Tonight's dinner... A pyramid of #takoyaki made by @sierrarein. #delicious #美味しい #Japanese #JapaneseFood (from my IG)

Tonight's dinner... A pyramid of #takoyaki made by @sierrarein. #delicious #美味しい　#Japanese #JapaneseFood

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@sierrarein is getting pretty damn good at #takoyaki! Look at those balls! #Japanese #JapaneseFood (from my IG)

@sierrarein is getting pretty damn good at #takoyaki! Look at those balls! #Japanese #JapaneseFood

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Tonight's entertainment: #BroadwayAndTheBard--a really fun, thought-provoking show matching #Shakespeare with #Broadway #showtunes starring #LenCariou, with piano by #MarkJanas and #stagemanagery by #KarenParlato (@headset_chatter) It runs for 6 more weeks at #TheLionTheatre theatrerow.org (from my IG)

Tonight's entertainment: #BroadwayAndTheBard--a really fun, thought-provoking show matching #Shakespeare with #Broadway #showtunes starring #LenCariou, with piano by #MarkJanas and #stagemanagery by #KarenParlato (@headset_chatter) It runs for 6 more weeks at #TheLionTheatre theatrerow.org

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And finally, here I am, sporting my semi-vintage #StarWars T-shirt...

And finally, here I am, sporting my semi-vintage #StarWars T-shirt & my giant bucket of #popcorn in front of the #ZiegfeldTheater marquee. Happy to have been there on it's last night but sad that it is no more. #NYC needs to learn to protect its #landmarks. #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed Oh and I said "#SemiVintage" because I got the shirt in the 90s. 70s and it would have been #vintage.
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The #chandeliers in the #ZiegfeldTheater almost look like they came from the #HauntedMansion in #Disneyland. In other words, I'd love to end up with one of these hanging in my home! :) #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

The #chandeliers in the #ZiegfeldTheater almost look like they came from the #HauntedMansion in #Disneyland. In other words, I'd love to end up with one of these hanging in my home! :) #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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Here is a #selfie with the rest of the #ZiegfeldTheater behind me just after the trailers started running last night. :) #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

Here is a #selfie with the rest of the #ZiegfeldTheater behind me just after the trailers started running last night. :) #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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Here's a #pano, inside the #ZiegfeldTheater itself, last night just minutes before the house lights dropped for the second-to-last screening at the theater. It was a good, fun crowd last night. :) #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

Here's a #pano, inside the #ZiegfeldTheater itself, last night just minutes before the house lights dropped for the second-to-last screening at the theater. It was a good, fun crowd last night. :) #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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Photo of the 10pm crowd waiting in the lobby of the #ZiegfeldTheater last night while a few of us 7pm screening-goers taking pics in the foreground. I brightened this shot a bit in IG. #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

Photo of the 10pm crowd waiting in the lobby of the #ZiegfeldTheater last night while a few of us 7pm screening-goers taking pics in the foreground. I brightened this shot a bit in IG. #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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Here I am trying to look as serious as I can with Mr. #Ziegfeld, himself, last night just hours before the #ZiegfeldTheater closed for ever. #FlorenzZiegfeld #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

Here I am trying to look as serious as I can with Mr. #Ziegfeld, himself, last night just hours before the #ZiegfeldTheater closed for ever. #FlorenzZiegfeld #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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A fellow #movietheater fan basks in the light from one of the classic-style #chandeliers that hang from the ceilings in the lobbies of the #ZiegfeldTheater earlier tonight after the second-to-last screening of any movie at the #Ziegfeld. #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

A fellow #movietheater fan basks in the light from one of the classic-style #chandeliers that hang from the ceilings in the lobbies of the #ZiegfeldTheater earlier tonight after the second-to-last screening of any movie at the #Ziegfeld. #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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A partial #pano of the curtained screen of the #ZiegfeldTheater tonight after the 7pm screening of #StarWarsTheForceAwakens. Everyone was up taking photos of the place since tonight was it's last night of operation. #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

A partial #pano of the curtained screen of the #ZiegfeldTheater tonight after the 7pm screening of #StarWarsTheForceAwakens. Everyone was up taking photos of the place since tonight was it's last night of operation. #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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The end of the aisle and the line for the #ZiegfeldTheater tonight. :( #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed (from my IG)

The end of the aisle and the line for the #ZiegfeldTheater tonight. :( #SaveNYC #SaveManhattan @savenyc.nyc #supportcinema #historiclandmark #vanishingny #losingtheculturewartoyourself #culturewar #NYC #Midtown #Manhattan #NYCLife #1969 #lastnight #closedforgood #closed

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Last night at the #ZiegfeldTheater and I just saw #StarWarsTheForceAwakens with @sierrarein and @operakitty! This movie gets better every time. I love enjoying #StarWars again. #TheForceAwakens is a really satisfying movie. Not perfect, but really fun. (from my IG)

Last night at the #ZiegfeldTheater and I just saw #StarWarsTheForceAwakens with @sierrarein and @operakitty! This movie gets better every time. I love enjoying #StarWars again. #TheForceAwakens is a really satisfying movie. Not perfect, but really fun.

