Gosh, your brother is brave. I hope he and his friends will be OK.
We're in northern NH, but far enough inland that I suspect all we'll get is rain...and maybe some wind. I have a lot of friends in the NYC area from having lived there for so long. Those who live on Long Island are pretty worried right now. From what I've read online, the plan by city officials seems to be to totally shut down Manhattan and the other boroughs.
Yeah, I used to live in NYC too, and for five years in Eastern Long Island. I worked at a scout camp on Long Island, back when my daughter was a toddler; -- she was there with me -- when we had to evacuate to a high school for a hurricane. There was some flooding, a few trees went down and a lot of branches, so there was a lot of clearing up to do, but nothing amounting to "disaster". Best of all no one was hurt. I sure was worried, though!
Well, I'm pretty old, you know. I lived in Brooklyn as a little girl for a year and a half, in 1962-63. After that our family moved to the Virginia suburbs of D.C. I lived in Manhattan (upper West side) as a young adult from 1975-85, then Philadelphia, NYC's mid-west side in 1987-88, back to Philadelphia, then to Westhampton Beach, LI 1991-96. After 1996, we lived three years in San Francisco. Then we moved to Duluth.
I grew up and graduated from college in Ohio, I didn't go directly to NYC. A college friend and I got an apartment in East Orange, NJ (long story) and we both commuted to Manhattan. I hated the commute and moved to Manhattan a year later. I lived on West 30th St. until I got married then I moved to Gramercy Park. After many years there, we moved to Scarsdale. In 1990, we moved to our current home in NH. You've lived a lot more places than I have.
Well, my dad was in the air force, so we moved about every other grade in school until northern Virginia, where he retired. I went to college in Virginia and North Carolina before moving to Manhattan. No first stop in New Jersey, though. :) You lived in Gramercy Park? Swanky! Scarsdale's no slum, either. Do you miss NYC, all these years up in New Hampshire? I don't mean intermittently, or in bursts of nostalgia or romanticism, but really, really miss it. I thought I would miss it more. But the older I get the less it matters to me, being in the thick of things. :)
Well, my dad was in the air force, so we moved about every other grade in school until northern Virginia, where he retired.
That must have been difficult. I went from kindergarten through high school without ever changing schools. There were only 12 kids in my senior class, but five years later, the high school was consolidated so the senior classes are huge now.
No first stop in New Jersey, though. :)
That was my college friend's idea. Her boyfriend lived in West Orange and she wanted to be near him.
Do you miss NYC, all these years up in New Hampshire? I don't mean intermittently, or in bursts of nostalgia or romanticism, but really, really miss it.
Well, yes and no. This is an extremely rural area and we live in the White Mountains. There was no cable TV, no Broadband and no cell phone service when we arrived here. We got satellite TV shortly after we moved, but only got satellite Broadband 1-1/2 years ago. It was very hard not having Broadband, not being able to look at videos and having servers time out before
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I still miss NYC where movies are concerned (...) no bookstores around here or a local library (...) [no broadband for years] (...)
I do not miss the crowds or the hustle and bustle. This may be the boonies, but it's peaceful and very beautiful. I could do without the wretched, endless winters though.
I think that's it for me, too. I miss what a big metropolitan area has to offer, yes, but I don't miss the downside. And, yes, I could do without the dark, endless winters, lol!
(My husband, like you, went through the same small school system all his life, too, having grown up in the small MN north shore town where his parents still live, and where he ended up working - just the opposite of me. I think it's been excellent for him, the stability, sense of place and long term acquaintances and friends established.)
After I left my comment, I thought of something else I miss from NYC...didn't miss them the first few years here, but I do now: Lincoln Center, Broadway, and museum expositions.
I never had any money to go on nice vacations like my friends did. I had a very good job, but all my money went for subscriptions to the NY Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, NYC Ballet, other events at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, plus I went to virtually every Broadway play and musical.
