May 12 2008
ANZAC Day @ NYC
A few weekends ago I found myself back in with the Aussies. The Aussies of Manhattan anyway. April 25th was Anzac Day (Wikipedia) a commemoration of the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli. There’s a Mel Gibson flick about it which is worth watching.
While drinking with comrades, we played two-up, and it was probably the only day of the year where so much unregulated gambling would be permitted at a bar in NY. The premise is simple, bet against those around you whether the spinner will toss two coins from the kip. Players bet whether they will both show heads or tails, a 50/50 warrants a re-toss.
When the night was done we stayed at Nadine’s cousin’s apartment on the upper east side. The view was spectacular and overlooked the park, maybe I could live in NYC someday.
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