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Looking up at a ceiling in the lobby of an office building in Manhattan.
No, sorry!
Was the line of sight for this pic (from camera to object)parallel to the floor. BTW, are there rules for WWI? Why do we only ask yes or no questions??
You were looking up at the ceiling, yes?
You were in Manhattan, yes?
You just weren't in the lobby of an office building, yes?
I'm sure this is breaking all the nonexistent WWI? rules, yes?
Let me start with Debbie: Yes, yes, yes. No.
I think there are rules but virtually none come to mind at the moment. However, I did make a request a while ago to avoid "complex" questions like the one David posed. When a question involves a bunch of variables, it kind of puts me on the spot. It can also backfire on you: I can say "no" even though the question is 99% on target. I suppose that's one reason why binary questions (ones with yes/no answers) work well.
I guess that most of the time I'd also want to avoid a barrage of questions from one player all at once. Like, one of you could start off with x number of questions all at once. I think it's better for everyone--it makes it a more interesting game--to continue with the practice of one simple question at a time, most of the time.
Does anyone have any suggestions, though?
I suppose an answer like "mostly true" would suffice.
Meanwhile I suppose you know that I was teasing with my guess.
Was it a place that one would spend much time at?
Mostly no, David.
Are you inside a government/municipal building?
Totally no.
A theater?
Totally yes, Debbie!
The Ziegfeld again?
No such folly this week, Scott.
Using insider information, (which may not be totally kosher with the WWI? rules) I'm going to guess the Eugene O'Neill theater at 230 West 49th St. where I believe you attended a performance of Spring Awakening in the last month or so.
Mostly right, Debbie--except for the little part that's wrong. That's the part that applies to this contest!
And one cannot help but take advantage of insider information. I just ask that players abstain if they were, like, right there when I took the picture(s). And especially if there was a conversation along the lines of
"Hey, what are you doing? Taking a picture for Where Was I?"
"Yeah, so I guess you shouldn't play when this comes up on my blog."
Were you at City Center enjoying the Encores production of "Follies?"
Was the theater that you were in one with its current focus as a venue for showing movies?
Dolph, once again I have to say "mostly yes"--except as it pertains to this particular challenge.
Gary, the answer is "almost entirely no."
Is the theater in the Times Square vicinity, say, between 42nd and 54th Streets and between 6th and 8th Avenues?
Yes, Debbie!
The Shubert Theater on West 44th Street?
Nada Show World on 8th and 42nd?
Scott and Debbie: Between the two of you, Debbie is definitely hotter. (But that could change, of course.)
How about the Longacre Theatre? Did "Talk Radio" lure you in from the cold?
Longacre? Wrongacre!
(Sorry--couldn't help myself!)
Walter Kerr Theatre on 48th?
Walter Kerr? I wasn't there.
Were you at the Biltmore?
Ethel Barrymore on 47th?
Biltmore? Barrymore? You're going to have to guess more to get it right!
The St. James on 44th St. is about to yield "The Producers" to "Young Frankenstein." Might you have been there to document the passing?
Where, Dolph? Not there, Dolph.
There, castle....
(This is possibly the worst, most desperate, punallusion I've perpetrated in this blog so far.)
It's a week for desparate blonds, so don't tell me that you went to the Palace Theatre in advance of "Legally Blond" ... that is unless it's the answer to WWI.
You've got yourself a deal, Dolph.
Maybe I'm a masochist, but...
The Marquis on 46th?
Oh, what a Sade, Sade, situation!
You're lucky that incorrect guesses aren't punished with a lashing.
Or maybe that's what you desire....
How about some warms and colds, here?
The Broadway Theater?
Broadway? No way!
Debbie, I've been considering the hot/cold situation, but I don't think it's been, um, "cold" for lately.
Look for hints that have been missed.
Well, from the clues I'm going to guess the Palace. Was that where you were?
No, Gary, it's still not the Palace....
....and I swear my answers don't even reflect a hint of malice!
Castle? What castle? A compelling enough allusion to cause the Palace to be guessed redundantly. Was the manse of "Grey Gardens" considered a castle?
Were you at the Walter Kerr Theatre?
Were you at a Broadway play?
The Al Hirschfeld theatre on 45th?
Excellent point, Dolph. Excellent point. Dolph. But it still isn't the Walter Kerr.
And it wasn't the Al Hirschfeld.
And Gary: I wasn't at a Broadway play for this photo set!
(Sorry if I'm screwing up the tenses!)
Sorry about the duplicate Walter Kerr guess. This is getting out of hand. Time to recap all Broadway guesses and zero in. Were you north of 46th st?
No, Dolph--I wasn't.
Did you swing over to the Richard Rodgers Theatre?
You know, somehow I think it was more likely that you took in "High Fidelity" than "Tarzan" so I would like to add the Imperial Theatre to my guesses. There is not a rule against double guesses is there?
BTW I think I should get a life and get on with my Sunday. C U L8R
No rules against double guesses. At least not at the moment.
But once again, it's a "no" and a "no." And on top of it all, I actually have seen Tarzan but not High Fidelity!
The Schubert on 44th?
Scottie: You taking advantage of the "no rules against double guessing" rule? But you thought you'd add a 'c' to mix it up a bit?
David: This better be one AMAZING and significant lamp!
How about The Town Hall?
No matter how you spell it, it ain't the home of Spamalot. And it ain't prestigious (and often wonderful) Town Hall either. (Perhaps inspired by A Mighty Wind, an "Old Knit" 20th Anniversary concert is slotted for Town Hall on March 1.)
Though not an exact match, the style of the lamp is very similar to those at the John Golden Theatre on 45th Street
http://www.ibdb.com/VenueImages.asp?Id=1265
Might you have been enjoying time on "Avenue Q/"
Sorry, Dolph. And I only saw (and loved) Avenue Q Off-Broadway, Dolph.
Gotham Chamber Opera, 410 West 42nd Street?
No, Debbie, but thanks for remembering my favorite local opera company...and for not giving up!
OK, put us out of our misery, were you in a Broadway Theater as defined by the League of American Theatres and Producers?
The Music Box on 45th?
Yes, Dolph--I was. But no, Scott, I wasn't at the Music Box.
So I supposed you're in misery again. Don't lose hope!
We are literally running out of real estate. A Broadway theater housing a musical on the day you shot the photos, between 42nd Street and 46th Street (inclusive)with allusions to castle ...
The Phantom has been lurking at the Majestic for so long I almost forgot he was there. Were you?
Dolph, I am sure I am not alone in thanking you for saving us from a long Blog About Town nightmare!
I was at the Majestic Theater, home of Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway history. The show is known for its grand chandelier, but, as you can see, there are other, lesser-known, lighting fixtures all over the interior. The second from the top is outside the theater proper, but it has a "blind" on the side facing the audience area. I imagine that's to keep unwanted light out of the auditorium.
I haven't yet seen Phantom, though I hope to go soon. I believe I was first at the Majestic as a child (possibly to see Man of La Mancha), but just this past week I was there for the Robert Altman public memorial that I mentioned on this very blog. It's been written up in a number of outlets, but I hope to cover it in more detail soon. For now, I'll merely note that a number of Altman's old colleagues noted that it seemed as if the director were still there, somehow, overseeing the event--almost, I realized, like a beloved Phantom. Look closely at the image of the Majestic stage that's the last photo in the above set--perhaps you'll get a sense of what is was like after the ceremony. That's the podium on the left, and a screen in the center, with an image of Altman's head projected on it.
Anyway, now you can all watch the Oscars without being totally distracted by this challenge. Instead, you can obsess over whether Scorsese will ever fare better than Altman did at that award ceremony.
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