In the jungle, the mighty jungle. That's a very appropriate description of this city. And this mighty jungle, Timon and I found ourselves crossing the East River, which is something we almost never do. We trained into Brooklyn last Sunday to meet up with Sarah Lorens, my old-old boss at IMAX and a close family friend of Ts. She's sojourning in New York for 3 weeks on the way to start a new life in Poland. Man, I know some pretty cool people doing crazy cool things. We found ourselves outside the Brooklyn Museum, which by the way is an amazing building, meeting Sarah and her friend Tracey. Tracey split from the group to participate in a soccer match which we would gather ice-cream for and then watch from the shade. We found the ice-cream shop easily enough and it was a welcome relief from the scorching sun and humidity. The place was pretty popular - an article on the window explained it had to close after 4 days because they ran out of ice-cream. But it was open this day and I enjoyed my malted vanilla scoop with a side of raspberry iced tea. Sarah then proceeded to take us on a wild goose chase around the area, searching for this rumoured soccer pitch. Lucky it wasn't 2million degrees......hang on a second. BUT it was an interesting trek and I got to see a part of Brooklyn that isn't so scary and is actually kind awesome. Some dudes were filming in a side-street, there are cosy cafes everywhere and the terrace houses are gorgeous. Talk about your stoop! We found the pitch (turned out to be not so far away) and watched Tracey's team get completely annihilated. No big deal, it's just a friendly league apparently. Then it was drinks time while Tracey changed and met us for the grand finale of the day.....
THE LION KING SING-A-LONG
I have a distinct weakness for Disney. Sure, The Lion King is no The Little Mermaid, but hell - my boyfriends name is Timon! I have room in my heart for another (Disney film, not boyfriend). The crowd seemed a little quiet when we arrived but I spotted a couple of fancy costumes, an Elton John, a Rafiki and a definite Zazu candidate. There were overpriced snacks and a projector screen showing snippets of the various sequels and video games. We parked on the last few bar stool up the back and stocked up on cider and beer. By the time the film begun the bar was packed and I could barely see. There was trivia ("What is Nala's mum's name?") and a costume competition. I believe Elton John won. Then the film started and I was transported. True Bliss. I know I know all the songs as well as most of the dialogue. I know most of you do to. But to be surrounded by a hundred or so similarly aged peeps belting out "Be Prepared" and "Can you Feel the Love Tonight" complete with waving lighters was a magical experience. I'm only sorry they've already screened The Little Mermaid.
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