Grimaldi's, Best Pizza?!

I'm not a food critic, or a proffesional critic. I'm just an ordinary guy that has an oppinion that you may not like.
This past weekend, we took a trip to NYC to see the x-mass window displays and to do the tourist thing, but we also wanted to check out Grimaldi's Pizza in Brooklyn.
My wife found out about Grimaldi's online, and the reviews were all the same. Grimaldi's was the best you could get. So, we planned it in to our trip. Why not, who doesn't want the best of anything, right? So we got the 6 train fom up town down to the Brooklyn Bridge. We walked over the bridge and down to Grimaldi's. The rain held off ling enough to cross the bridge, but soaked us on the short walk to the Pizzarea. But that did not matter, we were about to taste heaven!
All the bloggs and tips we read told us that the line for pizza would be long, around the block, no slices, and no seats inside. We kept all this in mind as we walked in the rain keeping our minds on the pie.
As we got closer, you could smell the pizza's cooking. We got giddyer with every step. as we got to the block, we saw no one. There was no line at all, not even in the rain. Certainly, we couldn't be the only ones that wanted the best pizza, there must be others?! There was not. we were told by a man at the door that the line started uner the scafold a half a block away. We told him we called in an order and found only one person could go in. In I went. The place was packed. Every table was taken> But this can't be! Every thing we were told said no seats. Well so far nothing turned out the way we were told, but the pizza is the best, so let go! The man at the counter took my money, cash only, and handed me a pie in a white paper bag, OK. I went back out side under the scaffold and we tore the bag opened. The pizza smelled great and looked good. Nice thin crust, hot and.......
We took a bite and expected to see angles. That did not happen. While Grimaldi's Pizza was good, it was not the best, or as amazing as it was made out to be.
Don't get me wrong, it was a flavorful brick oven thin crust pizza, but it did not blow us away.
Grimaldi's is a place you want to check out if you are in the area. But in my opinion, it was not worth the trek to Brooklyn from up town. NYC has lots of great pizza places, so if you are in the city you are a stones throw away from good food. If you are in Brooklyn, head to Grimaldi's
http://www.grimaldis.com/

Halloween has been scared off

With Halloween fast approaching, our House sits, undecorated and very UN-Halloween like. For me, Halloween is a favorite. I like to set my front yard up as a grave yard, dress up and scare the kids and just have fun with it.
But over the past few years, I have been doing less and less. Now this year, no decorations, no costume, no candy and no excitement. Slowly and sure, the kids that come live in and come to our neighborhood have sucked the fun out of it. I spend time setting up my yard and getting ready for the big day, it's like X-mass for me. but I have noticed that the kids don't appreciate my efforts. They say things like, you had the same decorations last year, can you give better candy, you house is not scary any more.
Well I'm sorry I don't have the money to get new decorations every year, and sorry my candy is not to your liking. But the fact is, it's free, and if you don't like my house, don't come. It's not hard.
Now fore the rest of it. The kids from other areas that show up. I don't have a problem with kids from other neighborhoods showing up, I did it when I was a kid. Lets face it, for free candy, I worked every neighborhood I could for miles around.
the problem is these ungratefully bastards have the nerve to show up with NO COSTUME! Well the rule at our hose is "No costume, No candy" And these kids will argue with you over it. I tell them, "It's not free candy give away day, so when it is free candy give away day, come back and see us." I've just given up with the fighting and disrespect. And If the lights are out, don't knock. These kids have no idea of this. They bang until I yell out the widow for them to go away.
So as the big daty comes around, I am saddened that it's over for me. I still listen to the Halloween station on XM, and I'm still going to watch horror movies. I just won't go out to play like I did in years past.

SHELTER - "Saranagati" (two camera edit)

Time Again - TV Static

The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died

Gettin my name out there.

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So, I'm trying to get my name out there. Growing up, it was not this easy to meet people, and get your name out there, today it is. In this virtual world of my space, facebook, twitter, google buzz, smart phones and you tube, we can all be stars in our own right. Lets face it, we all have a voice, and we all want to be herd. Every one , at some point, feels what they have to say, the entire world need to hear. I'm no stranger to this. I want my voice to be herd, I want people to know who I am, I want to be recognized for things I do and say. Why not? You only get on go at this. In the end, did you leave a mark? Did you do what you wanted to? Did you accomplish you life goals? Will people remember you for years to come, or will you be a distant memory?
I'm guilty of this. I want to be remembered. I am important to me.

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