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’ﬁu- Gerald cane into office a few minutes ago and said, "Isn't Jock Talk ready yet?". I protested that there would be no Jock Talk inasmuch as there had been no UPEI athletic occurrences and that we are tired of reporting SMJ and X successes. .He infonred us we HAD to fill ’a space and suggested, as we had been "Away", that we do a\"Jock Talk Visits New York" so here We go. 0'1 the Saturday norning of 25 February, 42 of us from the University catmunity, youth“, beauty, intelligentsia and a few of us ordinary mortals, under the direction of the‘tireless and warm guidance ofthe Charming Dr. Rebecca Smith, set out for the great netrcpolis. We were « "custanized" in Montreal and at IaGuardia without incident, also without a meal. unless icne countsﬂie skimpy . peanuts that EPA was so ‘ goodas-todoleouttous. We Were bussed to our elegant hotel where smptuous suites had been reserved for us. - 'Jhe hotel staff was lined up

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dining areas were . imnediately available for our use. It is a bit. difficult to give durcnologically all the events. our group attended.

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tidce’cs for six Broadway shows, sateliked sate, sate liked others, there wasa variety to accommodate every taste. . . "13 Rue de L'Amour", which we liked best), ’ Eugene O'Neil's "A 'Ibud1 of the Poet", "The Curse of the Starving'Class", "Grease" . . ."The Wiz" and "The Water Engine". . .there was enough tine off to let us pidc our own straws er amusenents. We saw 3 operas, which we enjoyed .. innensely. We saw hockey, Rangers vs.” Detroit (we'd rather see the Panthers) and also a basketball game Knidcs vs. Phoenix, which was most inpressive - imagine a game where the players were all as big as Dennis High and as adept as Dave Arsenault and as rugged as "Ralph

Josey.

Most of us saw the show at the Radio City .Music Hall which is having its final program. Many went to high mass at St. Patricks. We all went to museums, our favourite - is the Metropolitan but others preferred the Frick or the Museum of Modern Art, sane Natural History. Sane fortunate souls were

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nic at Lincoln Centre _ where the fare was Berlioz, Ligeti and Beethoven. A large group went to the Cloisters, sale to the United Natims Buildings. All went to Macy's, Gim- bel's and the 5th Avenue stores. Sate visited the Rainbow Roan atop ' ' Rockefeller Centre for lunch, sate, at night, for dinner. (he group went to Mama Ieme's for lasagne (best in the world the nenu says) , Bootchi and so many other courses the mind boggles at their recount. ‘ (Tab mly $11.95) . Sane went to the Banana Boot, an East Side disco. ( Drinks $1.75) A group of

7 us visited Wall Street

where we had a prearranged guided tour and were on the balcony for a View of the proceedings. After the regular tour there was an armomcement 'V'UPEI visitors will please go

to Roan 411". There we were given a very clear explanation of the work— ings of that august institution by a very warm and pleasant gentleman, Dr. Allen 0. Felix, and 7 we sat around the caufer- ence table in the board roan and in the seats used by the Board of Directors of the New York Stock

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Exchange. . .you've heard of people sitting in the

seats of the mighty. . .that was what we did! Then to Staten Island by ferry and, upm return, to the top of the World Trade Centre. Fran there we went to Chinatown where we ate in a very authentic Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was crowded, we were the only non—orientals there. We might be permitted to observe that this was no occident! (Sorry, we could lot resist that opportun—

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We went to sate students to inquire about What impressed them most during this week and got varied answers. Many of them were

- surprised at the friendli—

ness of the people, particularly in the stores, as long as we made the first move in being friendly, others were inpressed with the inperscnality of people on the street (most of whom seem scared of looking at anybody). Sate could not get over how , huge everything seemed. Others were inpressed by the hurried pace of New York life. The group who' went to "'I‘he.,King & I"

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were pleased at this!

We were amused at a story told by Ken Bourgeau, Barry's father. . .we' ll quote him. “Che morning in a restaurant around 46th and 8th, we were having breakfast in a typical New-York eatery. A garrulous boulavadier (obviously a regular cust- arer) asked where we cane from and when we said

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Canada, then told us he had been most everywhere in Canada and in the world. After we said P.E.I. , he said, "Of course I know about that place, that's

‘ where there are no rocks

to speak of ‘ where the rock salt is from". We tried to tell

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a small Ilsand where there are no rodcs to speak of and no salt. He would not believe us but said,

"Ah yes, you people have problems with the tides and the sea water, yes, by God, I remember!" I had no d'loice, I admitt- ed that we were badly off and said "You lmow, nost of us don't have base- ments because if we did our houses might sink right into the sand." "You don't say!" he said brightly, "And what are you doing about it?" Again the TRUTH seemed to be the best course so I said, "Our govemment

is trying to help us with dykes like Holland has!"

I wondered if I should tell him that all school children get training about how to stog up leaks with their fingers but, having finished our ham and eggs, we bid a pleasant good morning and we left a gentleman very pleased with his know— ledge." 'I'ne PEI Travel Bureau will have a hard time countering the tales after Bourgeau's wanderings.

We arrived home, happy and tired on the 25th, having spent a very pleas- ant week. It was a very good group of amiable ~ people and we are pleased that a reunion is planned so as to trade reminisc— ences and photos. We can't leave without tell— ing this one though.

While there we neither heard nor read any CANADIAN news, except that "cold weather and snow is caning down fran Canada" but Rick Webber and a group visited the Statue of Liberty and, after clinbing to the very highest point allowed, away up in the crown, they were amazed to see, painted on a ceiling

high above their heads, the slogan "Vive 1e Quebec Libre".. .it was nice to get away fran our problems for a week!