nope, i didn’t party till the sun came up on january first…instead, i played board games and ate popcorn. then i drove to st. louis to visit friends and party after the sun went down. helen fitzgeralds was dead, but we had fun anyhow. oh, and i saw meet the fockers, which i enjoyed immensely because i think DeNiro and Hoffman are brilliant. if you haven’t seen the graduate then you are missing how Hoffman rewrote the rules on the modern cinematic hero.

on a sadder note, Jerry Orbach passed away. while most will remember him as the stoic faced front-man of Law and Order, I will remember him as the satin-voiced pirate El Gallo of the Fantasticks. skip the movie remake and pick up the original cast CD. it’s worth it.

ny times obituary

click play below to hear Jerry sing…