I had originally planned on taking the bus to Somerdale, but since it was getting late, I called Uber. They arrived in less than three minutes, and other than a little bit of traffic on the White Horse Pike, had no trouble whatsoever. The pleasant gentleman eventually pulled into the parking lot of Amy's Omelette House around quarter after 12.
Thank heavens Amy's finally opened after being delayed from the spring. Not only were they ready for the public, but they were busy as heck. They used to be a diner, and that's still reflected in the long stucco setting and basic vinyl tables and booths. Most of the pancake dishes seemed way too big ala that stuffed French toast dish at Sabrina's Cafe two weeks ago. I went with the Tropical Fruit "light bite," two fluffy silver dollar pancakes with strawberries, topped with strawberries, blueberries, slivered almonds, and a coconut-strawberry sauce. Oh, yum! The fruity flavors were incredible, and it being two small pancakes meant it wasn't too much to eat in one sitting.
Took a quick stroll down the White Horse Pike down to the Cooper Towne Center. Stopped briefly at the big WaWa a block from Amy's for a Mountain Dew Baja Blast Zero and soft pretzels for the movie. It was a stunning day for a walk, sunny and actually too warm for October, into the upper 70's-lower 80's.
Hurried into the Cinemark 16 about ten minutes late, but that was still enough to catch a few commercials. None of the horror movies held any interest, but I am absolutely dying to see Wicked. Been waiting for this movie to come out for over 20 years. Looks like it's going to be incredible, too. If nothing else, the costumes and special effects look awesome and Oz-worthy.
As for Joker: Foile a Deux, I go further into that at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Hiked up the hill to Walmart after I finally got out of that long movie. I was going to be a black cat for Halloween, but I saw bat ears and wings and decided I would retain the black clothes, but be a bat instead. I do have that collection of cute stuffed bats! Speaking of adorable stuffed animals, I also ran across the most darling little black dragon with purple embroidered eyes and the cutest little fangs. Not only was she a cutie, but she was also only 3 dollars. I may keep her out year-round. Also finally picked up the soundtrack from The Nightmare Before Christmas in a picture disc vinyl version, which was the cheapest I'd seen it anywhere.
It was almost 5 PM when I went down the hill to pick up the bus at Taco Bell. The traffic was steady and they were more than 10 minutes late, but it could have been worse at rush hour. The bus surprisingly was neither full, nor made a lot of stops. I got off at the dentist's office on the White Horse Pike in Oaklyn around 5:30.
Put everything away and took out the trash, which left me for just enough time to work on the inventory. Added the Pearl Bailey and Bette Midler revivals of Hello Dolly, Hamilton, and Irene with Debbie Reynolds. Irene and the Pearl Bailey Dolly go back the furthest. I picked them both up when I discovered a now-defunct collectibles shop in Audubon called Act Two way back in the summer of 2007.
Watched Match Game '77 during dinner. Bob Barker and Eva Gabor joined in this week. In the first episode, a man in the audience claimed he'd give $100 if he could kiss Eva. He didn't, but he still got his kiss. The second had Brett getting a card from the writers to soothe her after all the joking questions they'd written about her.
Finished the night with two of the Elton John records I've picked up recently. Tumbleweed Connection is the older of the two from 1970, and in fact is his third album. Though the album produced no hits at the time, John would continue to occasionally perform the musically ambitious "Burn Down the Mission" until his retirement. Caribou from 1974 was an even bigger hit, and this time produced blockbuster singles in "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" and "The Bitch Is Back."
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