Chatchka in NYC May 4-6, perhaps even a little longer
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by Chatchka on 02 May 2009 20:40
Kellie, I'll call you. Can Moe come too? I'll buy him a taco, if we can find any.
Susan, I don't care where we have lunch, so as long as it works for Kellie, we could come over near you.
Nancy, I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I understand.
Yippeeeeee! I'm already packed and just planning on chilling by the pool tonight. Saving my energy for shoe shopping tomorrow. BTW, NR, you are right! I could have the spoils shipped home. That would totally work! You are brilliant, as usual.
MWAH!
Susan, I don't care where we have lunch, so as long as it works for Kellie, we could come over near you.
Nancy, I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I understand.
Yippeeeeee! I'm already packed and just planning on chilling by the pool tonight. Saving my energy for shoe shopping tomorrow. BTW, NR, you are right! I could have the spoils shipped home. That would totally work! You are brilliant, as usual.
MWAH!
Go Club Tama -- Balls OUT!!!!!
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by Chatchka on 04 May 2009 15:57
Susan,
DM and I are meeting in Times Square around 10ish on Wednesday, at the Police Station (hah). Then we'll come to you for lunch. Soooooo, your job is to figure out a great place to eat lunch please. (I'm a meat and potatos kind of gal.)
Ooooooooooooh, Naaaaaaaaancy. Is your schedule clearing up? We'd love to see you!
DM and I are meeting in Times Square around 10ish on Wednesday, at the Police Station (hah). Then we'll come to you for lunch. Soooooo, your job is to figure out a great place to eat lunch please. (I'm a meat and potatos kind of gal.)
Ooooooooooooh, Naaaaaaaaancy. Is your schedule clearing up? We'd love to see you!
Go Club Tama -- Balls OUT!!!!!
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by Susan on 04 May 2009 17:58
Ok, I'm going to suggest a place recommended by a colleague. I haven't been there before but I absolutely trust her recommendation:
http://www.cafe31nyc.com/menu.html
It's at 220 West 31st Street.
(Between 7th and 8th Avenues).
Of course, there is Fat Annie's. I have been there for lunch a few times and it's not as noisy as it was when we went with Dietmar at dinnertime. It's more of a business crowd at that hour. The food is okay.
http://www.fatanniestruckstop.com/
Another option is the Stage Door Deli:
http://www.stagedoordeli.com/
http://www.cafe31nyc.com/menu.html
It's at 220 West 31st Street.
(Between 7th and 8th Avenues).
Of course, there is Fat Annie's. I have been there for lunch a few times and it's not as noisy as it was when we went with Dietmar at dinnertime. It's more of a business crowd at that hour. The food is okay.
http://www.fatanniestruckstop.com/
Another option is the Stage Door Deli:
http://www.stagedoordeli.com/
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by Chatchka on 04 May 2009 19:04
Wow, I didn't get past the first link. That lunch menu looks fab. Can't wait.
Kellie said she has your number, so once she and I connect we'll call you. Any particular time that works for your work schedule?
Cheers!
Kellie said she has your number, so once she and I connect we'll call you. Any particular time that works for your work schedule?
Cheers!
Go Club Tama -- Balls OUT!!!!!
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by DirtyMartini on 05 May 2009 02:24
You ladies tell me where to be when, and I'll be there. Though I would like to request a moratorium on Fat Annie's please. (Gah.) Cafe 31, however, looks divine.
Dramatic highlights & a unique musical cosmos. Guaranteed.
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by Divemistress of the Dark on 05 May 2009 13:58
Y'all have a good time! Buy some shoes for me (not literally...just tryin' to say, albeit poorly, that I'll be with you in spirit!)
Don't do anything I wouldn't do! (Which means I won't be looking for photos of green Chucks with 10" platform heels; KISS boots; or roller skates with glass heels....
)
Don't do anything I wouldn't do! (Which means I won't be looking for photos of green Chucks with 10" platform heels; KISS boots; or roller skates with glass heels....
)On Google - site:stewartcopeland.net "your keyword here" - thanks DM!!
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by Chatchka on 06 May 2009 13:01
I'm headed out to shop. Call my cell. DM, Police station, Times square, 11:15 ish. Or was that the top of the empire state building? LOL
Susan, Cafe 31 at One.
Smudge, Despite my shopping on Sunday, there are still lots of shoes here. I'm now going to go buy them all.
Susan, Cafe 31 at One.
Smudge, Despite my shopping on Sunday, there are still lots of shoes here. I'm now going to go buy them all.
Go Club Tama -- Balls OUT!!!!!
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by nancyrose on 06 May 2009 13:15
Hey, Chatch! So glad to see you'll have at least SOME sunshine today. I wish I could be there to shop with you, but I've been laid low with a nasty virus, and I KNOW you don't want that to sneak back to Florida with you. I may need to console myself with a visit to Zappos.
