Hell Gate

Sunday night was the screening of GREEN EYED MONSTER at the Hell Gate Social in New York.

We left Monster Mania a couple of hours early to get back to Queens in time to get ready and head to the lounge. We made it in record time, but lost the time we gained looking for a damn parking spot. We just had a few minutes to freshen up and figure out how we were going to get to the lounge.

We originally planned on taking the trains there, but when I looked it up, I found out it was going to take four or five transfers and an hour and a half at least. The place is only 5-6 miles away! It was less than an hour til showtime, so we decided to drive. It took 20 minutes.

We found the place rather easily. I did have trouble finding the door though. It's a black facade, all flat, so I didn't see an entrance. There was a door with the address above it, but it was locked and it didn't look like the right door. I finally called the place and they pointed me towards a handle in the middle of the black paneling.

The place itself was pretty cool. Dark with candle lighting and red highlights. We met one of the owners, George, and one of the bartenders, Tamara. Both were really cool.

There was only one guy there when we arrived, and he didn't look like he was there for the show.

We held start time for awhile, hoping more people would show up. One of Gabriel's frat brothers, Tony, arrived soon, and my friend Karina and her friend Bob shortly thereafter.

We started the screening a little after 9PM. It went well. Karina, Bob, and I sat on some couches by the screen while Gabe and Tony stayed at the bar.

After the screening, Karina had to take off rather quickly. She had to work in the morning. But we did get to chat a bit and it was really great to see her.

All in all, it wasn't that bad.

We called a car service this morning to run an errand. Note: Our driver was awesome. He was a big National Geographic/Discovery Channel guy and so he was telling us all this stuff about New York and the facts and fiction of the Bible. He was cool.

We came back, found a great parking spot, moved the truck, and walked to a deli and grabbed a couple of hero sandwiches. We also went to a Polish bakery that had a "Grand Opening" sign on it. The young guy working there, seemed like it was his place, was just beaming. His eyes were just bright, I don't know how to explain it. It was just like he was living his American dream, and he was the happiest person I'd ever seen. We picked up a piece of cheese cake and a Polish doughnut and some free coffee. Made it back here, ate, and went back to sleep.

Throughout the day we just napped and watched horror movies. We just needed the rest.

I showed Gabe "MY DATE WITH DREW" since we're thinking of ways to improve our documentary. I mean, we didn't record anything at the Hell Gate Social. It would have been good stuff. So we brainstormed and came up with some ideas.

Today, we're planning on venturing into the city and checking out a few places. I really want to go to Joey Ramone Place and take a picture there. I know Gabe wants to go to Central Park. Hopefully, we can do both.