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NYC Gray’s Papaya
On Broadway, near the corner of 72nd avenue is a modern day legend of cheap eats. Founded by a former owner of Papaya King, this clone was founded in 1973. It serves hot dogs and home made tropics flavored drinks. When I lived in NYC it was known for being a cheap lunch. You could get a drink and hot dog combo for $1.99. Today, its now $5.99 but still cheaper than most lunches you can get anywhere in NYC.
NYC American Wing at the MET
Happy Independence Day! America can be proud of its excellence. This art is some of our best.
NYC Free Bryan Park Movies
Every summer, Bryant Park hosts free outdoor movies projected on the Western end of the lawn. When we were dating the mid-1990’s, I took my girlfriend (later wife) here on one of our first dates. It’s magic.
Tommy’s Joynt San Francisco
Near City Hall, Tommy’s Joynt is an easily overlooked San Francisco landmark that doesn’t show up on most people’s radar. Opened in 1947, Tommy’s is the oldest Hofbrau in California.
Hofbrau’s offer beer and German-American comfort food. Large portions at reasonable prices (for San Francisco, that’s anything not insanely overpriced). Tommy’s is famous for its pastrami, turkey, corned and roast beef, made freshly in-house.
In addition to honest comfort food, Tommy’s offers a wall full of local and imported beers at its bar. In warm summer days, Tommy’s opens its rooftop biergarten. Opened by local singer and radio D.J Tommy Harris, Tommy’s served late-night grub to musicians finishing their gigs at local clubs and stages.
In 2020, rumors spread that Tommy’s was closed for good. Despite reopening after the citywide COVID shutdowns, viral social media posts still circulated that Tommy’s was closing or that the property would be sold to developers. I spoke to one of Tommy’s owners at the bar, and he completely dispelled the rumors.
Universal Studios Tour Tram Fail
I’ve gone on the famous Universal Studios Tour since the 1970’s and experienced many of the changes over the decades. But on this tram tour was different and the longest.
Near the start of the tram tour through the Universal backlot, our all-electric tram experienced technical issues. We had a 5 minute delay at the start of the tour while the system rebooted. Later in Old Mexico, our tram electronics again broke down.
Our tram hobbled over to the Old West set and waited there for nearly half an hour for a replacement tram. We walked through the backlot set to our new tram and then continued our tour. To make up for the delay, we got a Quick Pass that we used to go on the Minions’ ride later.
Jurassic World Ride Hollywood
Jurassic World: The Ride is a high-intensity water-based attraction located at Universal Studios Hollywood. This ride is designed to immerse guests in an adventure from the Jurassic World film franchise. We paid for Early Access to Super Mario World. After the park opened for general admission at 9:00 am, we ventured next door to the Jurassic World ride at about 9:15am and found it almost no waiting line that early.
We jumped into a boat and I filmed the experience. The added large screen LCD action and new improved animatronics ending battle scene with the T-Rex and Indominus Rex were impressive. When I rode the original Jurassic Park ride when it opened in the early 2000’s, I remember feeling a bit underwhelmed and disappointed the the animatronics. But this new and improved ride was worth it.
TMI 260429 Another AZ Hole
We’re revisiting the Northern Arizona desert, with YouTuber and ammo reloading expert Viejo.
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Road Trip: San Francisco to Sausalito
A time-lapse drive through San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge to the picturesque seaside town of Sausalito, CA.
Black Bear Diner, Monterey CA
Black Bear Diner is a chain of country/bear-themed casual restaurants that started in Shasta, California. They feature American comfort food and while their prices aren’t the cheapest, their generous portions generally make them a better value than Denny’s or Perkin’s. My family split breakfast two breakfast entrees. We left will full stomachs and left-over pancake.