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if you flip it the other way around, the ugly truth is that england are really the cowboys of world cup footie. but unfortunately they are probably the closest analogue to the jets in this tournament as well. big market team with unrealistic expectations, won it all once back in the 60s, usually end up a laughing stock. this has kind of ruined my day.

I go to new york in a couple weeks. I want to watch games, but not somewhere mental please

NOW they moved me to the a.m. caek, it's Black Forest today?

ha sorry just woke up oh dear

i'm going to get coffee and check black forest. if it's crazy busy then i'll watch spain netherlands at the great georgiana, which was v civilized yesterday. will post back.

but yes, i'll be watching at least the 3pm game somewhere in ft g, maybe also australia/chile, although that has the ring of an appalling game to me.

adam post here or drop me a line on fb when you're here!

ok!

Ugggghhh I wanted to get out for the 3pm but I'm not done with this project yet and I feel like crap, think I'm in. Cheer for Mexico for me.

so you guys all had rough nights last night huh?

In the sense that I didn't start my newsletter until like 8pm and then someone came over to be interviewed which took another hour, and I stayed up until 4 transcribing that and writing copy.

Mexico finished a while ago! Spain Netherlands at 3. Still getting going so not sure about venue for that yet. I think the owners at great g are Australian so if I watch the 6p game it will be there.

Sounds good tbh.

xxpost ah whoops I was sort of hoping that everyone's rough nights were more drinky.

Black Forest fine and not too busy but kinda $$$ for someone not drinking so am going to great g. All welcome. #liveblog

Good thing Mr Immobile here ducked into a library. I should be there by 3:15. Is there food at GG?

if youre not drinking i guess there is

i bet you didn't even though there is an Italian player named Immobile
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Yes there's food. Will be there in 10.

I'm staying in Chelsea Tuesday-Thursday and I literally have not been to that neighborhood in close to 15 years. But I chose it as it's close to Penn Station and I found a cheap airbnb. Is there anywhere that isn't exorbitantly expensive to eat around there? I wanna eat some interesting food when I get in, probably on the late side, and nowhere where I will feel weird eating alone.

Also looking for recommendations for art spaces to check out, not museums or commercial galleries, I know about those.

Oh and I suppose somewhere to watch the fucking world cup

The Chipotle "Test kitchen" is there and I think Co. too

that sounds good.

I like testing food

but...Chipotle...

izakaya ten at 10th and 23rd is set up for solo diners and happy hour is v cheap, but it finishes early so no good for your arrival

still. i put it on list

USA game on thursday noon?

yeah izakaya is good i recommend it, they put like an entire stick of butter on the cod

Can anyone show me a Southern Thai restaurant?

xp-yeah I could maybe do USA game, or some of it. I'm leaving late that day and trying to cram in all the food/culture I can before I wander back into the deep woods.

I'd also like to buy a bike bag

to put a bike into?

yeah

i bought my bike at sid's on 19th. they were nice and it is a big place. i don't know if they have bags though.

no

bag to replace this bag (which I broke)

http://publicbikes.com/prodimages/800/40249_2.jpg

oh ha

http://i.imgur.com/KmkVZ1q.jpg

well they have accessories incl panniers but they it's kind of a spandex/yuppie place so dunno if they will have what you need

pok pok ny is v good thai and has a fun bar across the street but it is 1) northern thai 2) kind of a trek 3) not especially cheap

OK let's just talk about transcendent food experiences we've had in any of the five boroughs. I'm prepared to travel

Mission chinese would be fun and punchy and you wouldn't need any special guidance

I guess another transcendent food experience would be sushi - Sushi Yasuda, for example, and obviously very conducive to dining alone

There's one in the UES that I haven't been to but my friend says is good, catch is you have to travel there and write your name down for the res, they don't take phone ones

Expensive though, probably minimum of $50

Not remotely transcendent, but if you're getting in really late, and depending where exactly near Penn Station you are, Skylight Diner on 34th @ 9th is a totally passable all-night place. Nothing special but it's not gross and it's not exorbitant. French onion soup's aight.

koreatown is up around 33rd and directly east of penn station. there are lots and lots of great places to eat there if that's yr thing.

The most transcendent food experiences (that also won't be too expensive) are in Flushing tbh

But nobody will ever go there

E 1st St, New York, NY

^ have made enquiries on airbnb fyi

I'm available Friday probably happy hr for 2 beers, eh, proper kickoff of Gay Shame weekend

I will be in central park from saturday until forever

booked!
https://m.airbnb.com/listings/3394314?euid=48815710-91f7-450c-8a59-cca4aaa8a6fa

Oh no.... not there...

:o

That's a haunted flat

Had a mate stay there and never heard from her again