I had a second opportunity to visit NYC in May of this year, a second chance to see Mark in his play, and an umpteenth chance to see NYC as a tourist.

The photo above was taken from our hotel room at the Millennium Hilton, overlooking Ground Zero, but most of my pictures were from a bus. While John worked, I spent most of my time on hop-on, hop-off buses, seeing New York as a tourist. What a treat! I learned so much (most of which I've forgotten already!) and ventured into parts of the city that weren't safe 30 years ago. Mark, of course, was splendid in his play and I better understood on a second visit what the playwright, director and actors were communicating in Family Play. We were also able to see Mark's roommate and Juilliard classmate, Gayle Rankin, in Cabaret, she's at the far left in this photo, a play of cheerful songs and very unhappy endings. She was awesome, of course.