

We had pretty good seats; first row of the first balcony. Being that the first row was on the isle before the Loge section in front of us, we had open space in front of our feet (ahhhhh), an extra treat. The Genesee theater is quite small, and there really isn't a bad seat in the house. Jerry had an opening act, who was pretty funny...though he covered some of the same subject matter as Jerry.

Jerry was very funny; Though to get things started, he opened with his: When you're "out" you always have to get "back" reverie, which worked on most of the crowd. Jerry was on for about 70 minutes. He elicited on life "after" TV, marriage, why "Waukegan", his mom, more marriage, and ended with a big barrage "about nothing" in which he often had to wait for the crowd to quiet down to continue. Which is one area this guy is a real pro, his reaction to the crowd is spectacular. he knows just how long to wait for maximum effect...and so everyone hears it. At one point he was walking across (the carpeted & padded) stage) very animatedly...but both the spotlight operators failed to follow him. Jerry stopped mid-stride (ala Abbey road), and spun his head with the universal c'mon sign and continued walking once the light caught up. It was a very Kramer-like move and the place went up for grabs. He then good natured-ly berated the spotlight operator saying "Do I have to walk slower? I thought I was doing alright at a nice steady pace, but I can slow it down for you if you need it". It was so well timed, that later we were left wondering if it was actually part of the show. Jerry left the stage to a standing ovation after 60 minutes, but then came back out for a 10 minute audience Q & A session. Of course he was asked about a reunion to which he answered: "Oh yes, there will be a reunion...once all four careers are fully in the toilet...Which I where I seem to be heading right now." He was also asked about something not covered in his show..his kids, which he did joke on lightly, but quickly moved on to the next question.

All in all, it was a great show, and at 51, Jerry Seinfeld is at the top of his game.