Re: Re: Altitude/New York

[Kate Kwiatkowski <kmkwiat@ya...com>]

There is of course Time Out NY as well.
  Definitely worth picking up.
  I owe PV1 an email...sorry, been ill this week.
  :(
   
  Kate 

gordon <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk> wrote:
  Aah ! New York, New York, a wonderful town, the Bronx is up and the
Batterries down, the people ride through a hole in the ground
...............

The reality every bit as good as the idea.

The Staten Island Ferry will always be a 1st, but the missus won't fly,
now does that make any sense ?

Also, I'd pick up a weekly called 'Village Voice' for the best gig guide,
if it still exists, god willing.

Kate ?

G

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Thomas" 

To: "The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List" 
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Re: Altitude/New York


> My girlfriend and I were there on vacation for several days in '04. We
did
> the standard tourist stuff.. Empire State Bldg, Coney Island, WTC site,
> Times Square, Central Park, etc. I'm sure Kate can give you an
"insider's"
> list of cool stuff to do/see. The Intrepid is a floating air and space
> museum and is pretty cool if you're interested in that sort of thing.
> 
>
> We stayed at the Radio City Apartments, which has great deals
considering
> their location and what you get for the money. You should definately
check
> them out before making the decision on where you're going to stay.
They're
> in mid-town, right next to Rockefeller Center and just around the corner
> from Times Square.
> 
>
> If you do plan on or are interested in doing a lot of the touristy
stuff,
> check out CityPass. You buy a bundle of admission tickets to a lot of
the
> more common attractions for a reduced price.
> 
>
> You'll probably want to get a MetroCard for transportation. There's not
a
> lot you can't get to by subway and the MetroCard is the cheapest way to
> use it.
> 
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> St-
>
> PS - I have some pictures from that trip on my website, if anyone's
> interested. 
>
>
>
> > Aha - I noticed a mention of New York in the last post. Does anyone
on
> > this
> > list in fact live there/know it well?
> >
> > Its just that I'm likely to be over there for a week or so later in
the
> > year, and would like a few tips (good record shops, venues, gigs,
other
> > things to do, etc.). My girlfriend is going to be over there for
around 3
> > weeks (plus Chicago for a week) mid-September to mid-October to do
some
> > research for her PhD and I thought I might as well grab the
opportunity of
> > going over there for part of that time.
> >
> > Any ideas on places to stay would be useful too - she's been thinking
of
> > sub-letting an apartment, but hasn't got anything sorted yet.
> >
> > Thanks all (and apologies to all those who this doesn't apply to).
> > Replies
> > off the list if you like.
> >
> > PV1
> >
> >
> > From: "gordon" 
> > Reply-To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List 
> > To: "The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List" 
> > Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Re: Altitude
> > Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 23:59:11 +0100
> >
> > That was a particularly potent line for me in the early 90's Kate,
the
> > way things were here for me, so knowing from previous posts that you
are
> > in
> > the way of New York, devastated to know it's relevant to you right
now.
> >
> > Wm's analysii is as good or bad as it gets, but for me Gerards'
premis
> > has always been love, the pain and the glory of it, and taking a side
> > swipe
> > at anything that takes his fancy along the way, a la Moorcock.
> >
> > Ann Sheldon's cover for the 'Loved ' EP for instance.
> >
> > A guy standing on his head, or hanging by a thread, to say ' I love
you
> > '
> >
> > The gal, 'So What ?'
> >
> > Not really bothered ( see ma face ? ), Art Star from Record Player
is
> > the
> > best thing I've heard since Creedence Cleawater Revival in the early
> > 70's.,
> > I don't reckon anything from Altitude is new enough to warrant such
lofty
> > comparisons, Wm,, and talking of comparisons, why do people try
comparing
> > Gerard with his peers ?
> >
> > He has none.
> >
> > 'really sloppy writing today.....'
> >
> > Love
> > G
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kate Kwiatkowski
> > To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Re: Altitude
> >
> >
> > Precisely.....I'm here too.
> > "this is not our country, we just live here"
> >
> > Kate
> >
> > Wm Lightner wrote:
> > Kate,
> > Yes, I'm in the States...and it's getting more weird here every
> > day,
> > it seems.
> >
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