MASSAGE,
MOVIE AND MUNCHING MAGIC
PASSWORD: SKY RINK
Hola
Peeps - we're talking about the original Sky Rink ice skating rink that
was all the way west on 33rd Street, not the new poser one that's part
of Chelsea Piers. Why is this MAGIC GARDEN different from all other MAGIC
GARDENS? Well, we're going to have massage therapists giving massages.
AND we're now serving delicious food - things like Crispy Crawfish with
wasabi orange marmalade, Seared Tuna Sashimi Salad over baby arugula,
Grilled Balinese Beef Skewers with coconut chili dipping sauce - so come
hungry. AND we're screening "On the Waterfront" starring Marlon
Brando. WOW is right!
So neurotic natives, it's your lucky week. Two licensed massage therapists,
Paige Mullins (LaGuardia HS - 415-407-9672; paigelmt@gmail.com)
and Alex Fisher (New Lincoln/Source Academy - 917-374-6984; massagenyc@runbox.com),
with amazingly magical fingers (both have gotten big kinks out of my back),
are going to be giving massages at Monday's party - $1 a minute, 5 minute
minimum. After a hard day's work, or a long day panhandling, sit on a
special massage chair and kick those stresses to the curb. Then get all
boozy.
A reminder for the Great Saunter on Saturday, May 6. For those who've
been on this list for a while, you know all about the very awesome annual
32 mile walk around Manhattan's shoreline, run by Shorewalkers - they help to promote the beautification of NYC’s waterways. It’s
a $10 donation to join the walk ($15 on the day of). You can register
on the website. The gang will be meeting at 7:15am at the sign-up table
on the corner of Fulton & South Streets near the South Street Seaport.
Try not to come hungover. To those who are new, check out some writings
about it at: http://www.nycmagicgarden.com/Invite_April_2005.htm
and also at: http://www.nycmagicgarden.com/Invite_June_2005.htm.
Important interjections: We have a slot open for this month's "Be
Nice Campaign" so hurry up and email me if you want free money for
a charitable organization you are personally involved with. Slots for
some future months available as well. It seems that no one wants free
money. Weirdos. And, shameless self-promotion - I have a design show/sale
for my new line of kiddie clothes, along with 22 other designers at F.I.T.
this Friday (6-9pm) and Saturday (12-6pm). It's at the Great Hall on 28th
Street and 7th Avenue, free, and open to the public. Fashion show on Saturday
at 3pm. All MAGIC GARDENERS get 10% off. More info at: www.zoelou.com.
OKAY, lots of talk of water, huh? That leads us to this month's quiz about
Manhattan's waterfront. Yippee! I had to make it a bit harder than last
month because some people did a little too well and threw off the curve
(answers are posted at the bottom of: http://www.nycmagicgarden.com/Passwords.html):
MANHATTAN HARBOR QUIZ
- The Titanic was scheduled to arrive at Chelsea Piers on April 16,
1912, but struck an iceberg on April 14. What ship rescued the 675
surviving passengers (there were 2200 passengers in total) and brought
them safely to Chelsea Piers on April 20? a) Luisitania b) Carpathia
c) Leonardia d) S.S. Minnow
- How long is
the Statue of Liberty's index finger? a) 2 feet b) 8 feet c) 20 feet
d) 40 feet
- From 1876 to
1884 the hand and torch of the Statue of Liberty were on display in
what park to help raise funds to build a suitable base for the statue?
a) Bryant Park b) Central Park c) Madison Square Park d) Fort Tryon
Park
- The Simon and
Garfunkel song “Feeling Groovy” is also named after what
East River bridge?
- What sexy Brooklyn-born
actress was imprisoned on Welfare Island for "obscenity and corrupting
the morals of youth"? a) Mae West b) Marilyn Monroe c) Dame Edna
d) Jayne Mansfield
- Roosevelt Island
has been named all of the following except: a) Welfare Island b) Blackwell’s
Island c) Manning's Island d) Ward’s Island
- What is the
only bridge across the Hudson in Manhattan?
- Battery Park’s
Castle Clinton has been utilized as all of the following except: a)
an aquarium b) an immigration center c) a Con Edison plant d) an entertainment
hall
- Landfill has
extended the shoreline of lower Manhattan many times. Which of the
following streets was never along the shoreline? a) John b) Pearl
b) Front d) South
- What is the
name of the neighborhood on the East side of Manhattan, lying along
York Avenue between 53rd and 59th Streets?
- Fill in the
blank: Riverside Park, which stretches along the coastline of Manhattan
for four miles, is also the ___________ regional park in New York
City: a) hottest b) greenest c) narrowest d) ugliest
- Which waterfront
park in upper Manhattan was built above a sewage treatment facility?
a) Carl Schurz Park b) Riverbank State Park c) City Hall Park d) Central
Park
- Extra Credit:
Simon and Garfunkel, from Forest Hills, started singing together in
high school under what name?
- Extra Extra
Credit: On which “private” island in NYC did I go to a
dance in 8th grade, and slow dance to “Careless Whisper”?
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