On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:33:37 -0800, Annette taylor wrote: >OK, I've been pondering this one ever since Mike brought it up >and this is the best I can do, there is no more creativity in me than this: > >Three psychologists walk into a bar.... > >“Ouch!” responds Skinner. >“Ow, how does that feel?” asks Rogers. >“Hmmm...” muses Freud, “I have just recalled a long-forgotten childhood >memory...I think, yes, it must be...sometimes a long hard shaft is just a bar.”
I am going to burn in hell for the following joke: Stanley Miglram, Phil Zimbardo, and Leo Dicaro walk into a bar and each orders a drink. Phil looks around and see that there is no jukebox. Phil: Boy, I'd like to listen to some music right now. Stanley: Maybe we can all sing something together. Do you guys know the words to "I'm On a Highway to Hell"? Phil: No, I don't believe that I do. Leo: I don't either but if you can hum a few bars, I can fake it. *rimshot* >Annette > >ps: My 21-year old son and his wife are leaving for New York city tonight >(taking the cheap red eye) and coming home New Year's Day. Other than going to >ground zero, skating at Rockefeller Center and watching the ball drop on New >Year's Eve, any "must do" or "must see" suggestions? I recall seeing the >Rockettes on my only real trip to NYC, other than quick drive-throughs with a >quick stop to say I'd been there--but that was in 196? and I was 17, so maybe >it's not a must see for a couple both 21.) The weather this week is very cold, typically below 32 degree F and wind chill makes the temps go into the 20s. I don't know what the forecasts are for next week. But if your son and his wife and up to it, here are a few things they might consider: (1) If they are going to go ice skating at Rockefeller Center (RC), they can get more info about other activities there from the RC website; see: http://www.rockefellercenter.com/ A couple of Notes: (a) the today show typically has a crowd of people around on the RC plaza and the show tries to involve them in some activities. This is in the morning. (b) at Rockefeller Center there is the "Top of the Rock" Observation Deck which gives one a bird's eye view of midtown (on a clear day one can see for forever); see: http://www.topoftherocknyc.com/welcome/default.aspx (Note: going to the top of the Empire State Building, about 20 blocks south on 34th Street is another option; see: http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/index.cfm?CFID=36422739&CFTOKEN=47637258 ) (c) Rockefeller Center occupies the blocks from 48th Street to 51st Street and goes from 5th Avenue to 6th Ave (Ave of the Americas). There are a number of ritzy stores in the neighborhood along 5th avenue which they might like to window shop. Between 50th and 51th streets on 5th Ave is St. Patrick's Cathedral which they might want to visit; see: http://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org/homepage/home.html (d)Walking up (i.e., North) 5th Avenue will bring them to the Trump Tower at 56th St (which has a public arcade where one can watch how the top 1% live; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Tower_%28New_York%29 ) and Tiffany's up the block on 57th Street. At the intersection of 57th St and 5th Ave they'll see the Christmas Star. (e) Continuing up 5th Ave, at 59th St and 5th Ave, one will find the Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan version) on the west side of the street and the Plaza Hotel behind it. Central Park starts at 59th street (aka Central Park South) and continues up to 110th Street between 5th and 8th Avenues. About 25 block north on 5th Avenue, on the west side of the street (butting into the park), one will find the Metropolitan Museum of Art (suggested admission is $20 but they have a pay what you wish policy); see: http://www.metmuseum.org/ Further north on 5th is the Guggenheim museum and other museums which constitute "Museum Mile"; see: http://www.ny.com/museums/mile.html The Whitney Museum of American Art is nearby on Madison Ave and 74th Street; see: http://whitney.org/ (f) At 59th St & 5th Ave, if one walked west along Central Part South, one would eventually reach the Time Warner Center at 59th St & 8th Ave (Central Park West); see: http://www.shopsatcolumbuscircle.com/info/TWC.cfm (Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus and Law School are located behind this building; the Board is due north). If one continues north on Central Park West to 81st Street one will find the American Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center; see: http://www.amnh.org/ (g) 59th Street and 8th Avenue intesect with Broadway and this intersection is called Columbus Circle. Broadway goes north-west as a diagonal in violation of the street grid. If one walks up (north) Broadway, one will come across Lincoln Center at about 