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#Repost @nasa with @repostapp ・・・ Today we pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as our other colleagues. Our 'Day of Remembrance' honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. This year, as we remember all who we lost, we mark a very somber 30-year anniversary - the loss of STS-51L (Challenger) on January 28, 1986. Remember them not for how they died but for those ideals for which they lived. Credit: NASA #nasa #challenger #nasaremembers #columbia #apollo1 #otd (from my IG)

#Repost @nasa with @repostapp ・・・ Today we pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as our other colleagues. Our 'Day of Remembrance' honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. This year, as we remember all who we lost, we mark a very somber 30-year anniversary - the loss of STS-51L (Challenger) on January 28, 1986. Remember them not for how they died but for those ideals for which they lived. Credit: NASA #nasa #challenger #nasaremembers #columbia #apollo1 #otd

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One of my favorite moments from #Jonas last weekend #throughglass. My butt stuck in the #snow. #snowmageddon2016 #blizzard #Uptown #WashingtonHeights #WaHi #Manhattan #NYC (from my IG)

One of my favorite moments from #Jonas last weekend #throughglass. My butt stuck in the #snow. #snowmageddon2016 #blizzard #Uptown #WashingtonHeights #WaHi #Manhattan #NYC

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Facing down #Broadway earlier tonight, just after sunset. #Uptown #Manhattan #WashingtonHeights #WaHi #NYC #photography #phonography #DroidTurbo #sky (from my IG)

Facing down #Broadway earlier tonight, just after sunset. #Uptown #Manhattan #WashingtonHeights #WaHi #NYC #photography #phonography #DroidTurbo #sky

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For my final #TimeSquare #ToysRUs-related post, here is #BruthaTRex, the #ToyRUsTRex, probably wondering where everyone went. Poor guy! #TimesSquareToysRUs #Manhattan #NYC #toystores #TyranosaurusRex #JurassicPark

For my final #TimeSquare #ToysRUs-related post, here is #BruthaTRex, the #ToyRUsTRex, probably wondering where everyone went. Poor guy! #TimesSquareToysRUs #Manhattan #NYC #toystores #TyranosaurusRex #JurassicPark

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Meanwhile, 2 weeks after closing, the #TimeSquare #ToysRUs still had a few lights on, but the #FerrisWheel was dark. This was shot through a window. It seems almost like a dream now. #TimesSquareToysRUs #Manhattan #NYC (from my IG)

Meanwhile, 2 weeks after closing, the #TimeSquare #ToysRUs still had a few lights on, but the #FerrisWheel was dark. This was shot through a window. It seems almost like a dream now. #TimesSquareToysRUs #Manhattan #NYC

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Here is a look behind that wall in my last photo in the basement of #RockefellerCenter where they were disassembling and cleaning what I think was.were the #RockCenterXMAS tree star(s?). #NYC #NYCLife (from my IG)

Here is a look behind that wall in my last photo in the basement of #RockefellerCenter where they were disassembling and cleaning what I think was.were the #RockCenterXMAS tree star(s?). #NYC #NYCLife

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Saw this on the way to our stockroom a late last month. I think they are cleaning the #RockCenterXMAS tree star(s) behind that wall. One of the cool things about working at #RockefellerCenter was that you never knew what you might see. (from my IG)

Saw this on the way to our stockroom a late last month. I think they are cleaning the #RockCenterXMAS tree star(s) behind that wall. One of the cool things about working at #RockefellerCenter was that you never knew what you might see.

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Remember all that stock on the shelves a few photos ago? Here's the last I saw of it: in the process of being shrink wrapped on 5 palettes outside the stockroom of our #RockefellerCenter store. #Manhattan #NYC #RealNYC #50Rock (from my IG)

Remember all that stock on the shelves a few photos ago? Here's the last I saw of it: in the process of being shrink wrapped on 5 palettes outside the stockroom of our #RockefellerCenter store. #Manhattan #NYC #RealNYC #50Rock

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Of course, the stockroom for the #RockefellerCenter location looked like this the last time I saw it. Which is kind of jarring to see even now, several weeks later. (from my IG)

Of course, the stockroom for the #RockefellerCenter location looked like this the last time I saw it. Which is kind of jarring to see even now, several weeks later.

