I just spent 4 days in Manhattan and not only never had a drink, I never
even wanted one. I don't remember seeing NYC stone cold sober. Amazing.

My 17 year old son and I went to see Light in the Piazza and MoMA and
Rockefeller Center all Christmassed up and shopped at Bloomies and Saks and
walked all-the-hell over Manhattan and got out of town 6 hours before the
transit strike started and went to Princeton to see my other son. It's
amazing how much more you can see of a place when you aren't spending all of
your time figuring where you can get your next drink.

Merry stuff,

Dan

One of my first getting sober attempts a couple
years back .. I was in Times Square when it was
-40 degrees ( no kidding ) staying at the Hilton or Mariott,
wind blowing people off the streets ... no way to get away from cold ..

and we got picked up in a taxi to go to a company sponsored
party .. and I dropped my AA 24 hr token coin from my pocket,
and I'm trying to dig it out of the frozen slush/ice/trash/piss/stink
gutter on 52nd and Broadway ...thinking this is really happening ...
digging in the gutter of NY .. sober .. to get a coin ..
I got ripped later that night any way ... Free bar ! But I kept the
coin
and gave it away to a friend sometime later after a dry spell.

"dan mcgown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>I just spent 4 days in Manhattan and not only never had a drink, I never
>even wanted one. I don't remember seeing NYC stone cold sober. Amazing.
>
> My 17 year old son and I went to see Light in the Piazza and MoMA and
> Rockefeller Center all Christmassed up and shopped at Bloomies and Saks
> and walked all-the-hell over Manhattan and got out of town 6 hours before
> the transit strike started and went to Princeton to see my other son.
> It's amazing how much more you can see of a place when you aren't spending
> all of your time figuring where you can get your next drink.
>
> Merry stuff,
>
> Dan

too funny- I just returned Tues. from a few solo days in NYC as well. The
strike was in full swing as I escaped (barely). Made the usual Christmas
rounds, took in a matinee of "Doubt" and even hit the Village for a meeting
at the Red Door. Sobriety is soo under-rated. I'm ready to repeat the
sounding joy.

blessings to all

-Steve

"[[]]" <[[]]@[[]].com> wrote in message
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>
>
> too funny- I just returned Tues. from a few solo days in NYC as well. The
> strike was in full swing as I escaped (barely). Made the usual Christmas
> rounds, took in a matinee of "Doubt" and even hit the Village for a
> meeting at the Red Door. Sobriety is soo under-rated. I'm ready to repeat
> the sounding joy.
>
> blessings to all
>
> -Steve
Also, I went to the gayest place in the known universe: the 4 story Bed
Bath & Beyond on Broadway across the street from the Lincoln Center! It
just doesn't get any better than that.

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PEACE ON EARTH!
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"dan mcgown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:quOdnXONO5pZVjTeRVn-ig@adelphia.com...
>I just spent 4 days in Manhattan and not only never had a drink, I
>never even wanted one. I don't remember seeing NYC stone cold sober.
>Amazing.
>
> My 17 year old son and I went to see Light in the Piazza and MoMA and
> Rockefeller Center all Christmassed up and shopped at Bloomies and
> Saks and walked all-the-hell over Manhattan and got out of town 6
> hours before the transit strike started and went to Princeton to see
> my other son. It's amazing how much more you can see of a place when
> you aren't spending all of your time figuring where you can get your
> next drink.
>
> Merry stuff,
>
> Dan
>

--

PEACE ON EARTH!
http://img362.imageshack.us/content....mas20050dl.gif




"[[]]" <[[]]@[[]].com> wrote in message
news:EvBqf.36395$NK4.10368@fe12.usenetserver.com.. .
>
> "dan mcgown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:quOdnXONO5pZVjTeRVn-ig@adelphia.com...
>>I just spent 4 days in Manhattan and not only never had a drink, I
>>never even wanted one. I don't remember seeing NYC stone cold sober.
>>Amazing.
>>
>> My 17 year old son and I went to see Light in the Piazza and MoMA and
>> Rockefeller Center all Christmassed up and shopped at Bloomies and
>> Saks and walked all-the-hell over Manhattan and got out of town 6
>> hours before the transit strike started and went to Princeton to see
>> my other son. It's amazing how much more you can see of a place when
>> you aren't spending all of your time figuring where you can get your
>> next drink.
>>
>> Merry stuff,
>>
>> Dan
>
> too funny- I just returned Tues. from a few solo days in NYC as well.
> The strike was in full swing as I escaped (barely). Made the usual
> Christmas rounds, took in a matinee of "Doubt" and even hit the
> Village for a meeting at the Red Door. Sobriety is soo under-rated.
> I'm ready to repeat the sounding joy.
>
> blessings to all
>
> -Steve
>
>

"Dan McGown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>
> "[[]]" <[[]]@[[]].com> wrote in message
> news:EvBqf.36395$NK4.10368@fe12.usenetserver.com.. .
>>
>>
>> too funny- I just returned Tues. from a few solo days in NYC as well. The
>> strike was in full swing as I escaped (barely). Made the usual Christmas
>> rounds, took in a matinee of "Doubt" and even hit the Village for a
>> meeting at the Red Door. Sobriety is soo under-rated. I'm ready to repeat
>> the sounding joy.
>>
>> blessings to all
>>
>> -Steve
> Also, I went to the gayest place in the known universe: the 4 story Bed
> Bath & Beyond on Broadway across the street from the Lincoln Center! It
> just doesn't get any better than that.
cool...four floor of desperate housewives!