The “Gettin’ It Out Of Our System” Reloaded Tour 2009 – Day Nine (and one-half) – New York City!! (“The End Of The Line, We’re Outta Here”…but we don’t have to like it)

Tom Jones!! Strolling down the road, beside Central Park! By the time I fumbled my camera out of its case, all I could capture was the back of his head – but that’s TOM JONES!!

Before Tom walked by, we were all excited to see Regis again, this time with his TV co-host Kelly Ripa, filming a commercial for TD Bank, ironically a Canadian institution with a presence now down here in the U.S. Even though we got great pics of them, I had to run with Tom, even if it was just his back fading into the city landscape… Egads, man – the stars love NYC!

We spotted all those celebrities yesterday, in the wrap-up run of the city. We had just walked over to Lincoln Center, but due to renovations we weren’t able to snap any photos (although we have now exceeded that magic number, with 1008 pics on the camera). We even accidentally ran into the Naked Cowboy – a New York fixture, now running for mayor. What a town…

From Lincoln Center, we bee-lined over to Carnegie Hall, closed to tours during the summer. Bummer. That left us time to visit Grand Central Station, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the Waldorf Astoria. One last trip to Macy’s for Mrs. That Dan Guy, and we wrapped up our day at B.B. King’s “Lucille Bar & Grill”. Caught some fine eats, and some finer live blues. Can’t remember the gentleman’s name, but he was a fine player. A fine time had by all.

Now, we are barricading ourselves in our room, as the bellman informs us that our cab is waiting. He’s gonna need some help…

Next stop, our home and native land, literally. Winnipeg, if they can pry us out of this room…

Chow for now!