>
> Apparently what changed the karma enough to get him into Sunday's
> group was that, assuming he'd probably be kept in New York all week
> long without actually getting a chance to try his luck at reaching
the
> hot seat, Tom and his wife bought New York museum passes. I guess
the
> show called to say he'd be needed on Sunday about an hour after they
> bought the passes on Saturday -- future alternates might want to try
> the same maneuver, see if it works again...
for future reference for future visitors to NY -- there's even a
cheaper method to see the local museums -- the Met is
actually "suggested admission" and you can just give them a dollar;
the Guggenheim and MOMA on Fridays offer suggested admission as
well...