tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post5373214228043076451..comments2024-03-09T05:13:17.621-05:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: It Takes a Lot to Get Me to Times SquareBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-33318688229170250232011-02-24T07:33:01.168-05:002011-02-24T07:33:01.168-05:00The NYC - AC train has been resurrected.The NYC - AC train has been resurrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-35006079569277146532011-02-24T00:30:32.447-05:002011-02-24T00:30:32.447-05:00Actually, I don't understand people who go *an...<i>Actually, I don't understand people who go *anywhere* and eat at shitty chain restaurants. I mean, is the thought of not eating something familiar really that terrifying? It's fucking bizarre. You might as well just stay home if you're going to be that insulated and narrow-minded.</i><br /><br />Yeah, never got the neophobe thing.<br /><br /><i>You're a good friend, BTW. Times Square looks like hell on earth to me, and I'm a slobby, pale Midwesterner.</i><br /><br />Like I said, I know my allegiances.<br /><br /><i>The grungy part that B^4 alluded to is "Clinton," nee Hell's Kitchen.</i><br /><br />North of Times Square on Ninth Avenue, one can find a plethora of interesting restaurants. After beating the hell out of each other on Saturday mornings, Frenchy, the Moroccan George Clooney, and I often used to hit Ariana Afghan for lunch. Then I started working Saturday afternoons...<br /><br /><i>Was it teh prudes/Disney that put Times Square porno outta bizness? Or the internet. </i><br /><br />It was the gentrification/Disneyfication combo that put the venerable Peep World out of business.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-7945520242243216102011-02-23T23:18:38.601-05:002011-02-23T23:18:38.601-05:00I used to take Port Authority buses to Atlantic Ci...I used to take Port Authority buses to Atlantic City. After they discontinued the train, that was the way to ride in style.<br /><br />Was it teh prudes/Disney that put Times Square porno outta bizness? Or the internet. <br /><br />Where's Columbo when you need 'em?<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-5411381564929999702011-02-23T23:18:05.838-05:002011-02-23T23:18:05.838-05:00Times Square looks like hell on earth to me
The g...<i>Times Square looks like hell on earth to me</i><br /><br />The grungy part that B^4 alluded to is "Clinton," nee Hell's Kitchen. Thanks to gentrification, it's more like Hell's Cafe these days, but heading west from XSQ is a good way to lose the tourists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-27463965532920101842011-02-23T19:16:31.423-05:002011-02-23T19:16:31.423-05:00You're liable to get your ass kicked around th...You're liable to get your ass kicked around these parts if you ask random strangers on the street if they're American.<br /><br />I do not understand people who come to New York and stay in one part of the city and eat at shitty chain restaurants.<br /><br />Actually, I don't understand people who go *anywhere* and eat at shitty chain restaurants. I mean, is the thought of not eating something familiar really that terrifying? It's fucking bizarre. You might as well just stay home if you're going to be that insulated and narrow-minded.<br /><br />Sometimes I think people just go places to say they've been there.<br /><br />You're a good friend, BTW. Times Square looks like hell on earth to me, and I'm a slobby, pale Midwesterner.TruculentandUnreliablehttp://www.operationacoustickitty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-11971960022015253162011-02-23T17:58:22.619-05:002011-02-23T17:58:22.619-05:00I think a Hello Kitty AK would do much to soften t...I think a Hello Kitty AK would do much to soften things, as well.<br /><br /><i>LOL at the "I'm a New Yorker" exchange. That is NYC to a T.</i><br /><br />This is why I always get a kick out of "OMG, THE US WILL SPLIT" hype. I know my allegiances, and I don't even live in the city (Yonkers, though, is a good contender for "sixth borough" status).Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-77773531980382941722011-02-23T17:18:33.138-05:002011-02-23T17:18:33.138-05:00the automatic rifle gives off a pretty aggressive ...<i>the automatic rifle gives off a pretty aggressive vibe</i><br /><br />That's why my Ak-47 is bedazzled. <br /><br />LOL at the "I'm a New Yorker" exchange. That is NYC to a T.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.com