K-REBat

Just in case . . . any of you are still looking for a hotel. I just got this from Travel Zoo. http://www.travelzoo.com/hotel-booking/2284/?utm_source=top20_us&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=us_top20_2015_13_deal%3a1993271&utm_content=1993271&adid=1993271

Dudes, I've begun affirming to the universe, as I've started telling people at work of my plans to travel to Amsterdam this summer. Affirming to the universe that I will see you there. --K

TooSoon, I was on the Lower East Side yesterday and walked right past the Tenement Museum. I took a few pictures to tempt your appetite for this get together. But I absolutely can not figure out how to post them. But know that you were thought of yesterday, on the corner of Orchard and Delancey. --K

Momtojandj . . . Sorry to hear that. You will be missed. YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish MAYBE: Bluemoon15 BrokenHeart2 (Intrigued) mom66 singinmomo4 (I'm smelling some cheap Chinatown karaoke) tmwenger TooSoon (Top Grade) REMINDER: THE TIME WAS CHANGED TO 12:30PM

rifatheroffour, Dude, New York never closes. If you make it down here, and miss the Italian spot, I'm certain we can find someplace else to hang. --K

Have you guys noticed the astronomical amount of views this post has gotten? By the way . . . I'm off all day and night on April 12, so this of you hanging around the City, I'm happy to be your guide. What's on your "To See" list?

rifatheroffour . . . I am truly sorry. You will be missed. But this bago is growing, and time and space in New York is a precious commodity. Let us know if your situation changes. Mangomom . . . Don't let Canal Street scare you when you see it. You are literally staying on the cusp of three amazing neighborhoods: Soho, Tribeca and Chinatown. Excellent choice. YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish Momtojandj MAYBE: Bluemoon15 BrokenHeart2 (Intrigued) mom66 singinmomo4 (I'm smelling some cheap Chinatown karaoke) tmwenger TooSoon (Top Grade) REMINDER: THE TIME WAS CHANGED TO 12:30PM

YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish Momtojandj MAYBE: Bluemoon15 BrokenHeart2 (Intrigued) mom66 rifatheroffour (Contemplation) singinmomo4 (I'm smelling some cheap Chinatown karaoke) tmwenger TooSoon (Top Grade) REMINDER: THE TIME WAS CHANGED TO 12:30PM

My suggestion would be White Plains. There's a Metro North commuter train that will take you right into Grand Central, mid-town Manhattan. If you would like, I can meet you there and get you to the restaurant, via mass transit of course. Keep me posted, K

Hey Youz Guys, I just wanted to let you travelers know that I received an e-mail from Jetsetter today. There are a bunch of New York hotel listings. I included the link below. BrokenHeart2?Come. Don't even think about it. Just come. Most of us are meeting for the very first time. --K http://www.jetsetter.com/search?q=New+York%2C+NY&source=TopNav-nofollow&type=Organic YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish Momtojandj MAYBE: Bluemoon15 BrokenHeart2 (Intrigued) mom66 rifatheroffour (Contemplation) singinmomo4 tmwenger TooSoon (Top Grade) REMINDER: THE TIME WAS CHANGED TO 12:30PM

Okay, Here's the Deal, In order to leave room for some of our Maybes, I decided to up the reservation. It will be much easier to lower that number even days before April 12, should the need arise. As a result there is a time change to 12:30pm. Is that okay for everyone??? Trust me when I tell you that it's good to have a cushion for last minute wid decisions. I have made many. This will also give us some wander around time after lunch, if anyone is interested. We are going to be in a GREAT neighborhood. YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish Momtojandj MAYBE: Bluemoon15 BrokenHeart2 (Intrigued) mom66 rifatheroffour (Contemplation) tmwenger TooSoon (Top Grade)

My two favorite phrases in the above post. Are you ready: and --K

Mangomom: Leave Times Square for the Disney tourists. Stay downtown and I will personally show you the Lower East Side, Village, Soho, Chinatown . . . my neck of the woods . . . since childhood. Gabzmom: I think beer pong is actually an Upper West Side thing. But I would be happy to take you to an 80s style video arcade with pinball on Essex Street. http://nymag.com/listings/bar/two-bits-retro-arcade/

Gabzmom . . . Roll like a New Yorker. From midtown, find yourself a D train and take it to Houston, N or R trains to Prince Street, or an F train to 2nd Avenue. Outsiders, no matter how close they are to you, can't possibly understand what we've been through. On the old Board, we used to call them DGIs?Don't Get Its. They say things to us like "get over it" or "you're being so dramatic" or "you're using this as a pity party" or (my favorite) they compare our losses to losing a grandparent. BUT, the good news is, no one has to understand what a Wid get together is like, or what the term Bago means. It's about us, and our respective journeys to Pala on April 12. But if you're comfortable, yea, you can share bago stories with outsiders, again with no expectations on their ability to truly get it. Just Jen . . . one of the best Bagos I ever went on is when a Jersey wid and I got on a plane and went to Chicago to meet some others. It was a total blast.

Will make plans in another month or two. Trying to encourage another New Amsterdam wid to come with. Meet you at Cafe Baba. K-REBat (formerly KarenBKLYN)

Our reservation is for 2:30pm at Pala, 198 Allen Street, between Houston and Allen. Their web address is http://www.palapizza.com/info. Should youz Jerseys decide to take the train from Secaucus to Penn Station, you literally need to walk one single avenue over to Herald Square, and take the F train downtown to 2nd Avenue. And welcome Momtojandj to the green light list. Lemme hear a whoop whoop. YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish Momtojandj MAYBE: Bluemoon15 mom66 rifatheroffour (Contemplation) tmwenger TooSoon (Top Grade)

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Come tmwenger, come. YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish MAYBE: Bluemoon15 Momtojandj rifatheroffour (Contemplation) tmwenger TooSoon (Top Grade)

Surrrrrre Gabzmom. We can take a hint. ;D

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YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Mangomom Michael797 MissingSquish MAYBE: Bluemoon15 Momtojandj rifatheroffour (Contemplation)

I'll take you wherever you want to go. I thought a walk over a bridge after lunch might be nice.

The earliest reservation I could get was 2:30pm. Again, we're going to Pala, 198 Allen Street, between Houston and Stanton. YES: Gabzmom Just Jen K-REBat LisaPop Michael797 MissingSquish MAYBE: Bluemoon15 Mangomom (Birthday temptation, definite maybe) Momtojandj rifatheroffour (Contemplation)

Was KarenBKLYN on YWBB.

Well, Here I am. Formerly known as KarenBKLYN, I've changed my screen name. This new web site sure is prettier. Now . . . here's an updated roster. YES: Gabzmom JustJen LisaPop Michael797 K-RE. MAYBE: Armor (interview permitting. mass transit recommended) Just Jen Mangomom --K