HE’s basic Oscar Night activity is to sit in a soft chair and file reactions to the various winners, losers, clips, tributes, witty commentaries and unexpected occurences. I just need to be plugged in…period. Socializing doesn’t really work in this context.
I was nonetheless tempted to accept Bill McCuddy and Eric Kohn‘s gracious invite to attend the Southampton Playhouse Oscar Viewing & Schmoozing event. I’ve never been there (said to be qjuite the jewel), and it would feel liberating to savor those wealthy, laid-back vibes.
But getting there from Wilton would take 3 1/2 hours and maybe longer — a 70-minute Metro North train to Grand Central, subway to Penn Station, two-hour Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) journey to Southampton. The other way is a Bridgeport-to-Hamptons car ferry + driving out to Southhampton Playhouse (43 Hill St, Southampton, NY 11968). But it’s a bear either way. Driving to Boston would take less time.
Thanks again, fellas, but it doesn’t feel like a fit.
