Archive for February 21st, 2007

I was super excited about BINGO at Mo Pitkin’s cause really; I love Mo Pitkin’s even though I know I complain about the prices sometimes. It’s so cute and they have good latkes and this one drink that tastes like a creamsicle. And BINGO!?!? Well who doesn’t love that?

It started at 9:30 and I was running late because of the oh so reliable NYC transit system. Lucky for me, I had a reservation because the dining room where the BINGO fun takes place was completely full. So if you don’t like being turned away at the door, I suggest you call ahead or get there early cause you do not want to miss this. It was the funnest time ever!!!

Murray Hill, the host, and Harry, his beautiful debutante of a sidekick, were a great team. It had a very old-timey feel and there were even a couple of old-timers in the audience, but mostly the room was full of east village 20-somethings and a couple of people celebrating their birthdays.

It was an evening of laughter and fabulous prizes. My roommate won the first game we played and took home a magazine called My Comrade and a book on CD about managing your email (cause you know how email can be completely overwhelming sometimes.) Other prizes offered were: a my little pony; a hello kitty notebook and a book about kitties (this prize also included a look at Harry’s kitty…if you know what I mean); a magic 8 ball and a couple of shower caps; drink tickets; a Mo Pitkin’s gift certificate and t-shirt; a Murray Hill t-shirt; tickets to Joan Rivers’ show; and the grand prize of the evening: $120!! Sadly, I won nothing.

There were a couple of people that yelled BINGO at the same time, so there were tiebreakers that consisted of a beer chugging contest and an arm wrestling match. I ever so highly recommend this. You can eat and drink and laugh and play BINGO all at the same time. Also, there’s no drink minimum and the wait staff was totally cool with me and my one jack and coke. So yeah, if you like fun, you should check this out.

You know that whole thing about single people hating Valentine’s Day? Well it’s pretty much true and yes, I’m single.

This year, however I chose to go out and laugh at other people’s heartbreak instead of staying home and wallowing in my own and I’m so glad I did. I have not consistently laughed like this in a long, long time. It was freakin awesome.

The UCB Theater was packed with a mix of singles and couples. And yes, the nice folks at UCB made us stand out in the freezing cold. (Ok, so it has something to do with a fire code, but still). It was SO worth it.

Some performers told the tales of their personal rejection while other people read the most cringe-worthiest material taken from their own high school journals and of course, there was poetry. I loved the montage sitcom-y theme song/credits put together by Jon Friedman to Queen’s “Somebody to Love.” I couldn’t think of a more perfect way to start a show about heartbreak on Valentine’s Day.

Some of my favorite moments of the show were: Sara Schaefer reading her high school love letters and singing “You Oughta Know”; Adrian Frost, who reminded me a bit of Janeane Garofalo, telling the tale of her 10 year relationship that just ended in divorce; Katina Corrao, reading an email from a hairy backed man who rejected her when she called him one too many times “just to see if he was okay”; and Adam Wade’s high school love poem for a hostess.

The amazing thing about this show was that ALL of the performers made me laugh out loud. This never happens. After the show, they had live music and karaoke and kegs. So yeah, you totally missed an amazing Valentine’s Day celebration. The next Rejection Show is March 14th at 8PM at UCB. The next Mortified will be on March 21 at 8:00 pm at Makor Theater. I so highly highly recommend these shows.

Nothing is more painfully hilarious than heartbreak, rejection, and the truth.