Livin' it up, tourist style

When friends are in town, the little neighborhood bar will not do. Nor will the otherwise unremarkable restaurant with the Best. Food. Ever.

Nicole and company (company being Vicki, Rachel and Colleen) rode into town yesterday for their one-day-only yearly big apple tourist excursion. I met them at their hotel after work, and we immediately went to Jeckyll & Hyde for dinner.

I spent a fair amount of time grumbling about eating there beforehand, like I do. But it was really fun. Our "butler" was hilarious, and I was not surprised to find out he is a frequent Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater performer. He sang a song about Rachel's birthday (not believing she was 28), Vicki's denim outfit (pull a string and it comes right off) and Colleen's camisole top (Not wearing a shirt, but she still looks cute). Had I not already reached my quota in the UCB guy department, I might have hit on him.

After dinner, we went to the UCB theater, and saw a show that was mostly funny, but not the best I'd seen, despite the very cute, very young boys performing. Then we went over to The Cutting Room, because the girls are very much in love with owner Chris Noth, aka Big on Sex in the City. Alas, he was not in attendance, but the giant wall-sized I-love-myself picture is always worth a look. The $12 cocktails? Not so much.

This morning, they trudged over to The Today Show to try to sneak a peek at Vince Vaughn, and then they return upstate. While I would never do any of the things I do when people come visit of my own volition, it's fun to act like a tourist every now and then.