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That church attack in Sri Lanka was terrible , was always going to happen after Christchurch incident posted month ago they would attack a church at Easter . This world is totally ****** . Also why is it Obama and Clinton called the people killed Easter worshippers ? I would have thought they were Christians ffs .
 

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Will have to check those out. Don't mind James Franco.

And of course the two most prolific NYC scene setting tv shows, Law and Order and NYPD Blue. Have the entire series' of both. Plenty of pictures on the steps of the Supreme Court on Centre Street. Heh heh heh....pretending to be Jack McCoy. (Godfather 1 shooting scene as well...Barzini gets shot by the fake cop.)
How could I forget NYPD Blue, was my favourite show when it was on. Also 3rd watch.
Guy I worked with in the USA put me onto Rescue me, made me regret only buying NYPD souveneirs when in New York.

If you go to the 9/11 memorial, take the time to do the museum. They've built it underground and it is staggering. Warning: be prepared to be stretched emotionally. There's some heavy duty stuff and experiences in there. The artefacts and stories are amazing.
Expecting this to be very emotional, has a special significance for me.
 

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How could I forget NYPD Blue, was my favourite show when it was on. Also 3rd watch.
Guy I worked with in the USA put me onto Rescue me, made me regret only buying NYPD souveneirs when in New York.


Expecting this to be very emotional, has a special significance for me.
You know someone affected ? Terrible if so. Gee....

Few years ago I was having a few (well a lot) of beers at the downstairs bar of Delomonico's a famous old steak restaurant down near Wall Street. Met this guy who had a very senior role with AIG. He was involved in 9/11 and lost friends - including a guy who died years later from cancer related to inhaling so much concrete dust. The stories he told were excruciating. He started crying. I almost did too.
 
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You're more likely to get mugged in Melbourne than Manhattan. Everybody looks up and around now in NYC. Very safe.

St. Marks place in the East Village - can tell by the tattoo shop. Cheating and googling from thereon in = Rolling Stones "Waiting on a Friend" when Jagger is waiting for Keith to turn up.
Well, I guess I can't say you're wrong ... HOWEVER ... this was my reason:
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This is next door to the tattoo parlour:
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Coming up on Thursday night. 7Mate.
Depp is amazing. Genuinely chilling.
Even the Italian mafia steered clear of Bulger.
Good movie. Don't let the kids watch !

A genuine Southy tough. Southy is still a haaard place in spots.....
 
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How could I forget NYPD Blue, was my favourite show when it was on. Also 3rd watch.
Guy I worked with in the USA put me onto Rescue me, made me regret only buying NYPD souveneirs when in New York.


Expecting this to be very emotional, has a special significance for me.
9/11 Memorial and museum is both emotionally hard AND uplifting. What they have outside is just amazingly beautiful. Even when you've seen pics of the memorial waterfalls in the tower footprints it is just mind blowing to stand there. The museum is also very well done. Allow plenty of time.
 

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Well, I guess I can't say you're wrong ... HOWEVER ... this was my reason:

This is next door to the tattoo parlour:
Cool. Last year went and checked out Bowie's apartment block and where he used to get the newspaper every morning. Was in the area and walking past. So much of that sort of stuff you can do in NYC.

You would like the Chelsea Hotel. Patti Smith, Sid Vicious, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Miller, Ginsberg to name just a few. All residents at one point. Walk in and check out the awesome lobby. Nobody minds.

CBGB's....the old graffitti layden toilets are still there.
 
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Early on during my stay I was walking along the street and looking down into one of the grates that are along the sidewalk and the top of a train went past!! It's not deep at all in some places!
They tell you not to walk around staring at all the buildings because you'll be easy prey for muggers but you really can't help it! Here is a building I went out of my way to check out. For the music fans, who can point out the significance???:
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Physical Graffiti cover. And the Stones did the clip for "Waiting On A Friend" out the front.

Apologies if it's been answered already.
 

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You know someone affected ? Terrible if so. Gee....

Few years ago I was having a few (well a lot) of beers at the downstairs bar of Delomonico's a famous old steak restaurant down near Wall Street. Met this guy who had a very senior role with AIG. He was involved in 9/11 and lost friends - including a guy who died years later from cancer related to inhaling so much concrete dust. The stories he told were excruciating. He started crying. I almost did too.
So many terrible stories to come out of this tragedy. My significance is due to being ex-Navy.

During my time living in Colorado, I was there when they delivered the Steel from the World Trade Center which they turned into a Memorial. Was quite eerie

 

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Early on during my stay I was walking along the street and looking down into one of the grates that are along the sidewalk and the top of a train went past!! It's not deep at all in some places!
They tell you not to walk around staring at all the buildings because you'll be easy prey for muggers but you really can't help it! Here is a building I went out of my way to check out. For the music fans, who can point out the significance???:
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Physical Graffiti,oops already answered.

Played a gig with Valanti in NYC,we stayed in a place very similar to that building,cold running showers,sat up on the roof drinking beers and looking over Manhattan like a Batman movie,surreal.

I wanna go back,snuck into Yankee Stadium also but sat in the bleachers,these Stadiums haven’t changed much especilly the bleachers part,taps of water to have a drink,totally different from the other side.
 
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So many terrible stories to come out of this tragedy. My significance is due to being ex-Navy.

During my time living in Colorado, I was there when they delivered the Steel from the World Trade Center which they turned into a Memorial. Was quite eerie

They have some of those girders and the wall spires from the buildings inside the museum at the NYC memorial. They're huge. A lot of them are covered with first responder messages and things.
 
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