Worth the wait

Last year in early September we saw a live taping of the NPR talk show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” at Tanglewood. When we saw a few months ago that the show was again being broadcast from Tanglewood we quickly bought tickets and made our plans. We originally planned on leaving Western Massachusetts on Friday and either coming back to New York or heading to Sharon. But the weather forecasts were so amazing that we decided to stay in the Berkshires through the weekend.

Last year’s taping of the show at Tanglewood had been the first, and this second one was even more fun. The panel was completely different. Carl Castle, who had been the moderator for years, has retired from the show, but did make a brief appearance. The new moderator, Bill Curtis, has a somewhat different style than his predecessor but is every bit as entertaining. The three guests this week were Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Roy Blunt, Jr.  They were absolutely hilarious! Barry and I wonder how much of the show is scripted and how much is truly spontaneous banter. I suspect that a fair amount of host Peter Sagal’s material is written, but that does not take away from his terrific delivery and his ability to go with the flow. The guest was Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. No matter how much was scripted and how much was ad lib, he did a great job. We hope this will become part of our standard summer entertainment.

We are still trying to find the perfect but not outrageously expensive lodging in the Berkshires. The place we stayed was alright but was not quite as nice as we had hoped. In the inn’s defense, they are in the middle of renovations. We stayed in one of the recently redecorated rooms, but the common areas need work. Nonetheless, we had a relaxing couple of days, and managed to drive back to New York this morning before the heavy rain that had been predicted started a short while ago.

Simmie and family will be stopping in New York on their return to Sharon from a family event in Maryland. So we are looking forward to having them with us this evening and tomorrow morning before they continue on their way home. Hopefully they will make the trip safely between the storms.

Have a wonderful week.

Love,

Rebecca