Well, I'll be damned!!  I musta walked by your place (and maybe YOU) a thousand times Can we all sing "It's a small world after all" now? to go to Union Sq., especially on days when the #6 was not running very well.  Pretty interesting neighbourhood (even Dubya mighta thought so), with Curry In A Hurry right around the corner and the one time I was sitting in my office and saw a burning matttress thrown out of a window at some welfare hotel the next block over. How could you leaev such a place to sell coffee to Ralph?  I could see the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings from my window - nice view, for the most part.  At the time I was working there, Howard Stern's agent was in the same building.  Rode up in the elevator one time with him - a REALLY tall guy who seemed really snobbish, so I just ignored him. Just think, if you'd been nice to him, he might not be such an asshole today.  And not be rich as God.  And might not need a haircut.  Figured that probably pissed him off.  I'll send him a T. S. Slip. There's a little park a block away kitty corner to the southwest of the building where I used to go and be amazed how quiet it was being a city block in size. Can't place this park off (or on) the top of my head, and am too lazy to look at a map. The traffic is only slightly noticable there.  I forget the name of the park. The park and Howard Stern are definitely the lesser as a result.  This woulda been about the same time I met Ken at BBH.

 

I think my friend must've died in 82 or 83.  His former companion was still alive last I heard.  Who could figure it out?  Sort of like elm trees that survived Dutch Elm disease.  Something to be studied intently to understand why, or to just say, "Hmm.  Interesting" and then ignore - depending on your perspective (like Dubya). Do you really think Dubya says "interesting?"  No, that's probably too big a word for him.  He'd probably really say, "Hmmm."  Do you think he would have used all those M's to say it?