The Osborn's in Texas: June 2006

By Popular Demand

Probably a little late to post but here it is anyway for the 2 of you that have not seen it. Thanks to Pop, Ryder, and everyone else who sent it to me.

AOL is the Devil

Alabama Highlights

Alright...so when I was in Tuscaloosa this past week, I got a TON of grief about having a bunch of LSU stuff on here but nothing about Alabama. So, to make those Bama fans hush, here are some UofA highlights. Roll Tide.

2003

2004

2005

Be sure to watch who the flying Bama defender hits at minute 1:26.

Just Beautiful

Last Weekend - Kerrie's __nd Birthday

Last weekend, I made my last trip down before moving permanently on June 14th. Sunday was Kerrie's birthday but we really celebrated it on Friday. She took off work, we went shopping, caught a movie, and then she spent some quality time at a day spa. On Saturday, Karlyle had her first ever swimming lesson in the morning and Morgan had her riding lesson in the afternoon. On Sunday, we slept.

Just a little excited - right after this picture, she stepped right off the stair and went right under.

Swimming.

Morgan's New Stable.

Walking a horse named Turbo.

Getting down to business.

The End.

Memorial Day Weekend

Since I was headed to San Antonio the following weekend for Kerrie's birthday and since plane tickets to Texas were totally outrageous, I was not able to make it down to see the girls for Memorial Day Weekend. Seeing that I was going to be stuck in town by myself for 4 days, my good friend Christian Guzzano (we call him Goose) and his family graciously invited me up to New York for the weekend to visit his mom. She lives on Long Island in Glen Cove - about 30-45 minutes away from Manhattan. Below are some pictures from each day so scroll down to Friday and work your way up.

A special thanks to the Guzzano's, Paula, and Steve for having me and treating me just like family since it was not possible for me to be with my own.

NYC - Sunday - Memorial Day Weekend

On Sunday, we went over to a cookout at a family friend's house. That friend just happened to be Richie Cannata and his family. You might know Richie as the saxophonist for Billy Joel - although he is sometimes called Rico during those gigs. He has also toured with the Beach Boys and played with countless other bands over the years. He also owns a recording studio and has worked with the likes of Ray Charles, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and Daryl Hall, just to name a few. The Cannatas live right around the corner from Goose's mom and they have known each other for some time. After we ate, Richie gave out cigars and told us stories of playing at Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium (only a week or so before he played the National Anthem) and all kinds of other places and venues he had played. Not a bad way to spend the afternoon.

Hanging out by the pool.

Richie cooking lunch.

NYC - Saturday Afternoon and Evening - Memorial Day Weekend

After lunch, Goose took me into the city to show me around. After jumping on the wrong train and riding back into Brooklyn (after we had just driven into Manhattan from Brooklyn), we stopped at Ground Zero, St. Paul's Chapel, and then walked the Brooklyn Bridge. After that, we headed to Parma, a restaurant that Goose's dad manages.

Getting on the BQE.

Some video of us going through Brooklyn - and no, I was not driving.

The Brooklyn Bridge.

Crossing the Bridge.

Ground Zero.

This is the vacant 41-story former Deutsche Bank AG building. There is currently some debate on how to properly tear it down. Here is an AP story written about it only a fews days before this picture was taken. Link

Here is the new 7 World Trade Center that just opened in March 2006. The original 7 WTC collapsed on the afternoon of September 11, 2001. The new tower is 52 stories tall, has 1.7 million square feet of leasable office space starting at the 11th floor, since the first 10 floors will house an electrical substation which will power most of lower Manhattan. The building is pretty big, but keep in mind the twin towers were each over twice as tall as this building and each had over 3.8 million square feet of office space. Here is more info on the building. Link

A great sign at Ground Zero. And yes, right across the street, people are selling watches and other crap.

St. Paul's Chapel - this is directly across the street from Ground Zero. It is where George Washington worshipped on his Inauguration Day, April 30, 1789. Amazingly, despite being only a street away from the collapsed towers, the Chapel suffered little damage on 9/11.

Here are gravestones at St. Paul's Chapel - Ground Zero is in the background.

The Brooklyn Bridge.

Pretty cool.

Looking into Brooklyn.

Standing over traffic.

View of the Statue of Liberty.

Closeup.

Lower Manhattan.

Me and Goose.

Another.

Me with the Manhattan Bridge in the background.

This look familiar you Law & Order fans?

Amen.

Our dinner crew. Pictured are me, Goose's father, Enid (a co-worker from the Bolling legal office who is originally from Brooklyn), and Goose.

Cheers.

NYC - Saturday Morning - Memorial Day Weekend

On Saturday morning, Goose took me to the beach about 5 minutes from his house. After that, we took a look at a few houses that were used in the making of both the original and remake of the movie Sabrina.