One, One, OneOne...

Happy New Year! I know I'm a little late since today is already 1/11/11, but I'm here to talk about 1/1/11... ten days ago. Time sure does fly.



Last year, we had a wild NYC New Year's Eve, and while we were able to avoid Time Square and all the chaos that takes place there, it was still a raucous evening. Ending with me throwing up. Fun as that was (sarcasm font) we were thinking "low key" this year. We spent NYE close to home, had some friends over and then headed to a near by local bar for the big count down.

We had a sober driver, and were all back to our house around 12:30am, so I guess we acheived our low key goal. And we had fun. What more do you need? Us? Apparently we won't be satisfied until we see some more action. Which leads me to our New Year's Day...



Sean: "Daryl just texted me... Do you want to go see Glassjaw tonight at the Nokia Theatre?"

Me: "In Time Square?"

Sean: "Yes."

Me: "You want to go to Time Square on New Year's Day?"

Sean: "I thought for sure you'd want to go see Glassjaw."

Me: "I do. It's going to be crazy. We're going to get mad."

Sean: "I know."

Me: "Let's go."

So we did. Sometimes we're so ignorant. We drove right into the heart of it all too. Parked on 49th and literally battled the crowd of tourists through Time Square. It was CRAZY and I do not recommend it. But it was worth it! Glassjaw was fantastic! So loud, and the sound was amazing. The crowd was wild and the place was sold out! Here is our view of the show... *Photos taken by Ben Grippo but I was standing right next to him. We had a nice view from a VIP balcony which kept us safe from the wild crowd below.



After the show, we spent some quality time with friends, and around 2am decided it would probably be smart to head back to CT. The Time Square crowd had thinned, and we love to act like tourists, so here we are again, kissing in Time Square... And then another brilliant idea! Let's head home by way of Katz's Deli! We went to Katz's on New Year's Day last year, so now we'll try to make it a tradition. They're open until 2:45am and we made it just in time to eat this... Like I said, sometimes, we're so ignorant.

I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year!

Sunday, Fun Day...

Yesterday, we had a BIG, WET day in NYC. Despite the weather (we were soaked!) it was a fun filled adventure of a day. So much fun, in fact, that I didn't even think about taking a single picture! Oops. This will be a blog of mostly words, sorry. I'll be brief...

I took a bus into the city with my girlfriends. It was a holiday work trip for one of them and the rest of us were happy to tag along. We had tickets to a show, and were planning on a nice lunch before. However, it was chucking buckets when we got to the city, so we decided to take cover in the first open restaurant we came across. After a so-what lunch at an "Irish" pub (there wasn't any Irish food on the menu) the rain had thankfully stopped and we were able to walk the 6 blocks to our show, without taking on too much more water. We were meeting my husband, Sean and our friend Dan at the theatre and we were all excited to see The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway!
It was great! The set looks exactly like you want it to, and there is a ton of audience participation. Paul Reubens is awesome, the show was fantastic and fun, and my cheeks and abs are still sore from laughing. If you are a fan of Paul or of Pee-Wee I highly recommend this show!

After the show it was pouring again, so that put a damper on our other outdoor city plans. We all headed to a nearby watering hole to pass some time and have some drinks. Before we knew it, it was already time to head back to the meeting spot for the bus. My girlfriends were getting ready to go, and my husband and our friend were getting ready for dinner. That's when I said, "Sorry girls, I just can't get back on that bus!" Luckily I have understanding girlfriends, so they headed back to the bus and I headed to Ninja New York with Sean and Dan.Talk about a fun meal! I had heard great things about Ninja from friends who have been. As a matter of fact, Joe Capobianco is who I first heard about Ninja from. Ninja New York is more of a dining experience than just a restaurant. The food is delicious, the presentation is mind blowing, the service was great, and the ambience alone is worth a trip there. I don't want to give too many surprises away, but I definitely screamed more than once while we were there! What can I say? I am easily surprised by Ninjas. After dinner, a magician ninja provides table side entertainment and that just tops the whole experience off. Great time! Eat at NINJA !

Sounds like a fun day, right? WAIT! There's more! Who wants to go to a secret Glass Jaw show in Brooklyn on the way home? I DO!!!! I DO!!!! So we did! They of course killed it, and the new songs are AWESOME!!!!! Sorry for the almost picture-free post.* Here's one to spice it up a little. Sean was thoughtful enough to take a shot of us in Time Square during a short break in the rain.
*I obviously did not take the pictures I've included here, I ripped Pee-Wee and Ninja from their websites and I believe the GlassJaw photo was taken by the one and only Julian Gilbert. Check him out here.

GlassJaw & Brand New...

Last week, I had the opportunity to see a couple of shows on the GlassJaw & Brand New tour. There is a good chance that GlassJaw is my favorite band of all time. I hadn't seen them play live since New Year's Eve of 06-07. I am also a huge fan of Brand New (and I'm not ashamed of it). Saying I was VERY excited for this rock show would be a bit of an understatement. I was going to document every moment so I could savior it later, and of course, blog about it.


Unfortunately, electronics have some aversion to me and I recently went through three digital cameras in two months! Leaving me officially camera-less. Sigh. BUT... Christmas IS coming! Any way, that's my excuse for these terrible camera phone photos...

I am blessed to have a little Daryl Palumbo in my life, and he lets me watch the rock show from the stage! Aaaaah friendship. I know you can't tell from this terrible photo, but that's Daryl in the white shirt and the handsome (you'll have to trust me) gentleman with the bass is Manny Carrero. The after show dressing room party starring photographer Julian Gilbert ( http://juliangilbert.blogspot.com ), F. Sean Martin ( www.fseanpresents.com ) and GlassJaw front man extraodinaire Daryl Palumbo ( www.glassjaw.net ).

My apologies for the bad photos/blog, but it was amazing and I couldn't just go along not mentioning it at all.

LISTEN TO GLASSJAW!!!!!