Paging Scrappy and Scola: My schedule on Wed. the 25th is clear after about two or three. I don't want to get home too late, though, so I was thinking about taking a train out of Penn Station no later than eight, and possibly more like seven if possible.

Any thoughts about dinner, where and when? Cheap is sort of my only option, sadly.

I should really be more awake by this time of day.

Where will you be coming from?

Javits.

I really don't visit Midtown, like, ever, so I'm not too familiar with what's there. How about here?

We don't have to meet in midtown. Where are you coming from? How about Scrappy?

SO glad I made my hotel reservation. When I was in the process, I suddenly realized my credit card had expired ... and I hadn't received the new one. I called and, luckily, the card hasn't been activated. So ... new card with a new account number.

I now can't do dinner on Wednesday....but I CAN do after work drinks. I am going to see Good People at 2:00 so I will be in midtown. I am free after that until 7 or so. I am also free Tuesday for dinner, if that's better.

Let me see if I can reschedule my Wednesday thing. Hold on.....

Wednesday's the only day I'm there, and I'm leaving on an eight o'clockish train, last I heard.

Can't reschedule Wednesday, so how about an oh-so-sophisticated gathering at some bar for drinks at 5? I vote the Algonquin [link] , where we can get one pricey drink and pretend to be in the '30s. Plus, it's got comfy places to sit.