Yeah man… It’s just getting more and more crazy out here… And I just realized that I contracted an STD. Lemme explain…
I’m from New York City. I have NEVER been to the Statue of Liberty. I have NEVER been inside of the Empire State Building. I have NO IDEA where Gracie Mansion is. It wasn’t until I turned 27 that I went to Governor’s Island for the first time, and that was at the request of accompanying a friend of mine, since she wasn’t from here and wanted to check it out. I’ve never been ice skating a day in my life so Rockafeller Center is as good as a foreign country to me. Yes, I can admit… I have this new STD. There’s no itching. No scratching. No burning sensation while urinating. No bumps. No puss. No outbreaks. No… It’s a Socially Transmitted Disease called Backyard Ignorance. Here’s what it may look like if you have it…
Terrible ain’t it?!? Just sad…
Well, when it comes to the knowledge of, and compassion for where I live, there are parts of my brain that look like what you see above. I’m not sure if you remember the movie Hitch, in which Will said something to the effect that “most New Yorkers have never even been to Ellis Island.” Thank God we were all together at the movie premiere for Hitch, which was actually on Ellis Island, otherwise I’d feel even more crazy about my STD than I already do. Be honest, ask yourself how much you really know about your surroundings. Where have you never gone that, hands down, should already be on your list of accomplishments? How much do you really even know about your next door neighbor… If you even speak to them?!? How much do you know about people who are in need in your area? Do you help them? Well, if you’re like me, then there’s always room for improvement in that area… I even heard that when you help in that area, it reduces the chance of this STD spreading… And Lord knows, we don’t need this spreading anymore. I’m sure you have this STD to a degree and I want to help you keep it under control. I want you to take a pill called Jingle Bell Rocks;
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This was a good article. I’ve moved out of New York 10 years ago, and lived there for 25 years (born and raised), it wasn’t until my last year there that I discovered where Rockefeller Center was and Saks Fifth Avenue. I still hadn’t been to Harlem (which I’ll make sure I will one day). But there were so many places I wanted to go and see, I just found myself hanging out at the same places. New York is very active and cultural, so I would advise anyone who lives there to leave their backyard and go exploring. I wish I had when I was there, but I will be sure to do so when I go back.
New York is an Awesome place to go and have a great time. I travel to Manhattan all the time. Hanging out with my sister and her friends I just don’t get enough of having a great time. Sorry, to me honest, not a place I want to live. I love the peace and serenity here in MD. Well sometimes it can be a little to much going here too. I do have to say, the trash in NY has got to go and because it’s a 24 hr up all day and night, it will really be great to give more folks Jobs to keep it together, Great Article and Thanks for the invite @ http://www.WarriorPoetBk.com…Peace!