Fourth of July

Dumbo
Chad took the train to a neighborhood in Brooklyn called Dumbo (Down Under the Manhattan Overpass). I was in Boston.
Boston
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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was filled with drama this year. Chestnut beat Koybayashi in overtime. Both men consumed 59 dogs and buns in ten minutes. The decision maker would be; the first to eat five dogs and buns. Chestnut won! This was the first time an OT occurred in the event's 93 years.
Chestnut

Who needs the Yankees...Brooklyn has the Cyclones

Ethan Elin
Our baseball crew (Ethan and Elin from Seattle) joined us in Coney Island for a real baseball experience. Brooklyn's minor league team played the Ironbirds from Aberdeen on Saturday. Of course we rode the Wonder Wheel. It's maybe not the world's oldest but the swinging cars that only hang by rusted wheels that roll makes it the scariest ferris wheel. Thank goodness they post a sign ensuring the visitors that they've gone 85 years without an accident.


Watch:July 4th Nathan's hotdog eating championship on ESPN

Cold War Kids at Prospect Park

Summer concerts have started! Prospect Park which a block away from our place will host a ton of artists! Friday we saw the Cold War Kids.

And They're Off

Hats, dresses and the racing form in hand! We headed out to the Belmont with some friends to watch Big Brown come in last. No worries for our crew. We listen to a woman's advice who we had met on the train. Big Brown is a West Coast horse...not made for the East Coast heat.

The Heat Is On

Summer is here! Open the hydrant...temps are arising. Chad and I bought and installed a window AC. It hasn't fallen out yet. The pig is chilln' in the igloo. Too bad its not made of ice. Poor piggie.

Trapped In the Middle of a ManChild Song

Newark, New Jersey or bust! Chad and I ventured out to see the "ManChild" (Chad's friend from college) rock out in full costume for his C.D. release party. The ManChild put on an incredible show. Newark, New Jersey we decided was an interesting town. We'll go back for more ManChild but not for sightseeing.

the manchild band

Don't Be Strange on the Train- Part 2

Every morning I wake-up at 6:40 to make it by 7:13 to catch the F train to the G to the A. Three trains to work. However, my commute has been a little more interesting. A movie is being film at my Hoyt-Schermerhorn G train stop. It's called "The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3". A thriller/adventure movie about a subway train hijacking. I haven't seen anyone yet. More than likely won't. But it's interesting to see all the stuff and craziness that goes into one scene of a movie. Lots of big names John Travolta, Denzel Washington and maybe our Brooklyn boy John Turturro.
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3