Bagels, Pizza, Hot Dogs and Race Tracks - New York City?

If I happened to be in New York next week, this is what I'd be snagging a ticket to (from my New York Mag email updates)

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PortSide NewYork presents
The Graving Dock Book Launch Where Ships Launch
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Readings from The Graving Dock by Gabriel Cohen, his 3rd novel, a direct sequel to Red Hook published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur. A Multimedia Book Event.

Length: 2 hrs 00 mins
Intermission: None
Seating: General Admission
You choose your seats when you get to the theater.

Literary Culture + Industrial Grit

Photo ID Required to Enter Brooklyn Navy Yard

Enter the Brooklyn Navy Yard at Clinton Ave gate on Flushing Avenue

Event Schedule:
6:30 Beer+Chow+still image H2O installation
7:30 Gabriel Cohen reading +video H2O installation
8:30 event ends

"A graving dock reveals what's hidden below a ship's waterline, my metaphor for a detective's struggle to uncover a killer's past."
-Gabriel Cohen

Ticket includes rare access to Brooklyn Navy Yard, an even rarer access to GMD Shipyard, a look into the massive graving dock, a chance to talk with shipyard workers, and still & video H2O image installations.

Beer & Chow additional

Sponsored by New York Magazine

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Hmmmm. Walking across the empty naval shipyards in the late November windchills with eighty other people who don't have to work for a living to get beer and chow and a chat about a book.

It better be a really good book.

Hey... I am looking for good audiobooks - the ones I have been listening to are much too serious. Should I punch this guy up?

Joe(What's at the[warmer]Guggenheim?) Nation

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I very much enjoyed Gary Shteyngart- but I don't know if he's available on audiobook form yet.

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Joe Nation wrote:

Hey... I am looking for good audiobooks - the ones I have been listening to are much too serious.

Joe, without knowing a thing about your taste in books, other than what I can guess from reading your posts, I'm going to go out on a limb and recommend Christine Falls, a novel by Benjamin Black (who is actually John Banville, who usually writes under his own name but for some reason chose to use a pseudonym for this one). I read it in print, and loved it.

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A little change in subject. Bernie and I will be in New York in January. We could come a day or so early, or stay a little late if anyone wanted to have a New York celebration in honor of Thomas who will soon be among us. Anybody want to do that? I would.

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High Seas wrote:

Lots of love to Mrs. Bernie on her birthday - knew it was a couple of days after mine!

Hi there High Seas. I'm sorry I haven't read this thread lately. I see lots more birthday wishes. thanks to all.

I'm as proud to be called Mrs. Bernie as he is to be called Mr. W_______. No kidding, we have received a few junk mailing items addressed in this way. Mr. Lola will do as well.

And to McTag......
McTag wrote:

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And btw the less I hear about Bernie's appendage, the better.

Oh well, it's a very long story anyway.

You guys are very sweet. Bernie and I are content to be very Manhattan in Portland, except we are looking forward to our visit to New York, coming soon.

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High Seas wrote:

Lots of love to Mrs. Bernie on her birthday - knew it was a couple of days after mine!

In that case, Happy Birthday to you HS.

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wandeljw wrote:

I wonder if Lola and Bernie wrote their own vows. It would be great to hear what they wrote!

Well Wande, since neither Mr. Lola or Mrs. Bernie are very sentimental (we're too tough for that stuff) we were happy to find a very nice Justice of the Peace who had something to say about love and friendship and all that stuff. We do have a video. It's really sappy.

I'm sorry we didn't keep everybody informed very well about the wedding and move and all, we just got overwhelmed.........Bernie says I have TOO MUCH STUFF! And he wasn't smiling when he said it. Oh well, he knew that before he married me.

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Missed the thread, but a belated Happy, Happy...

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Rockhead wrote:

Missed the thread, but a belated Happy, Happy...

Thank you Rockhead. I'm getting old, but so are we all.

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Lola wrote:

A little change in subject. Bernie and I will be in New York in January. We could come a day or so early, or stay a little late if anyone wanted to have a New York celebration in honor of Thomas who will soon be among us. Anybody want to do that? I would.

I'm only now ( Embarrassed

) sorting, arranging and burning the 1,800 photos I made during my last USA-trip.

I would really like to come even in the worst weather but unfortunately ... Crying or Very sad

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Well gee whillikins.

I like New York in June, how about you?

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Lola wrote:

A little change in subject. Bernie and I will be in New York in January. We could come a day or so early, or stay a little late if anyone wanted to have a New York celebration in honor of Thomas who will soon be among us. Anybody want to do that? I would.

Tempting. Post the details here willya, L?

I have folks to see in Connecticut.

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My meetings begin on Sunday, January 13 and last through January 20 (Saturday). So the Friday or Saturday before, that's January 11 or 12th or after, Saturday January 20, in the evening.....or Sunday January 21. We might also be able to get together on one of the week nights after 5 or so.

It would be lovely to see you.

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Walter Hinteler wrote:

Lola wrote:
A little change in subject. Bernie and I will be in New York in January. We could come a day or so early, or stay a little late if anyone wanted to have a New York celebration in honor of Thomas who will soon be among us. Anybody want to do that? I would.

I'm only now ( ) sorting, arranging and burning the 1,800 photos I made during my last USA-trip.

I would really like to come even in the worst weather but unfortunately ...

Sorry we can't see you this time. But you're coming to Portland soon, aren't you?

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Lola wrote:

A little change in subject. Bernie and I will be in New York in January. We could come a day or so early, or stay a little late if anyone wanted to have a New York celebration in honor of Thomas who will soon be among us. Anybody want to do that? I would.

I never miss celebrations in honor of myself. Count me in!

(For those of you who don't read my Iselin thread: I've landed a new job in Iselin, New Jersey, an hour from New York by commuter train . My first day of work will be Monday December 12. But I'll arrive at JFK airport on December 2 so I have some time to look for apartments, find a car, and similar things.)

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Thomas--

Lo, the days are hastening on....

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Thomas wrote:

My first day of work will be Monday December 12.

December 12 is a Wednesday. I meant Monday, December 17.

Yes Noddy, time is running fast.

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Christmas in New York.

O Lucky Man.

<sigh>

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EhBeth--

I keep hearing that the weak dollar means bargains for thrifty Canadians.

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