Finn Hits The US of A - 2014

[eyeq8402]

congrats finn! hope you have a good time my man. take plenty of pics

[Chris]

@Finn666:

will be passing Charlotte as first and last stop on my way back home when heading back to germany…can't be that bad!

Both Charlotte and Raleigh are actually pretty nice; for whatever reason, Charlotte folks generally don't like Raleigh and vice versa.  Actually, there are a lot of really good reasons to hate Raleigh, but I won't go into them here…

[emceeQ]

I may be in the Virginia Beach to meet with some beer industry folks around the time you'll be there Rafa.  If that ends up happening I'll definitely be hitting you up…

[mclaincausey]

I'm not a fan of Charlotte, haven't spent much time in Raleigh but didn't get the impression I'd like it much either if I were to stick around. Charlotte seems like a town that was on the rise and then the finance bubble kind of gutted it as the banks fled town. This could be a completely inaccurate perception, but it felt like this overbuilt ghost town to me. Not terrible, but not that good either. And for some reason, no decent barbecue to be found.

[bagley920]

Charlotte doesn't really fit into the down home bbq feel that most people think of when they think of NC

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[Chris]

True- BBQ isn't really a Charlotte thing.  Finance.  Business.  Soulless corporate culture.  That's more of a Charlotte thing.  It's not a bad place, though.  Not much in the way of tourist appeal, but a pretty good place to grow up.  I was happy to leave and I've never really wanted to go back, but the longer I'm away, the more I can view the city objectively, both for good and ill.

[Seul]

I'll give you a list of beers to bring home, Rafa.

[Finn666]

@urbanwoodsman:

http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/07/eater-elements-peter-luger.php

oh snap…

[sabergirl]

When I looked at the first picture of that plate, I was like, "Hey, they didn't let that rest". It took reading the rest of the article for me to get with the game plan. Totally salivating. Take plenty of food pics on your trip, Finn!!

[tvshooter]

Dude!  You're gonna be here alot!!  I wanna make sure that you have a good time.  I know family is first, but I'll make sure we eat good, drink good and take you to some cool places!  You got my info and number.

[Finn666]

gonna be dope @tvshooter …thanks in advance buddy!

[Finn666]

one week remaining! pretty stoked

[Snowy]

Go get em Finn! Not sure 'merica is ready for so much awesomeness!

[Megatron1505]

Excited for you man, I know you can be relied on for plenty of pics 

[Finn666]

just got the new Ricoh @Megatron1505 …so yeah, pics is what keeps this thread going (I hope).

1.5days remaining...do you guys have sty. like a "must do" list for me when in VA or NYC?

would be nice to hear opinions...format have to be denim-related at all. just something I "have to" check out.
thanks in advance

[Megatron1505]

Shake Shack in NYC (hit Shane up for a meet there).
Obviously SENY and BiG.
The Natural History Museum is actually awesome too.
WTC
Times Square
Empire State
All manner of other tourist shit that you have to do when you're in NY too 

[Peter]

I'd recommend checking out The Layover (S01E02) with Anthony Bourdain, that ep is about NYC. Also I fucking love that man. Good stuff especially if you're into food..

[Snowy]

Grab some amazing coffee OBVIOUSLY! I'd suggest checking out Williamsburg get the feck out of Manhattan for 1/2 a day at least.

[Finn666]

cool shit guys…thanks for the suggestions @Megatron1505 @Peter @Snowy , i think one week should be enough to do everything or at least most of the things suggested.

getting pretty fucking excited i have to admit!

[derivative666]

@snowy Shane and I will be with Rafa in Williamsburg. We are taking him to Peter Luger's. We will also hit up Hickorees, Mast Brothers chocolate, Toby's Estate, Gentry, most likey Smorgasburg. Maybe in between take him for a bike ride. He will get the full hipster treament.