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Random Notes From Far Arcturus
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Craig:
As you know, we will be playing two shows in New Jersey this week, with a day off before and a day off afterwards. The band members who live in the New York metropolitan area will be basing out of their residences in Manhattan or (gasp) outlying boroughs, giving them access to the comforts of home and the full cultural and recreational resources that New York has to offer. The L.A.- based band members might also have been put up in a hotel in New York, but instead I find that they are staying in the Hilton Hotel in Iselin, New Jersey. No doubt there is some logistic or financial advantage from our perspective in having them somewhat closer to the venue, but from the musicians' perspective the recreational activities and opportunities offered by Iselin vs. Manhattan are somewhat dubious. A comparison of same is given below.
| New York, New York | Iselin, New Jersey |
| Village Vanguard | D's Bowl-A-Rama |
| Central Park | Parkway (Garden State) |
| New York Pizza | 7-11 U-Heat'em Burrito |
| Soho gallery babes | hookers at Bowl-A-Rama |
| brunch at the Whitney | Chili Dog Special at D's |
| Madison Avenue shopping | New! Target on Rte. 46 |
| Jarmusch festival at Angelika | Supervixens 17 at Video Shack |
| Prince Street Wine Bar | Larry's Liquor World |
| interesting street musicians | cars that go boom |
| midtown sushi bar | Long John Silver's |
| annual block party on 14th Street | occasional 3-car pileup at stoplight |
| talk lefty politics at Village cafe | talk sports with Doug on bus |
| web browse from "@" Cybercafe | dual speed Magic Fingers |
| romantic moment atop the Empire State | quickie in Bowl-A-Rama parking lot |
Toodles,
Walt
7/25/96