Saturday, November 20, 2010

LSP in the City


Thought I'd take a well needed break and head North. So I braved the massive unpleasantness of modern air travel - not dissimilar to taking a bus from Cheltenham to Canterbury in the '80s - and checked into Midtown, New York. It was neat looking down on Broadway, in a Bladerunner kind of way.

Always liked the top of the Crown Building

Visited St. Mary The Virgin, on 46th St., between 7th & 8th, where I gave my first sermon, back in the mists of antiquity. It was a terrible homily and I was terrified to give it, but the people were kind and said it was good. A great church in its day, but now given to the strange new religion of TEC, which is a bad shame.

Scary pulpit at St. Mary's

Managed to get to the Met & the Frick too; both are remarkable museums, to my mind, and well worth the visit. Oddly enough, I enjoyed the arms & armour section of the Met...


Imagine the force of armoured cavalry; the sheer kinetic energy alone would be hard to withstand.

Wandered about Central Park too, which didn't seem remotely as dodgy as it was in the olden days, but perhaps my point of view has changed.

So, after a few days of charging about the city I made my way back to Texas and Lonestarism, which I like. Still, I think there's a greatness to New York, if you can get past the armies of Brits shouting "Yah" on their cell phones as they stride down 5th Ave, and the dangerous number of skateboard and scooter riders. A right menace. All that to say nothing of the Pelosianites who seem to have taken over control of the North East, but more of that anon.

Have a blessed feast of Christ the King tomorrow.

Cheers,

LSP

9 comments:

Borepatch said...

I can't imagine taking a bus to Canterbury in the '70s.

Of course, I took a bus through Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC in the '70s ....

darlin said...

LSP, how awesome to see you change it up a bit and take some time to visit the city. I love your photos, I've never been to NY city and now can say that I've seen some of the sights. :-)

I am curious what religion TEC (if that's the right initials) is, I'll try to google it to find out.

So do you feel well rested? They, whomever "they" are, say a change is as good as a rest.

Have a fantastic and blessed Sunday.

LSP said...

Borepatch - I seem to recall the Port Authority being a little hairy back in the day.

The Chelt/Cant journey wasn't dangerous, just uncomfortable, crowded and long - like flying these days...

LSP said...

Thanks Darlin. It was good to get a change of perspective - interesting place, NYC.

God bless!

All Seeing Eye said...

Had great fun exploring the 'net for more pictures and history of the Crown Building first - which of course took me via other links on a whistlestop virtual tour of New York.

Now I really want to visit. I'll have to see if I can bluff my company into paying for it though....

LSP said...

ASE - the Crown building's remarkable, and it's just one of many. Visit if you can!

Third News said...

The 'flying off the handle' reminds me of story about a panicked stable hand who found a a horse in distress.

As he was kneeling, and examining the horse's legs, the hand felt the presence of another person, and yelled for them not to stand there like a ^*D #%&* idiot, and to get buckets of hot water.

When the hand heard the telltale water sloshing, he looked-up to see the Queen rushing as fast as she could.

She is a devoted horsewoman, after-all

jenny said...

agh, come on! I lived a year in Kilburn and a year in Queens (10 years older and stodgier than I was in London, even) and labeling this post "London on steroids" is not accurate! I'd like to discuss piccadilly square and all its glowing and then things like guy fawkes day in the projects and boiler covers being blown off through mail slots!) London is a crazy place, man! I have significantly more crazy stories from there than I do NYC.
(...and now you think I have major issues with cities and that I should leave you in peace, so okay, that's fair enough.)
:)

LSP said...

London has been known to spiral dangerously out of control...

Good old Kilburn. Never really been to Queens!

Have a blessed Good Friday.