Back To New York.

I was very nervous getting on the plane in Austin to head back to New York. The last plane ride I had I passed out and after one big night on the piss in Austin, I wasn't too sure how I would cope with another flight but no fuken worries. We arrived back in New York and I was determined that this time I was going to see some of the fabled New York City. Stay off the piss and everything will be ok I told myself. Worked for me but poor old Leeroy had an old mate ring and ask him out for a drink on the first night we were back. I declined, remembering my vow but poor weak Leeroy went.

I went to an Offbroadway Show called Abigails Party. It cost US$60 a ticket so I had high expectations. which were thankfully all fulfilled. It was fun, I had a good close seat and it was a New York Show.

I walked back to the hotel past The Footlights Diner where we had eaten before and the food was actually edible. I called in and ordered a steak with vegetables and soup. Bloody great stuff except for the broccoli. They were all stalks except for 2 heads. I queried this with the waiter and he said that's how it's eaten over there, and I believed him. I had a couple of Scotch and cokes and wandered home.

At about 2AM Leeroy actually fell into the room as pissed as I have ever seen him. He picked himself up from the doorway and lurched into the bedroom and collapsed onto the little table between the two beds and scared the fucken shit out of me. The phone, the table and everything on it went flying and I sort of woke and told him to get into bed or I would undress him and put the pics in this blog. Knowing Leeroy would hate to have his private bits placed strategically all over this blog, I though my threat would work but not a sound. The cunt was passed out completely.

I finally got the fat cunt into bed and went back to sleep.

Next morning I went for a walk, leaving Leeroy to sleep it off. I went to "Ground Zero" and had a look at the construction sight. While I was looking a woman walked up and blessed her self. I couldn't help my self and said " What happened on September 11, did Allah sneak up behind Him and take Him by surprise?" All she did was give me a filthy look and pissed off. I expected more.

This is a small church almost opposite Ground Zero. I liked the contrast of the buildings.

Behind Ground Zero is a freeway with a pedestrian overpass and on the other side of the freeway is like being in an other City. Peaceful, quite and right on The Hudson River and all expensive residential. I wandered on and took some pics and ended up who knows where and caught a cab to The Empire State Building.

What a view. the first thing that came to mind was how come that bloody kid in the movie Sleepless In Seattle could get in to the Empire State Building and bypass all the queues. The magic of the movies.

I got back to the hotel about 5PM and Leeroy was still a quivering wreck, hungover from the previous night so I went out and wandered round Times Square. It rivals Las Vegas for neon.

Times Square

Came back to the hotel for an early night because tomorrow we fly home.