NYC Mustangs

[mrydel]

OK New Yorkers, my area of concern is changing. The NYU graduation is being held at MSG on May 23rd (Tuesday). My daughter says that is not the best of area in which to stay. If there is something near MSG that is good I would stay there (cost is not really a problem), but if the area is not that good, then I want to stay somewhere nice but within a reasonable distance. I guess I will be dependent on cabs to get where I need to go. I will only be there for a Monday and Tuesday night with the graduation on Tuesday so my sightseeing and wild partying will be very limited. Any thoughts are welcomed.

[bubba pony]

in the basement of Madison Square Garden is a major hub of the subway systems. you can stay almost anywhere in NYC and take a $2 ride right to the Garden and never step outside. At night that area can get seedy. If your only 2 nights in the City, try the Marriott at times square and you can look out the window and see why they call it "the city that never sleeps". you could walk from times square to madison square garden or again the subway. about 10 city blocks walk in the day time, subway at night. cabs are for tourist.

[mrydel]

in the basement of Madison Square Garden is a major hub of the subway systems. you can stay almost anywhere in NYC and take a $2 ride right to the Garden and never step outside. At night that area can get seedy. If your only 2 nights in the City, try the Marriott at times square and you can look out the window and see why they call it "the city that never sleeps". you could walk from times square to madison square garden or again the subway. about 10 city blocks walk in the day time, subway at night. cabs are for tourist.

Thanks for the help.

[that's great raplh]

truthfully - MSG is one of the most accessible spots in town and you are not gonna be far from it no matter where you stay

where you plan to spend the most time is the most important question...near where your daughter lives or near the ceremony...

[mrydel]

I want to thank all the NYC folks for the help, especially bubba pony. I have opted for the Residence Inn Times Square. Seems like a pretty good location for what I have in mind. My daughter lives a 222 E. 34th Street. I do not know where that is from where I will be but I figure she can find me easier than I can find her. I understand I am in walking distance of MSG. About the only other thing I will have time for will be a visit to the WTC area which I am anxious to see and to pay respects. Now I only need to find out where the Knuckleheads will be performing!!

[KnuckleStang]

You are right next to MSG. Nice choice. I did not actually attend my NYU graduation. Tell me how it works out!

May 23rd. We will do our best to set up something around that time for mrydel.

Hey raplh, we moved uptown (a little). Come out with the rugrat and wife and show that Christmas spirit

[mrydel]

You are right next to MSG. Nice choice. I did not actually attend my NYU graduation. Tell me how it works out!

May 23rd. We will do our best to set up something around that time for mrydel.

Hey raplh, we moved uptown (a little). Come out with the rugrat and wife and show that Christmas spirit

Why not book a gig in the lounge at the Residence Inn? I will hold up a candle.

[smupony94]

You might look into this

New York women release anger -- by Jell-O wrestling By Michelle Nichols
Wed Dec 13, 9:39 AM ET



By day Sandra Martinez works at a New York law firm, but by night she throws off her conservative image and becomes "Sandra Claws" -- an amateur female Jell-O wrestler.

At a grungy live music bar on New York's Lower East Side, she joined 11 other women to do battle -- several for the first time -- in a blue, blow-up kiddie pool decorated with orange fish and filled with warm, clear clumps of an unflavored version of the gelatin dessert.

"It (lets us do) things we probably want to do to women sometimes that we dislike, but we have a forum where we can express it in a fun and safe way," said Martinez, a 27-year-old business development specialist.

Her competitors, with day jobs including nanny and marketing manager, introduce each other by stage names -- Tinsel the Bohemian Christmas Fairy, Parcel of Power, Chocolate Thunder and Backhand Betty.

"The show is done for the girls, put together by girls, as something that's a fun, friendly competition," said Dana Sterling, 31, who has organized the "Amateur Female Jello Wrestling" competition once a month for the last three years.

"It's really hard to explain to my mother," said Sterling, who by day works as a lighting designer. "It really is a sport, it's a satire sport."

Wearing a glittering gold swimsuit, black satin ruffle skirt and white curly wig, Herricane -- who by day is 33-year-old marketing manager Mickie King -- takes to the stage punching the air, shouting: "I'm ready, I have got wind, I'm ready."

The crowd gathers around the pool, which sits on top of four old mattresses roped together. Jell-O flecks the audience as the fighters roll around, attempting to pin each other to the ground for three seconds.

Several competing women said the concept of female Jell-O wrestling conjured an image of sleazy men watching naked women roll around, but that Sterling's event was far from that.

"We work hard to promote it as a feminist thing and the night is really like a community night in that it is really what the women make of it," said Annie Rock, 26, one of the organizers.

"It's definitely aggression release. It's sexy as well, throwing women around in Jell-O," King said.

To get male fans into what she called the "silly" mood of the evening, Sterling gets a few men up on stage for a hoola hoop competition. She also skews the door price so that women pay $3 entry, men accompanied by women pay $7 and men on their own pay $15.

[mrydel]

Sounds pretty good. I would try the Hoola Hoop competition but I do not fit into a Hoola Hoop anymore. Guess I could send my wife to Saks and drop by for a look.

[that's great raplh]

smupony94 is flirting with a black horshoe

[smupony94]

smupony94 is flirting with a black horshoe

I don't have one yet. I am a thread killer but only because no one cares what I write

[NYCStang]

In case anyone in the Tri State area is not on the listserve....

Please Join Us!

When: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
What: Men's Basketball
SMU vs. Houston
Time: 7:30pm (game starts at 8pm)
Location: Bounce Deuce
103 2nd Avenue at 6th Street

We will be at the table to the left when you walk in the door.

RSVP's are appreciated but not required.
Contact: Elizabeth Johanningmeier at [email protected]

Leadership Committee:
Meri Barr
Elizabeth Bragg
Patrick Davitt
Elizabeth Johanningmeier
Michael Kirk
Marietta Synodis

Also to see New York City Area – Photos from the December 20, 2006 mixer at Bar 9.
http://perunanet.net/homepages/Newyork/ ... p?sbaID=31

If you would like to become involved in area activities or be a part of the SMU New York City area chapter leadership team, you may email Elizabeth Johanningmeier at [email protected]

[bubba pony]

Also “Link here” to see New York City Area

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[KnuckleStang]

Come on Mustangs. This show is almost sold out. Cross the river!

[smupony94]

Hoboken?????