i know it gives you nerds hardons but yes am srsunnamednewbie13 wrote:
Not sure if srs.11 Bravo wrote:
get a job
After the firehouse we headed West to the Intrepid Air Museum. By this time we'd discovered that the car could get away with being considered a "commercial vehicle" so finding cheap parking became remarkably easy.
The Intrepid had been on my list of things to do in NY since my first visit in 2008, but during that time it had actually been towed out to New Jersey for renovations. Will, AJ, and I went to the museum while Richie and Kris poked around for a bit.
Aside from Coney Island, this was probably the most chilling thing I saw while in New York, found on the walk to the museum.
Also, steampunk Segway!
Spoiler (highlight to read):
I hate steampunk, but it's the only way the joke works
I'll spare you the relatively boring pictures of the Intrepid, as we really only skimmed the surface. The interior of the Growler missile sub was pretty neat, though I want my garage to look like this some day.
Also, why is it that the area around the Intrepid smelled more like 'ocean' than the actual oceanside? Maybe I don't want to know.
This was funny, and only funny until after we'd left.
I didn't even see the sign, and apparently the dude in the background is one of the guards. Heh.
After the Intrepid we made our way back to the hotel room. We got to experience REAL New York traffic, JUST LIKE YOU SEE IN THE MOVIES. This just meant that my buddies were getting out of the car to smoke and buy snacks while we creeped forward. It was also just like driving on I-95 south of Washington D.C., except there the traffic jams move at 80 mph. Fuck.
Now this, this is where things start to take a turn and get really fucking...I-I-I don't know how to describe it. Frankly, the whole night has barely sunk in -even a week later.
So we're back at the hotel. We've been tweeting the entire journey and Kris has been following the tweets of other people since DragonCon. People like Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage and mc Chris. We'd actually met mc Chris months before at one of his shows, and he'd absolutely loved the car, then we got to talking about the Jurassic Jeep and all this other shit, mostly just really casual stuff like comments here and there on Facebook. Apparently mc's cousin had recently committed suicide, and he was taking it pretty hard. I suggested, jokingly, that we should take him for a spin and let the amazed shouts of New Yorkers get a chance to lift his spirits. Kris immediately started messaging him, but we didn't hear anything back for some time. Eventually this popped up on the feed: _mchris - because someone up there likes me, the ecto 1 is gonna pick me up and we're gonna drive around and bust ghosts.
So, it was on. He texted us his number and we got ready. We picked him and his assistant/friend Cat Greenfield up in Brooklyn. AJ climbed into the trunk to make space and we were off, hanging out with mc Chris. I'm pretty sure this is going to warrant some posts of "mc chris is a joke act" or something else along those lines, but we all really like Adult Swim and we enjoy comedy hip hop, so... I guess, go for it?
Anyway, Chris wanted to make a few stops to say hi to friends, these stops turned out to be the awesome Forbidden Planet comic store and the fucking Upright Citizens Brigade theater.
Holy fuck! We mounted the curb and did the whole lights/sound thing and people went nuts, it was fun.
Around this time I wanted to do a run through Times Square, as it was early evening and we hadn't done that yet. So we drove over and did a slow cruise right through it, with everything but the lights absolutely maxed-out. Cat was laughing non-stop from the fun and Chris was keeping his twitter feed flowing steadily. EVERYONE inside the car and out seemed to be having an awesome night.
Now, we'd had some pretty heavy experiences with police during this trip, and it wasn't until we cruised Times Square that I really thought we'd show up on the NYPD radar as something that might need to be addressed. I mean, come on. It's New York fucking City, they have bigger fish to fry than a nerdmobile filled with nerds. But as we pulled out of the Square, a police car whipped in behind us and followed at a very close distance. Sphincters tightened and I prepared for the lights to turn on us to get our asses handed to us on the side of the road. But there were no lights - at the first opportunity the car pulled up alongside and the officer simply asked, "Hey, can you pull over so I can get some pictures?"
Suddenly the mood was completely changed. We pulled over, got out, and turned everything on. The officer and his partner we fucking jazzed to see the car come to life and started snapping pictures.
It wasn't even two minutes before Chris had their police lights on for a "siren party."
AJ suddenly had an idea, grabbed my arm and dragged me across the street to make a quick video parodying our pull-over clip that surfaced on youtube from Atlanta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqXv4DEbltw
Eh, I thought it was funny.
