great gatsby play

 in the evening i went to see the play 'Great Gatsby' at the round theater in Minneapolis. i had been to this venue many times before but this was the first time seeing this story. i knew the book it was based on did not have stellar sales during the author's lifetime but i had also read how it became popular after copies were given to World War Two soldiers. i can relate well to nick carraway, the storyteller. i had said before when i was still in school how i play the supporting roles in life, and in this case the storyteller is the observer of Gatsby, the main character. it was a good story, but it is still a tragedy, nonetheless. when i was driving home from the show i heard on my car radio 'money for nothing' by dire straits. i still have the album it is on, 'brothers in arms', on cassette. later on, years after it became a hit, a learned the band's name is taken from a term meaning a 'challenging situation', usually a 'poor financial situation'. i did do some events even before getting to the venue. i also went to Mall of America around midday and had pizza at DeLeo, as i wanted airline miles. nearby in the rotunda was a metro transit event. it was nice seeing all of the displays there, including a van brought out for events like this one. it was painted with landmarks of the twin cities served by the transit system. i also got some Charlie Brown items at the American Eagle store, using a birthday gift certificate to reduce what i owed. it was some buttons as well as some socks. it paired well with the postcards i bought at Barnes and Noble. i got a sandwich and a Kool-Aid burst at Bobby and Steve's before the play.