Back For The Future Part II...

So i went to the "Invite Only" auction for the Nike Air Mag at NIKETOWN tonight. There was a bunch of sneakerheads and rich parents in attendance. One guy was bragging about already buying 3 pairs for his son on eBay. Get out of my life. The bidding started hard and fast and i put my paddle up like the rest of the crowd at an opening bid of $1000. it was at $11,000 within 10 seconds. This pair was 1 of 10 pairs in the world to come in a special case and this case was signed by Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). The same dude that was bragging, backed up all that talk, with a winning bid of $13,500. Pockets... i managed to snare a limited edition ceramic replica, closest I will ever get i think.

All of the lights...

Mum hits the big 6-0

So the main reason we are over here was to celebrate the old duck's 60th birthday party. We headed to The River Cafe in Brooklyn, which has one of the craziest night views of Manhattan. Mum requested we be bright eyed and bushy tailed for her birthday dinner, which was always going to be a struggle for me as i haven't really slept yet on this trip, me and the bro took that a bit too literally.

Bushy tailed = unshaven faces
Bright eyed = us trying to open our eyes wider all night...

 

 And then mum and dad decided to get involved...

The view....

Mid Street Massage...

So what do you do when you are feeling sore and a bit tense after walking up and down Wall Street? Just lie on the ground and this guy will work you over, dead set in the middle of the Wall Street... How much? Free of course...

Gap Year...

Traveled over the bridge again to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to catch the taping of the Hamish and Andy show. First you meet at a bar, then get bussed over to BK with the rest of the audience, then have yourself a drink on Ham and Andy at a bar, then over to the studio, and onto the green room, but only if you are apart of the Do It Live tour. I think it has aired back in Oz already...

Ayo I step correct!

Only in NYC, do you walk past a coffee shop, and their sign to entice people to come in does not say something like "Try our Coffee" or "Best in NYC" no, it has a chalk drawing of Busta Rhymes and lyrics from his song Woo-Ha... I don't even drink coffee but I almost started right then and there... Only in NYC...

Live from Planet Brooklyn...

The plan today was to head down to ground zero for the anniversary, but after struggling with massive jet lag still, and discovering that I'd have to pass through 4 to 5 checkpoints to get down there (i can handle being frisked probably about 2 to 3 times max) the decision was made to head to Brooklyn to check out the Sunday Market. After seeing some awesome face tatts (reverse face flames on the left side only) on the walk across the bridge, i made it to the land of Biggie and Hova. Pick up of the day had to be the Biggie "One More Chance" 12" vinyl for $3. It also gave a pretty good view of Lower Manhattan...