You’re right in my neighborhood!!

Hey. I had a lot of fun there, and I wish we could have stayed longer. It was more than an hour's Subway ride back.

So you're in NYC for a while? Cool!
Enjoy and have a safe time there and a safe trip home if you're not already back home. :)

I did have a great time, and I'm considering a return trip if my health holds up.

Oh wow I've been there! This is nice!

I was not disappointed with my simple selection of a Nathan's hotdog, fries and a drink. I don't know what it is, but the food tastes so much better by the shore.

I want to go there before I pass on.

I hope you'll make it. For myself, it was quite the adventure.

Oh I will.

Certain Minks We Could Name were very glad to do this, on account of Certain Minks Are Stockholders in the Company.

(Raises glass of diet coke in your honor.) Here's to improving the status of your stocks just a little bit, My Friend.

I'm so glad you're having so lovely a visit. I love The City and its environs.

I feel as if my friend Eric and I barely scratched the surface of what the city has to offer. I might plan a return visit sometime soon while my health holds out.

Wow you had such a wonderful day.
Yeah weather was great we went to Central Park but I miss going to Coney Island and go to Nathan's 😋

Oh! My visit to the Central Park Zoo gave me just a little glimpse of what the park had to offer. I also wanted to see the Aquarium, the Ramble and the 79th street Bridge. (I'm a Simon and Garfunkle fan.)

I trust you petted the famous Balto statue too, maybe went to Alice in Wonderland too

My New York friend and I were on a tight schedule, and I was limited, mobility wise. I wanted to see the Balto Statue, but I missed it on the way to the Central Park Zoo. I missed the "Alice in wonderland thing completely, but we did drive under the 39th Street Bridge. At least I got to see the stone lions in front of the central library.

(* sigh *) Unfortunately, Nathan's puts stuff in their hotdogs today that wasn't in Nathan Handwerker's wife's recipe -- and can land me in the ER. I'm glad you enjoyed it though.

Cuss. I wonder if there could be a brand of hotdog that won't make you ill.

Bunches of them! I'm particularly fond of Hummel Brothers, but they're out of New Haven, Connecticut and don't generally ship outside of New England. They have a nice *snap!* when you bite into them and don't taste bland, like baloney. I can also buy 2-1/2 pound packages that let me freeze dinner portions.

Last year I discovered Kiolbassa Polish Smoked Sausage. I had a digital coupon at my local 'big-box' store. No MSG in the ingredients, nothing I couldn't pronounce. EX-PEN-SIVE! So I'm glad I had the coupon. Monday I had another coupon and I was in the store again. Independence Day I steamed up a few of these for my brother and myself. Just Gulden's mustard and jarred sauerkraut on a roll. Little bit of heaven!

Do they have one of the original frankfurters preserved under glass?

More like inside the bio containment facility from the movie The Andromeda Strain...

I do wonder about that kind of thing. Pasadena has the reputation of being the place of origin of the Cheeseburger. The little shack where it all started still stands.

Given the way your food is being "improved", I wouldn't be surprised if your Tomato starts eating you...

Ah, the only real Nathan's. When I left NYC for the first time and tried to order a crab sandwich and they had no clue what I was talking about, I knew I was no longer home.

Funny story, my grandpa used to perform at Nathan Handwerker's upscale restaurant that used to be down the street.

Also, once I somehow ended up behind Joe Strike on the line for the Cyclone last year, but I didn't say anything. :P

that might've been some other furry in front of you; don't think I've done the Cyclone in quite a few years

Were you at the Mermaid Parade last year? If not... there's an exact clone of you running around with the same Fritz the Cat shirt I know you wore once. That being said, if there was any day to run into someone wearing a Fritz the Cat shirt... it would be that particular day. Also, its true that I think I have the OPPOSITE complex that cats have where their owner puts on a hat and they no longer recognize them. :P

Rapid T Rabbit & friends used to participate in "Save Coney Island" events. I forgot if the Mermaid parade was one such event, or overlapped with participants. It's not surprising that the furry community overlaps with such events.

I'm gonna keep in touch with youse guys jus' in case I makes me a return trip to the City.

For a second I was wondering “since when there is a Nathan’s in SoCal?”, then I remember you took a flight to the East Coast.

Not a fan of hot dogs, but I’m told that Nathan’s is worth the try. I been trying to get their mustard via Amazon, but it disappears in seconds flat every time is relisted.

Geeze... I was kind of sorry Schirm persuaded me NOT to bring out mustard for the burgers on the 4th of July cook out. If I had Nathan's Mustard, I would have stolen some of Noah's hotdogs just to grill them up for the novelty of the treat.

When I lived with my family in Queens, I thought it was a treat to go to Nathan's in Coney Island for just a token (albeit a LONG LONG ride on the "F" train end to end). A friend's grandparents lived in the Luna Park apartments (build where Luna Park had burned down), so we'd meet at Nathan's for lunch.

Interesting! As we were leaving Coney Island, I overheard one young rider say in a thick, Brooklyn accent, "@#%$'in Cyclone! I'd burn that old thing down if I could! I guess there's still some upset that still fuels that tension that destroyed the roller coaster the first time. (Or maybe he was a disgruntled "Ironbirds Fan?"