1981 Early on during our stay, Mike told the three of us about a record store called Disc-O-Mat that he found a few blocks up from Times Square on Broadway. Jeff, Lloyd, and I made a handful of trips there during the week. I made one honest-to-goodness trip there to see what they had for… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 16
1981 The other big tourist trap the entire group took part in was the most famous of New York City attractions, the Empire State Building. Now THIS was something I could get excited about. I’d been dreaming of this day since the first time I watched the original King Kong on one of the Saturday… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 15
1981 As excited as I was to be in New York City, I was more than a little disappointed with the tourist trap stuff we were going to visit. One spot was right up the proverbial alley for the larger group of thespians. The other one was first on my list of things to see… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 14
2011 The first major change we learned of revolved around the Finale performance venue. The organizers of the event originally stated that the competition would take place at the world famous Radio City Music Hall. The kids were understandably excited for the opportunity to perform at such an incredible and historic location. The excitement was… Read More Two Tales of a City-Pt. 13
2011 The remainder of our four days and three nights in the New York-area was a Yankee Stadium-sized clustershtup. Through no fault of the V’s or of our travel agency, our last three days had a number of itinerary changes. Our tour escort, Elise, did an extraordinary job in keeping us up-to-date on the changes,… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 12
1981 The rest of our week in New York City was a whirlwind of activity. From Broadway productions to tourism to the city’s epicureal delights, we were kept busy during much of our stay. Still, with all of the planned activities with the larger group as a whole, we were afforded plenty of free time… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 11
2011 Our final stop of the day was uptown for dinner at the Empire State Building. There was a buzz on the bus as we headed up 6th Avenue. The kids were keeping their eyes peeled looking for celebrities walking the streets of New York. The first landmark we noticed was Macy’s. The kids went… Read More Two Tales of a City Pt. 10
[Sorry for the huge delay in getting back to this story. No excuses.] 2011 Our next stop for the day was Wall Street. The Dwenger group was divided between two ferries from Ellis Island back to Battery Park. The girls and I were on the first ferry so we had time to watch some of… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 9
A Lifetime Ago in a Neighborhood Now Far Away 