My trip to Liberty Island

I figured you folk back home in Brit land may be more amenable to tourist pics than pictures of the buildings I design (Although come to mention it have I told you about my new projects?)

Don't panic I'm not going to start!

Ah to be a tourist again

Just as I started to feel like a proper New Yorker Hugh decided it would be a good idea to visit Liberty and Ellis Island. Ive heard bad things regarding this tourist attraction but was willing to have an open mind on the matter. I was really presently surprised when we eventually got there. Mind you we did have to wait in long queues for tickets then for the boat then for the museum then for the toilet then for souvenirs etc you get the picture.

Waiting in the queue we where bombarded by Street performers it started with

• Spanish/Mexican outcast Opera singer He was OLD but still in tune so I gave him a couple of bucks (I thought it may shut him up [only kidding if your listening up there])
  
• The next guy was a Comedy singer with a banjo and a rainbow coloured wig! He was making fun of the crowd and took great pleasure in taking the Mickey out of us Brits
  
• The Last guy (At this point I was out of cash) was an Cool Rastafarian with a steel drum lets just say he made Britney Spears "Hit me baby one more time" sound good!! (Not that I have anything against Britney of course)
  
  Now if that isn't a miracle I don’t know what is!
  

As we stood at the gate waiting to hop on the Queen of New York....Its a Boat honest! nothing to do with Jason (Gay, Single and available by the way!) promise!

We had to endure security searches, metal detectors, armed guards with big dogs and retinal scans (only kidding). It was so funny when Hugh got told off by on of the guards for loitering!! Shame on you!

BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG!

I didn't get it......This process was so we could sail to "LIBERTY" Island, but it seamed the one thing we wern't guaranteed was our Freedom or Liberty!

Oh well.

Above: This is a montage of views from and around Liberty Island.

It turned out to be all worth the wait we took loads of pictures. It was a Beautiful Sunny New York Day almost perfect! and a real high note to finish Hughs "Writing Holiday" (more like an excuse to go out and not write if you ask me!)

Ive been receiving loads of E-mails today and feeling a hell of a lot better Looks like Blogging is the way forward. Thank you (You know who you are!) and keep those comments flowing

Has anyone seen Hugh he still hasn't called (Damb it just drop me a E-mail....dont even start on the it was jet lag excuse, talk to the hand cos the face ain't listening!)

Sorry came over all American then, i'll have to watch that in future....My bad!

(Whatever that means??@#!*)

Andy

Little Britain

Hello out there!

Its Tuesday afternoon and Hugh is safely back in England...

...Well at least I hope he is (He didn't even call to say he made it back...YES HUGH if you made it back do call!!! Hint. Hint.)

I'm feeling a bit down because I miss him (Ok its not just him its an English thing). But it's OK because I've got friends here to look after me and writing this blog helps to get rid of my home sickness. It clear from my mood now that Hugh reminded me of how important you lot back in GB are to me and how lucky I am to have proper friends who give a damb!...

...and you know just because I'm not around it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about you!

PS This is an excuse for you to E-mail me OK! How are things going over there

ANYWAY enough of that stuff (I'm not meant to talk like that)

Just looking back over the last three weeks there has been a lot going on in my life far too much to even begin to tell you. That's partly why the posts on my blog site have suffered.

Fear not! I am back and considerably more sober!

As you might have guessed Hughs arrival into NY and the combination of our two personalities has lead to some very strange and exciting things happening.

I will try to cover most of them but I fear I will fail miserably.

Let me start with an important discovery, We where walking back from B&H (Very cool Jewish ran Camera shop). Hugh and I where talking about the shop we decided it was like being in Willy Wonkers Chocolate factory (I know Im going off at a tangent but keep with it OK).

