Saw SNM for the 2nd time on Tuesday (the 19th) and going in I didn’t think it would be possible to enjoy the show more than I did the first time but this experience was OUT OF CONTROL.
I decided to get there super early and arrived at the McKittrick behind two hardcore fans. I started reading a book but could not hold my focus overhearing the two discuss the cast for tonight and shows past. I introduced myself and discovered they are some of my all time favorite tattooed superfans bloodwillhavebloodtheysay and Caoine ! Loved talking to them before and after the show - very funny and sweet both of them.
These are all things that happened! I had the pleasure of meeting dmoldovan on Tuesday night and you should really read his whole recap because it’s great.
The tattoo crew (that’s me in the middle of the tattoo sandwich with bloodwillhavebloodtheysay and his brother) descended on the McKittrick again on Friday for I thought would just be an early show (for me anyway) but ended up being my first double header.
Honestly, I started drinking at about 7pm and stopped at around 5am, so the bulk of the evening is just a big blur of whiskey and champagne, and I’m not going to try to do a proper recap. But I was extraordinarily lucky in terms of 1:1 timing, and ended up with seven total across the two shows, five of which were completely new to me (Banquo, Lady MacDuff, Hecate, Nurse, and the sixth floor). By the time I ended up back in the Manderley after the late show, I was a big mess of sweat and ashes and scented oil and food coloring and lipstick. It was glorious, and I’m going back tonight.
Last night was pretty much a perfect New York evening, the kind that makes me happier than I can say with my life as it is right now. And I don’t think there’s a better way to spend the evening of the 4th than at a picnic on the roof of the McKittrick, watching fireworks with friends & fellow drunks.
eleven years ago tonight! I believe this was the only 4th of july event the mckittrick has ever had, and it was also the first event held at gallow green.