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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02/24/2006 : 04:38:55
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So I'm like going to New York 6th April - 11th April, and I like want to try out a cool indie club or two. Maybe even some cool indie bars? Any recommendations of places to go, people to see, things to check out?
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 02/24/2006 : 06:32:33
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Lucky you. Greatest city on earth.
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2006 : 07:15:10
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Diamond David Lee Roth loves the 6th Precinct.
Courtney Love hangs out in the 9th Precinct.
Come get your free cheese sandwitch and enjoy the stay.
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callahan
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Posted - 02/24/2006 : 14:39:38
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The lower East Side, The East Village and Williamsburg are the neighborhoods that still most resemble New York when it was fun, creative and somewhat affordable.
For music bars check out Arlene Grocery on the lower east side.
Have fun!
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2006 : 15:06:57
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I've usually found that you've got to go out of your way to be bored in that town. Just get there and the rest will take care of itself. The T.V. and Broadcast Museum is pretty good. And ofcourse the Met. And if you get sick of Manhattan go to the Brooklyn Brewery and take a tour. Prospect Park. Pizza at L&B Spumoni's. The list goes on. You don't even need to try and have fun there, it just happens.
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2006 : 22:47:15
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/25/2006 : 01:03:09
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2006 : 06:32:31
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/25/2006 : 07:40:27
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Lucky you. Greatest city on earth.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."
It's up there but I am not sure there is any such thing.
Simon, don't forget your ID. It can be tough to get in some places.
Shame you can't go to CBGB's anymore.
By the way, where is all this money coming from? First snowbaording, now New York. So far you have copied my exact holiday pattern of 2002. If you go to Poland and Portugal in the summer, I will be a little freaked out.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 02/25/2006 : 08:37:15
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Probably not, I safely couldn't say that 'til I've been to every city on earth, and of course every city has pros/cons, but I think that from my travels it's safe to say there's nowhere else like it that even comes close... in the northern hemisphere.
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soundofataris
= Cult of Ray =
USA
715 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2006 : 12:49:22
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
Go west, young man, go west.
The Westside? God, no. Stick with the lower east side, east village, and alphabet city. Be an east river kid.
You should try to dig up the old thread from when Cult of frank visited the City, if it isn't archived. There were lots of good suggestions in there of things to see and places to go. I'd look for it myself, but the site search thing never works for me.
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 02/25/2006 : 13:49:58
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Originally posted by soundofataris
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
Go west, young man, go west.
The Westside?
I meant "west of Mississippi". Where America really begins. |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2006 : 09:20:19
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Lucky you. Greatest city on earth.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."
It's up there but I am not sure there is any such thing.
Simon, don't forget your ID. It can be tough to get in some places.
Shame you can't go to CBGB's anymore.
By the way, where is all this money coming from? First snowbaording, now New York. So far you have copied my exact holiday pattern of 2002. If you go to Poland and Portugal in the summer, I will be a little freaked out.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
No, I'm going to Berlin in May and probably Italy some point in the summer. My gf's parents are taking us to NY.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 02/26/2006 : 12:54:37
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I've usually found that you've got to go out of your way to be bored in that town.
I've been bored there plenty of times. It's great if you have something to do, but not so good for just hanging out. Most of my memories of New York involve sitting around and waiting for things.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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Otherfellers
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Posted - 02/26/2006 : 18:50:10
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quote:
Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
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Originally posted by soundofataris
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
Go west, young man, go west.
The Westside?
I meant "west of Mississippi". Where America really begins.
Look here Tocqueville, no one should go anywhere that isn't on the West Coast, or the NE.
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
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Posted - 02/26/2006 : 19:47:43
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bumble, shoot me an email and i'll give you some of my favorite places
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2006 : 21:02:20
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the sidewalk cafe is idie i think.
northeast corner of avenue A & 6th st.
on mondays, wich would be your april 10th they have an open mic.
sing a song or two for new york's kindest or just enjoy the show. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2006 : 05:21:46
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Lucky you. Greatest city on earth.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."
It's up there but I am not sure there is any such thing.
Simon, don't forget your ID. It can be tough to get in some places.
Shame you can't go to CBGB's anymore.
By the way, where is all this money coming from? First snowbaording, now New York. So far you have copied my exact holiday pattern of 2002. If you go to Poland and Portugal in the summer, I will be a little freaked out.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
No, I'm going to Berlin in May and probably Italy some point in the summer. My gf's parents are taking us to NY.
