He failed to alert me of the recent downturn in the economy

It took months, but The Movie finally came to our town, and I finally saw it tonight. And even though our dinner at the new hot place in town, Michaelangelo's, wasn't exactly a knockout -- stuck in a corner, no drinks until midway through the entree, no bread until dinner was over, food lovely but service basically a whole lotta no -- an instant American classic does very well for a nightcap.