I decided to take a little break from the deep-fried goodness of the Chenango County Fair Thursday night and spend a little time down in Greene with my good friend, Neil Sedaka.

I can’t really perpetuate that scenario much further than that, because the truth is I didn’t really know much about the oeuvre of Mr. Sedaka until I saw the Chenango River Theatre’s production of “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” last night.

The play, a romantic farce set in a ‘60s Catskills resort, is built around the songs of Neil Sedaka, which are woven seamlessly into the plot, to great effect. And man, was this guy prolific! (Is, I would assume, as he’s still alive). I had no idea so many staples of that era were penned by (and many performed by) Neil Sedaka.