On Tuesday night we booked in $5 tickets to Yankee Stadium. We saw the Yankees play the Chicago White Sox and what can I say, baseball is no AFL. The crowd seemed distracted and disinterested until the bottom of the 9th when the game could be won with a home-run. But before that, and before people got nicely drunk, there was a definite lack of energy. L & L did some merchandise shopping while Timon and I watched the sun go down over the stadium. We also witnessed the diamond sweepers do the YMCA, the national anthem and a tribute to the soldiers in Iraq ("God Bless America"). We sampled Yankee hotdogs and beer and Lucy had a lot to say about the horrendous customer service on offer. Ultimately the Yankees lost and the stadium cleared out quick and painlessly. I purchased myself a large Yankees foam hand, which I reckon is the best buy of the trip.
Here is where my days start to get blurry and I can't remember things in chronological order. I know for sure on Wednesday we got up super early and caught a free shuttle to Stamford, Connecticut to see a free taping of The Steve Wilkos Show. Now I won't blame you for not knowing what this is, but you see I've been watching it regularly over the last 3 months. Steve Wilkos was Jerry Springer's old bouncer, the big tall bald one. He graduated to his own show which adopts a more serious, people helping, lie detector, paternity test format. I like it because Steve doesn't let his audience take pot shots at the guests and the show tends to be slightly less out there. Our fellow audience members encompassed a huge array of stereotypes and we laughed, gasped and "Steeeeeeeeeeeeve"d our way through the day. We were also provided with free donuts for breakfast and sandwich platters for lunch! I was a little disappointed because Steve seemed a little brusque and over the whole thing, he said himself he was ready for his upcoming break in filming, and he didn't give the audience much love. I was hoping for a photo or an autograph but he was off as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. There was much debate over whether the guests were actors or not (I vote not) and we all slept on the bus back to Manhattan. There we killed time with coffee, Victoria's Secret and a diner dinner until 8pm when we had scheduled "The Ride", a magical mystery bus tour/interactive experience around the city. You sit facing the side of the bus which has been replaced by perspex windows from top to bottom while actors in the street perform dances and musical numbers amongst the crowd of tourists. It was a very fun way to see the city and Timon trivia'd his way to the "Coolest Tourist" prize of a cap.
There was a day in there where we visited the New York Public Library where Carrie almost married Big, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Bryant Park (for you Project Runway geeks), Times Square, the Flatiron Building, Rockefeller Plaza and the Top of the Rock observation deck. We scouted the NBC Store which had awesome stuff from The Office, Parks and Rec, Friends, Golden Girls, House, Friday Night Lights, Community etc (basically best shop ever). We ate cart hotdogs, pretzels and giros. Lauren had bagels galore. We scouted the High-Line park, built over old raised train tracks that provide a beautiful, different view of the city. The girls shopped Patricia Field, Betsy Johnson, DVF and Loehmann's. We had drinks at an Aussie bar for ANZAC day (do NOT try their Ozmapolitans). We learned the hard way that American's are generous with their liquor, not matter how disgusting it tastes. We caught the Staten Island Ferry just to catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty for free. Along with a thousand other tourists. I got sunburnt at least twice. We only had one meltdown which was quickly resolved with mozzarella sticks and philly cheese steak. Lucy discovered Philly Cheese Steaks.
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