Personal Stories Archive

Guitar Center: The Bad

3 days ago, I finally got around to writing about my trip to the Guitar Center in Queens. Now I must share the other half of the story from a completely different day. Based on the title you can just tell how it went however you may continue reading on.
6 days after I first went [...]

Guitar Center: The Good

I admit I was one of the millions who waited until the last minute to do Christmas shopping. I actually finished my shopping during the evening on Christmas Eve. However the day before Christmas Eve, I headed to Guitar Center to get a gift for my dad. I was getting him a combo amplifier that [...]

Giving Me The Chills………

My sister sent me an e-mail while she was at work. She wanted to know if I had seen the story about the man found dead on the subway tracks at the Essex St. station on the J, M, & Z. She assumed I would want to blog about it. As I was preparing to [...]

What One Hears……..

So the doors to our cages opened & I was able to walk across the platform for an uptown 6 train. I stood there anxiously waiting for the next train as I was dying to get home. As I waited, a 4 train pulled in & let off a ton of riders who were mainly [...]

Spoke Too Soon….

Yesterday, I had to meet my sister during her lunch break to conduct some business. We decided to meet by the Bowling Green train station so it would be a quick 2 train ride for me. The ride was quick & uneventful which is a good thing when riding the subway.
So I am standing outside [...]

Got Me Thinking

While I was taking a shower, I was engaging in a typical activity. I find myself looking out my window as I’m taking a shower. Yesterday was no different when I noticed something that made me think of this blog. While I was looking out the window, I noticed a car idle in the BxM6 [...]

One Last Thing…..

I promise this will be the last entry about my ride down to The San Gennaro Feast. I had to control myself from laughing out loud. I am sure I have seen the ad before but for some reason it really struck my funny bone. The ad was about some sort of job placement with [...]

Riding & Thinking……

I had been looking forward to this past Saturday for over a month. Saturday marked the cd release party for the super talented & amazing person Jackie Pop. The party was being held at The Bitter End so this would be a one seat ride for yours truly. The plan was to take the 6 [...]

The Straphanger Singer…..

No, I did not run into “The Straphanger Singer” again. For those who do not know who “The Straphanger Singer” is, please visit this entry for all the important information.
I finally got around to uploading some of the audio recordings I made of him singing. Thankfully my mp3 player has a built in microphone or [...]

All Over……

So the date was August 2nd & the forecast was disgusting! I needed to make a quick deposit at the bank. However I had no patience to ride the subway during normal business hours. You know what this meant, another overnight bank run!
I hopped a ride to the train station & got dropped off at [...]

I Thought My Mom Was Bad!

On July 19th, I had to go to the bank to make a deposit. I had no desire to deal with the normally huge crowds during business hours. Since this was the case, I decided to just make a deposit at the ATM during the overnight hours. For some reason I am really enjoying making [...]

The Great 6 Train Puke & Debate

The night of June 30th turned out to be quite interesting. The plan was to head to Penn Station & hop the LIRR out to see my best friend Tricia. I was running late as usual but felt confident I’d make it to Penn Station on time. However the start to the commute was quite [...]

Wow, He Knows The Rules!

It was a nice & sunny day on April 3, 2007. I had spent the night with one of my best friend’s Tricia in our friend Rochelle’s apartment. I could have went home afterwards but decided I should try & see my other best friend Dawn. So I gave her a call & we agreed [...]

It Was Good To Be Back!

Today was the first day I went on the subway in 2007. I ended the last few days of 2006 staying within my neighborhood. I felt like I haven’t been on the subway in ages! The walk to the station was a quick one & the wait for the train was even quicker.
I had to [...]

Could It Get Any Better?

Last Saturday I was going to see my friends The Pervs play at Matchless. I was looking forward to seeing them but not the venue. I had not been there in over a year & the one time I did go, problems arose with the owner.
I had been debating which combination of trains I was [...]