You surprised me Louis. Instead of sending us to the Carnegie Deli, I thought you wanted us to dine at one of the Cuban restaurants further uptown in Spanish Harlem, but the lunch we are talking about will be with Betu upstate near Exit 18 on the New York State Thruway. The food may not be as good as in New York City, but the foliage will be magnificent in October.
Holy crap! I just realized that this is all being posted on a thread about Johnny,
Cage Kafig And Damien.
Mike, you don't know how many times I hung out in Spanish Harlem. On one particular visit I was staying with friends who lived in Gramercy Park. When I got back that night and after they found out where I had been all day, they were shocked. They asked me how I got out alive. I told them I just kept kept speaking Spanish. Yep, "No hablo Ingles"
Did I tell you about the time I drove my great aunt from New Jersey to pick up her illegal prescriptions in the City? I waited in the car and a pimp came up and asked me if I wanted to buy a girl for the night. I told him I would rather have a boy. He said, "Man, you on the wrong street!" I responded saying, "Then fuck away from my car before I call the cops!"
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in New York, learn to survive.
Mike, I hope you don't think I trying to shed a dark light on your city. NYC is my city away from home. It is the number one City that lives in my heart today. I grew up in the poorest and most violent part of Tampa. I was a little skinny nerd, but I learned to survive. When I started working the streets at the age of 13, people didn't mess with me. They wanted something from me and I wanted payment in return. However, it was on my terms. Pay first and have me after.
So what does this have to do with the thread on Johnny,
Cage Kafig and Damien. Nothing! I will say, though,
Cage Kafig would have been a good partner to work the streets with. There is a leather bar down here who would throw hundreds just to see him strip.
Enough for rambling. Some of you may be thinking I've been smoking some of Colorado's finest, Nope just Florida's mediocre blend!