The cops finished up their pictures and thanked us. Not one to ever waste an opportunity, I politely asked if there was any place in Times Square where the Ecto might pull over so we could get photos a little better than if it was in the middle of traffic. Something like a taxi pulloff or a vacant ambulance spot, anything. I knew it was an impossible question but one would have to be an absolute idiot to come this far and not even ask. The cop began to describe an area off to the side near one of the police towers, but then cut himself short and simply said, "Follow me."
We immediately piled back into the Ecto and began following the police car as it headed back toward the Square. The officer had radioed ahead and arranged for Broadway to be shut down in order for the Ghostbusters to drive directly into the middle of Times Square.
At the earliest chance, I flipped on our lights and followed our FUCKING POLICE ESCORT around to a barricaded area, where an opening was made. One cop car blocked off traffic in one direction from 47th, and another veered off to cover the other side. We then drove into the pedestrian area of the Square, next to the TKTS stage.
For the next forty minutes, tourists and New Yorkers alike mobbed the area to see what all the excitement was about, and thousands of people crowded around the car for pictures.
What started off as a lark and a potential traffic violation had turned into an unforgettable and unprecedented moment for us. We shook hands with police and thanked them profusely, but it seemed the whole ordeal was enjoyed equally by both parties.
Not wanting the moment to grow stale or outstay our welcome, we gave one last round of thanks to the members of the NYPD present and loaded up into the Ecto. Traffic into Times Square was once again shut down as the Magnum backed out of its spot and into the Broadway intersection. After receiving a send-off salute from the crowd present, the lights and siren were turned on and we departed down 47th in true "end credits" fashion.
Un. Fucking. Believable.
Here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EfQT9Asx8o
Forgive our gooniness, but we were all just moment from fucking soiling ourselves.
After that we headed back to Brooklyn and trolled some of Chris favorite spots to grief hipsters. There is almost nothing as fun as watching groups of people seeing something that makes them really excited, and watching them try very hard not to look excited.
Anyway. Yeah. I don't... I don't fucking know.
The Intrepid had been on my list of things to do in NY since my first visit in 2008, but during that time it had actually been towed out to New Jersey for renovations. Will, AJ, and I went to the museum while Richie and Kris poked around for a bit.
Aside from Coney Island, this was probably the most chilling thing I saw while in New York, found on the walk to the museum.
Also, steampunk Segway!
Spoiler (highlight to read):
I hate steampunk, but it's the only way the joke works
I'll spare you the relatively boring pictures of the Intrepid, as we really only skimmed the surface. The interior of the Growler missile sub was pretty neat, though I want my garage to look like this some day.
Also, why is it that the area around the Intrepid smelled more like 'ocean' than the actual oceanside? Maybe I don't want to know.
This was funny, and only funny until after we'd left.
I didn't even see the sign, and apparently the dude in the background is one of the guards. Heh.
After the Intrepid we made our way back to the hotel room. We got to experience REAL New York traffic, JUST LIKE YOU SEE IN THE MOVIES. This just meant that my buddies were getting out of the car to smoke and buy snacks while we creeped forward. It was also just like driving on I-95 south of Washington D.C., except there the traffic jams move at 80 mph. Fuck.
Now this, this is where things start to take a turn and get really fucking...I-I-I don't know how to describe it. Frankly, the whole night has barely sunk in -even a week later.
So we're back at the hotel. We've been tweeting the entire journey and Kris has been following the tweets of other people since DragonCon. People like Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage and mc Chris. We'd actually met mc Chris months before at one of his shows, and he'd absolutely loved the car, then we got to talking about the Jurassic Jeep and all this other shit, mostly just really casual stuff like comments here and there on Facebook. Apparently mc's cousin had recently committed suicide, and he was taking it pretty hard. I suggested, jokingly, that we should take him for a spin and let the amazed shouts of New Yorkers get a chance to lift his spirits. Kris immediately started messaging him, but we didn't hear anything back for some time. Eventually this popped up on the feed: _mchris - because someone up there likes me, the ecto 1 is gonna pick me up and we're gonna drive around and bust ghosts.
So, it was on. He texted us his number and we got ready. We picked him and his assistant/friend Cat Greenfield up in Brooklyn. AJ climbed into the trunk to make space and we were off, hanging out with mc Chris. I'm pretty sure this is going to warrant some posts of "mc chris is a joke act" or something else along those lines, but we all really like Adult Swim and we enjoy comedy hip hop, so... I guess, go for it?