The Monkey Helper has had a make-over! http://www.monkeyhelper.co.uk (that is my band)
I was supposed to be going to Berlin in April, but that has fallen apart now.
Italy is great. Whereabouts in Italy?
I am jealous of all your holidays/potential holidays.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2006 : 06:29:34
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Hey Mike, could you resize your sig image down to 75? Thanks.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2006 : 11:22:15
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I haven't touched it?
Or do you mean it was always too big?
I am not sure how to do it 'cos Brian did it for me originally.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2006 : 11:43:58
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Nah, the size limit was 100 but we've decided to move it down to 75 to make the forum read a little nicer. I can resize and send you a copy later if you'd like. Or you can use Paint to open it and scale to 75%. Make sure you save as jpg and not bmp tho!
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 02/27/2006 : 11:58:34
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
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Originally posted by soundofataris
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
Go west, young man, go west.
The Westside?
I meant "west of Mississippi". Where America really begins.
West of Interstate 5 (which runs from Seattle to San Diego) is where you want to be. |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 02/27/2006 : 12:05:07
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 02/27/2006 : 12:06:28
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| hey frog, what does your signature say? |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 02/27/2006 : 12:07:47
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Originally posted by VoVat
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I've usually found that you've got to go out of your way to be bored in that town.
I've been bored there plenty of times. It's great if you have something to do, but not so good for just hanging out. Most of my memories of New York involve sitting around and waiting for things.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares."
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 02/27/2006 : 12:09:21
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2006 : 12:23:26
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I was supposed to be going to Berlin in April, but that has fallen apart now.
Italy is great. Whereabouts in Italy?
I am jealous of all your holidays/potential holidays.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
Don't know where in Italy yet, not decided.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2006 : 13:54:26
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I can recommend Rome, Florence and Venice. Milan is not great.
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 02/27/2006 : 18:30:59
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What's the deal with Milan? I've heard from various sources that it sucks but never heard why.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 02/27/2006 : 19:18:01
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Yeah, I heard it so much I actually changed my plans and skipped Milan entirely when I was over there. Industrial, lots of attitude, not very pretty, really only good for shopping was the consensus from travellers.
Rome is big, noisy, and very off-putting, but has its moments. Of course there are the well known things like the Colliseum and Vatican (both must sees, though the Vatican may leave you with a sour taste in your mouth when you exit the gold-lined rooms into the surrounding poverty). The Spanish Steps are nice, they have a great 'jardin' or park nearby, of course the nightlife is interesting, and so on.
Florence is great, and I LOVED Venice. Naples also not worth seeing except for two things:
1) Home of the best pizza/pizzaria in the world. Really. Trust me. And, you know, the Italians who voted the place 'best pizza in Italy'. I've tried a lot of pies in my day, but it lived up to expectations.
2) Pompeii/Herculaneum. Actually, don't bother with Pompeii. Herculaneum is closer, less packed, and more condensed - you can see all the same things in a much nicer setting with half as much walking. Mt. Vesuvius can be nice if you have the right winds, but most of the time you just look down on smog.
3) I hung out in a small town near Casserta for a few days and loved it. If you can find some people that have a place or befriend some Italians to get the 'real deal' I promise you'll enjoy Italy more than otherwise possible.
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2006 : 21:43:08
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Originally posted by VoVat
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I've usually found that you've got to go out of your way to be bored in that town.
I've been bored there plenty of times. It's great if you have something to do, but not so good for just hanging out. Most of my memories of New York involve sitting around and waiting for things.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares."
You're a funny dude VV. Just what sort of THINGS were you sitting around waiting for?
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/28/2006 : 03:23:21
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Naples also not worth seeing except for two things:
When the place I refer to is not where I are from (and consequently somewhere I don't really know) I find it adviseable to be careful what I say if I don't want to offend people.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 02/28/2006 : 04:23:50
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Naples also not worth seeing except for two things:
1) Home of the best pizza/pizzaria in the world.
so dean, you obviously didn't go to Ljubljana, Slovenia on your travels then?
best pizza i've ever had was there...beat italian pizza hands down....
also the biggest pizza's i've ever been served...
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2006 : 04:57:47
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You guys obviously don't know Los Amigos, by far the best pizzeria I've ever eaten at, just 5 minutes drive from my home :)
(Seriously, it's great)
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 02/28/2006 : 05:11:40
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but does los amigos have their own beer on tap to boot?
light, dark, and mixed (which was just half a glass on light mixed with half a glass of dark)
'twas yum.
hehe...
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