Jerry Seinfeld

It's nearly one o'clock in the morning as I type, and I'm wide awake. We went downtown to Jones Hall tonight, to see Jerry Seinfeld. Not an empty seat in that theatre..... and before he came out on stage, we listened to Frank Sinatra singing "New York, New York." What a treat that was, and you could just feel the excitement there.

Our only complaint was that another comedian came out before Jerry. He was only on stage for about 20 minutes, but that was 18 minutes too long. We didn't come to see him (I've already forgotten his name)... we came to see and hear Seinfeld. (My apologies to the other comedian.)

Once Seinfeld came out on stage, the show was fabulous.... filled from beginning to end with his own brand of NY humor. I miss his show on TV...... we get the reruns, of course, but everyone is just frozen in time there, not going on to new things. So much new material that Seinfeld could have incorporated into the half-hour show with George and Elaine and Kramer.

This is the second time we've seen Seinfeld on stage..... both times in downtown Houston. Next time we buy tickets, my husband is going to try and find out if there's an opening act.

We were comparing the NYC theatre district with downtown Houston's theatre area..... everyone here just goes to their cars and drives home. In NYC, there are restaurants to go to no matter what time of the day or night it is....... and most people aren't just getting into their cars-- they're trying to get a taxi, or walking to the train, or just walking around. No one is walking in Houston.... everyone is driving. We got out of the theatre at 11:00 and I only saw two restaurants open during the drive home.

Frank Sinatra may be singing "New York, New York" in downtown Houston, but this isn't NY. If Seinfeld wanted a meal after his performance tonight, he probably had to call Room Service and ask first if the kitchen was still open. (I have a feeling it was, but only for Jerry.)