New York State Golden Snowball Award Contest

LauraFan1 · Senior Member

Laura and Max's final show

StockardFan · Senior Member

LauraFan1 wrote:

Hi all! My sister and I are counting down to next Sunday, we are lucky enough to get to be at their last show. I'm just wondering how many others on this board will be there....I'm very excited to be back in the city and see the show again, I can't wait!!!! Thanks and hope you have a nice day :) Dana

Dana, I'm jealous! I haven't been to the city for over a year........I miss it. Have a great time!

DogsandBirds · Guru

StockardFan wrote:

LauraFan1 wrote:

Hi all! My sister and I are counting down to next Sunday, we are lucky enough to get to be at their last show. I'm just wondering how many others on this board will be there....I'm very excited to be back in the city and see the show again, I can't wait!!!! Thanks and hope you have a nice day :) Dana

Dana, I'm jealous! I haven't been to the city for over a year........I miss it. Have a great time!

Come back and see us! There is nothing like NYC at anytime of year. So much to see and do. I do love my city!

StockardFan · Senior Member

I used to go visit my cousin who lives in Brooklyn, but she isn't speaking to me right now (long story), so that's why I haven't been. I have a friend in Staten Island though and we have discussed doing a girls' weekend at her house.

I would love to live in New York! Do you live in Manhattan?

DogsandBirds · Guru

No, I live in Queens born and bred there. Long stories about families are a dime a dozen, which of my dozen would you like? Staten Island, that's still part of NYC? lol.

I can go to see a show anytime I have both the inclination and the money. I frequently have the inclination, now about the money...

Eris · Guru

I don't live in the city and I'm not 100% sure I'd want to. I'm not a "city gal". My younger brother lives in Weehawken, NJ (upstate - 20 mins from NYC) and my older brother lives in Woodside (part of Queens). But I love where I live. I live outside of Trenton and I can take the train to NYC in about an hour, drive to Philadelphia in 45 mins to an hour, and drive to Baltimore in 2 and a half to three hours.

-- Edited by Eris at 17:23, 2008-07-13

-- Edited by Eris at 17:27, 2008-07-13

DogsandBirds · Guru

I work about a mile away from Woodside and lived there for 3 years when I was in my teens. I also lived in Great Neck as a child, but the majority of my life has been in Queens within a 5 mile radius of where I am sitting right now.

I always think I have the best of all worlds. My neighborhood, Fresh Meadows, is mostly one family houses, well kept, on tree lined streets. The apartments in the area are the historical Fresh Meadows complex. There is shopping within walking distance, but I can get in my car and if there is no traffic, be in Manhattan in 20 minutes, or take a bus to the subway or an express bus to the city.

greasefan · Senior Member

I have always said that living in the city on a "trial" basis would be fun. I don't think I could live there forever, but I would love to try it out! I think cost of living would win that battle first!

Hello799 · Senior Member

Ohhhh Dana, I now so wish that my wife and I would have made the trip. I would have loved to see you and your sister again.

Hope you both have a wonderful time, get lots of pics and PLEASE share when you get the time.
You know like around midnight on sunday night would be just fine......I think I can wait that long.
TAKE CARE!!!!!

DogsandBirds · Guru

greasefan wrote:

I have always said that living in the city on a "trial" basis would be fun. I don't think I could live there forever, but I would love to try it out! I think cost of living would win that battle first!

I guess if you want to live in Manhattan, you wouldn't be able to survive for long, but in the other boroughs, there are lots of us middle class people surviving fairly well. The hardest nut to crack here is housing, but there are other cities that have the same issue.

Judy · Senior Member

My Mom grew up in Brooklyn,I used to love our visits there.My brother lived on the East Side of Manhattan for about five years He and his wife loved it because of the access to everything day and night.Two of my nephews lived in the city for a while too,they both work there.It's definitely a fascinating place to live.

DogsandBirds · Guru

Yes, it is. If I ever win the lottery, I will definitely have a pied de terre. I would have to win millions, but it is nice to dream.

StockardFan · Senior Member

I'd have to be loaded to enjoy living in Manhattan, but if I were loaded I think I'd like it.

I'm not sure if Staten Island is technically a part of the city or not......I just know she goes into Manhattan alot and if we were to go stay with her we'd probably go to some shows....

