tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452002.post8712037980483127241..comments2024-03-27T03:01:42.539-04:00Comments on Show Showdown: New York Blackout: 1977Sandra Mardenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126427786620880116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452002.post-82785287227807052822019-07-14T09:12:00.240-04:002019-07-14T09:12:00.240-04:00July 14, 2019
On this anniversary blackout day, I ...July 14, 2019<br />On this anniversary blackout day, I can also confirm your experience. Charlie and I were in the audience when the lights failed and Ms. Greene finished her song in the dark - to a great ovation as I recall. We thought it was a theater glitch (someone tripped over the wrong cable?) but when I turned around and looked at the Westside skyline, it was ALL dark.<br />We were with good friends so we walked through Central Park in the dark (in 1977!) to their apt. on the East Side, climbed their stairs and continued our evening with drinks, candles, and good company. When it became obvious the power was not coming back on soon, Charlie and I walked home to the lower East Side. The streets were relatively calm. My memories are now a little spotty (I was 30 then - you can do the math) but it remains as a memorable evening - a true New York moment.hywel ddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392409950690944666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452002.post-33167136432580443182018-08-14T14:49:26.599-04:002018-08-14T14:49:26.599-04:00I can verify most of what you say. I was the Maste...I can verify most of what you say. I was the Master Electrician at the Delacorte and we watched from the booth as the east side went out and then Central Park south. The A/C in the booth was grinding and then all went dark. <br />Ellen Greene continued as you said. The ushers pointed flashlights on the stage. I don't think she really like the directing style and this gave her the opportunity to belt it out, cabaret style. I think she really enjoyed it. <br />When it was over the house manager used a bull horn to announce how people should leave. <br /><br />There were 3 women who were staying behind in the audience. One was sitting down and the other 2 said she did not want to leave because she had waited all day in the sun for those seats and no one was guaranteeing her a rain check. <br />I tried to explain what I thought would happen but there were no guarantees. She was so mad she questioned whether this was really a blackout! <br />Being 26 I ensured her that as the Master Electrician I knew there was a blackout. <br />"So it's your fault!" She swung her pocket book at my face, felt better and left!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com