It was Suzanne's birthday and a special birthday, so we headed off to One53 as we had in the past and settled in for a nice dinner. Or so Suzanne thought, but when we got there, DrLen and Judy were there and Ben chuckled about the surprise as the tables were set and appetizers had been served which amused Martha and Seva and Bill who then posed with Martha as Suzanne greeted the Weinsteins and they posed for a group photo before Suzanne and I posed with Suzanne W. as the Carols (Dembe and Brown) posed with David Brown and the next generation -- Ben, Jane and Katy -- posed with Sara Just while Steven and Peter posed with their wine glasses and I noted the menus and the remaining appetizers including yummy cheese and bread with their hummus dip and a last lonely piece of shrimp.

To our surprise (well, not mine), a gorilla appeared carrying balloons and a card and came to find Suzanne and greet her. They greeted each other as old friends and then the gorilla led Suzanne to a seat and presented her with a card as the balloons flew to the (thankfully) low ceiling and the new friends chatted away much to the amusement of those who were just beginning to understand what was happening. And so the gorilla made more friends and insisted on joining me and Suzanne for a photo shoot though the dark skin made her less visible and then the gorilla was on her way and we could sit down to the menu and I could have some bread and dip as Peter showed his iPhone apps and Judy made her point though DrLen seemed to be sleeping as the soup was served followed by one of the main courses and another and my pasta with summer vegetables and the seafood and burger. At this point, I forgot that I had a camera and instead enjoyed the food and the delight of Suzanne's first digit becoming the same as mine.