NYC Day 2 - All Over the Map

Today we were all over the frickin’ map.

First we tried to get some tickets to David Letterman, but we were turned away after being put on a list for the next few days. Barb went home to man the phones for a call to the show that never came. Garret toured us around Union Square. We picked up a coffee nearby and drank it under the Lincon statue.

Garret decided he wanted to catch the Phily vs. New Jersey game so we went to Times Square to hunt some tickets down. We ended up finding some at Macy’s of all places. The banter by the three old black ladies behind the counter was priceless. According to Garret they would be only out done by the crude chants of hockey fans later that evening. “Suck My Balls” and “Kovol-choke” were some of the most memorable at the game.

Alissa, Matthew, and Barb went for a stroll in Greenwich before deciding on a place for dinner. With a mix bag of locals young and old we decided to take our chances with the Greenwich Village Bistro. The bar stools were all occupied by happy drunks, there was a senior in a wheel chair playing checkers in the middle of the place, and a mother and her toddler in the far corner. As soon as we sat down a man pushed a piano though the front door and immediately began playing. An old drunk lady whisked Barb out of her seat on to the dance floor. We decided to escape the action a bit and go out onto the patio afterall it was a beautiful evening and it looked right onto the action on Father Demo Square.

The food wasn’t the greatest. Matt had the marinated tofu in orange vinaigrette and greens, Alissa the mussels and fries, and Barb the mesculin with goat cheese truffle salad. Matt’s was the best of the three. The beer menu was much better than the food though.

After dinner we headed to the famous historical Village Vanguard to take in some serious jazz. The place was exactly how you’d picture a old jazz club. The music put us into a trance. Wonderful second day!