Anyway, Chris wanted to make a few stops to say hi to friends, these stops turned out to be the awesome Forbidden Planet comic store and the fucking Upright Citizens Brigade theater.
Holy fuck! We mounted the curb and did the whole lights/sound thing and people went nuts, it was fun.
Around this time I wanted to do a run through Times Square, as it was early evening and we hadn't done that yet. So we drove over and did a slow cruise right through it, with everything but the lights absolutely maxed-out. Cat was laughing non-stop from the fun and Chris was keeping his twitter feed flowing steadily. EVERYONE inside the car and out seemed to be having an awesome night.
Now, we'd had some pretty heavy experiences with police during this trip, and it wasn't until we cruised Times Square that I really thought we'd show up on the NYPD radar as something that might need to be addressed. I mean, come on. It's New York fucking City, they have bigger fish to fry than a nerdmobile filled with nerds. But as we pulled out of the Square, a police car whipped in behind us and followed at a very close distance. Sphincters tightened and I prepared for the lights to turn on us to get our asses handed to us on the side of the road. But there were no lights - at the first opportunity the car pulled up alongside and the officer simply asked, "Hey, can you pull over so I can get some pictures?"
Suddenly the mood was completely changed. We pulled over, got out, and turned everything on. The officer and his partner we fucking jazzed to see the car come to life and started snapping pictures.
It wasn't even two minutes before Chris had their police lights on for a "siren party."
AJ suddenly had an idea, grabbed my arm and dragged me across the street to make a quick video parodying our pull-over clip that surfaced on youtube from Atlanta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqXv4DEbltw
Eh, I thought it was funny.
The cops finished up their pictures and thanked us. Not one to ever waste an opportunity, I politely asked if there was any place in Times Square where the Ecto might pull over so we could get photos a little better than if it was in the middle of traffic. Something like a taxi pulloff or a vacant ambulance spot, anything. I knew it was an impossible question but one would have to be an absolute idiot to come this far and not even ask. The cop began to describe an area off to the side near one of the police towers, but then cut himself short and simply said, "Follow me."
We immediately piled back into the Ecto and began following the police car as it headed back toward the Square. The officer had radioed ahead and arranged for Broadway to be shut down in order for the Ghostbusters to drive directly into the middle of Times Square.
At the earliest chance, I flipped on our lights and followed our FUCKING POLICE ESCORT around to a barricaded area, where an opening was made. One cop car blocked off traffic in one direction from 47th, and another veered off to cover the other side. We then drove into the pedestrian area of the Square, next to the TKTS stage.
For the next forty minutes, tourists and New Yorkers alike mobbed the area to see what all the excitement was about, and thousands of people crowded around the car for pictures.
What started off as a lark and a potential traffic violation had turned into an unforgettable and unprecedented moment for us. We shook hands with police and thanked them profusely, but it seemed the whole ordeal was enjoyed equally by both parties.
Not wanting the moment to grow stale or outstay our welcome, we gave one last round of thanks to the members of the NYPD present and loaded up into the Ecto. Traffic into Times Square was once again shut down as the Magnum backed out of its spot and into the Broadway intersection. After receiving a send-off salute from the crowd present, the lights and siren were turned on and we departed down 47th in true "end credits" fashion.
Un. Fucking. Believable.
Here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EfQT9Asx8o
Forgive our gooniness, but we were all just moment from fucking soiling ourselves.
After that we headed back to Brooklyn and trolled some of Chris favorite spots to grief hipsters. There is almost nothing as fun as watching groups of people seeing something that makes them really excited, and watching them try very hard not to look excited.
Anyway. Yeah. I don't... I don't fucking know.
