I have a new microphone as some of you can tell and I'm not sure how I feel about it yet because last

podcast and I pre-recorded that one it blew out some of your ears and I didn't catch it until after I uploaded it to

YouTube and to iTunes and everywhere else that like two minutes in there was this

static that was really loud in the microphone and so if that happens

again I may go back to the other mic I was using but anyway hopefully you can hear me

please someone let me know because I know I can hear it. I think it's

working but someone in the chat just let me know if I'm coming through on the

audio because I wasn't before. So as I was saying though no one could me, my wife and I had a good time.

We went down to Manhattan last night and that's honestly enough time to be in Manhattan.

One day, last night, and now I'm back to my house,

in my mind.

Some of you like cities, but for me,

it's kind of cool to be in that energy for a little bit,

and then I really need to see some woods and some open space.

I feel like, I don't know if it's claustrophobic or what it is, but anyway.

It was good though for the time we were there. We went to Manhattan and did something I haven't actually ever done with her. I just got a hotel for the night and we went to see the Lord of the Rings in concert. It was the entire Fellowship of the Ring, which is the first episode or the first movie.

And they had a full orchestra, full choir.

It was beautiful. It really was.

I was, it exceeded my expectations.

If you ever get a chance to go and you appreciate music, I think you'll enjoy it. And so anyway, we saw that and I have some observations that I already recorded that I will share I think Saturday with you all about that

because it was fascinating to see the audience reaction in my mind at least and maybe I'm approaching this

Different than some people would given my position here.

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