I had a great day in Manhattan yesterday

[seemunkee]

My brother had to work so I rode in on the train with him and hung out in the lower east side. I had a few goals:
1. Get some GOOD pizza. Its damn hard to find good pizza in the DC area. I hit Ben's pizza twice while wandering around, and brought a pie home from the pizzeria near my brother's house in Mamaroneck.
2. Have a good hot dog. Gray's Papaya dog for their 3.50 2 dog and drink special
with kraut and mustard. Ketchup would be a sacrilege
3. Find some music. It sucks that B&N, Virgin, Tower don't carry the stuff I like at all and then can walk into a Other Music and not only find it but that they carry enough of it to have dividers for the artists instead of plopping them into the Misc bin.
4. Comics - Forbidden Planet. And I didn't have to feel bad about spending an hour there while my wife waited for me.
5. Find some toys. Not 1, not 2, but 3 stores that carry urban vinyl and japanese action figures. Toy Tokyo, Giant Robot, and Kid Robot all had great selections even if they are a little expensive.
6. Spend time in a good bookstore. OMG, the last stop was The Strand. That place is way dangerous to walk into with out a list. I bought way more than I planned and found an autographed copy of Tony Bourdain's new book for my wife's birthday.

To top it off I get back to the studio my brother is working at and find out they are having a party and showing sample reels from some independent animators.
My feet still hurt from all the walking. Sorry to you NYC Duers, I didn't know I would be in the city until the last minute, maybe next time I'll get a chance to meet up with some of you.

[ThomCat]

1. You hit some great places.

I can waste a hell of a lot of time and money at The Strand and Forbidden Planet.

Next time, I hope you have more notice. I'd definitely meet you and hang out. :)

[seemunkee]

2. I had never been in the Strand before

It is now on my must do list for the next time I'm up there. Along with letting you know I'll be in town.