Just got back from the all day bus trip to NYC. When we arrived at NYC in the Manhatten area. We took a walk and looked at a few shops. Then we visited Chinatown which was a pretty far walk but we made it. Chinatown was very cool. Interesting. Didn’t buy anything or eat anything there, just walked around to check the place out.
Then we walked over to the World Trade Center sights where the buildings used to be before the terrorist tore them down. You couldn’t see nothing there because they were surrounded by walls, behind those walls you could see nothing anyways because it was just construction workers still cleaning the place up after all the years since 2001 the buildings were destroyed. Even though you couldn’t see anything there just dirt and rocks, it was still emotional to see. That WTC area aka Ground Zero is part of US History, so it was very special to visit that area. I couldn’t imagine myself being there that day on Sept. 11, 2001, I can totally see how scary as hell to be around that area, and then you seee the buildings falling down. When you visit the WTC area, you immediately feel sadness. It was an intense moment. I didn’t care if I didn’t see anything around that area anyway, I wanted to visit that area to be part of history.
Then we took the Subway station back to Grand Central so we can head back to Times Square. Times Square was amazing. Loved all the lights and stuff.
We ate dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant and that place was really cool, another big time place that has lots of history. The Hard Rock Cafe is a gift shop, nightclub, live concert venue, restaurant, all in one. In the restaurant they have actual guitars, real electric guitars that were played by Kerry King of Slayer and Dimebag Darrell of Pantera locked up in glass cages. I’ve also seen the actual black coat that Johnny Cash wore locked up in a glass cage as well. Very cool. I have pictures of the Hard Rock cafe coming soon. Food was great there too btw.
I did buy some things for myself in the city though. Did some shopping in Times Square mostly. I got some stuff from the Hard Rock Cafe, like a couple of Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt, a Hard Rock Cafe drinking glass, and a few other things from there.
I went to the MTV Store in Times Square ’cause they had some kind of Ac/Dc band thing on in there. In that MTV store was mostly Ac/Dc related stuff they were selling. They were selling almost every Ac/Dc CD in there, a bunch of Ac/Dc t-shirts and they were selling the Ac/DC Live Rock Band video games too. From the MTV shop, I bought 3 Ac/Dc albums on CD “Black Ice”, “Back in Black” and “The Razor’s Edge”, and I bought an Ac/Dc T-shirt with the bands logo on it. I used to have “Back in Black” and “The Razor’s Edge” in my collection a long time ago but lost them somewhere and re-bought the albums again.
Then I went to the Virgin Records megastore which was alright. It’s called a megastore so that place is HUGE. 3 Floors. From the Virgin Megastore, I picked up “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “The Incredible Hulk” on DVD. For music CD’s I picked up the new Queen album with Paul Rodgers fronting the band, the new Queen album “The Cosmos Rocks”, I’ll review that album after I hear it, I also picked up Jennifer Hudson’s self titled debut disc. Although I said I wasn’t much of a fan of her music, I decided to buy her CD anyway, just to check it out and to help support her. I’ll probably end up liking her CD anyway.
NYC was a lot of walking but I like the exercise. Exercising and working out is beggining to become one of my favorite things to do recently. I’ll talk more about that in another topic.
I didn’t go to this trip alone. Went with family members. There was no muggers attacking us or nothing like that. It was all fine and good like I predicted before. It was raining most of the day but we bought them cheap unbrella’s people were selling in the streets there.
I’ll write more about the NYC tomorrow and I’ll post pictures too. NYC was a great time although I like California much better. I want to visit NYC a lot more often now.
Kev
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WoW, cool, the Hard Rock Cafe! I never went to one before because I think that $14 hamburgers are for wide eyed tourist rubes, I always think of like Japanese people eating there and taking lots of pictures because they always have cameras, but they’re probably good burgers. It’s cool that you got some shopping in, some of those things must be pretty hard to find at the local mall. Anyhow, good that you had fun and no one got mugged this time.
