― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 25 November 2002 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)
mon 10-3:45tue 10-10wed 10-10thu 10-3fri 10-10sat 12:30-10sun 12:30-4:15, 6:30-10
― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 25 November 2002 18:20 (twenty-three years ago)
Who has their own ice skates? YEAH!! Who can do spins!!!
Londoners - we should go ice skating too! LETS GO! STREATHAM ICE ARENA!!
― Sarah (starry), Monday, 25 November 2002 18:22 (twenty-three years ago)
When are you coming back here, Sarah?
― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 25 November 2002 18:55 (twenty-three years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Monday, 25 November 2002 18:58 (twenty-three years ago)
Heh.
― Jen (nstop), Monday, 25 November 2002 19:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 25 November 2002 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)
― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 25 November 2002 19:56 (twenty-three years ago)
haha Londoners, try, but you can never match the montage of adorable pastimes the NYCILXORs have engaged in this fall.
― felicity (felicity), Monday, 25 November 2002 20:03 (twenty-three years ago)
― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 25 November 2002 20:17 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 25 November 2002 20:40 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Monday, 25 November 2002 21:12 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 25 November 2002 21:20 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jen (nstop), Monday, 25 November 2002 22:20 (twenty-three years ago)
― Andy, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:45 (twenty-three years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 12:24 (twenty-three years ago)
Actually Matt you are probably right! But the only ice skating hem-hem VENUE I have sampled in Lunding has been the Streatham Palais. Have you been to Somerset House?
― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 12:29 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)
― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 13:12 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 14:02 (twenty-three years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 14:03 (twenty-three years ago)
http://www.somerset-house.org.uk/icerink/images/Rink_at_night.jpg
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 14:14 (twenty-three years ago)
― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 17:52 (twenty-three years ago)
Shall we say Saturday afternoon, Dec. 7?
And perhaps some of you non-skating slaggards would like to meet us for hot and/or alcoholic drinks afterward?
― Paul Eater (eater), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:39 (twenty-three years ago)
Any thoughts on specific whens and wheres? I haven't skated here before so don't know rink particulars...
― Andy, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 03:29 (twenty-three years ago)
Paul, we are talking about the uptown Lasker Rink, right? What is the approximate cross street for the entrance?
― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 03:57 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 04:01 (twenty-three years ago)
― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 04:21 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 04:51 (twenty-three years ago)
― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 04:58 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jen (nstop), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 05:24 (twenty-three years ago)
Time to clean out the flask...
― Andy, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 05:34 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 05:46 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 05:50 (twenty-three years ago)
It's located near where Seventh Avenue hits the top of the Park at 110th Street. It's right by the 110th stop on the 2/3. If you like, we can meet at a cafe or something in the neighborhood and then all head over together. The Park View Hotel is on Lenox, right by the rink, and I think but am not sure that they have a little cafe area.
I don't know how much skating stamina you all have; mine is somewhat limited. I imagine that drinks will be required not more than a couple of hours after we begin. Thus, 2:00 pm or even 3:00 sounds to me like a good start time, especially if we plan to drink till dawn again. People can start arriving for post-skate drinks at 7:00, but we will have a good head start on them, and eventually win.
― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 06:02 (twenty-three years ago)
And Paul's plan sounds ace. I'm no help for picking a cafe/etc. in that part of town though.
― Andy, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 06:19 (twenty-three years ago)
― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 06:48 (twenty-three years ago)
I used to go to this same rink with my sixth-grade class and the DJ would play Thriller -- the whole album -- over and over.
Zanny's, on 108th and Columbus, is a fine cafe.
― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 07:03 (twenty-three years ago)
Paul, I respect your authoratah. Tell me where to be when.
― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 16:17 (twenty-three years ago)
----+---Broadway ---+-------[1/9] | | | W | | | S + N----+---Amsterdam---+---------+ E | | | 108th 109th 110th | | |----Z---Columbus----+---------+ | | | | | | | | |------- CPW-------[B/C]-------+ | Central Park | |
― Paul Eater (eater), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 18:51 (twenty-three years ago)
Meanwhile, anyone who doesn't need company and/or may be a little late should just meet us at the rink, whose location I explained earlier.
