I can't thank Howie enough for his gracious hospitality the four nights I was in NYC.
I had an awesome time from the hell ride from Port Jeff to Queens all the way till I paid the $4.50 to get over to Stanton Island on my way out this morning. During said hell ride I was a little worried since I was toting a full garbage barge the whole time I was wishing I was on my V-Rod but I think I adapted pretty well given the circumstances.
During my stay Howie was kind enough to use the 5 extra Mets tickets I was given by the owner of Rouge in Maspeth NY, kind enough to take me to ground zero before going to work on the 11th and then back out to Manhattan afterwards that night, kind enough to score Yankee tickets (even if he didn't wind up seeing the game

only seeing rain and a tarp instead

), and kind enough to host me for yet another day so that I could still see the makeup game in the process.
So in closing thanks again Hoist! I look forward to meeting up for a CVO group ride in the near future.
Maybe we can all go crash my old man's place in Glassy, SC and ride the tail of the dragon or something along those lines.