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Old Train
Yesterday i got out, started to head down to the village, i went to the obligatory jelly donut tha the rockafeller center dunkin donuts (the one on the concorse, by far the best in the city) and went down to the platform, and to my surprise there running the original subway trains which was fun, it reminds me of the streetcars in New Orleans. Fun times.
No More 99 Below
I went to my traditonal pre-show beer at 99 below @ 99 Macdugal (postumus shameless plug for my favorite bar) and found that it had been shut down for building safty problems. Its a shame that was my first bar that I frequented when i moved to New York, i had been looking forward to haveing the party there when i signed for the travel channel show. Hopefully they can get the problems solved. I was heartbroken, my day was shatterd, then i realized there were 50 other bars on that block, so i went next door.
search for a new village drinking establishment
I went searching for a new bar to call home in the absence of 99 below, i went accross the street to the Macdugal street ale house, the drinks were a dollar cheaper, bonus, but the crowd sucksn there is only so long i can maintain a conversation with simply the words "dude, bro, awsome, and yo" so i will be going elsewhere.
A couple of months ago i read an article in The Economist "Lone Star Riseing", among other things it touched on something that i already knew, a large portion of texas is liberal, gay friendly, non-pickup truck driveing, democrat, nice people. (although some more courious parts of texas culture still thrive within this blue texas, a quick stroll through the parking lot at the Galleria and you will be shocked that apparently JC Whitney makes a gun rack for the Toyota Prius).
(by the way, i just decided to coin the phrase "gun rack democrat" to describe texas democrats, i want a nickle anytime the phrase is utterd)
Anyway,
Despite this knowlage, i was shocked to learn that today Houston became the first major city in america to elect an openly gay mayor. I have a lot of faith in Houston, but dammit, Houston never ceases to amaze me. Further truth that houston is going to drag texas to a blue state.
-b
Heres some pics from hilary's birthday at 99 below.
I love wandering arround new york and discovering old and antiquated things. Found this old phone booth at 100th and west end per the directions of a friend.
Yay tree!
Oh hevanly sight I gazed upon this very day, as my journey in serch of elusive laptop perfection took me to union square, i stumbled upon a newly minted Best Buy resideing in place of a lesser, departed electronics retailer. Just as i was to make entery with all haste i noticed there was a marker upon the entery way indacateing that the hours of operation were infact endless. Thus one of my wildest dreams broke true his very day, and i would now be allowed to aquire electronic devices and entertainment media without regard to what hour it may be. As i conclude this electronic corraspondance, i wipe a single tear of joy that sprung forth from my eye and contenue on a life that from this day on will surely be that much more joyous.
The giant chicken from family guy as boba fett in the next family guy/starwars show. Yay.
So ive been invited to go to naples for three months this summer, which should be enough time to get some serious cycleing in, and a good excuse to buy a new bike (bianchi, because if you are going to bike accross italy, might as well be on an italian bike, even though they are still buolt in china like nearly all bikes). Also finnally will get to go see pompeii, which has been an obsessian of mine since i was six.
Havent totally settled on a fourth host for the travel channel proposal, but have started the legal bs to establish ownership of the project. Also Pj is also signed on as possable producer (yay!)
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The saints are 11-0. Thats just awsome.
