Live(ish) Trip Report - Celebrating 25 Years of Wedded Bliss in NYC

[JenniferS]

Yeah cuz he’s prone to saying no to you.

It’s a two way street.

 

[JenniferS]

Billy Joel was amazing.
I posted the “Piano Man” on Facebook, but I don’t know how to post videos here.

No pics of Ivanka. Sorry.



I’ll post the set list once it hits the web.

 

[JenniferS]

Early in the show, Billy played “She’s Got a Way”, and Mike grabbed my hand and held on to it. At the end of the song, he kissed my hand, but continued to hold on to it for three more songs.

Talking about it back in the room, I learn that song is the Meatloaf equivalent for him. Who knew?

 

[JenniferS]

I am not queuing up for the subway, so we hoofed it the 22 blocks back.

Mikey stopped for 99 cent pizza to go with yesterday’s leftovers.

I would not let him eat any until I had taken a photo.
Does that sound like me?

 

[JenniferS]

Mike got some t-shirts. Three for him.



And one for Ski.


As you can see, they got pretty wrinkly.

 

[JenniferS]

Despite taking the subway (twice!), our steps are almost bang on with yesterday.

 

[JenniferS]

Mikey seems hungry this morning.

Waiting on the fresh scrambled eggs.

Plate 2:


I mixed it up a bit too, ‘cause you know - bacon!

 

[Songbird76]

I am not queuing up for the subway, so we hoofed it the 22 blocks back.

Mikey stopped for 99 cent pizza to go with yesterday’s leftovers.

I would not let him eat any until I had taken a photo.
Does that sound like me?

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Do you know where the pizza place was? I mean, there might be 100 little places to get a cheap slice of pizza, but when I was there with choir, we were having rehearsal at this church near Park Ave. We got an hour for lunch, but we had no transportation, so we had to find someplace within walking distance of Park Avenue in NYC that was cheap enough to afford on a college student budget. We found this great little pizza place that had pizza that looked just like this....it was so greasy and SO good! I could feel my arteries clogging with every bite, but man was it worth it. And I don't even know the name of it...I wonder if it's still there. Did Mike enjoy it?

 

[JenniferS]

The set list from last night.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/billy-joel/2018/madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-3ed398f.html

 

[JenniferS]

Do you know where the pizza place was? I mean, there might be 100 little places to get a cheap slice of pizza, but when I was there with choir, we were having rehearsal at this church near Park Ave. We got an hour for lunch, but we had no transportation, so we had to find someplace within walking distance of Park Avenue in NYC that was cheap enough to afford on a college student budget. We found this great little pizza place that had pizza that looked just like this....it was so greasy and SO good! I could feel my arteries clogging with every bite, but man was it worth it. And I don't even know the name of it...I wonder if it's still there. Did Mike enjoy it?

Broadway, between 54th and 55th. Literally called “99 Cent Pizza”.

We’ve had it before when we here in December. I don’t even like pizza, and I thought it was pretty good.

 

[JenniferS]

The Chrysler Building.

We are currently sitting in the shade in Bryant Park at lunch hour. The place is shockingly packed!



There is a lot of empty retail space on the lower level.


And this totally incongruent little business, seemingly tucked in under the stairs.

 

[JenniferS]

Grand Central Terminal. Even with the Vanderbilt’s and Rockefeller's and Carnegie’s, you would never be able to build this marvel again.

 

[JenniferS]

Random pics from our walking today.



Is anyone picking up on the major carb craving?


A giant cigar hanging off the side of a building?
Gotta take a pic of that!

 

[Tick Tock]

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What in the world!? I don't think Heaven itself could offer up a better-looking pepperoni pizza.

 

[Nemo14]

Grand Central Terminal. Even with the Vanderbilt’s and Rockefeller's and Carnegie’s, you would never be able to build this marvel again.
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Clearly Jackie Kennedy Onassis had a better plaque designer than Brandi Chastain did...

 

[Nemo14]

Hope you ladies (and Mike) are having a great time - enjoy the show!

 

[NYwdwfan]

Hope you ladies (and Mike) are having a great time - enjoy the show!

Waiting for it to start!!!

 

[JenniferS]

Hope you ladies (and Mike) are having a great time - enjoy the show!

It was amazing, and as much as Mike didn’t want to, he thoroughly enjoyed it.

The technical aspects were amazing, the singing was wonderful, Olaf looked and sounded EXACTLY like Josh Gad, and Hans was yummy.

The only irksome aspect was the three ladies directly in front of us, who each arrived individually late, and proceeded to text, email, and FB through the entire first half.

Somebody set them straight during the intermission. Might have been me. Not saying it was, but it might have been.

For the record, I did not even pull my phone out during intermission. Mike took the time to stand and stretch his legs. Aisle or no aisle, it was a tight squeeze. Like 7 Dwarf Mine Train tight.

It was a wonderful show, and I am very grateful to @NYwdwfan for spending the day with us, for the tickets, and for the prezzies.

 

[JenniferS]

From earlier today.

We spent a full hour just hanging out in Bryant Park at lunch hour. The place was quite busy. To say the least.



I love this building - right from the first moment @NYwdwfan and I spotted it from the Empire State Building last August.

 

[JenniferS]

Texting back and forth with @NYwdwfan for a few minutes, we knew we within blocks of each other, when I heard a voice call out my name.

And there she was, in the middle of an intersection. I hopped in the backseat ‘cause I’m fast. Mike had to run half a block after us to catch up.

Time to kill before lunch, so we did our “gift exchange” and then went to a pub to kill some time. We were on the roof top patio, and in the shade, it was quite lovely.

The two non non-carbers split some nachos.