WTF?

Last night, Alison, Kim and I went to The Mountain Goats at Webster Hall. It was a solid show, however the and was pretentious enough to do a double encore. I mean they were good, but a double encore? You're not Elton John.

ANYWAY, after the show we took a cab and then decided to cut our ride home short to go see the elephant parade that takes place each year when the circus comes to Madison Square Garden. The parade had been romanticized in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, so I wanted to experience it for myself. We actually got a good spot, right by Madison Square Garden and so we waited. It was pretty chilly, compounded by the fact I was still in work shoes aka no socks. We waited for about half an hour waiting for the cops to move the cones blocking off the street, certain that would signal the elephants had made it. At about 1:00 a.m., the cops lights started flashing and the cones were moved. I spied a ringmaster-type gentleman perched on the back of large elephant. Hooray! They'd arrived.

The excitement of that moment was quickly eclipsed by the realization that only four elephants followed. WTF? All this for five lousy elephants? I loudly told Alison and Kim I had seen more elephants in my backyard. They agreed and we departed in a huff of disappointment.