64th Street; see: http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/ One is now on the Upper West Side where one can get really lost. Points to anyone who can identify where the final scene from Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" take place (where the voiceover tells the joke about the brother who thinks he's a chicken). (h) NOTE: one can also go iceskating in Central Park and here is a link that provides info on other activities and sights: http://www.newyorkcitytravels.com/maps/central-park-attractions.html One can also iceskate for free at Bryant Park which is located behind the main building of the NY Public Library (the Library is on 5th Ave between 40th & 42th streets while Bryant Park is located on 6th Ave between 40th & 42th streets); see: http://www.bryantpark.org/ (2) Downtown at the former World Trade Center (WTC) or "Ground Zero". The street map provided at Wikipedia provide a frame of reference; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WTC_Building_Arrangement_and_Site_Plan.svg The map is oriented correctly, so going up is going north, going right is east, going left is west, and going down is south. I haven't been there in a while but I believe that a museum has opened there; see: http://www.groundzeromuseum.com/home.html (a) One notable place to visit is St. Paul's Chapel, located northeast across from WTC Building #5. The eastern border of WTC is along Church St and St. Paul's is between Church St and Broadway. The entrance is on Broadway and there is a cemetary behind it which goes to Church St. One can enter the cemetary from Church street and enter St. Paul's from the rear. St. Paul's served as a rest station for first responders on 9/11 and for workers at WTC afterwards. In front of St. Paul's one can see City Hall to the North east of Broadway. If one crossed Broadway to the street facing City Hall, one would be on Park Row. If one continued down Park Row, one would come across the campus of Pace University and the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge which allows pedestrian access. (b) If one is in front of St. Paul's and walk south on Broadway, one will eventually come to Trinity Church which fans of the movie "National Treasure" will recognize as being at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Stree. Walking east on Wall Street will bring one to Federal Hall where George Washington took the oath of office for President and the first home to the U.S. federal government; see: http://www.nps.gov/feha/index.htm The New York Stock Exchange is across the street and street security tends to be high (i.e., checkpoints to some areas exist). (c) If one continues to walk south on Broadway from Trinity Church, one will come across the big "Bull" in front of the old U.S. Custom House (which fans of "Ghostbusters II" will recognize); see: http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/history/index.html Battery Park is just across the street to the southwest where one will find Castle Clinton and the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and, further east, the Staten Island ferry which a free trip between Manhattan and Staten Island. For more info on Battery Park see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Park and http://www.thebattery.org/ (d) At the WTC, the west side of the site is on West Street and across it is the World Financial Center (WFC) and Battery Park City which was built upon the excavuated earth from the WTC site. For info about the WFC, see: http://www.worldfinancialcenter.com/ For info on Battery Park City, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Park_City The most interesting part of Battery Park City is the promenade along the Hudson River. If one walks south, it will eventually take one to Battery Park, passing the Museum of Jewish Heritage along the way; see: http://www.mjhnyc.org/museum_.htm There are are number of things that one can do in lower Manhattan. The WTC site is on the west side of lower Manhattan but on the east side of lower Manhattan is the South St Seaport; see: http://www.southstreetseaport.com/ Again, weather will affect what one can do or may want to do. Here is a link to some things/places to visit but this is better during warmer weather: http://blog.ratestogo.com/top-20-free-attractions-in-new-york-city/ In addition, there Washington Square Park (but it is undergoing renovation and half of it is fenced off), Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, the Cloisters, Yankee Stadium, etc.. There are many things to see and do but ultimately it is the interests of the person that will determine what to do. For information on using the subways and buses, see the MTA website: www.mta.info I hope that your son and his wife have a good time while in NYC. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
