October 2011 

A quick trip to the city that I can’t get enough of is New York.  I have been a few times now so I know my way around.  But when Andrea is your guide, I realize she knows NY like the back of her hand.  The thing that I have never done before is to experience NY without using the Subway.  I couldn’t believe we only walked everywhere we went.  The trick is that you only stay in Midtown!  We only stayed for 3 days, but it was just the right amount to get my NY fix.  Love this town, and my guide!

We were able to be on the Late Show with David Lettermen, which was pretty much the highlight of the trip.  Not only was it an iconic place to visit, but the guest that night was like getting a lucky lottery ticket…Our guest was George Clooney!  How lucky are we??  We stood in line for stand by tickets, which we were interviewed for.  We were told that they would call us if we made the cut.  As we were walking around, we got the call that told us when to show up and the secret word to ensure our passage.  We stayed in line for about 2 hours before the show, and we didn’t find out who the guest was until we were sitting down in the theatre.  They told us it would be cold, so we brought our jackets.  For stand by seats, we were extra lucky to get middle seats about 3 rows back from the stage.  What a fun experience. 

We also were able to go on the Anderson Cooper show.  It was taped overlooking Columbus Circle.  The view was worth the wait for 2 hours to get seated.  Anderson Cooper was wonderful as expected. 

We tried our luck for a 3rd time at “The View.”  When we arrived we were number 3 and 4 in the stand by line.  After they seated all the ticket holders, they came out and excused everyone in the stand by list that was higher than 5.  We were excited because we were sure they were going to seat us.  Then they broke the news that there weren’t ANY seats left.  We kind of sulked that we spent an hour in line freezing like crazy to only be turned away.  We promised next time we came back, we would make it on The View!

For the rest of the trip we hit up 2 Broadway shows, “Chicago” and the “Adams Family”  both were great, although I was surprised how good the Adams Family was.  Brooke Shields was the star.

Not bad for a few days in NY.  I can’t wait until next time!