DogsandBirds · Guru

It is part of the the five boroughs of NYC, Some New Yorkers joke about it because it is more isolated transportation wise than the other boroughs.

Yes, living in Manhattan must be wonderful, but it is always noisy, always crowded and always exciting

StockardFan · Senior Member

So the 5 boroughs are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island right?

DogsandBirds · Guru

Manhattan, which everyone calls the city (even those of us who live here!), the Bronx, the only borough that on the mainland of the US, Brooklyn, also known as Kings, Queens, which has no other name and Staten Island which is also known as Richmond, make up the five boroughs of NYC.

Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island, although we call the other two counties "Long Island" even though there are four counties on Long Island and two of them. Brooklyn and Queens are part of New York City.

There will be a quiz on this tomorrow! LOL.

Hello799 · Senior Member

D&B, a couple million would get you one looking over central park. Heck, I would even share!!!

DogsandBirds · Guru

2 Million? Don't think you would get anything much on 5th Avenue which overlooks the park. The prices in Manhattan for a coop are astronomical. I think maybe you could a small 1 bedroom if you want to be by the park.

Hello799 · Senior Member

I thought the one hotel, no longer a hotel, that is overlooking the south-east entrance of the park was going for 1.5 million. That would be plenty big. Unless you were thinking bigger. Then it would have to take a couple cracks at the lottery.

Either way, let me know when it happens. Sharing is caring. Its a good thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Edited by Hello799 at 01:28, 2008-07-14

DogsandBirds · Guru

The Plaza? I quote an article from Money Magazine:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The first condos have gone on sale in one of the most storied of New York hotels, the Plaza, and they're anything but cheap.

Prices start at $2 million for an 1,100-square-foot one-bedroom condominium -- and that's for one that doesn't have views of Central Park -- and max out at $32.5 million for the penthouse, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.

Some of the apartments were featured on a local real estate program here. The apartments are quite spectacular. Remember, this is sale price and does not include maintaince, which I imagine is thousands a month.

My mother always said, "Rich or poor, it's nice to have money."

Hello799 · Senior Member

"When I become rich, I will let you know if I can agree with her." LOL

I guess I should have taken it when it was offered at 1.5 mil. Could have made a little money on the deal. Real estate. Thats where the money is.
And yes, the Plaza. That was the place.

Thanks D&B....Sorry for hi-jacking the thread.

DogsandBirds · Guru

Was it offered for 1.5 mil? I thought the starting price was 2 mil, but I could be wrong.

Even if I sold my house and everything I own, I couldn't afford the down payment. I am happy to be where I am.

LauraFan1 · Senior Member

Hello799 wrote:
Ohhhh Dana, I now so wish that my wife and I would have made the trip. I would have loved to see you and your sister again.

Hope you both have a wonderful time, get lots of pics and PLEASE share when you get the time.
You know like around midnight on sunday night would be just fine......I think I can wait that long.
TAKE CARE!!!!!

Hi there Mike! Awww thanks for the good wishes, it was really fun meeting you and your wife too :) I'm sure we'll have a great time---we were just in NY not two weeks ago, but it'll still be fun to be there again :) I will take alot of pictures, but I don't really know how to upload them on here; I will try and figure that out....anyway, it's sure to be a fun time, wish you were going!! Hope you have a nice day :)

StockardFan · Senior Member

Suffolk and Nassau being the other 2 LI counties, correct?

I used to date a guy who's family lived in Southampton and I spent a summer out there. Talk about nice places to live......

His family was year round though so they just lived in a regular house. LOL!

DogsandBirds · Guru

StockardFan wrote:

Suffolk and Nassau being the other 2 LI counties, correct?

I used to date a guy who's family lived in Southampton and I spent a summer out there. Talk about nice places to live......

His family was year round though so they just lived in a regular house. LOL!

Correct. Everyone in the here will say they are going to Long Island, even if they live in Brooklyn or Queens. Even a "regular house" out in the Hamptons now is very pricey, although there are lots of people out there who have smaller homes that are "reasonable" for the area.

Edwardian · Veteran Member

Does anyone know whether the producers will be doing anything to commemorate Laura and Max's last show?

Eris · Guru

I'd imagine there will be some sort of party but I doubt it'll be publicly acknowleged. There may be an article or two but nothing major.

