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The Kid Brother and I met friends Nick and Alyson at The Original Nathan’s Coney Island, which has been in the same location since 1916, for hot dogs the Monday I was in New York. They happened to schedule a visit to New York from Colchester, England, that overlapped with my visit. We were too busy talking for me to remember to take lots of pictures. No hot dog photos. No Nathan’s photos (click here). And only a couple of photos of us.
It was a great day with lots of sunshine, although too cold to eat outside. After lunch we went across the street to IT’SUGAR (click here). When we moved to Brooklyn, Abraham & Strauss (A&S) department store on Fulton Street was still pretty grand, and they had a candy counter on the main floor where I would always get a treat of Swedish fish after our mother dragged us around shopping. I have no idea what Dale and The Kid Brother got. And he was too young at the time to even remember the store. So, my major treat at It’Sugar was a package of Swedish Fish. Not the same as being scooped “fresh” into a bag, but I was happy. I also bagged up Tootsie Roll Pops for friends here who have never heard of them.
Alyson, always the professional, got hooked on all the memo pads. The Kid Brother is not big on candy, but he had to have something. So he got a deck of cards called 52 Farts, which he planned to share at work. He got a major case of the giggles when I read some of the fart descriptions to him. His favorite was the butt trumpet. We then walked along the boardwalk. and then back down to the street where we lived and showed them a bit of our neighborhood which was very special to share with such good friends. I lived there from the age of 10 until I went away to university at 17, and then again at times until I got my own apartment at the age of 25. The Kid Brother lived there from the age of 4 until the age of 27 and has remained in Brooklyn ever since, which is why he tawks the way he does.
El Hermanito y yo nos reunimos El hermano menor y yo nos reunimos con los amigos Nick y Alyson en El Original Nathan’s de Coney Island, que se encuentra en el mismo lugar desde 1916, para comer hot dogs el lunes que estuve en Nueva York. Sucedió que programaron una visita a Nueva York desde Colchester, Inglaterra, para coincidir con mi visita. Estábamos demasiado ocupados hablando para acordarme de tomar muchas fotografías. No hay fotos de hot dogs. No hay fotos de Nathan’s (haz clic aquí). Y sólo unas de fotos de nosotros.
Fue un gran día con mucho sol, aunque hacía demasiado frío para comer afuera. Después del almuerzo cruzamos la calle hacia IT’SUGAR (haz clic aquí). Cuando nos mudamos a Brooklyn, el grande almacen Abraham & Strauss (A&S) en Fulton Street todavía eran un poco elegante y tenían un mostrador de dulces en el piso principal donde siempre me daban un capricho con Swedish Fish (pescado sueco) después de que nuestra madre nos arrastraba de compras. No tengo idea de lo que obtuvieron Dale y El Hermanito. Y él era demasiado joven en ese momento para siquiera recordar la tienda. Entonces, mi principal regalo en It’Sugar fue un paquete de pescado sueco. No es lo mismo que meterlo “fresco” en una bolsa, pero estaba feliz. Yo también compre Tootsie Roll Pops para amigos aquí que nunca habían oído hablar de ellos.
Alyson, siempre la profesional, se enganchó con todos los blocs de notas. A El Hermanito no le gustan mucho los dulces, pero tenía que tener algo. Así que consiguió una baraja de cartas que pensaba compartir en el trabajo. Se rió mucho cuando le leí algunas de las descripciones de los pedos. Su favorita era la trompeta a tope. Luego caminamos por el Boardwalk (paseo marítimo). y luego volvimos a la calle donde vivíamos y les mostramos un poco de nuestro barrio que era muy especial para compartir con tan buenos amigos. Viví allí desde los 10 años hasta que me fui a la universidad a los 17, y luego otra vez hasta que conseguí mi propio apartamento a los 25 años. El Hermanito vivió allí desde los 4 años hasta los 27 y ha permanecido en Brooklyn desde entonces, razón por la cual habla como lo hace.
• En el tren F hasta nuestras diferentes estaciones.
• Detrás de nuestro viejo edificio. Se están realizando reparaciones de ladrillos (nuevamente).
