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Vinnie’s Top-Fives of 2009 (in no particular order)

Broadway/Off-Broadway Shows

• 33 Variations
• Toxic Avenger
• West Side Story
• The Little Mermaid – I avoided it until just before it closed, I regret that.
• Next To Normal

TV Shows (New)

• Glee
• Leverage
• Warehouse 13
• V
• Modern Family

Music

• Who are we kidding? I haven’t bought new music in YEARS!

Books (not necessarily published in 2009)

• Was Superman A Spy, Brian Cronin
• Do Travel Writers Go To Hell?, Thomas Kohnstamm
• Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher
• The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs
• Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever, Joel Derfner

Movies

• Up
• Up
• Up
• Up
• Up

“Acting Moments”

• The Last Piece Of Cake
• Family Comes First
• Bartender Wars
• Hung Jury
• There’s No Zombies…/The Mission

“Moments”

• The Equality March on Washington
• Tom’s Proposal to Brian
• Finding $120.00 on the floor when I really needed it – thank you God.
• Finding out I’m being published
• Losing 50 Lbs

I’ve been “at the desk for” almost a year and a half and employed by “the man” for the entire 2009 calendar year – I usually only stay in one work environment for what averages out to be three months; when I make it this far, I’m usually in for about two years, by my calculations I’ll be gone by August…

One of the little perks of the job was everyday there would be the possibility someone really stupid/nasty/lovely would show up and give me material for Overheard @ The Desk.

That being said, after 60 installments and keeping a regular weekly schedule, Overheard @ The Desk is on hiatus.

I still be posting the stupid/nasty/lovey encounters, I just won’t be doing it on a regular basis…

I know it’s not Phriday, but this photo was taken on Phriday, Christmas Day-2009, it sorta symbolizes my holiday… when I got to my partents house, they weren’t home… Merry Christmas indeed…

I’ve never bought any music from itunes, I’m scared to, what happens if my computer crashes and I lose everything and I never made a CD-which I won’t-do I have to buy it again?

Customer: “Do you sell stamps?”

Agent: “No, try the front desk.”

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Customer: “Can you get me tickets on the double decker bus tour?”

Agents: “No, try next door, under the sign that says ‘tours.’”

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Customer: “Double decaf skinny-mocha latte – wait, you’re not Starbucks…”

Agent: “No, no I’m not.”

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Customer: “Can you get me comedy club tickets?”

Agent: “Most comedy clubs offer free admission, they make their money on the two drink minimum – the concierge should have passes for you.”

Customer: “Where…”

Agent: “Other side of the escalator.”

There’s nothing inherently Christmas about this picture of Joey, except it was taken on Christmas morning… I tried to get a bow around his neck, but he wasn’t havin’ it!

Since Bernie’s is still running the commercials… Merry Christmas!

Agent: “Merry Christmas, how can I help you.”

Customer: “I would like to see Jersey Boys tonight.”

Agent: “I’m sorry, there’s no performance of Jersey Boys tonight. The only shows performing today are; The Lion King, Mary Poppins, White Christmas, Ragtime and Hair at two and then The Radio City Christmas Spectacular at two and four thirty.”

Customer: ” No, I’m looking for Jersey Boys.”

Agent: “Jersey Boys does not have a show today.”

Customer: “I know you don’t want to tell me, but I get tickets from somewhere else, right?”

Agent: “There’s no show tonight.”

Customer: “If I go to the box office, do you think they’ll be cancelations?”

Agent: “Sir, there is no show tonight.”

Customer: “Someone must be able to get tickets for me.”

Agent: “Again, Sir, there is no show – no one will sell you tickets to a theatre that’s dark tonight – there is no show. It’s Christmas Eve – the producers have given the cast and crew the night off - there is no show tonight.

Customer: “Oh, how about Wicked…”

Agent: “I’m sorry, there’s no performance of Wicked tonight. The only shows performing today are; The Lion King, Mary Poppins, White Christmas, Ragtime and Hair at two and then The Radio City Christmas Spectacular at two and four thirty…”

Customer: “Well then, what’s playing tonight?”

Thanks is nice – cash is better…

I love year-end wrap-ups.

This year it’s even better ’cause were also wrapping up a decade.

I love the TV specials and the magazine lists upon lists upon lists.

If Brittney Murphy’s untimely death has tough us anything – If you’re famous enough to make one of those year-end lists, don’t die after all the issues have gone to press…

When a thousand mini-disappointments descend on your personage at the same moment,  it really sucks – just sayin’

I think we’re going to see a huge influx of game show on the telly, I can’t tell you why I think this, but this, indeed, is what I think.

Time: 8:02 AM

Agent: "Happy Holidays, how can I help you?"

Customer: "You can tone down the good cheer, I haven’t had my coffee yet!"

Agent: "Bah Humbug!"