WoW, cool, the Hard Rock Cafe! I never went to one before because I think that $14 hamburgers are for wide eyed tourist rubes, I always think of like Japanese people eating there and taking lots of pictures because they always have cameras, but they’re probably good burgers. It’s cool that you got some shopping in, some of those things must be pretty hard to find at the local mall. Anyhow, good that you had fun and no one got mugged this time.
Thanks, the Hard Rock Cafe was way cool.
Also, the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC has the original record contract signing for the legendary rockabilly swing band The Stray Cats in a frame hanging on the wall. It was when the band first got offered a major record label contract, had Brian Setzer’s name scribbled in blue ink and everything. It was cool to see what an actual record contract signing was like.
They also have the original writing of Jimi Hendrix’s lyrics “Midnight Sun” framed up and Jim Morrison’s lyrics to the Doors song “LA Woman” framed up, the original papers where they wrote the lyrics on, yes.
I’ve also seen Paul McCartney’s actual bass guitar he used in the Beatles all locked up too. Very cool.
When I bought the movie “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, I realized, I bought the wrong Indiana Jones movie. I realized I bought the movie “The Last Crusade” by mistake. What happened was, I was in the Virgin Record store at Times Square, they had an entire shelf full of Indiana Jones movies. I was in a rush to get out of that huge store and I grabbed “The Last Crusade” when I swore I picked up “Crystal Skull”.
Dayam, stupid me. Can’t go all the way back to NYC to return the DVD now. I already own “The Last Crusade” movie. Wish I checked bag before exiting the store, that way I can return it with the receipt. Too late for that now. Oh well.
What I’ll do is I’ll sell “The Last Crusade” DVD at F.Y.E. next time I go to the Wilton Mall. I’ll trade “The Last Crusade” with “Crystal Skull” with F.Y.E. I’m not going back to the Wilton Mall until next Friday because that’s when the “Twilight” movie comes out in theaters and I’ll be seeing that movie then.
Kev
Thanks, the Hard Rock Cafe was way cool.
Also, the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC has the original record contract signing for the legendary rockabilly swing band The Stray Cats in a frame hanging on the wall. It was when the band first got offered a major record label contract, had Brian Setzer’s name scribbled in blue ink and everything. It was cool to see what an actual record contract signing was like.
They also have the original writing of Jimi Hendrix’s lyrics “Midnight Sun” framed up and Jim Morrison’s lyrics to the Doors song “LA Woman” framed up, the original papers where they wrote the lyrics on, yes.
I’ve also seen Paul McCartney’s actual bass guitar he used in the Beatles all locked up too. Very cool.
When I bought the movie “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, I realized, I bought the wrong Indiana Jones movie. I realized I bought the movie “The Last Crusade” by mistake. What happened was, I was in the Virgin Record store at Times Square, they had an entire shelf full of Indiana Jones movies. I was in a rush to get out of that huge store and I grabbed “The Last Crusade” when I swore I picked up “Crystal Skull”.
Dayam, stupid me. Can’t go all the way back to NYC to return the DVD now. I already own “The Last Crusade” movie. Wish I checked bag before exiting the store, that way I can return it with the receipt. Too late for that now. Oh well.
What I’ll do is I’ll sell “The Last Crusade” DVD at F.Y.E. next time I go to the Wilton Mall. I’ll trade “The Last Crusade” with “Crystal Skull” with F.Y.E. I’m not going back to the Wilton Mall until next Friday because that’s when the “Twilight” movie comes out in theaters and I’ll be seeing that movie then.
Kev
Stray Cats were not swing.
Stray Cats were not swing.
Hey Kev, sounds like a great trip. I really like the way you describe your thoughts and adventures, you have a real talent there!
You made NYC pretty interesting. I’d love to visit some day. Keep blogging, dude!
Hey Kev, sounds like a great trip. I really like the way you describe your thoughts and adventures, you have a real talent there!
You made NYC pretty interesting. I’d love to visit some day. Keep blogging, dude!