Two Days in New York

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This trip was arranged so that we could watch baseball, but we managed to squeeze in several other New York activities as well. Some highlights of this trip included seeing the Yankees play at Yankee Stadium, sitting in the front row for a taping of the David Letterman Show, and seeing Les Miserables on Broadway.Quick Tips: Before visiting New York, remember that things are more expensive than what they probably would be at home. Make sure that you have arranged a hotel in advance and then ask the concierge for a good, reasonably inexpensive neighborhood restaurant that you probably wouldn't otherwise find on your own.Best Way To Get Around: Subways are obviously the easiest way to...Read More

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The Melrose Hotel

Hotel | "The Barbizon Hotel"

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We booked this hotel through Microsoft''s Expedia website through one of their special deals. Expedia said that the Barbizon was a 4 star hotel and we believed them. When we arrived, we were pleasantly surprised at what we found but by no means was this a 4 star hotel in accomodations or service. The hotel has a storied history of being a women''s boarding hotel and only opened up to the general public (read as: to all travelers male and female) in the last 20 or so years. In it''s history it''s played host to some of the most famous women on Broadway and the information book you''ll find in your room will give you all the details you could ever wish to know. Although a very neat, old hotel, we ...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on January 15, 2001

The Melrose Hotel
140 East 63rd. St.
New York, New York 10021
(212) 838-5700

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Yankee Stadium

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We were in New York primarily to watch baseball and had headed out from the hotel early in the morning for a 1 o'clock ball game against the Seattle Mariners. We took the subway out to the Bronx, arriving about 10 AM and realized that we were there much too early even for the gates to be open. So, we wandered around the back side of the stadium and picked out a good spot to watch the players arrive and walk into the stadium. Many of them were friendly enough to come over and talk or sign autographs before heading into the locker room. Once the gates opened, we headed straight for center field to Monument Park. After standing in a reasonably long, single file line, we were allowed to descend the s...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on January 15, 2001

Yankee Stadium
44 E 161st St
Bronx, New York 10451
(718) 293 4300

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Miserables (Les)

Attraction | "Les Miserables"

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Les Mis is perhaps my favorite musical of all time, and when I knew for sure I would be headed back to New York, I immediately called Ticketmaster to see what tickets would be left for the shows while I was there. We got lucky and got seats second row, center stage. Having seen this show all over the world, I was looking forward to finally having the opportunity to see THE Broadway cast, and I was certainly not disappointed. The cast put on a very first rate performance that left me wanting to go back and see it again. If you're looking for a show to see on Broadway either with family or on your own, Les Mis is a fairly clean, fun show with gorgeous music and nice acting. Since it's been running ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on January 15, 2001

Miserables (Les)
Imperial Theater / 249 W. 45th St.
New York, New York

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David Letterman Show

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Letterman Marquee Photo - New York, New York

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When we had originally planned to visit New York we thought a month or two in advance that we would try and get free tickets for a taping of David Letterman's television show taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway. About a week before we left for NYC, I received a phone call from their productions office telling me that some tickets had opened up and that we could have them if we could answer a simple trivia question about the show (I should note that tickets are often quite difficult to get, often the tickets are gone for shows months in advance, but if you're intersted in going, put your name on the waiting list, cross your fingers, and wait for a call back). The trivia question was easy and...Read More

When we had originally planned to visit New York we thought a month or two in advance that we would try and get free tickets for a taping of David Letterman's television show taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway. About a week before we left for NYC, I received a phone call from their productions office telling me that some tickets had opened up and that we could have them if we could answer a simple trivia question about the show (I should note that tickets are often quite difficult to get, often the tickets are gone for shows months in advance, but if you're intersted in going, put your name on the waiting list, cross your fingers, and wait for a call back). The trivia question was easy and we were told when to be at the theater. Upon arriving at the theater we were herded through a line and ultimately into the lobby of the theater to pick up our tickets where we also received directions about when to be back for the taping. As luck would have it, the guy distributing the show information that day was from a town about a half hour away from where I'm originally from in Missouri and pulled us over to the side and placed little blue dot stickers on our tickets. The dots as we later found out, put us in a special line upon returning that allowed us to be the first seated and right down front in the theater. We were told that they give out those stickers on the basis of those fans that look the most enthusiastic when picking up their tickets. So, if you want to see Letterman from the first couple rows, look happy and enthusiastic when you pick up your tickets. After being given a pep talk about what to do and not to do during the taping, we were ushered into the theater and into the front row. The theater is much smaller in person than it looks on television and, yes, it is every bit as cold on the inside as you may have heard. This particular day they had a comedian who warmed up the audience and then the CBS Orchestra played a couple charts before Dave himself came out to welcome the audience and tell a few jokes and take questions from the audience. Then it was show time. The guests on this show were Jordan from CBS' Big Brother and Tom Selleck. The show was a lot of fun and we managed to get the sides of our sunburnt heads on television. It was a lot of fun and it amazed us to see how they tape the show. For example, they really do shoot straight through, no retakes even though the show is shot hours ahead of when it airs on CBS, and they do even pause for commercial breaks during the taping. The CBS Orchestra fills in the commercial time along with some of the funnier clips from Dave's shows over the years on monitors around the theater.

If you're a Letterman fan and are going to be in NYC, check into tickets, you might get lucky and will have a memorable experience seeing Dave in person! Read Less

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Two Days in New York