― Paul Eater (eater), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 18:55 (twenty-three years ago)
----+---Broadway----+-------[1/9] | | | W | | | S + N----+---Amsterdam---+---------+ E | | | 108th 109th 110th | | |----Z---Columbus----+---------+ | | | | | | | | |--------CPW-------[B/C]-------+ | Central Park | |
― Paul Eater (eater), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)
― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 19:11 (twenty-three years ago)
also, we'd be wise to stop at a liquor store on the way there and pick up a bottle or three for the occasion.
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:34 (twenty-three years ago)
Will Michael Daddino and his pompadour be making a turn around the ice?? Or do greasers not skate?
And what about Geeta? Now that we're getting closer to your neighborhood?
Any other NYCers who are being deathly silent on this issue?
Tracer "Rock Star" Hand?
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 5 December 2002 12:39 (twenty-three years ago)
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~ridder/ijs23.JPG
― dakatin, Thursday, 5 December 2002 13:23 (twenty-three years ago)
― jm, Thursday, 5 December 2002 16:18 (twenty-three years ago)
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 5 December 2002 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 5 December 2002 18:34 (twenty-three years ago)
In seemingly unrelated news, did you know that if you get one of those huge NY traffic police "VIOLATION" stickers on your car window (which means they will tow you if they catch you again), you can dissolve it by dousing it with nail polish remover? Thank god I'm a country gal.
― felicity (felicity), Sunday, 8 December 2002 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Sunday, 8 December 2002 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 8 December 2002 22:50 (twenty-three years ago)
2) Felicity -- you left before I had a chance to give you the birthday CD (mistyped: "VD") I brought for you! I'll bring it to the next FAP.
3) I liked Paul's outfit. He looked like a young, Parisian Tim Buckley. Mary's scarf was really cute too.
4) On my way to the subway station after I left the bar, I very nearly got run over by a drunk driver who was speeding through a red light. If I didn't bolt out of the way as fast as I did, I would have been toast.
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 December 2002 00:36 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 9 December 2002 00:41 (twenty-three years ago)
Oh, JBR, that was a nice CD you made for Geeta! We listened to it happily in our own private party within the private party, until Geeta left and we were reduced to v. bad '80s comps.
― Mary (Mary), Monday, 9 December 2002 01:01 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 December 2002 01:29 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 9 December 2002 02:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jen (nstop), Monday, 9 December 2002 02:28 (twenty-three years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 9 December 2002 06:37 (twenty-three years ago)
Speaking of which, shall we organize a NYC holiday event? When is Festivus?
― felicity (felicity), Monday, 9 December 2002 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 December 2002 23:58 (twenty-three years ago)
They usually do something on holidays, so I don't think it'll be that empty. In fact, let's see, yeah...
http://dingdonglounge.com/images/nyeve.jpg
I am doing a dinner-party thing anyway on NYE, but am definitely up for fun during the preceding week. What is "Festivus"?
― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 00:22 (twenty-three years ago)
― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 00:24 (twenty-three years ago)
― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 00:30 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 00:39 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jen (nstop), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 00:49 (twenty-three years ago)
You make trees out of scrap office paper.
It's a Seinfeld thing...
― jm (jtm), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 04:37 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 05:02 (twenty-three years ago)
Feat of strength @ ILXOR FAP = carrying 3+ drinks back to the thirsty throng.
― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 05:13 (twenty-three years ago)
― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 11:34 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 10 December 2002 11:40 (twenty-three years ago)
― Allyzay, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― hstencil, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― Annouschka (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― hstencil, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― Annouschka (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:41 (twenty-two years ago)
What's colder than cold?
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)
― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)
Like my ass will be when I slam it repeatedly into ice.
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 02:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 02:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)
Starscream sez: "Bring it"
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 04:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 04:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 04:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― The Neu ModJ, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― Allyzay, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― New ModJ, Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 5 December 2003 07:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― Carey (Carey), Friday, 5 December 2003 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 5 December 2003 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)
When is good? I was thinking the weekend of the 20th, maybe the 21st, Sunday? I have not many clues as to where the best place would be. But I have a skirt to wear, so I am all set.
― Carey (Carey), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 23:44 (twenty-two years ago)
Wollman is bigger, but more crowded (maybe). Lasker has better music (after dusk).
I'm tempted toward Wollman because we went to Lasker last year, but maybe we should stick with a good thing?
That weekend sounds good, Carey; G. can document with photos.
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 11 December 2003 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 11 December 2003 01:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 11 December 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 11 December 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 11 December 2003 03:01 (twenty-two years ago)
Do you prefer silver or lilac?
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 11 December 2003 03:22 (twenty-two years ago)