The Po Po would not let us up to where we could get the entire front in one picture, so...
we got it in two pictures.
"The House That Steinbrenner Built" - The new Yankee Stadium opening next year. It is more expensive than "Jerry World" down in Arlington at 1.3 Billion.
Inside Yankee Stadium before the game.
The view from our seats while the A's were taking in a little batting practice.
All of the retired Yankee numbers. They are about to run out of numbers.
Monument Park. Once again, the Po Po would not allow us to get in there during the game.
Central Park. If Dallas could somehow knock down a bunch of builidings and put in one of these, I would have so much more respect for it. But Dallas won't, so I don't.
The American Museum of Natural History. The dashing statue on the horse is the great Theodore Roosevelt. He is a no doubt top 3 president for me. One reason why is...
...sayings like this one. What tremendous insight!
This dinosaur is taller than you.
The Lovely Mrs. Coach Pounds loves me, dinosaurs, and...
...elephants. No need to point out the obvious that the 4 of us have in common.
Us with a Triceritops.
A to scale replica of a Blue Whale. Those things are stinkin huge!
Sperm Whale vs. Giant Squid. Sperm Whale Wins!
Empire State Building. It is taller than you.
The New York Public Library.
One of the lions and I outside of the New York Public Library. I am the one with a slightly smaller snout.
St. Patrick's Cathedral.
I lit a candle at St. Patrick's Cathedral. I am not Catholic, so I have no idea what that means. I hope I haven't offended any of my Catholic fans out there, it just seemed like the thing to do.
Let's go shopping girls!
Rockerfeller Center.
The Lovely Mrs. Coach Pounds next to where they have the ice skating rink during the winter. During the summer it is an outdoor eating area. Make sure that you don't get the two confused when you come to visit. That could be embarrassing.
Me between the giant bobbleheads of 2 of my heros, Michael Scott and Dwight Schroot.
A very cool tour. The best part is seeing the Saturday Night Live set. I would like to dedicate my tour of this area to the deaths of Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, and David Spade's career. God bless you all.
The Dalai Lama spoke there today. Do you think that it was a stand up routine about rising gas prices? Me too.
When we walked by the Radio City Music Hall, there was a large group of protestors chanting "Dalai Lama (repeated by the crowd), Stop Lying (repeated by the crowd)." I asked this woman what they were talking about. She explained it to me, but I was way too busy noticing that I had a stain on my shirt from lunch.
The giant piano from Big. These kids were not as good at is as Tom Hanks was. For only $250,000 you can have one of your very own. I bought two, in case one is in the shop.
My wife with a life size Lego version of Chewbaca. He didn't make the growling noise though. That must only be available in the Technic version ages 12 and up.
A whole city made out of Legos. The dream is alive and well in New York City!
Our crazy old school elevator. Seven floors of terror all the way down. We have survived it so far.
Great New York pizza from a place that has been making "pie" like this since 1890. You don't stick around for that long without making GREAT pizza.
Grand Central Station.
The front of Grand Central Station.
The Center of the Universe.
So many people and so many bright lights.
There were so many enourmous signs with bright lights that it was night and it felt like daytime.
More Times Square.
Mmmmmm...millions and millions of M&M's.
The Lovely Mrs. Coach Pounds with her favorite candy dressed up as the Statue of Liberty.
A reward for long day of walking and watching a Broadway show. We deserved it!
World Trade Center.
The owner of this awesome yacht named it the same thing I would, Calypso after the great John Denver song. God bless you John Denver.
The Lady of Liberty.
My wife's head between The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
The Center of the Known Universe. It was so great to be a tourist at this location. Sure seeing it was great, but being an annoyance to all of the "very important" business types milling about on their bluetooths was the best part of all.
Me in front of the New York Stock Exchange. This is the one photo we could get without someone "Toothin" in the background.
George Washington gave the first ever inauguration speech right there where his statue is now. I pulled the finger of his statue.
You're Fired!
Sweet photo from the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. We did not walk across it. That thing is pretty long.
Our sweet hotel room with a chandelier! In case you were wondering, my side of the bed is the one shoved up against the wall. My wife has all the room to practice yoga or whatever while I breathe in lead paint fumes.
It was great to return to my alma mater, Harvard University. I enjoyed visiting with all my old friends that I graduated in front of in GPA and all my professors that I have grown to be more successful than.
"I pahk mah cah in Hahvahd Yahd."
I got selected to participate in a Harvard University survey study about morality. They had no idea what they were getting themselves into.
What a beautiful campus!
That is a library that has a lot of books with words I have never heard before, much less know the meaning of.
The coliseum where Harvard plays its football. Really cool!
Acorn Street in Beacon Hill. What a great neighborhood. A lot of great old townhouses smashed together.
What a perfect television show. Thank you Sam Malone.
My new favorite T-shirt.
The LMCP and the oldest active MLB park in the US. A winning combination!
The Green Monster.
Babe Ruth's jersey.
The 6 Cy Young awards won by Red Sox pitchers. They only have the Rangers beat by 6.
Just hanging out with Wade Boggs' place in the Red Sox hall of fame. I wonder if he is also a member of the Tampa Bay hall of fame...
Cy Young never won a Cy Young award.
This way to the Green Monster Seats.
ESPN ranked these seats as the #1 seats you need to sit in before you die.
I looks like I can mark that one off of the list.
The oldest seats in baseball and the only ones that are real wood. They are against fire code, but the City of Boston lets it slide.
The Fenway manual scoreboard. I had no idea that this is the only on field monument in MLB, to the former owners of the Red Sox, and that the National League scores have to be changed every half inning because they are only accessible from the field and not behind the scoreboard.
Fried dough is wicked awesome! It's kinda like the best tasting funnel cake in the world except it is thicker.
The party on the streets outside of Fenway that started about 2 hours before game time. Live bands, some guy on stilts, and the most amazing smelling food from the roadside vendors.
Us enjoying the pre game festivities at our seats.
Dice-K!
The view from the next to last row in right center field. Not the best seats ever, but they worked out great for us.
The Old South Meeting Hall. Benjamin Franklin was baptized here.
Samuel Adams' grave. Famous for being a mayor, patriot, and beer maker.
Ben Franklin's parents are buried here. I took this picture in honor of Benjamin Jackson Ketcham, who will one day grow to idolize Ben Franklin. Trust me.
Mother Goose is buried in the same funeral site as all the patriots who died in the Boston Massacre. How great is that?
If you think seeing Paul Revere's grave is cool, wait until you see his house.
John Hancock's grave. Brother to famed signer of the Declaration of Independence, Herbie Hancock. Thank you Tommy Boy for that little bit of insight.
Boy do I feel like an idiot. I thought it was the Groovy Mule in Denton. Man I was way off.
See, how exciting is that?
Paul Revere riding his horse to tell us the Redcoats are coming. Thanks for the info!
This is the church where the "One if by sea, two if by land" thing was.
Home of the World Champion Boston Celtics. Will they ever be able to say that about the Mavs?
While we were walking around, I had them wash my yacht. Pretty nice, isn't it?
Bunker Hill monument.
There is the red line that all the tourists follow. You can also see locals pointing and mocking.