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…Will be up tonight, tomorrow at the latest.
We had a great time, got to see friends and some landmark-type stuff. Great food as always (except for maybe a little midnight White Castle run…). Tai got a $10 ‘Tag Heuer’ watch and I got a cool pen set from the MoMA. We hung out on the lower-east side a bit and hit a few bars the first night and I must say, Disco-house just isn’t my thang. C’est la vie.
As expected, navigation while downtown was a little hard, without certain twin-tower shaped compass points. It was very eerie to be in Battery Park and not have them towering above you. I took some shots of the empty airspace and to say that it’s sad is obviously a gross understatement.
I am and probably always will be a sucker for less-than-advertised tickets for Rent on Broadway. The Nederlander theater is such a cool place and Rent always puts a smile on my face. And I’m not retarded, I’m rhyming. Man.
I actually had more conversations with cab drivers this trip than I’ve had any other trips combined. Weird.
Security was hella thick and Laguardia had just stepped it up for our departure Sunday afternoon. Tai’s feet and shoes were searched and my things were thoroughly extrapolated from my bag. At least the guy had the decency to put it all back in. When I went to help him, he freaked out and said, “Dude, the FAA is right there…” and when I turned to look, I saw a man in fatigues with what looked to be some sort of machine gun. At least inside the terminal I felt safe.
So the trip was a success and New York for less than $500 total is always a pleasure.