Old North Church

One if by land, two if by sea. This is the church where the two lanterns were hung to warn that the british were coming.

Walking in the Rain

Still raining on me, but Boston has a nice walkway to downtown. I'm sure to see some interesting historical sites down there.

National Anthem


This happened quick.. Didn't expect to be sitting here an hour ago.
Also, you should know I've begun using a Boston accent when talking to people. I don't know why.. It just happened naturally.

Fenway Pahhk



Just got a ticket from a scalper... I even talked him down ten bucks... I don't know who I am anymore :)

On the Rails



I love the trains. I love seeing the country go by. I've seen the country from roads plenty of times, but it doesn't compare. On the train, the view is not an endless stretch of concrete, license plates, and exhaust pipes.

I see forests and lakes. I see people on boats lazily staring at bobbers on their fishing lines. I don't see a single Cracker Barrel or strip mall. I see backyard swimming pools and BBQ grills. There are baseball diamonds and people strolling through parks.

From the rails, it's not a country of Texaco stations, road rage, and billboards, it's the America that I love. I'm happy I've taken this time to see it before I hit the trail.

I'll be passing through Providence in a couple of minutes. Boston isn't that far now.

Penn Station



Slight change of plans.. heading to Boston today.. then heading to Maine on Thursday.

Symphony In the Park



You can't walk a mile in New York without seeing something great that you didn't expect to see. There were two girls in the park playing violins, then I came upon this. I just sat backwards on a park bench with the bench's back in front of me, and rested my head in my arms with my eyes closed. They were doing a summer "living composers" concert series. The first piece was performed for the first time ever in front of an audience. The rest of the show was Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. It wasn't just the sound of the symphony that I loved. Behind me, hot dog vendors work, birds chirped above my head, new yorkers walked behind me talking. It was everything I thought Central Park might be and more.

I <3 NY



Now there's something you don't see everyday, a guy doing a forward flip over 4 random volunteers in Times Square.

Letterman

The show was amazing. I was more excited than I thought I could be. Sat in the third row on Dave's right. Right by the CBS Orchestra and most importantly, just a few yards from Eddie Vedder performing solo on his uke. It was unbelievable. And the song was beautiful and perfect.

If you watch, and you really should, to give you an idea of where I was sitting, when Dave comments on Cameron Diaz's legs and they switch to a camera angle pointing at them, that was my view. I mention that because now you'll remember when you're watching.

I'll write more later, when I can get online. No internet at this hostel and I have tons of photos to upload. No cameras allowed in the show though.

Alright, I'm in Times Square leaning against a building and texting like a weirdo, so I'm going to walk down the street and see what else happens... you never know.

Waiting For Letterman

Met a great couple in line waiting to see the show. This will be their 20th time seeing Eddie Vedder perform. Their enthusiasm is very infectious.

Vedder

I was ordering a sandwich from Rupert Gee himself and little did I know, 20 feet behind me, Eddie Vedder was getting out of a van, waved to fans, then went inside the Ed Sullivan Theater.