New York drive-by
- Hotel was swanky, but construction starts at 7am with some kind of concrete drilling that goes on and on for days.
- Hide and I went to Joe Allen's on 46th and had a sort of celebrity siting. Hide: "Do you know him? He looks familiar". Me: "He does, but I don't know him" Hide:"I'm turning you into the gay mafia for not knowing your actors."
Turns out from asking our aspiring actor-waiter, Jimmy, it was star of stage and screen, Roscoe Lee Brown
We didn't get autographs - The waiter, Jimmy, was cute and funny.
- Caught up with ex-Austinite Tom L. for "Porno bingo" at a pub on Ninth Ave. Bingo hosted by a porn star. Gee. Tom was doing well though, and we had a terrific time catching up.
- Went to dinner at a Czech restaurant in Queens with my coworker on Thursday night. We drank a lot of Czech beer, and had a good time flirting with the waitress and the owner. He was at home speaking Czech, and there was a greek restaurant right next door full of greek men on the patio smoking and drinking Ouzo. I think we need to try that place too, even though its a long haul to Queens.
- The third car from the front on the inbound 2 or 3 subway is usually the emptiest during the morning rush hour.
- Disney freaking owns Times Square. ABC studios, the Tarzan musical, the Beauty & Beast musical. They're everywhere.
- Speaking of everywhere, knocking down tourists between 42nd street and 46th is terrific sport.
- New Jersey between Newark airport and NYC seems to be a big wetland / swamp.
- Seeing the sun blast through the canyons of the buildings is a cathartic experience.
- Walking by the WTC construction site is not really cathartic, nor moving, and I'm perplexed at the tourists that are there taking photos of the crater. New Yorkers seem to have an attitude like its their personal tragedy, and it is certainly, but I think there's a level of pride about it that isn't quite healthy I think.
- Saint Paul's church with its tulips and sandstone tombstones eroding is quite impressive, and its the building right next to mine.
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