MST3K Time Bubble Tour
I was a bit groggy when Susan and I set out to the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom to see Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Time Bubble Tour. When we arrived, the ticket takers and security detail weren't very organized, which put me in a foul (but temporary) mood. It was a ritual akin to going through airport security: Metal detectors and plastic trays to put in your wallet, keys, and phone. A woman ahead of me had to inform the security guard that she had a hip replacement. Upon hearing that my mood went from foul to (temporarily) grim. This woman was probably close to my age, and she had had a hip replacement. Generation X is getting older, frailer, and already in need of spare parts. We boarded a spacious elevator with some of our fellow MSTies. One woman was with her daughter and a friend discussing how her husband was off to see John Zorn do a live performance elsewhere in the city. I am well familiar with Zorn's more n...