{"id":4850,"date":"2011-01-24T13:53:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T18:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:12:31","slug":"nyc-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/24\/nyc-3\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I lugged my big camera all the way to NYC and back and only came home with a handful of photos on my memory card.<\/p>\n<p>It was just too cold!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384701192\/grand-central-station.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"Grand Central Station\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5215\/5384701192_ae977a9a7e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Central Station\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>But even though it is was cold, it was fun.  New York is always fun.  In that cool New York sorta way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384100037\/grand-central-station.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"Grand Central Station\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5218\/5384100037_0b5bbd7c36_b.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Central Station\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I was more than happy to not be dragging around tired grumpy kids in the cold tho- I saw plenty of upset crying children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384707978\/nyc.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"nyc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5211\/5384707978_686de9e238_b.jpg\" alt=\"nyc\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>We were there for about 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384714282\/nyc.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"nyc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5214\/5384714282_a95c43f85b_b.jpg\" alt=\"nyc\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Short but sweet<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384716772\/nyc.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"nyc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5214\/5384716772_89b4c20ace_b.jpg\" alt=\"nyc\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Our first cab ride ended in a crash.  He rear-ended another cab.  He got out and picked up the pieces and put them in the front seat of the car, and went on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384724324\/img_0249.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"IMG_0249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5217\/5384724324_05c7178601_b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0249\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Sirens- all the time<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384307413\/img_0257.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"IMG_0257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5211\/5384307413_f0ba2f0441_b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0257\" width=\"583\" height=\"824\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Andy wanted to skate- I told him he was nuts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384720298\/img_0246.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"IMG_0246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5216\/5384720298_f9e595a566_b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0246\" width=\"824\" height=\"573\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384718630\/img_0241.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"IMG_0241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5215\/5384718630_27b34e7b1d_b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0241\" width=\"583\" height=\"824\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Turns out one of Andy&#8217;s VS friends (who has since also moved on&#8230;) was in the city as well, so we met up for a bit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384726512\/img_0251.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"IMG_0251\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5219\/5384726512_2e2a0ed61e_b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0251\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And then we went to pick up a request from Cole.  Apparently he saw this thing the last time we were in NYC as he described it perfectly and asked us to get him one.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384305121\/img_0253.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"IMG_0253\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5215\/5384305121_40aa6c395e_b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0253\" width=\"583\" height=\"824\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Pull the arm and get an M&#038;M.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5384722060\/img_0247.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"IMG_0247\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5211\/5384722060_008856b676_b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0247\" width=\"824\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>After that it was dinner and the show- which of course was amazing.  <\/p>\n<p>Video from my iPhone of Billie Joe pulling Mike Dirnt on stage (fellow Green Day band member) for the final song.  And we caught a pick!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JRLGkEJS9Q8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today I have been hunkered down- enjoying my warm house.  <\/p>\n<p>Next trip is some place tropical!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I lugged my big camera all the way to NYC and back and only came home with a handful of photos on my memory card. It was just too cold!!! But even though it is was cold, it was fun. New York is always fun. In that cool New York sorta way. I was more than happy to not be dragging around tired grumpy kids in the cold tho- I saw plenty of upset crying children. We were there for about 24 hours. Short but sweet Our first cab ride ended in a crash. He rear-ended another cab. He got out and picked up the pieces and put them in the front seat of the car, and went on. Sirens- all the time Andy wanted to skate- I told him he was nuts Turns out one of Andy&#8217;s VS friends (who has since also moved on&#8230;) was in the city as well, so we met up for a bit And then we went to pick up a request from Cole. Apparently he saw this thing the last time we were in NYC as he described it perfectly and asked us to get him one. Pull the arm and get an M&#038;M. After that it was dinner and the show- which of course was amazing. Video from my iPhone of Billie Joe pulling Mike Dirnt on stage (fellow Green Day band member) for the final song. And we caught a pick! Today I have been hunkered down- enjoying my warm house. Next trip is some place tropical!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,20],"tags":[54,101,463,501],"class_list":["post-4850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","category-travel","tag-american-idiot","tag-billie-joe-armstrong","tag-mike-dirnt","tag-nyc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21065,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4850\/revisions\/21065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}