Spent the day in the Village and Soho, some of my favorite haunts from the old days...stopped at Bruno's on Laguardia Place; now upscale, but was Just a bakery and coffee shop in the old days...I used to practice Italian with the owner back then, Nino; great guy, easy to talk to and hang out with. He then sold it to his brother the big shot pastry chef...prices went up, the atmosphere changed...still good pastries but at twice the price.

Went to Bleeker Bob's, my favorite record store since my late teens...got very nice clean copies of Never Mind the Bollocks, and Super Session with Bloomfield, Kooper, and Stills...I'm looking forward to hearing that when I get home; my brother doesn't own a turntable.

Went to see some people in a couple of galleries that sell rock photos and bought some...I'll post them when I receive and frame them...Dylan, Page, Neil Young, and the Doors hanging out in LA.

On the way home (NJ) this evening, I was stopped at a light on 22nd and 8th, and I look to my right; standing next to my car trying to cross is the actor Ron Perlman. If you read the thread about famous people we've met, I had mentioned him as a high school buddy...I opened the window, yelled "Hey Ron"; he looks, I say "Serge", he says "Serge Small?!" and reaches in and shakes my hand...we had around 1 minute to talk about his career, family, and then he had to cross and I had to move. Pretty strange that he remembered my last name after 42 years (We graduated in 1967).
Some photos:

Serge,
Great story and the pics made us home sick for NYC.. south GA just ain't the Big Apple...thanks for sharing!!!
Eric

I know, Eric. Neither is South Florida...I am hoping to move back up for the next school year. It's a cultural wasteland down here.

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Current Gear: Ron Kirn Barnbuster Tele,
Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

I'm homesick too. God I miss NYC.

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

we can all have a communal cry!

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Current Gear: Ron Kirn Barnbuster Tele,
Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

Now that our communal cry is over....I say we all move back ASAP and start a band...who's with me????

I'm in as soon as I learn how to play guitar!...what's that fat string called??? Why does the skinny string hurt my fingers???

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Current Gear: Ron Kirn Barnbuster Tele,
Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

I'm there Eric. I'll meet you on Bleeker St outside Matt Uminov, we can grab some gear then head to the Fat Black Pussycat for cocktails.

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

CC wrote:

I so want to hang with you guys! Our Teles' would sing!

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Old age and treachery will win every time over youth and enthusiasm.

"You can never have too many Tele's." A quote from my Sweetwater Sales Engineer

It will happen bro, someday. It's a day I look forward to!

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5