December 3, 2011
They just lit the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, so I thought that would be tonight’s destination. And just so you know, this year’s Ho, Ho, Ho is translated into this.
It's only twenty blocks away, but it's kind of cold out tonight, so I thought I'd take the subway. Here we are at the ass end of Penn Station.
Ho, Ho, Ho!
Six minutes till the next train. No worries though...
Time flies when you're on this magical thing I like to call the "internet." All aboard!
And here we are in midtown. Ah, festive piles of garbage, a Christmas miracle in midtown!
Radio City Music Hall is all decked out in Christmas glory.
We're getting close, it's crowded, but people are moving at a decent place and it's not a clusterfuck crowd.
And here we are. Here's someone taking a picture of the tree.
And here's the tree. That's one big tree, huh?
But once you take a picture of it, you realize, there's not much else to do here.
Extreme close up!
I noticed people posing for pictures, so I thought I'd take pictures of them. I think she has to go to the bathroom.
I started off taking a photo of her, because I thought she was cute and then noticed this guy off to the right.
The back of his shirt said, "Bah, Hum Bug..."
And the front made the whole trip worthwhile! His name is Anthony, but I like to call him, "Father Christmas." What a festive fellow! Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.
Further reading: Rockefeller Center, Washington Post and ABC News.
The time is now, the place is here,
And the whole wide world is filled with cheer.
(Surprise link...click on it...I dare you!)
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Bonus Links From Gene!
MAD commenter and frequent guest star, Gene Rubbico sent in some links he shot of Macy's Christmas windows a few years ago. Check them out below, thanks Gene!
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Bonus Link From Ruben!
MAD commenter and pal, Ruben Dutch sent in this link to a McRib gallery. Thanks, Ruben, I'm trying to lose weight and this has scared me away from food for the day!
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Reader Comments (23)
Hey Marty. America, what a wonderful cunt-tree.
Gene's Macy's flashback inducing animatronix.
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Thanks to the Dutchman, I've learned that the McRib was invented by a mid-westerner named Marty and sells all day every day in Deutschland. (The country that invented Fanta, because invading France is thirsty business without coca-cola.)
You are right about Anthony, a very festive fellow indeed. He looks a little fortified with that eggnog concoction there. His very sincere message on his shirt kinda made me forget about the tree.
Yep, Al's got a point...ol' Father Christmas Anthony looks fortified to the gills and feeling absolutely no pain...
@csp: Ha ha ha! I totally missed the fact that the McRib was named by a guy named Marty from the Midwest. I'm contemplating a name change as I type this.
@Al: Once I got that shot, I knew the night was complete!
@Jaws: Agreed!
I love NYC during Christmas. And that shit on that dude is CRACKING ME UP! Holy funny!
OOPS! SHIRT! Nor shit. SHIRT! Stupid typo.
@meleah: Ha ha ha! That wins the award for the funniest typo in the comments here ever! It's the shit!
I like your extreme closeup shot of the tree ! ... I never thought of that myself :( .... you are also 100% spot on with the -- "once you get a shot of the tree - then what?" ... for me it's a tidy 10-11-or-12 bar pub crawl :)
@Meleah:
You’ve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shits you wear.
@GENE: Thanks and don't sell yourself short, you'd hit at least 289 bars and have about 3,987 drinks.
@csp: I agree!
I kinda remember getting so excited to see that tree as a kid..
it still looks exciting.
love that shirt father anthony christmas is wearing!
thsi almost puts me in a better christmas spirit LOL
nope.. not there yet.. working on it!
meleah...not sure how MAD feels 'bout you funnelin' fashion ideas to Lady Gaga for her next outfit...
GENE...you got the right idea 'cause i've been there for the "lightin'" of tree and sorta said "where's the nearest gin mill?"...
"Father Christmas" has never allowed his lips to touch egg nog...fortified yes...egg nog no...
“The truth is that existence wants your life to become a festival...because when you are unhappy, you also throw unhappiness all around. ”
~Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
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Cuntastic Shit!
Excuse me, as I have to take a long sleeved shit.
er Long sleeved SHIRT!
Hey Marty, I just realized that you're my only connection to midtown / uptown...anything above 8th Street. You're a true explorer. Therefore, I'll share with you my theorem:
Drink Prices Increase Exponentially: once you're north of St. Marks Place.
It's called the DPIIENSMP effect.
Don't say I didn't warn you. Plus it protects you from the swine-flu. Stoli-O is very persuasive. Why they sent me a complimentary bottle is still a great mystery to me. But as the proverb goes, don't look a gift horse in the mouth...flush it down your throat. It's a pleasure and a privilege. The Sip-Ahoy banner is still up at you know where.
Anthony's got a real shirt-eatin' grin.
@Gidgie: It's fun seeing all the kids there and how excited they are and it does take you back to when you were a kid and Christmas was such an exciting time. Remember how it seemed to take forever for the day to get there?
@rr: Liked your Lady Gaga comment and great quote from the fine WKOQ studios!
@"Boris:" "Excuse me, as I have to take a long sleeved shit." Ha ha ha! Good one Daddio!
@Uncle Waltie: I hear you about the prices above St. Marks and I'm happy to be your guide to all things uptown! I'll be at the Sip Ahoy Palace this Wednesday, stop by and we'll have a little Christmas get together!
@Ned Sparks: Ha ha ha! No shirt, Sherlock!
@Everyone: The post is running a little late, should be up in a half an hour or so. Happy Sunday!
In the rare times I have visited big cities I'm always surprised by the bags of trash just on the sidewalk. We have cans out West where land is ample.
@kari: After a while you can kind of become numb to the heaping bags of garbage everywhere.
St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come 'round. My chutzpah's lost and must be found. What a classic shirt. Merry Christmas! Every one!
@Biff: Classic, indeed, Merry Christmas, Bifferoonie!
"festive piles of garbage, a Christmas miracle in midtown!" LOL!
The tree is quite pretty thiough, I must admit.
@Tiki Bar Susie: The tree is pretty, but no match for Anthony's shirt!