Brian Ross: New York, New York- Part 1

Sunday, August 10, 2008

New York, New York- Part 1

I want to share a little with you about a trip my son Joseph and I took to the East coast this summer; a sort of pre-teen pilgrimage. I got the idea from Dr. Dobson, of Focus on the Family. We had a great time building memories together and learning lessons from life, each other, and some Dobson teaching CDs.

We had a mad itinerary. On Monday, we drove to St. Louis to fly to Philadelphia. Tuesday we went to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall before driving to New York City. We quickly drove through Manhattan and headed for Long Island. That night, I spoke at Freedom Chapel for my good friend, Pastor Jimmy Jack. You can read more about that here.

Wednesday we took in a Yankees game. We toured Monument Park before the game, which was unbelievable. Even more unbelievable was the weather. It was suppose to rain on us. The radar on my phone showed rain to the west, north and east of us; but it never rained at Yankee Stadium!

After the game we drove to Cooperstown, NY, stopping for gas in Orange County, NY. By complete accident, we looked over and saw the new Orange County Choppers facility. We went over and checked out some cool choppers. It's awesome. Worth the time.

Arrived at Cooperstown late and decided to go by the Hall of Fame Museum to get our bearings for the next day. Long story short, Joe got Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield's autograph. He was incredibly nice. What a thrill.

I'll share the rest of the trip in Part 2. Meanwhile, here are some pictures:

Remember the Kansas City CowParade in 2001? Well NYC had something similar in honor of the All-Star Game. They had Statue of Libertys all throughout the city designed with each MLB team theme. It's not a clear picture, but we just happened to pass by the Royals statue.