Joey Ramone Place

Last night we had a one man watching party here in Queens. Another one of Gabe's fraternity brothers came over and we showed him GREEN EYED MONSTER.

Mario was a cool guy. A big horror fan. We talked for a bit then walked down to a pizza place down the block and he treated us to a couple of slices. He told us a few horror stories about moving to New York, but also about meeting some really good people.

We interviewed him a bit after the movie.

Today we got on the subway for the first time. My friend Karina suggested we use Hop Spot to work it out. We walked a few blocks down and hopped on the M train and took it all the way to the Bowery. A few minutes later we were at the corner of Bowery and Joey Ramone Place. It's just a corner to some people, but to Ramones fans it's one of the only tributes to the legendary front man. I've been wanting to go there since we arrived in New York. I talk more about in my VLOG. Yes, finally a new vlog. (I'll have to post it later. YouTube is doing updates so I can't upload it yet.)

We ate lunch at a place called Agozar, a Cuban bistro. It was right there on the corner. It was pretty good. We walked in right at 5PM so took advantage of their 2 for 1 specials. We had mini Cuban sandwiches, empanadas, and what looked like little chicken drumsticks, but with meat only at the tip.

From there we took the F train to 42nd Street. We just walked up and down and across Broadway, taking in all the sights and sounds. Time flew by.

We had to get back on the M train before 8:40PM since that's when it stops running in the Bowery. We got to the station at 8:20PM and the M train just sped by and honked. It decided to call it quits early. We didn't really know what to do next so we just jumped on J train since it was in the same station. It looked like it was hitting all the same stations as the M, but once we passed a certain point we knew we should have jumped off earlier. We were headed towards Jamaica Queens. So we got off and asked for directions. We went back two stops and changed trains. We got back on the M and got back "home."

It really wasn't that bad. I can see that once you figure it out and know what trains go where, it's not a bad mode of transportation.

Tomorrow we leave NY and head south. We've been talking about going to Highlands, NJ to visit the Quick Stop where CLERKS was shot, and/or going to Red Bank, NJ to visit the comic book shop. We'll have to see.

Side Note:

We've been asked about the truck and how the advertising has been going. The truck actually gets a lot of attention. I've brought along a small photo album of some of the events from Texas which includes pics of the truck. I put it out on the table at Monster Mania and we used it to show people what we were driving across the country in. More than a few people would tell us that they saw the truck in the parking lot. One guy even told us that he called his boss immediately and told him to look up the website on the side (not sure if it was Viral Street, Triangle Woman, or one of the other sponsors). In fact, the other day, I was climbing in and out of the back getting some supplies when a couple of guys standing on the sidewalk yelled up at me: "Hey! How do I make 400K?"

Not sure how the blogs and video logs are going. I'm getting a decent amount of hits here. It's growing for sure. The vlogs seem to remain consistent. I only break past a certain point if the vlog is from one of the conventions.

We have been making a lot of contacts, especially at the conventions, so we'll have to see if any of those pan out.

There have been some recent opportunities for more exposure, but it's still too soon to really talk about it. Hopefully we'll have some big-ish news soon.