![]() For example, while in the city we stopped off at Macy’s at Harald Square, reportedly the largest department store in the world. In New York, many fashion stores and department stores allow dogs inside, at least well-behaved dogs. Check the events calendar on the website for the latest dates. While most dogs are not permitted to visit during regular visiting hours, only service dogs and invited demonstration dogs, there are frequent dog-friendly events when pet dogs are welcome, such as the regular Furry Friday evenings. Located at the American Kennel Club headquarters, the Museum of the Dog celebrates the role of dogs in society and explores the human-canine bond, through its collection of art and exhibits. Head to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, not far from the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge, for some great alternative views of the Manhattan skyline. We left our dog in our apartment to head up the Rockefeller Centre when visiting NYC, but I later heard of a dog-friendly alternative. Not surprisingly, only service dogs are allowed up to the iconic observation decks of the Empire State Building and the Rockefeller Centre. Some of the cruise boat options in New York are also dog-friendly. At Staten Island you’ll need to disembark, but it’s possible to re-board the same ferry, making an hour-long round-trip. The trip to Staten Island takes half an hour. And I’ve had a lot of time to think about it.A great view of the Statue of Liberty from the ferry It’s a bit of a mess.”Įno said, “The idea that it would bring everything to a crashing halt is still hard for me to deal with. (The Hammerstein date was moved to May 6th.) “You add a week’s worth of salaries, hotels, bus costs, gas. “It’s turned into a very strange tour that may not end up being profitable,” Daniel said. A week later, during their first show back, in Chicago, he lost his voice-not COVID, the swab said-and they had to reschedule again. They turned around and isolated at their hotel. ![]() The next day, they were en route with the rest of Spoon in a van to “The Late Show” when a producer called to inform them that Eno and a bandmate had tested positive for COVID. Eno and Daniel hung around for a number, then went back to their hotel, to rest. The organ, a B-3, lives at the Cellar Dog. Across the room, some musicians were setting up. Daniel did the thing where you sit on the edge of the table and shoot behind your back. The balls had got cluttered up in a way that made almost any shot impossible. “What were the other fads?” Daniel asked. “Hmm, constant fallings out, right?” Daniel said. They’d been in bands together for thirty years, all but two in Spoon. Eno, dark-haired, stockier, with a hard-to-place George Clooney vibe around the eyes, had on black jeans, a black shirt, and a black denim jacket. The speakers were blasting DJ Drama: “Stop bein’ friendly to the fuckboys, stop bein’ friendly to the fuckboys.” Daniel racked, Eno broke.ĭaniel, blond, lean, and a little scruffy, had on gray jeans, a Joe Strummer T-shirt, and a green denim jacket. In one corner, a pair of let’s-say-Bulgarian dudes in tight pants played a fierce game of Ping-Pong. Eno took a few cues off a rack and rolled them on the felt. But now they had time to kill-an idle afternoon on tour.ĭaniel and Eno ordered pints and got a table. Spoon had a scheduled appearance the next day on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and another after that at the Hammerstein Ballroom. They were in a West Village pool hall called the Cellar Dog, formerly the Fat Cat, which Daniel had discovered one night some years ago when the wait to get into a few other jazz clubs nearby was too long. Or really just two members of Spoon, the rock band from Texas: Britt Daniel, the singer and songwriter, and Jim Eno, the drummer. ![]() Britt Daniel and Jim Eno Illustration by João Fazenda
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