Unbelievable. (except for the pictures and the video )
burnzz wrote:
11 Bravo for world dictator11 Bravo wrote:
i know it gives you nerds hardons but yes am srsunnamednewbie13 wrote:
Not sure if srs.
not sure thatd go over well with the illuminati11 Bravo wrote:
burnzz wrote:
11 Bravo for world dictator11 Bravo wrote:
i know it gives you nerds hardons but yes am srs
11 bravo for illuminati leadershipRTHKI wrote:
not sure thatd go over well with the illuminati11 Bravo wrote:
burnzz wrote:
11 Bravo for world dictator
EE (hats
Morpheus wrote:
11 bravo for illuminati leadershipRTHKI wrote:
not sure thatd go over well with the illuminati11 Bravo wrote:
You post on a forum, and he builds awesome cars and cruises them around all over the country. Which spare time is better spent?11 Bravo wrote:
i know it gives you nerds hardons but yes am srsunnamednewbie13 wrote:
Not sure if srs.11 Bravo wrote:
get a job
i post on a forum at work during down time.....its not my off time. derp.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
You post on a forum, and he builds awesome cars and cruises them around all over the country. Which spare time is better spent?11 Bravo wrote:
i know it gives you nerds hardons but yes am srsunnamednewbie13 wrote:
Not sure if srs.
I get that same feeling when i play gangster rap really loud in my carBoomerjinks wrote:
There is almost nothing as fun as watching groups of people seeing something that makes them really excited, and watching them try very hard not to look excited.
Tu Stultus Es
eleven bravo wrote:
I get that same feeling when i play gangster rap really loud in my carBoomerjinks wrote:
There is almost nothing as fun as watching groups of people seeing something that makes them really excited, and watching them try very hard not to look excited.
That's an awful lot of down time, but ok.11 Bravo wrote:
i post on a forum at work during down time.....its not my off time. derp.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
You post on a forum, and he builds awesome cars and cruises them around all over the country. Which spare time is better spent?11 Bravo wrote:
i know it gives you nerds hardons but yes am srs
lol
managers dont really work that oftenunnamednewbie13 wrote:
That's an awful lot of down time, but ok.11 Bravo wrote:
i post on a forum at work during down time.....its not my off time. derp.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
You post on a forum, and he builds awesome cars and cruises them around all over the country. Which spare time is better spent?
lol
I got paid like 300 dollars a day to sit in a parking lot for 7 hours when i was in the reserves.
Tu Stultus Es
fkn awsm job .............. if you're able to time it just right, I know nightline news and others use time square as their backdrop ........ would be to see the car in the background
Boomer, that is just unbelievably sick. Absolutely ridiculous and AWESOME
Last edited by SplinterStrike (2010-09-18 15:14:55)
good lord you guys act like he cured cancer or something
herp derp
still cool shit m8
how in the fuck was my criticism of this entire project delete worthy?
Ill say it again. I dont get the big fuss over someone putting in the effort to recreate the ectomobile when its being done on a modern car and not the original cadillac. its like recreating the delorean from back to the future with my 2001 monte carlo. Cool that youve found a pretty positive hobby, but for the rest of you assholes to get butthurt over some criticism. wow.
Ill say it again. I dont get the big fuss over someone putting in the effort to recreate the ectomobile when its being done on a modern car and not the original cadillac. its like recreating the delorean from back to the future with my 2001 monte carlo. Cool that youve found a pretty positive hobby, but for the rest of you assholes to get butthurt over some criticism. wow.
Tu Stultus Es
eleven bravo wrote:
how in the fuck was my criticism of this entire project delete worthy?
Ill say it again. I dont get the big fuss over someone putting in the effort to recreate the ectomobile when its being done on a modern car and not the original cadillac. its like recreating the delorean from back to the future with my 2001 monte carlo. Cool that youve found a pretty positive hobby, but for the rest of you assholes to get butthurt over some criticism. wow.
Cool. You've both said what you had to say. amirite? 70 mostly off-topic posts between about 4 of you.
Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it
These guys have an interesting hobby, have a great time with it, and put smiles on a lot of faces other than their own in the process.
Well done gents.
Well done gents.
Considering the Original 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor is an extremely rare car to find, and some can reach 230,000 dollars in good condition. I would say Boom is doing well with what he has.11 Bravo wrote:
eleven bravo wrote:
how in the fuck was my criticism of this entire project delete worthy?
Ill say it again. I dont get the big fuss over someone putting in the effort to recreate the ectomobile when its being done on a modern car and not the original cadillac. its like recreating the delorean from back to the future with my 2001 monte carlo. Cool that youve found a pretty positive hobby, but for the rest of you assholes to get butthurt over some criticism. wow.
I don't see your sorry ass trying to be creative outside of trolling a hardworking man on the internets.
If the women don't find ya handsome. They should at least find ya handy.
Great pictures and video... looks like you all had a lot of fun.
Love is the answer