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Great photos as always! and I haven’t even been here long 🙂 annie
Annie,
I’m glad you’re back. Thanks regarding the photos. I love taking them to tell stories.
Ahhhhh, great fun!
Judy C,
It was. So nice to be able to share our friends with Chuck.
Sweet memories, hot dogs, candies and fart jokes.
Sounds like the best day ever!
Bob,
A great day!
What a great day. I like the way you weave your own history into your visits, and how loving you are to your brother. Boud.
Boud,
We’ve always had a very powerful connection.
We need to spend more time in NYC and Spain.
David,
I have a feeling the Penguin is going to continue to get around.
Farts are ALWAYS funny.
Debra,
I wonder why that is.
You take the most wonderful photos. And thanks for the links back to previous visits. I enjoy learning more about your history and adventures. I bet that you are Kid Brother’s favorite person in the entire world. I mean- you buy him fart cards! And hot dogs! And take him bowling. Obviously you love him tremendously.
Anon,
The Kid Brother and I have always had a special bond, and it’s gotten stronger in recent years.
The Kid Brother will have a BLAST sharing those jokes!!
Jim,
We spoke last night. He hasn’t shown anyone yet. I now wonder if he will. Remember, he can’t read beyond a basic first grade level!
Nothing like a good fart joke – and 52 of them’s even better! I’ve never had a true American hotdog (obvs, I’ve never been to America), but I love even just the smell of frankfurters. I’m salivating as we speak… Jx
Jon,
Nathan’s does make good hot dogs. A great place to start if you ever lower yourself to visit New York.
Luv, a good New Yawk accent! I can hear the KB now!! Fawt jokes always get me giggling too!
Ron,
My brother-in-law thought in the 70s that KB spoke the way he does because of his disability. He then heard him talking to someone else and realized that wasn’t the reason.
What? No hot dog photos from this visit?? Back in my carnivore days, I’d take a hot dog over a hamburger any day in the week. I never had a Nathan’s Famous, but I did have a Pink’s (in Las Vegas, not LA). And yes, fart jokes are always funny.
Kelly,
I can’t believe I took NO photos at Nathan’s.
Swedish Fish candy, they have a strong taste of cinnamon, love them, but have not seen them
here for a long time. They must be a specialty of sorts. Your photos are so nice.
Laurent,
The Swedish Fish I know don’t have a cinnamon taste. That must be wonderful. These have a berry taste.
As always, I love looking at your photos. Your post brought back dear memories of eating Swedish fish. I used to walk down to the local small grocery store and buy them with pennies.
mcpersonalspace54:
I really do love Swedish Fish. Wish I had some right now, but they’re not to be found around here.
I cannot find them here either.
Always love coming to read what your doing and travel by. I crack up over your chats with Brother !
Now I don’t travel anywhere (except to doctors and hospital) gosh no fun photos in that !
cheers !
Parsnip:
Oh, I’d probably find some fun photos in doctor and hospital visits. Come to think of it, I have.
Look at that big octopus on that aquarium building! Anything like that for real on the inside?
Kirk:
I know there’s at least one big octopus, although not quite that size. I don’t know what’s in that building, but it’s not part of the aquarium exhibit space which was newly renovated and doubled in size. There’s a shark “tunnel” and a lot of cool stuff. A very nice aquarium.
I’m not a fan of Swedish Fish I think that tastes like edible plastic. Interesting enough they actually use Swedish Fish to make sour patch kids which I also don’t like either
Adam:
No problem. I’ll eat yours [Swedish Fish]. Funny. Although I love them, I can completely appreciate your comparison to edible plastic.
LOVE the octopus mural! How great that you got to meet up with Nick and Alyson!
Steve:
It was really special to meet up and I knew the Kid Brother would feel comfortable with them. They were great with him.
I love Swedish Fish and they were my go to snack but they are not gluten free and I can no longer eat them *sob*
Sassybear:
That’s too bad about Swedish fish. I’ve been told that they ARE gluten-free, but they’re not labeled as such, so there must be a reason why. Another of my favorites (and gluten-free) are jelly beans!