"I had chances to break and go up a break in the first and the second sets, and didn't.
The second sets are fuller ensembles: tonight, with the bassist Mark Dresser and the drummer Gerry Hemingway; tomorrow night, with Mr. Dresser and the drummer Bobby Previte.
Hey, that's what happens when a team fumbles the ball twice within the span of 36 seconds, especially when the second sets up the game winning field goal.
The first sketch, which should be called "Lowered Expectations," is a little sad, but the second sets an enjoyable, cheerfully cynical tone: Two available single people, Cindy and Ron, meet at a wedding reception.
Composed of just two movements, the first part sets the ancient Latin hymn "Veni", creator spiritus, while the second sets 220 lines of the final scene of Goethe's Faust.
Using a circular pouring motion, slowly stream the eggs, 1/3 at a time, into the smaller amount of boiling broth; as the first third sets, add the second; as the second sets, add the third, then turn off the heat and let the eggs sit for a minute.
