because irene stole 2 whole days from us, we had to cram all that was planned into 2 days instead of 4... we were busy bees. the one thing my mom really wanted to do was go to the david letterman show, she records it every night and just loves him. so bright and early monday morning we went down to try to get tickets. when we got there, the line was pretty long and we didn't think we would get tickets. normally, they give away most tickets online and then when you go the morning of, it's like a lottery. well the one good thing that came from irene was, most people had canceled their tickets to the show so pretty much everyone in line got guaranteed tickets to the show. we could not believe it! apparently we got really lucky because most people were telling us that it's usually really hard to get tickets. we didn't have to be back for the taping until 130 so we walked down to times square to see if we could get lion king tickets for the next night because we were supposed to go on saturday but of course, they canceled those too :( that line, was also very long but luckily it was mostly people trying to return their tickets from the canceled shows so we were able to get tickets to the lion king too :) after that, we went down to tea and sympathy and got tea and scones... delish as usual. we walked over to the chelsea market where they have little cafes and shops and it's also where they film some shows from the food network. i took my mom to yelo to meet my little yelo fam and got to say my goodbyes. i'm going to miss that place SO much! then it was time for DAVE! we had to be there an hour and a half before filming to get into our seats and everything. we didn't have the best seats and we didn't really care for the guests but mother enjoyed it and that's all that matters. we also got to meet rupert at the hello deli. they were filming 2 shows that day so after the show taped, we walked outside where the stars enter and leave the show. we saw the first guest, jason sudiekis leave and waited for a while for the stars of the next show to arrive but decided they had arrived while we were inside. then, we went down to canal street to buy some souvenirs and had a gorgonzola pizza (gorgonzola/caramelized onions/spinach/fresh mozz) from graziellas for din
mother had to get a dave sweatshirt :) good thing too, it was freezing in there!
mother with rupert
i also found dash (the kardashians store)
day 2, we stopped at rockefeller plaza and saw where they film the today show (it was already over) saw where they ice skate in the winter and went to the top of the empire state. for lunch, we went to centro vinoteca and had italian food. mother got fish and broccoli rabe and i got a steak salad. we went to stand and mumzie got her toasted marshmallow shake and i tried the blueberry pie shake. it was good, but the toasted mallow is definitely best. then, we stopped at grand central station before we went to the lion king. i'm so glad that it worked out for us to go. it was SO good :) after the show, we walked around times square.
rock plaza
empire state was completed on my birthday :) only a few years before my birth..
on the last day, we went down to union square and gave a lady with tons of kittens some cat food and walked around the farmers market. we went to lunch at a sandwich place called the grey dog. then we sat at union square for a while waiting for the big gay ice cream truck to come but he decided to go somewhere else for the day. no salty pimp for mother :( maybe next time..
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