Eight Plus Years Ago

I flipped through an old sketchbook and found this list of things from a trip to New York from November 1st-5th in 2002.  Maybe Earl can add to this incomplete list.

"(not in any particular order)" (notes from 2011 labeled in parenthesis)

• the MET
• Grand Central
• Katz's Deli
• Junior's "Little Fella chocolate cheesecake"
• pizza (yeah that's vague. one had rigatoni on top -2011)
• Gray's Papaya
• Fat Beats
• Sushi Samba
• the Apartment
• Shine
• Chinatown
• WTC (Ground Zero -2011)
• Little Italy
• Bob's (??? -2011)
• Plant (?????? 20011)
• Angel's (??? -2011)
• Central Park
• FAO Schwartz
• deli w/pastries by ex-Jackie O chef (what? -2011)
• Earl saw "Michelle Branch"
• DJ Red Alert
• Crazy Legs
• "Teenagers from Mars" (??? -2011)
• "squirrel"
• "curb your dog"
• beat boxer
• Yellow Rat Bastard
• FCI (French Culinary Institute where Avila was studying -2011)
• JFK
• subway
• taxis
• miles of walking
• beer show (on tv -2011)
• liquor store across from Avila's
• bagels
• Gung
• Lizzy
• grey cat
• lobster ravioli (with tomato vodka sauce -2011)
• Sushi Samba hostess!
• pan-seared sea scallops
• salmon ceviche
• sushi/sashimi
• lobster tempura roll
• Yamato (tuna, foie gras, gold leaf)
• banana bread with coconut ice cream
• chocolate carnaval (??? -2011)
• chicken marsala
• bagel with ham, egg, cheese
• brisket, egg cream, assorted pickles
• 2 Gray's hot dogs, coconut champagne
• ham sandwich, chocolate mousse, hazelnut pastry
• Indian food buffet (looks like they moved to 118 Christopher Street -2011)

I know there was more, but this is all I have in sketchbook.  I'll probably add links to some of these when I get a chance.  There was also Canal Street and the cold weather.  The pogo stick incident inside FAO Schwartz will live in my memory forever.  I don't think Earl and I were on the same flight, but we met at JFK and took a taxi to Avila's apartment.  I don't remember his roommates—Gung and Lizzy—anymore.  Did we NOT check out a comic shop?  I wish I had photos; are they on this dead hard drive sitting in my room?  Was "curb your dog" about actual dogs on the sidewalk or about hot dogs?  And, of course, there were beautiful women everywhere.