By the time we moved to NH, I'd pretty well reached my saturation point, but now I'm beginning to miss it. I would have just about killed to see Daniel Radcliffe in Equus and I'd love to see him now in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. I saw the originals of both and loved them. I'm a huge fan of Daniel, too. But I can't have everything. :-/
I saw a lot of opera at the Met while I lived there, living within walking distance. I got standing room tickets; they were very reasonable. I went to concerts, too. I didn't go to plays or musicals much, too expensive, though I had friends that "second-acted" them regularly. Midtown was not walking distance or I probably would have done that, lol. I saw Equus on Broadway, but after it had been running a while. I think Tommy Hulce was no longer playing the boy by then (he played the Peter Firth role in the NY production; he was the actor who played Mozart in the film Amadeus, a guy people in my apartment knew from school).
Daniel Radcliffe is going to play J. Pierpont Finch? How cool. I don't like How to Succeed that much, but I hope he's a smash!
I got standing room tickets; they were very reasonable.
I did that fairly often, too. I don't know if this existed when you lived in New York, but friends and I used to go to the TCKTS gazebo in Times Square where we could often get tickets for half-price to Broadway shows that weren't sold out.
Oh, I know who Tom Hulce is. He's awesome. I love his movie Amadeus. It's one of my all-time favorites. I saw Equus when it first opened with Peter Firth and Anthony Hopkins. I'm sure Tom would have been a good Alan Strang, too.
Dan has received splendid reviews for How to Succeed... There have been quite a few clips posted of videos made at performances. And some of the big dance numbers have been shown on TV recently. The show opened in March and Dan will be in it until January 1, 2012. After that, Darren Criss from Glee is taking over.
Hi! Sorry I took so long. You saw Equus with Peter Firth and Anthony Hopkins? That is too awesome. I don't love the play, but it's good. I would LOVE to have seen Hopkins act on stage. He's such an interesting actor
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No need to apologize. You wouldn't believe how behind I get with email and LJ comments.
You saw Equus with Peter Firth and Anthony Hopkins?
Yes, twice in fact.
...even though they also carry the chance of making him end up with egg on his face.
So true. But I have the highest admiration for Dan and his willingness to branch out and try new things. I have a feeling he's going to be a very successful actor for many years to come. I can't wait to see him in The Lady in Black. Have you seen My Boy, Jack? He was brilliant in that.
When I lived in Manhattan, I was within walking distance of Times Square and all the theaters. I walked everywhere and thought nothing of it. That's not possible now. Even the closest convenience store is eight miles away. :-/
You saw it TWICE! You must have really liked it! Once was enough for me. Now, Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Blegen and Hauge Haugland in 'Der Rosenkavalier', I could have seen that every time it played and borrowed the money to do it. Unfortunately I didn't see it until the last night. I think it was my favourite thing I've ever seen in a live performance. Sheer utter absolute magic
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Now, Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Blegen and Hauge Haugland in 'Der Rosenkavalier', I could have seen that every time it played and borrowed the money to do it.
I think I saw that. I know that sounds crazy, but I had a subscription to the Met for 20 years and saw virtually every opera they mounted during that time so it's a little hazy now that I've been away from NYC for 21 years. However, I do know I've seen all those singers in Met productions.
I saw lots of brilliant performances, but I have to admit the ones that are forever burned into my memory are those with Maria Callas. I wasn't a huge fan of her voice, but on stage, she had no equal. She was absolutely mesmerizing.
I recorded My Boy, Jack when it aired on PBS and later bought the DVD. I'm sure a large library would be able to get it for you. It was a BBC production, as I recall.
I didn't know there was an earlier version of The Lady in Black. As soon as I post this comment, I'm heading to
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I am wowed by the thought of your collections! And I know about that screening room at Columbus Circle. I never went there but a roommate went there as a guest of someone with the privilege and she said it was awesome. No distracting lighting, no thing, just the film, as if one's brain were able to appreciate it in perfect isolation from any extraneous distraction
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We're in northern NH, but far enough inland that I suspect all we'll get is rain...and maybe some wind. I have a lot of friends in the NYC area from having lived there for so long. Those who live on Long Island are pretty worried right now. From what I've read online, the plan by city officials seems to be to totally shut down Manhattan and the other boroughs.
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Not older than me though. LOL
I grew up and graduated from college in Ohio, I didn't go directly to NYC. A college friend and I got an apartment in East Orange, NJ (long story) and we both commuted to Manhattan. I hated the commute and moved to Manhattan a year later. I lived on West 30th St. until I got married then I moved to Gramercy Park. After many years there, we moved to Scarsdale. In 1990, we moved to our current home in NH. You've lived a lot more places than I have.
