A barbie kind of day

Today, two friends and I attended the 8th Annual BIG APPLE BARBECUE BLOCK PARTY at Madison Square Park. If we'd planned enough in advance, we could have bought a "fastpass" for $125, which entitles the bearer to $100 worth of food, beverage, and merchandise (sauces from several of the BBQ sellers) and best of all an express pass. (two of us could have shared it easily or even all three of us) But by the time we decided to go the passes were sold out. To eat as you go (as we did), it was $8 a...