Samuel Morse, famous for devising the code that shares his name, died on April 2, 1872, but if you thought that it would stop him from calling Matt and Rob on this momentus occassion, you don't know crap about Sammy "F.B." Morse.
I'm glad to see he's using the phone these days. It takes a big man to admit he's been beat.
Does anyone speak his code? Then let me know what he's saying in the comments. I hope it's positive. Here's the wikipedia entry on Sammy. Who says Matt and Rob aren't educating people? You? Oh.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
Goodnight
Missed Connection (NYC Trek Edition)
Commentor Pat and NY1 both appear to be in the same boat, missing a sighting of Matt and Rob. (Pat was kind enough to put the pictures online).
Meet Up Tonight in Brooklyn!
Meeting up with our intrepid explorers, given their variable walking speeds and ambitious schedule, is going to be a challenge. Save for those people with plenty of time and the duos' cellphones numbers, it would be difficult to see Matt and Rob as they pass by quickly.
So, here's the first opportunity for an actual MeetUp.
Matt and Rob plan on arriving at Christ Church, 7301 Ridge Blvd., Brooklyn around 8:30 p.m. They plan on meeting their host for the evening at that location, and then possibly crossing off another ethnic cuisine in the neighborhood.
Note: their original plan called for them to arrive at 8 pm, and Matt thinks it is equally possibly that they would arrive at 9 pm, so make allowances for them being a little early or late. Basically, if you want to become a part of NYC Trek 2007, I'd clear your schedule from at least 8:10 until 8:50 tonight.
Now is your chance to grab a picture or scoop the major media outlets! If you upload something to Flickr or something similar, consider tagging it "NYC TREK 2007" or otherwise alerting us to the picture in the comments.
So, here's the first opportunity for an actual MeetUp.
Matt and Rob plan on arriving at Christ Church, 7301 Ridge Blvd., Brooklyn around 8:30 p.m. They plan on meeting their host for the evening at that location, and then possibly crossing off another ethnic cuisine in the neighborhood.
Note: their original plan called for them to arrive at 8 pm, and Matt thinks it is equally possibly that they would arrive at 9 pm, so make allowances for them being a little early or late. Basically, if you want to become a part of NYC Trek 2007, I'd clear your schedule from at least 8:10 until 8:50 tonight.
Now is your chance to grab a picture or scoop the major media outlets! If you upload something to Flickr or something similar, consider tagging it "NYC TREK 2007" or otherwise alerting us to the picture in the comments.
Lunchtime
Greetings!
We're at an internet cafe/middle eastern restaurant, checking off the first of our ten required ethnic cuisines on the checklist. Matt is going for a falafel platter, while I ordered something I'd never heard of.
We've had quite a day. The soreness from walking 19 miles has started a little bit, but we're plowing through, with some well-timed breaks helping us out. We're now in Brooklyn, just south of Fort Greene Park. We passed through the 0-100 block of S. Portland Ave, which was voted by Time-out-NY as the "best block to live on" in NYC. It has a lot of Cosby Show style brown brick condos, is well-maintained, clean, and diverse.
On our way here, we dropped our shoes and socks off at a laundromat to sit in a dryer during lunch, so we're in our flip flops now. I'm definitely glad we don't have to walk too far in flip flops! As ready as I was to take my shoes off (although no one else was as excited about this as me), they're quite a bit more comfortable for walking.
In case you couldn't tell from earlier entries, we got absolutely soaked today. Ridiculously soaked. Saturated. Etc. It's finally stopped raining, and while still overcast, it's looking better as time goes on.
Anyway, our food is here! We'll update more later.
We're at an internet cafe/middle eastern restaurant, checking off the first of our ten required ethnic cuisines on the checklist. Matt is going for a falafel platter, while I ordered something I'd never heard of.
We've had quite a day. The soreness from walking 19 miles has started a little bit, but we're plowing through, with some well-timed breaks helping us out. We're now in Brooklyn, just south of Fort Greene Park. We passed through the 0-100 block of S. Portland Ave, which was voted by Time-out-NY as the "best block to live on" in NYC. It has a lot of Cosby Show style brown brick condos, is well-maintained, clean, and diverse.
On our way here, we dropped our shoes and socks off at a laundromat to sit in a dryer during lunch, so we're in our flip flops now. I'm definitely glad we don't have to walk too far in flip flops! As ready as I was to take my shoes off (although no one else was as excited about this as me), they're quite a bit more comfortable for walking.
In case you couldn't tell from earlier entries, we got absolutely soaked today. Ridiculously soaked. Saturated. Etc. It's finally stopped raining, and while still overcast, it's looking better as time goes on.
Anyway, our food is here! We'll update more later.
Wouldn't Hold Out Much Hope For the Tape Deck
Another message from one of Matt and Rob's well wishers.
John's voicemail is on topic, as every CCR fan knows that he wrote the hit "Who'll Stop the Rain" after Woodstock about the rain there.
John's voicemail is on topic, as every CCR fan knows that he wrote the hit "Who'll Stop the Rain" after Woodstock about the rain there.
One borough down
Staten Island: check. Highlights: South Beach boardwalk, Greenbelt trail, Todt Hill (409 ft, highest point in NYC), getting totally drenched in downpour, eating fresh cookies for breakfast, and using the bathroom at Borough Hall
Meet Ups on the Trek?
Anyone out there planning on meeting up with Matt and Rob during the trek? Someone must be thinking about briefly coming into contact with genius (and Matt too, of course).
We can post stories, photos or whatever else if readers want to submit their harrowing tales. Leave a message in the comments if you want more information on how to get your tale posted on the blog.
We can post stories, photos or whatever else if readers want to submit their harrowing tales. Leave a message in the comments if you want more information on how to get your tale posted on the blog.
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