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That must have been difficult. I went from kindergarten through high school without ever changing schools. There were only 12 kids in my senior class, but five years later, the high school was consolidated so the senior classes are huge now.
No first stop in New Jersey, though. :)
That was my college friend's idea. Her boyfriend lived in West Orange and she wanted to be near him.
Do you miss NYC, all these years up in New Hampshire? I don't mean intermittently, or in bursts of nostalgia or romanticism, but really, really miss it.
Well, yes and no. This is an extremely rural area and we live in the White Mountains. There was no cable TV, no Broadband and no cell phone service when we arrived here. We got satellite TV shortly after we moved, but only got satellite Broadband 1-1/2 years ago. It was very hard not having Broadband, not being able to look at videos and having servers time out before ( ... )
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I do not miss the crowds or the hustle and bustle. This may be the boonies, but it's peaceful and very beautiful. I could do without the wretched, endless winters though.
I think that's it for me, too. I miss what a big metropolitan area has to offer, yes, but I don't miss the downside. And, yes, I could do without the dark, endless winters, lol!
(My husband, like you, went through the same small school system all his life, too, having grown up in the small MN north shore town where his parents still live, and where he ended up working - just the opposite of me. I think it's been excellent for him, the stability, sense of place and long term acquaintances and friends established.)
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I never had any money to go on nice vacations like my friends did. I had a very good job, but all my money went for subscriptions to the NY Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, NYC Ballet, other events at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, plus I went to virtually every Broadway play and musical.
By the time we moved to NH, I'd pretty well reached my saturation point, but now I'm beginning to miss it. I would have just about killed to see Daniel Radcliffe in Equus and I'd love to see him now in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. I saw the originals of both and loved them. I'm a huge fan of Daniel, too. But I can't have everything. :-/
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Daniel Radcliffe is going to play J. Pierpont Finch? How cool. I don't like How to Succeed that much, but I hope he's a smash!
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I did that fairly often, too. I don't know if this existed when you lived in New York, but friends and I used to go to the TCKTS gazebo in Times Square where we could often get tickets for half-price to Broadway shows that weren't sold out.
Oh, I know who Tom Hulce is. He's awesome. I love his movie Amadeus. It's one of my all-time favorites. I saw Equus when it first opened with Peter Firth and Anthony Hopkins. I'm sure Tom would have been a good Alan Strang, too.
Dan has received splendid reviews for How to Succeed... There have been quite a few clips posted of videos made at performances. And some of the big dance numbers have been shown on TV recently. The show opened in March and Dan will be in it until January 1, 2012. After that, Darren Criss from Glee is taking over.
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No need to apologize. You wouldn't believe how behind I get with email and LJ comments.
You saw Equus with Peter Firth and Anthony Hopkins?
Yes, twice in fact.
...even though they also carry the chance of making him end up with egg on his face.
So true. But I have the highest admiration for Dan and his willingness to branch out and try new things. I have a feeling he's going to be a very successful actor for many years to come. I can't wait to see him in The Lady in Black. Have you seen My Boy, Jack? He was brilliant in that.
When I lived in Manhattan, I was within walking distance of Times Square and all the theaters. I walked everywhere and thought nothing of it. That's not possible now. Even the closest convenience store is eight miles away. :-/
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I did!
Now, Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Blegen and Hauge Haugland in 'Der Rosenkavalier', I could have seen that every time it played and borrowed the money to do it.
I think I saw that. I know that sounds crazy, but I had a subscription to the Met for 20 years and saw virtually every opera they mounted during that time so it's a little hazy now that I've been away from NYC for 21 years. However, I do know I've seen all those singers in Met productions.
I saw lots of brilliant performances, but I have to admit the ones that are forever burned into my memory are those with Maria Callas. I wasn't a huge fan of her voice, but on stage, she had no equal. She was absolutely mesmerizing.
I recorded My Boy, Jack when it aired on PBS and later bought the DVD. I'm sure a large library would be able to get it for you. It was a BBC production, as I recall.
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