Halloween. I didnt even know it was a real holiday. But over the past month decorations have decked the city, from hair salons, to themed cupcakes at Whole Foods. Monday night after Mexican food, and a trip to icecream donnouts (cherie) and Dylan's Candy (me) We took the subway down to Union Square, where we were immediately enveloped by crowds of strangely dressed people.
Turns out Halloween is not only a real holiday, but New Yorkers take it seriously.
We walked down fifth, trying to make our way down police barricaded streets to the parade which runs down 6th from spring street to 14th street. Finally, we reached the parade, where the avenue had crowds 4 people thick, with people even standing on bins for a chance to see. Well we saw a few floats, and hundreds of costumed New Yorkers walking the parade, and then we had enough.
Unfortunately, getting home was not so simple. Cherie pled to a police officer "how are we supposed get home?" we laughed later when we realized it was only 9:30pm when we said this. we visited Washington Square Park and took pictures. We tried to find our friends but the crowds of people dressed in scary costumes (were talking fake cigarettes sticking out of cheeks) were too thick. Finally, we made to McDonalds Times Square where we collapsed for an hour (too exhausted to go home).
Back at mine, we heard exciting stories from my friends, whose dramatic night made us laugh til we cried
The next morning we literally rolled out of bed, and got the subway to 26th, ready for Martha. As I had forgotten to RSVP for our tickets, we first attempted to sneak in, and then got put on standby. Luckily, Martha musnt be in high demand, as we were the entire standby line. Soon, we were in the holding room, screaming when they announced HUGH JACKMAN was the guest of honor! This turned out to be a preview of our behavior when we would see the real Hugh JACKMAN.
The following link shows Cherie and my reaction when Hugh Jackman acknowledged the 'Aussie' in the audience. We forgot we had been informed not to make noise during the live show.
http://www.marthastewart.com/865195/coffee-show-hugh-jackman#ooid=tqYzZ5MjpZlC0Agh82fvfS_5gGD2Q6Mj,9rMDd5Mjpmg4rO8OsASSjc-Am2cH8Dzi
Yes, all that noise came from just Cherie and I...... I'm not sure if Hugh's nod is one of Aussie comradeship, or embarrassment at his countrymen (Cherie forgot she isn't Australian.) We were certainly embarrassed when we realized what we had done.
Well Hugh Jackman was great, and the set was amazing. Harper's Bazaar editor gave us all a free coffee table book (Harper's Bazaar Greatest Hits: RRP $70) which in the moment seemed like the greatest present in the whole world (and with hindsight seems alright). The warm up man who gives out freebies during the show to pump up the audience presented me with a lovely door cleaner. Excellent (not). Finally, the gourmet chef gave us all a bag of free gluten free flour.
When at the end of the show they offered us afternoon tickets, Cherie and I quickly declined, and both resolved never to watch Martha Stweart. Turns out it's actually a pretty boring show.
Two New York traditions that I am glad to have under my belt. But also two New York traditions I am never doing again!
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