22 Dec 2003
Farewell to NYC
It’s hard to believe — as I type this from my parents’ house in rural Tennessee — that I was rolling back into my NYC apartment this morning at 5:30am. Last night, I watched Kiki and Herb at the Bowery Ballroom with a bunch of folks, then went to The Duplex with Mike, Dan, and Jaye, and later for an omelet at the Waverly Restaurant. After a few hours sleep, I finished up some work in my office and then jetted out to Newark to catch my flight to Chattanooga (following a similar, though slightly less convoluted, travel itinerary to Aaron’s).
I miss New York City already.
Speaking of Kiki and Herb… I have to admit they were a little bit of a let down. I’ve heard stories about the amazing backstory these two performers have created for their characters, but there were only momentary glimpes of it during this Christmas special (which had to be one of the most sacrilegious events I’ve ever witnessed). Put that together with my recent visit to see Jackie Hoffman’s Hanukkah, and I’ve been a bad little Christian boy this year. Maybe I should try to going to temple with Jeff…
21 Dec 2003
An office Xmas Party to remember
I was in a car accident Friday night.
My coworkers and I were on our way up to our staff Holiday Dinner at Sammy’s Fish Box at City Island in the Bronx. We were packed into a rented limo and the traffic was bumper to bumper. A woman driving an SUV suddenly swerved in front of us and threw on her brakes and we rear-ended her. None of us were wearing our seatbelts and I took a bit of a tumble.
Our driver had to go off in an ambulance and we were stranded on the side of the road. So, after the women (and the men) flirted with all the policemen, firemen, and EMTs who responded to the accident scene, we were given a lift in three patrol cars to a nearby bar.
When the police cars pulled up, the bar thought it was being raided. Instead, we all climbed out and we went inside for a few drinks and dinner before heading back to Manhattan in a hired van.