-- Edited by Eris at 19:24, 2008-07-17

Edwardian · Veteran Member

Thanks, Eris. It would be nice if they made some type of public acknowledgement given the unusual way in which they were selected and how successful they have been.

StockardFan · Senior Member

D&B their house was fairly small, and it wasn't on the ocean obviously. It was over on the sound side, like you were going out to Sag Harbor.

StockardFan · Senior Member

I have no idea? Buffalo is on the western end of the state, and the Hamptons are on the eastern part of L.I.

DogsandBirds · Guru

StockardFan wrote:

I have no idea? Buffalo is on the western end of the state, and the Hamptons are on the eastern part of L.I.

496 miles or about 9 hours.

DogsandBirds · Guru

Edwardian wrote:

Thanks, Eris. It would be nice if they made some type of public acknowledgement given the unusual way in which they were selected and how successful they have been.

It's highly unusual for a Broadway show to give "send off" party to cast members, unless they are celebrities.

Eris · Guru

DogsandBirds wrote:
It's highly unusual for a Broadway show to give "send off" party to cast members, unless they are celebrities.

Right. The cast will probably do something among themselves but as far as the producers go I doubt we'll even hear from them publicly.

Max and Laura may have gotten their roles in a different way but I would imagine they want to be seen as any other member of the Broadway community. So I'd think they'd want to go out just like any other performer.

-- Edited by Eris at 23:10, 2008-07-17

StockardFan · Senior Member

DogsandBirds wrote:

StockardFan wrote:

I have no idea? Buffalo is on the western end of the state, and the Hamptons are on the eastern part of L.I.

496 miles or about 9 hours.

There ya go!

DogsandBirds · Guru

StockardFan wrote:

DogsandBirds wrote:

StockardFan wrote:

I have no idea? Buffalo is on the western end of the state, and the Hamptons are on the eastern part of L.I.

496 miles or about 9 hours.

There ya go!

Buffalo land of snow, snow, snow. Did Buffalo win the Golden Snowball this past winter?

StockardFan · Senior Member

I don't know? Is there such a thing?

DogsandBirds · Guru

Yes, there is! Even downstaters know about such things!

http://goldensnowball.com/

New York State Golden Snowball Award Contest

The Golden Snowball Award is a contest between 5 cities in CNY - Upstate New York. The contest is based on which city receives the most snowfall for the snow season. The cities that compete are Albany, Buffalo, Binghamton, Rochester and last years Champion, Syracuse. A trophy is awarded to the winning city every year.

Golden Snowball Totals for the 2007 - 2008 Snowfall Season
Updated 5/4/08

GSB Cities	This Season	Normal Average to Date	Normal Seasons Average	Last Season This Date
Syracuse	109.1	111.9	111.9	140.2
Rochester	106.0	100.1	100.3	107.2
Buffalo	103.8	97.0	97	88.9
Binghamton	70.7	81.0	81	78.6
Albany	61.1	62.7	62.6	45.9

Looks like Syracuse won it this past year.

StockardFan · Senior Member

That's funny!

Bill747 · Veteran Member

StockardFan wrote:
That's funny!

Here's something else funny: Max & Laura singing a funny version of Summer Nights at MadLibs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQgEB2QnkA4

(Unfortunately some of it are hard to decipher inside jokes; but it is good to see they have a sense of humour.)

Bill

-- Edited by Bill747 at 21:29, 2008-07-18

KarenP · Newbie

Bill747 wrote:

StockardFan wrote:
That's funny!

Here's something else funny: Max & Laura singing a funny version of Summer Nights at MadLibs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQgEB2QnkA4

(Unfortunately some of it are hard to decipher inside jokes; but it is good to see they have a sense of humour.)

Bill

Thanks for the happy place! (And it's funny to talk about snow when it's so hot!)

StockardFan · Senior Member

I know, it's hotter than Hades here! I don't get to see snow very often. Some winters we get a good amount and some we get hardly any.

Edwardian · Veteran Member

StockardFan wrote:
DogsandBirds wrote:

StockardFan wrote:

I have no idea? Buffalo is on the western end of the state, and the Hamptons are on the eastern part of L.I.

496 miles or about 9 hours.

There ya go!

Very good point, Eris.