I was hanging near the Stage Door of the Wintergarden (which is on 7th Ave, not Broadway where the main entrance is) the other day, waiting for a friend when a middle aged couple came up to me and the woman asked me:
"When does the box office open?"
Me: "It's already open, you have to go around the block to the Broadway side of the building."
Woman: "Isn't this Broadway?"
Me: "No, this is 7th Ave."
Woman: "Are you sure?"
Me: (Pointing to street sign) "See that, it says 7th Avenue and 50th Street. The box office entrance is on Broadway."
Man: "Look, just because it's a Broadway show, doesn't mean the theater HAS to be on Broadway!"
Me: "You, sir, are correct! However, this particular theater happens to be right on Broadway, so you get the best of both worlds!"
Man: "Are you sure?"
Me: "Look, I don't care if you believe me or not, but, if You want to get tot eh box office of the Wintergarden Theater, all you have to do is walk around the block and you'll see the main entrance, where the box office is."
Man and Woman eye me suspiciously when the theater's doorman steps outside for a smoke. He sees them and says automatically: "Folks, you're in the back. If you're looking for the main entrance it's around the block on the Broadway side of the theater."
Whereupon the man shot me a dirty look and the woman said:
"Why didn't YOU tell us that?!?"
sigh...
"It's never too late to have a happy childhood. "
- Tom Robbins
