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Four Horsemen take bite out of big apple.
After an exhilarating day at the Hall of Fame yesterday, it was extremely hard getting up this morning at 6 a.m. to begin our trek to NYC. However, we were up and at ‘em early, leaving Waller’s house around 6:45. We took the trusty tahoe to the train station about an hour from the house, and took the train the rest of the way. We ran into some difficulties when trying to call Big D & Bubba because of poor cell phone signal on the train, and when we finally arrived in the big city, Big D & Bubba were swamped with finishing up their show and we were not able to go on the air today. Sorry to all of our loyal listeners [Cook and Callie Bearden especially!]
The day was cold and rainy, but the grim weather did not dampen our spirits as we plunged headlong into the city, ready to see and do as much as possible. We got off the train at Grand Central Station and took pictures inside the magnificent structure. It really is a cool place to hang out and just watch people.
From there, we headed to the World Trade Center site. However, they are doing construction currently on the new trade towers and a memorial, so it was not a great photo opportunity. We continued on through the less than desirable elements and blazed a path, by taxi, to the Statue of Liberty. We saw Lady Liberty herself, beckoning us to come taste of the freedom which she offers with arm outstretched to the heavens, however, we were unable to enjoy the fruits of her liberty due to the ferry being shut down because of the rain. We contemplated making a swim for it, but decided against it, considering the fact we had to walk around the rest of the day.
We then hopped on the subway and shot over to China Town for some delicious Chinese delicacies which were hard to pronounce, but fun to eat.
Next up: Times Square.
With billboards flashing, and our camera bulbs popping, we made our way through the hub of activity that is Times Square. From there, we walked to the Empire State Building to take some pictures and attempt to see the city from a bird’s perspective. Once again, our hopes were dashed as the observation deck was closed.
Undeterred, we continued on with our plans of the day. VanZandt and I, made our way over to the Ed Sullivan Theater for a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman. Unfortunately, we were only able to score two tickets so the other guys walked around Central Park and enjoyed Serendipity 3’s famous frozen hot chocolate. “It was freaking awesome,” said Ethan. But it was not all fun and games in serendipity land, “hot chocolate was $8.50!” He added.
On mine and VanZandt’s end, we arrived to the Ed Sullivan Theater early and waited in line. The girl that gave us our tickets informed us that we were guests of CBS, thanks to Eric Sullivan at CBS19. They sat us in the second row of the balcony. It seems like sitting in the bottom section would be the best seat in the house- not the case. From our perch in the balcony we were able to survey the show as it progressed. It was really cool seeing David Letterman in person and even being shown on-air when they panned the crowd!
All in all, today was an awesome day. We ran into rain. We ran into wind. We ran into ferry closings and $8.50 cups of frozen hot chocolate, but we marched on. Many people would let these disappointments get them down and would probably have given up.
Not the Four Horsemen!
Today concluded our New York excursions. We enjoyed every last minute of it, from sitting by sleeping bums on the subway, to tailgating in the rain at Shea, and from sitting thirty rows up from the plate at Yankee Stadium, to being literally inches away from Babe Ruth’s bat! New York had a lot to offer, and I think the Four Horsemen gave New York a little something in return.
It’s getting late and the excitement of the day is definitely wearing on me so I am going to sign off now, but I will leave you with this line from the movie The Sandlot- “There’s heroes and there’s legends, heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, and you will never go wrong!”
That might not make sense right now, but it will in time.
Just give it time, and keep donating. We really want to reach our goal of $5,000!
until tomorrow, goodnight and farewell!
-Aaron
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