Maybe because I watched the Warriors at too young an age?
Funny! It's not scary at all, littlek, really. Manhattan is completely clean and safe, for the most part. When I moved here, I was worried too, but I quickly realized that it is fine!
and plus NYC has a bad rep. crime wise...
Only thing that scares me about NYC is how much money I'll spend.
That too. Ok, I know I can take the Lucky Star bus from china town to china town for 20 bucks one way - the best way to get there, I think it's cheaper than the train (and faster). So, then what?
Slappy Doo Hoo wrote:Only thing that scares me about NYC is how much money I'll spend.
if you dont have money you cant spend money
well l'k let me tell you a story, when we were there last, I was standing outside the hotel lobby waiting (smoking a cig)for the lady diane so we could walk around the corner of times square and meet the rest of the, umm a2k folks for dinner and this lady in a full length black leather coat steps up to me and sez" hi cowboy wanna sell me your hat?" So I sez "well no ma'am you see it's a Stetson and I would never sell it." So she walks off with kinda a puzzlement in her stature and the lady diane comes downstairs about then and sez to me "you freakin' idiot, she's a hooker" Well anyway , we went and had a nice dinner and then Frank does this big scene on the sidewalk but the cop there wanted to talk to me about moving to New Mexico so I forgot about frank and the hooker. So the moral of my story is NYC ain't so bad if you ignore all the weird ****.
I felt a certain weirdness meeting a2k people too - a mix of anticipation, worry (they won't like me, schniff!), surprise at myself meeting people from online, spliced with complete relaxation because I knew them, and then back again. Plus the rock star thing - I really wanted to meet everybody I did.
Well, I'm over it, it's not weird at all anymore.
littlek wrote:That too. Ok, I know I can take the Lucky Star bus from china town to china town for 20 bucks one way - the best way to get there, I think it's cheaper than the train (and faster). So, then what?
Then you hop on the 6 train, which is a few blocks away on Houston, and you take it up to 59th street. I will meet you there, at a dirty little pub called the Subway Inn. You'll love it.
man looks like all you gotta do is step up to bat lk... they got it all planned out for you
<don't stay at the 63rd Street Y>
dyslexia wrote:well l'k let me tell you a story, when we were there last, I was standing outside the hotel lobby waiting (smoking a cig)for the lady diane so we could walk around the corner of times square and meet the rest of the, umm a2k folks for dinner and this lady in a full length black leather coat steps up to me and sez" hi cowboy wanna sell me your hat?" So I sez "well no ma'am you see it's a Stetson and I would never sell it." So she walks off with kinda a puzzlement in her stature and the lady diane comes downstairs about then and sez to me "you freakin' idiot, she's a hooker" Well anyway , we went and had a nice dinner and then Frank does this big scene on the sidewalk but the cop there wanted to talk to me about moving to New Mexico so I forgot about frank and the hooker. So the moral of my story is NYC ain't so bad if you ignore all the weird ****.
Exactly. And if you are entertained by weird ****, it's even better!
ossobuco wrote:<don't stay at the 63rd Street Y>
Do you have a story to share, osso?
Weird **** is good. Scary **** is bad. But, I look tough.
I just checked, Amtrack is $64 for a round trip ticket. I have family in Stanford, CT who I could stay with, if need be, for the night.
I did, I did, but it's way too long - Osso in New York, under original writing.
I'll skip to the chase and say a woman I met at the Whitney museum by asking directions across the park to the Y, told me forget that, that was her neighborhood, and I should check out the Empire hotel (I think it was), cheaper and better than the Y. It's right near Lincoln Center on Broadway. Plus, some online friends have found better hotel deals - online.
Wonder if Diane and Dys liked where they stayed..
If you came to New York, littlek, I would offer you my couch, free of charge.
take the offer L'k, kicky is as impotent as any rockstar. (did I spell that right?)
No. It's spelled "important".
