And so to home... Thanks for reading...

Thanks for all the messages of interest. We're glad you stopped by or followed along. It's been such a fun trip. I'll have some housecleaning posts to end the trip, some basic top 10 stuff, but that's mostly for the archives. Let me give you a quick rundown on what we saw in New York.

Last night Warren and I went to see The Little Dog Laughed, which has just moved to Broadway. (Ira decided to take a break and rest up for the return trip home.) It's broadly hilarious and definitely the play belongs to Julie White, whom you might remember as the predatory funeral home executive Mitzi from "Six Feet Under." She makes the play with her Mephistophelian Hollywood agent.

The night before it was Sondheim's "Company," a musical about a guy whose friends are all married and who's contemplating the big step himself. I thought the material was dated, but the production was top notch, with a tremendously sharp cast and the terrific production of John Doyle. He's the one who reimagined "Sweeney Todd" two years ago that we also saw and loved. Basically, his schtick is to play with a stripped-down stage and then give the singers instruments to play. This gets the stage closer to the audience, since there's no need for an orchestra pit. Plus, it gets rid of a lot of useless posturing by the actors. They have their hands full with acting, singing, and lugging around and playing a tuba! Of course, it doesn't work without an insanely talented cast. Luckily, this is New York!

Talk to all of you soon when we get home! Happy holidays to come. And we look forward to hearing about your vacations.