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Eras never last, they just fade away

lon_sean — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 21:14:59 +0000

Yesterday a comedian dear to my heart and indeed a central part of my early teens passed away. Its funny how this can affect a person, but it did and forever more will the sketch in the hardware store about ‘Four candles’ be etched in my comedic psyche.

Thanks to the Guardian here are a few gags.

Right, to New York.

After coming off the plane from JFK I began to lose count of the Yankees tops I saw in London. On our second last day when the Yankees were shaping for a possible decider with the Sox a TV channel stopped a few punters in , where else? Times Square. One guy who was stopped was English yet was wearing a Yankee cap. It was a fashion statement he said. You know, its true. The Yankees I have realised now exist in a place that nolonger needs baseball. They’re the Manchester United of baseball, the Mets are the Manchester City.

I was going to write a long piece about the differences that i could see and feel b/w the two halves of NyLon. However, I’m tired and can’t find the words. This is probably my last post for the NYC site. I might write that piece in the next few days if Dana lets me. In the meantime, its been great and when you come to London drop me a line so we can go for a beer.

Ciao.

Sean

Cold Turkey

lon_sean — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:24:14 +0000

Today was bad especially when I saw the Bagels on sale in the local Supermarket! Over here they have wholes in the middle big enough to drive through.

Don’t start me on Pizza’s!

Here we have only Pizza Hut and Dominos. This alone explains why I fell for NYPPies. I miss the beer too, though both Sam Adams & Brooklyn Beers are on sale here in bottles ;-). Here are a few more pics from my trip.

Spoiler alert. There may be some you’ve already seen.

Thins have it

lon_sean — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 22:18:13 +0000

Back at the start of the week we had a pizza @ Lombardis on Spring Str. At that point I thought I’d found pizza heaven, I was wrong.

Fascati Pizza in Brooklyn Heights was better end of story. The two slices we ordered to take away were sublime, thin baked bases with the cheesiest toppings.

A joy from the first bite till the last. I wonder if they’l lopen a franchise in London?

Almost time for bed.

Night all.

A great night

lon_sean — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:23:36 +0000

Hi,

We’re safely back in SE London there is so much to miss about New York.

Here are a few highlights.

There’ll be more soon.

Sean

BRILLIANT!!!

lon_sean — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:03:29 +0000

As some might say, its been a blast. We’re soon to head off to JFK and leave the prefect bagels & knishes behind.

Ahhh, the food :-( Will we miss it?

YES.

Will we miss the warm welcome from friends old and new?

YES.

Will we miss the home runs by the Yankees?

What do you think?

A big part of me doesn’t want to go home. I miss London and all it has to offer, but there is so much here that makes New York such a cool city. We’ll be back and I hope its not another five years till return.

Thanks everyone for making us so welcome.

Ciao.

Sean & Vikey

Pioneer Spirit …. lots of it

lon_sean — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:57:33 +0000

Allo peeps. Stavros ‘ere.

Ah memories of tv shows past…

Right, to business. Last night I met the NYC massive in the Pioneer bar on Bowery and it was a great night. I’d say a sobering experience, but in truth my head still hurts from all the beer. Dana, Chris, Melissa, Michael, Anna and Lisa were there as well as a few others whose names I didn’t catch. Melissa made a memorable entrance, stayed a while then headed north again from whence she came.

We all chatted, swapped stories and had a really good time. Did I feel like a fish out of water? hell no. I was made to feel really welcome. A couple of my friends came by as well, which was nice adding to the mix. The bar filled up in no time and had a really good vibe to it and at the end of the evening the non-smoking thing did make a real difference. A great evening.

So far we’ve done the shopping , ridden the m15/m06 buses (great ways to see New York) and shopped. Is it cheaper here? Yes, but you’ll need to buy in bulk to make good the savings. Today we’ll head for South Ferry and head out to Staten Island. When we get there we’ll turn right around and head back. After that we’ll head for DUMBO and finish off the evening with a walk back across the Brooklyn Bridge.

I hope to post a bit more, but we fly back tomorrow so maybe not. Next week I’ll be posting some pics. Till then take care.

Ciao.

Sean

Been there done that…

lon_sean — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:24:06 +0000

So the shopping continues unabated. Adidas, Kiehls and Saks on 5th (okay the last wasn’t me, but the wife instead). Exhausted? Nah, but the wallet has never taken such a mugging. The day looked really grim earlier as the clouds gathered cancelling our planned trip on the Staten Island Ferry (we’ll do it tomorrow). Now? The skies have cleared up and we’re looking ata great evenings weather. There is also the Metroblog get together just up on Bowery in less than an hour and a half. Looking forward to it.

Trip out to Brooklyn yesterday to check out bike shops, in particular R A Cycles also netted the cute Curry Source stuffed with all those things Brits here must miss….Robinsons high juice, Real Kit Kats and Heinz Sticky Pudding. Deeeee lishy Arse!

Ciao.

Your eye in the sky

lon_sean — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:05:05 +0000

Crawling with the old bill!

Its all going down on the lower east side. Just looked out the window on Montgomery Street and part of it is roped off. Not a camera in sight, so can’t be CSI:New York.

Bloody hell, it could be a real crime scene!

Just saw a few coffees delivered, so looks like it could a long session ahead.

Yo, Meet me at Lombardi’s!

lon_sean — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:04:18 +0000

Yesterday was our first full, jetlag nolonger a problem, day. We did MOMA in the morning and jumped the queues thanks to a friends ‘corp’ guests card ;-) What was it like? I was impressed, especially with the galleries that housed the Matisses, Picassos & other late 19th/early 20th century masterpieces. There were a few pieces I’d seen before at the Tate Modern such as a set of photographic portraits taken of four Canadian sisters from 1975 till this year, amazing. However, the true test of any modern art gallery/museum’s worth to the average punter is the …….shop. Here MOMA scored highly and add to that the staff were really friendly.
Lambardi’s was the lunch venue and after the pizzas we had I willl never, I repeat never again darken the door of Domino’s or Pizza Hut. The pizza was perfection, simple as that. The meatballs were soooooo tender as to melt in the mouth. If you haven’t been yet, then get your arse down there soon. After we left we went past a place called Rice to Riches. How can simple Rice Pudding be made to taste soo good. I had a single scoop of some raspberry thingy and it was a joy from first to last slurp. However, it was not quite as good as ‘the original chinatown ice cream factory’ at 65 Bayward Street. Now, that WAS good. We finished off the day with a quick visit to Times Square for the lights and then headed home.
Today is our third anniversary. What are we going to do? Grand Central Stn, followed by a light lunch and then in the evening we’ll head out for a steak ;-)
Damn, I forgot to add. Yesterday we did some majot retail therapy. Thank you Banana Republic for men, you can’t come to London fast enough. When you do, please keep the same prices.
AEINY

Sean

Soooo much food

lon_sean — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 02:50:11 +0000

Greetings,

Was it us? Today the Yankees pulled through and hit two home runs. I learnt to love ‘Bern baby bern’ and that there is a one and only Shef!

Last night we leaned to worship at the altar of goodness that is San Gennaro. God, you guys eat! The portions we had at Katz http://www.katzdeli.com/ today were inhumanly huge. Its just our first day and we’re nearly over the jet lag. Tomorrow we hit Moma and then some serious retail therapy kicks in.

More will follow.

AEINY