YOU MAY WANT TO SKIP THIS IM RAMBLING A BIT

(SEE "WELCOME BACK" BELOW)

This place is awesome hi-tec state of the art shop with low camera prices. Lets start with the over complicated conveyor system. You wouldn't believe it! You talk to a sales assistant at any of the counters as say what you're interested in and a few seconds later it shoots of the conveyor from a back of store warehouse! Then when you finished gawping at the speed of service you make the purchase. he puts it back onto the conveyor and off it goes.... on the way its packed and labels ready for the pickup point you go and pay then pick up the camera it was soo slick (No wonder they sell soo cheap no thief could steal anything [unless he diverted the conveyor come to think of it......Nah!]). It was like Mc Donalds had been in to design the store heres there Web Site http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ If you want anything let me know I do mail order (Only as gifts mind you on a non profit basis so as not to break any laws and all)

WELCOME BACK

...We where walking back from B&H (Very cool Jewish ran Camera shop see above). When we stumbled across a small but perfectly formed shop

We both took a double take and said:

"No it can't be........Its an English shop in New Yoooork" (get it!!?)"

Just look at all those English Goodies! For My American friends benefit I will itemise them!

Top Shelf: MMMhh Robinsons Orange Cordial and you guessed it Ribena!!!! Im so happy!
3rd Shelf from top: Look at all those English Biscuits NO Oreo's here mate!! We got hob nobs, Jaffa Cakes and Nice Biscuits!
Middle of the counter: Look Malteeesers! and in the back ground Smarties

Oh I think Im in Heaven!

Well I couldn't help myself I just Bought everything!! (Apart from the sales assistant) He was from Liverpool (like my dad, but you just don't know where they have been!)

And they gave me some free Kit Kats these Guy's are truly British!

Take a look at this stuff below:

extra points for the Americans who can Guess what the items on the top right hand side are!



Any one for tea?

Well Im off to Little Britain (My nick name really its called Tea and Sympathy) See you all there!

Take a sneak Peek Dare's You!


Hugh did I mention....................How much

.............Nah forget it. It doesn't matter.

Oh my God....They killed Franky!! B@#?!*'s

Hugh decided to go back to Central Park to check on Frank

I don't think he was ready for the terrible sight you are about to witness

LOOK AWAY NOW IF YOUR OF A NERVOUS DISPOSITION!

OH the Horror!

I did warn you I think the body snatchers

got him. Just goes to show

Central park at Night is

a dangerous place

Especially for

snow men!

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A series of fortunate circumstances

Hugh and I went to Central park this Saturday (Yes or first weekend "Together") and decided to make some new friends, we started with imaginary friends, but that didn't work. So we quickily decided that a snowman was the answer (See below).

It was a race to see who could make the biggest Snowman body part (No mister weird guy in central park not that bit!#@!?!*) In the end we decided that my snow ball deserved to be the body (It would have looked a bit funny the other way around).

So that means I WIN!! not that im competitive?!

As we lifted the head into its final resting place. things started to happen little did we know but this was the start of a very RANDOM weekend.

People stopped to take pictures, kids tried to drag their parents over and pointed excited to see the strange behavior of these two adults (did I mention hughs a bit of a "Nutter" perhaps they where looking at him.)

Eventually we got a task force of kids to find chest nuts for eyes and twigs for his nose and arms

OUR MASTERPIECE WAS COMPLETE.........at this point I was cold and needed a Beer and what do you know a group of guys and gals arrive to hamper our needs (See below)...... Three pints of Guinness and the rest of the weekend was a blur. But thats another story (Maybe later!)

Random cast Above in order of appearance:

Hugh, Maia(I directed and stared in Little shop of horrors don't you know), Jason ("can I have your pants"),Stacia ("The Lloyd" not present), Shauna (Hugh says "Hi"), and Me (I must admit looking as handsome as ever "Chavtastic")

My Word .... I almost forgot Frank the Snowman

I Would tell you about the sunday roast I cooked for the above + others and Hughs antics but some things are best kept between friends Eh Hugh (if you know what I mean.........Nudge nudge wink wink)