Big Night Out

Andrew sent me an email the other day asking me if I could find a babysitter sometime between the dates of May 4-22. (I should add here that Andrew’s computer is 8 feet from mine.) Here’s the exchange:

Wen-Can you get a sitter for any day May 4-22?

Sure. What’s Up?

Ricky Jay. In DC.

Who’s he and can’t you go with a friend?

He’s a magician. Rather go with you.

I hate magic.

He swivelled his chair around. Now, it seemed, we were going to have to talk about this face-to-face. Turns out, Ricky Jay isn’t a magician per se. He’s a sleight-of-hand artist. And a rather well known one, at that. I found his website The World Wide Website of Ricky Jay.

Of particular interest is the New Yorker article Secrets of the Magus. Very entertaining.

And it’s at a groovy new theater, The Studio Theater. Only seats 350 or so.

So while this may not be something I’d have chosen, I’ll go. Oh, here’s the rub. The Saturday nights sold out so fast that all they have are folding metal chairs in the back. For $75 a pop. Right. So now I’m on a mission to find a babysitter for a “school night.” Wish me luck.