New York, New York
Things you see while…Walking past Radio City Music Hall
Monday, October 20th, 2008The first Christmas wreathes and garlands are hanging over the main entrance to Radio City this morning (for the record, it’s October 20th – I bought my kids Halloween costumes yesterday). Still no sign of nativity scene camels walking around Rockefeller Center or giant trumpet players encased in enamel-painted carbonite, but it’s a start.
(NOTE: please record this as incident #3,572 when I wish my cell phone had a digital camera in it. Thank you…)
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Yankee Stadium’s Swan Song – Part 2
Monday, September 22nd, 2008I realize I just posted about this a couple of days ago, but now that I’ve seen it, I feel the need to comment once again.
First of all, the Yankees are about the classiest organization in professional sports.
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Goodbye, Old Friend…
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Tonight, I attended my final game at the current Yankee Stadium – 161st Street and River Ave in the Bronx, New York.
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9/11/08
Thursday, September 11th, 2008|
There are places I’ll remember But of all these friends and lovers Though I know I’ll never lose affection – John Lennon |
Seven years.
For me, much has changed: My 16-month old is now a third grader, we’ve had another son who is now in kindergarten, I’ve changed jobs twice, we’ve gone through three leased cars, and we’re just about done renovating our home. We’ve made new friends, taken several trips, and built some lasting memories.
And, of course, much remains the same: a loving and supportive family, great friends, and hobbies/interests that bind us together and bring us much happiness.
As the poet said: some has changed, and some remains.
I don’t typically spend a lot of time looking back, since there’s so much to look forward to. But on a somber day like this, I can’t help thinking that had I been there that day, Sherry would be without a husband, Avery would be without a father, and Brandon wouldn’t exist at all. And then I note that 3,000 local families are living that reality, now and forever. I count my blessings, and I grieve for those who deserve them, but don’t have them.
I say it every year, and it probably sounds clich
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Today’s New York Sports Trivia
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Q:Now that Brett Favre has been traded to the Jets, when will we start seeing New Yorkers walking around with Jets jerseys that have a #4 on them and say “Favre” on the back?
A: Today. Rockefeller Plaza. 9:15AM.
NOTE: Yet another case of “damn, I wish my cell phone had a camera on it…”
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Billy Joel Confirms Location of “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” Restaurant
Friday, August 8th, 2008
There was a fantastic Italian restaurant on 57th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan called La Fontana di Trevi
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ISBS Review: South Pacific on Broadway
Sunday, July 27th, 2008As an anniversary gift, my in-laws bought us tickets to see the latest revival of South Pacific, currently playing at the Lincoln Square Theater in New York.
For those who don’t know (I didn’t until tonight), South Pacific was written in 1949 by the legendary team of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Yankee Stadium Construction Espionage
Monday, April 14th, 2008
This has to be my favorite baseball story of the year so far.
It seems that a construction worker from the Bronx, Gino Castignoli, who is also a Red Sox fan, took a job on the construction team for the new Yankee Stadium, with the express purpose of burying a David Ortiz Red Sox jersey in one of the stadium’s concrete slabs in order to jinx the stadium and the Yankees. After that one day on the job, he quit, stating that he would never set foot in Yankee Stadium even if they “gave him free tickets” and “let him sit in George Steinbrenner’s box.”
Alas, two anonymous co-workers ratted him out. On Saturday, a team drilled for five hours in the offending concrete slab and found the jersey under two feet of concrete. The shirt, tattered from the jackhammers but still easily recognizable as a Red Sox jersey, will be auctioned off by the Jimmy Fund to raise money for Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Yankees will contribute a Yankees Universe T-shirt as well, which will benefit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Here’s the best part, though (you have to watch the embedded video in the article to catch this). Hank Steinbrenner, George Steinbrenner’s son and principal owner of the Yankees, had this to say about the incident:
I hope his coworkers kick the [expletive] out of him
And Mr. Castignoli, who has no remorse about the incident whatsoever, responded thusly:
Tell Hank he can come meet me if he wants to try – and tell him to bring [catcher Jorge] Posada, because he’s the one Yankee I can’t stand.
This is the kind of stuff that makes the Yankees & Red Sox one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports. As for jinxes, well, Boston fans know all about jinxes, now don’t they? Not to mention, as long as there’s stuff like this in the building, the Yankees will be well protected. As Derek Jeter said in a recent interview, “the ghosts don’t have far to go – just across the street.”
Go Yanks!
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Sometimes, what happens in Vegas LEAVES Vegas
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The monstrosity to the right is currently sitting in Rockefeller Center, right where the famous Christmas Tree stands during the holiday season. And if you think it looks weird in the picture, understand that the 3,390 LED bulbs light up in a sequence that “replicates the movement of water.” In other words, it’s a giant, electric pseudo-fountain.
Otherwise known as pop art. This particular ahem…”work of art” is entitled “Electric Fountain” (creative, huh?) is brought to us by acclaimed British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster, and is on display at the coveted spot in front of 30 Rock all the way until April 5th.
Yeah, sure – you don’t care. You don’t have to walk past it every morning.
Sigh…
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I Can’t Leave You People Alone for One Day…
Thursday, March 6th, 2008I’m working from home today in preparation for a quick trip to Philadelphia this evening, and this is what I wake up to:
Homeland Security Says No Sign of ‘Imminent Threat’ to U.S. in Times Square Blast
NEW YORK — The Homeland Security department said there was no sign of an “imminent threat” to the United States in the blast that tore through an empty military recruiting station in Times Square early Thursday morning, according to Reuters.But the agency also announced Thursday that the FBI would be joining the probe into what caused the explosion.
The blast occurred about 3:45 a.m. when an explosive device went off, causing minor damage to the recruiting station in Times Square — which is heavily populated with New York City tourists [during the day]. Hotel guests were shaken by the force in their rooms high above the scene.
Police blocked off the area to investigate the explosion, which shattered the station’s glass entryway. No one was injured.
Of note here: subway service under Times Square bypassed the station briefly, but then resumed normal service. The police blocked off the area at 3:45AM, but were letting normal traffic through when rush hour started (roughly four hours later).
Apparently, it takes more than a bomb in a public place to spook us nowadays. I mean, if the second most read story of the day were something like ‘Death Star’ Gamma-Ray Gun Pointed Straight at Earth, then there might be cause for concern, but what are the odds of that happening?
Ugh…
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