Enjoy lunch with Susan and DM. We'll have to grab a do-over in La Jolla!
Safe trip home, too!
Enjoy lunch with Susan and DM. We'll have to grab a do-over in La Jolla!
Safe trip home, too!
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by Chatchka on 07 May 2009 15:45
After several days of rain, the weather in NYC yesterday was blissful. Sunny, not too warm, not too cool. DM and I connected in Times Square at the Police station, of course.
Grabbed a subway to soho and went to a cool store called Pearl River that Lynne and I discovered back in August. Then we had a leisurely lunch in some bistro or other -- pasta, drinks, yum. Took a stroll through Washington Park, took a look at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building, and strolled past a very historically significant storefront where DM and Moe first met.
For me, it was fun absorbing the feel of soho and the village as I'm reading Suze Rotolo's book, A Freewheelin' Time. Seeing the streets to which she refers was a pretty unique experience to enjoy mid-book even with all of the time and change that have softened the effect -- I recommend both the stroll and the book (if you like rock/folk history and Bob Dylan).
There was an odd man that I saw early in the day -- as he shuffled he chuckled loudly and maniacally to himself. At 10 a.m. he was on Park Avenue in midtown, but several hours later, as DM and I left the lunch joint, there he was, still shuffling and chuckling his way south on Broadway through soho. This sparked a conversation about how often you can run into people you know in NY, or see the same people -- that it is really not that large of a town. Just then, a young fellow that was walking toward us stuffed his entire forearm down his pants, vigorously and unabashedly adjusted himself while looking us in the eye, extricated his arm and carried on walking as if he had merely rubbed his nose. I think in an earlier post I said something about the sophistication of NY. This fellow was clearly not an example of what I meant. And, a couple of hours later, as I sat in the airport bar next to a scientist from the CDC, I marveled at how people are worried about catching the flu bug from touching a door knob, when there are fellows like "pocket-pool boy" in soho distributing potentially far more disturbing things in public areas. Thank God DM and I were leaving the coffee shop before he went in.
When I got home last night, I had the same observation that I do each time I return from NY -- WOW, it is quiet here. I had a beer out by my pool before I turned in and the silence was oppressive. I longed for a siren or a honking horn, but as the neighborhood was asleep I had to be satisfied with tree frogs.
We took a couple of self portraits in Washington Park which I'll post later. Thanks DM, for a great day!
Grabbed a subway to soho and went to a cool store called Pearl River that Lynne and I discovered back in August. Then we had a leisurely lunch in some bistro or other -- pasta, drinks, yum. Took a stroll through Washington Park, took a look at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building, and strolled past a very historically significant storefront where DM and Moe first met.
For me, it was fun absorbing the feel of soho and the village as I'm reading Suze Rotolo's book, A Freewheelin' Time. Seeing the streets to which she refers was a pretty unique experience to enjoy mid-book even with all of the time and change that have softened the effect -- I recommend both the stroll and the book (if you like rock/folk history and Bob Dylan).
There was an odd man that I saw early in the day -- as he shuffled he chuckled loudly and maniacally to himself. At 10 a.m. he was on Park Avenue in midtown, but several hours later, as DM and I left the lunch joint, there he was, still shuffling and chuckling his way south on Broadway through soho. This sparked a conversation about how often you can run into people you know in NY, or see the same people -- that it is really not that large of a town. Just then, a young fellow that was walking toward us stuffed his entire forearm down his pants, vigorously and unabashedly adjusted himself while looking us in the eye, extricated his arm and carried on walking as if he had merely rubbed his nose. I think in an earlier post I said something about the sophistication of NY. This fellow was clearly not an example of what I meant. And, a couple of hours later, as I sat in the airport bar next to a scientist from the CDC, I marveled at how people are worried about catching the flu bug from touching a door knob, when there are fellows like "pocket-pool boy" in soho distributing potentially far more disturbing things in public areas. Thank God DM and I were leaving the coffee shop before he went in.
When I got home last night, I had the same observation that I do each time I return from NY -- WOW, it is quiet here. I had a beer out by my pool before I turned in and the silence was oppressive. I longed for a siren or a honking horn, but as the neighborhood was asleep I had to be satisfied with tree frogs.
We took a couple of self portraits in Washington Park which I'll post later. Thanks DM, for a great day!
Go Club Tama -- Balls OUT!!!!!
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by Susan on 13 May 2009 04:12
Hey Chatchka, I've been meaning to get back on this thread and apologize for not getting to meet you and Kellie last week for lunch. I had an unbreakable plumber appointment and my usual house-sitter, that is Mom, couldn't make it. I wasn't awake enough when this transpired for me to think of getting my friend two doors away, ugh. Glad you had a good time while you were here!
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