Tuesday, January 14th, 2003

We're going back to NYC over the weekend for a visit. As we drive from the west side of Manhattan toward Brooklyn, we are told that most of NYC is closed off every weekend to prevent congestion. We get frustrated and head toward the airport. At the airport, there are lots of people in line to get into the terminals though it's not too hard to just get inside. Susannah grabs a map that shows what streets are still open and suggests we backtrack and go home to Lexington. AJ is also with us. We get into a long cab with two passengers already inside. A petite Latina introduces us to her boyfriend, Layne Staley. I tell him I'm a big fan of his music and offer him condolences on the death of Jerry Cantrell. He seems cool with it and starts telling us some story. We complain about how NYC is shut down, even to natives like us.