High rollers

JH moved back from Portland. I guess being away from his native NYC for a couple of years gave him a new perspective on the city, so he has a list of all this stuff he's never done before but now wants to do, like having drinks at the Pen-Top bar on the roof of the Peninsula Hotel in Midtown. So we went there for happy hour Thursday. The views of Central Park are great, but one must ask, "Is it truly a happy hour when the average drink price is $20?"

For a change of pace, we went to Jameson's afterwards for pints and snacks. And stopped by Otto's Shrunken Head Tiki Bar by my apt. for more drinks and live music, which included a New Orleans-style band... comprised of a bunch of guys from New Jersey! (I discovered this when I attempted to make a Southern connection with them at the bar after their set.)

The money shot: view of Central Park up Fifth Ave.


Hoobastank & Diana.


Me & Soto.