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A LOCKED DOWN MERRY TRUMP CHRISTMAS IN NYC
We had a quick two day jaunt to NYC to see a concert this week. NYC at Christmas time is usually entertaining, with all the over the top decorations and throngs of shoppers in this mecca of materialism. We drove to the Hamilton Train Station, but by 10:00 am the parking garage was full. We had to go back to lovely Trenton and catch a NJT train there into Penn Station. Nothing like immediately being swarmed upon by a grifter selling a sob story about just being released from the hospital, blah, blah, blah. His well rehearsed show didn’t work on me. I told him to beat it and proceeded to position himself for the next sucker.
The train ride was uneventful and on time. We departed Penn Station and got a cab. The 15 block ride resulted in at least 5 near accidents, dozens of honked horns, and a feeling of relief when we arrived in one piece. After dropping our bags off at the hotel – no room ready, we proceeded to find a place for lunch and then see the usual Christmas sites. NYC survives strictly on tourism and Wall Street criminal banks. Every block has at least six restaurants or bars. How they survive, with what must be huge rents, is beyond me. The truth is, most don’t survive and are replaced every year or so.
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EARLY NEW YEARS RESOLUTION FULFILLED
On the New Years resolution thread the other day I resolved to be more surly in the new year. I fulfilled this resolution a couple hours early.
Our New Years day started out uneventfully as we arrived at the Valley Forge Casino, checked in to the Radisson, got our wristbands for the concert, and access cards for the casino. We met up with the other two couples we were going to the concert with, and had a couple drinks. Then we took the hotel shuttle to Morton’s Steakhouse for an excellent early dinner. Then it was back to the casino to drink some more before the 10:00 pm concert. It was an open bar from 9:00 to 11:00 within the concert venue.
The concert was in a fairly small auditorium with movable chairs for the seating. Avalon had gotten unbelievably good seats in row 2, directly in front of the stage. The crowd was laid back and in a good mood. There were no constraints, checkpoints, or overbearing security measures. Everyone was drinking and ready to enjoy some good music and a new years celebration afterward. We grabbed our drinks and settled into our row as the concert started at 10:00.
HAPPY NEW YEARS TBPers
I can’t remember the last time I went out on New Years. I’m usually asleep by 11:00. Not this year. I’ll be partying until the wee hours of the morning. First we go to an early dinner at a steakhouse in King of Prussia. Then we head over to the Valley Forge Casino to drink and gamble until 10:00 pm. Then we ring in the new year with a concert by Avalon’s favorite band of all-time – Third Eye Blind. I hope I can stay awake until midnight.
It’s been an eventful year for TBP. Our visitor count went from 4.4 million last year to 6.1 million this year. As things get worse, more people gravitate to reality based sites like TBP. I must have attracted nothing but cheapskates, as the donation total dropped from $12,000 to under $11,000. It must be my tremendous business acumen that makes this site such a financial juggernaut.
I’d like to thank all the donors, all the contributors, all the commenters, and all the lurkers for being part of something bigger than themselves. We may disagree, fight, curse each other, and get bent out of shape on occasion, but at least we have a place to vent where the government and the mainstream media can’t interfere. I think 2016 will be a historic year. We are still in the midst of the Fourth Turning, so 2016 will certainly not be better than 2015. But we can all ride it out on a daily basis here on TBP.
See you next year.
And since SSS and the rest of you old farts have never heard of Third Eye Blind, here are a few of their hits.
ADMIN’S BIRTHDAY BASH
I’ve known what my 51st birthday present would be for a few months – tickets to the 104.5 7th birthday concert at the Susquehanna Bank Center on Sunday. And since it’s also Mother’s Day and Avalon’s favorite band – Third Eye Blind – is the headliner, the tickets will double as her gift too. The lineup is stellar and the weather for this outdoor venue will be perfect. The main acts are:
- Third Eye Blind
- Cage the Elephant
- Foster the People
- Bastille
- Kongos
There are also three other lesser known bands. The only downside is the venue is in Camden, and I need to get off on Martin Luther King Blvd. That is never good. Enjoy a little of what I’ll be enjoying tomorrow.