daisy_knotwise and I went out with Sam, Jerry, and Bonnie to see The Pirate Queen , the new musical about Grace O'Malley and the English conquest of Ireland. It's actually more of an opera than a straight musical, which I expected. The critics say that it needs some rework and I have to agree. There's a story hiding in there somewhere, but it's not quite getting out. On the other hand, Sam, Bonnie, and Jerry enjoyed it more than Gretchen and I did.