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The stockroom at our #RockefellerCenter location looked like this for a bit. We had the shelves packed and that meant new stock had to be left unpacked. While this was not the way things were the entire time, this is how I'll remember the Rock stockroom. #Manhattan #NYC #retail (from my IG)

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Sadly, because the #RockefellerCenter store was so tiny, there's not much to see as far as the closing of the store goes. Especially, after we packed up all the unsold stock. (from my IG)

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Sadly, because the #RockefellerCenter store was so tiny, there's not much to see as far as the closing of the store goes. Especially, after we packed up all the unsold stock. Seeing all the great (and smart) games we sold made me sad since my former employer has given up on #Manhattan and #NYC, in general, really. (from my IG)

Remember how I got to help close one of the stores I worked in? Well, I also got to help close THIS place: my former employer's #RockefellerCenter location. See, when #ToysRUs closed their #TimeSquare location, my corporate masters decided to close our only other location in #Manhattan, #NYC. It wasn't quite a @savenyc.nyc moment, but it was sad. We left behind more than a few disappointed customers. (from my IG)

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Did not know that "gratulation" was a word! Thanks #WordOfTheDay app for #Android from #FatRussell! Cc: @virginiapoltrack @jonopoltrack :) (sadly, not feeling much gratulation today:( ) (from my IG)

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Did not plan on this part of the #SnowAngels thing. #snowmageddon2016 #throughglass #Uptown #Manhattan #NYC

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What #SnowAngels see (if they're me this afternoon during #snowmageddon2016) #throughglass #Uptown #Manhattan #NYC #snow

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Now THIS #snowfall was entirely intentional! #snowmageddon2016 #throughglass #Uptown #Manhattan #NYC #snow

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I enjoy a good "snowfall," but this is NOT what I had in mind! #throughglass Beware the #Fbomb! #snowmageddon2016 #NYC #Manhattan #Uptown #snow

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Here I am, #throughglass, taking a #selfie in the middle of #Broadway during #snowmageddon2016 at 3pm. All non-emergency vehicles were supposed to be off the road by now. #NYC #Manhattan #Uptown #snow #Jonas

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So, a couple hours ago, I headed out to #Broadway and saw this semi-crazy guy. Was a little jealous. #Uptown #Manhattan #NYC #ThroughGlass #snowmageddon2016 #snow #Jonas

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Here's a #selfie of me with the wind blowing in my face, down #Broadway. It was pretty neat out there! Had a total blast! #snowmageddon2016 #RAWKS! #Uptown #Manhattan #NYC #snow (from my IG)

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Oh, darn! I was just going to go buy a car and drive it 6 blocks to my local supermarket! Blasted #deBlasio!! #snowmageddon2016 #NYC (from my IG)

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Moffat leaving #DoctorWho? Well, this is good news that I almost missed amidst all the goings on lately. Good riddance! Moffat's not leaving soon enough. What's worse is how long we have to wait for new non-Moffetted-up episodes. We'll have had 2 more #StarWars movies before then. :/ (from my IG)

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Here's a #snowmageddon2016 comparison shot for you. 6 hours ago vs. a few minutes ago. #NYC is a #winter #wonderland! OK, so maybe not a "wonderland" but this parking lot behind my building is more pretty under #snow. #Uptown #Manhattan (from my IG)

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Tonight's pre-#snowmageddon2016 dinner: my favorite #Japanese food #Takoyaki! 1st try came out messy as hell but was still tasty. The skillet & most ingredients were our Christmas present from @jennysparacin! Thanks, Mom! Working on batch #2 now! (from my IG)

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See what I mean? >_< (see my last post if you don't.) #Uptown #Manhattan #NYC #NYCLife #dirtywater (from my IG)

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Ohhh... I was wondering why our water looked like that today... >_< #Uptown #Manhattan #NYCLife #dirtywater Lucky I showered before this happened! (from my IG)

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On my last day, after I thought I was completely done at the #TimeSquare #ToysRUs, some #TRU workers found these 2 cases of #sphero BB-8s! Turns out we never did sell out of them AND I had the job of hand-trucking them to our #RockefellerCenter location. There's a much bigger story behind me & BB-8... #TimesSquareToysRUs #BB8 (from my IG)

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My smartwatch tells me there's a blizzard coming. Anyone hear anything about a blizzard? ;) #sarcasm #Jonas #snow #snowmageddon #snowmageddon2016 (from my IG)

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Here is our left over stock and all our other equipment and registers all packed up. The end started feeling pretty real right about then. :( #TimeSquare #ToysRUs #TimesSquareToysRUs (from my IG)

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Wasn't expecting to see the old #Lego #FAOSchwarz #ToySoldier all wrapped up in the days after the #TimeSquare #ToysRUs closed. But there he was. Hope he could breathe! #TimesSquareToysRUs #FAOSchwarzToySoldier (from my IG)

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Here is #BruthaTRex overseeing the disassembly of the giant #Lego skyscrapers that were on display inside the #TimeSquare #ToysRUs. He did like to dote! #TimesSquareToysRUs #ToyRUsTRex (from my IG)

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Giant #cherries! This was the view from our store-within-a-store, down at the basement level of the #TimeSquare #ToysRUs. Just out of frame to the left was the ferris wheel. #TimesSquareToysRUs #NYC (from my IG)

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On those days after the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs closed, all the remaining #toys were loaded into boxes and/or these rolling cages. From there I assume they went on to other #TRU stores. #TimesSquareToysRUs #ToysRUsTimesSquare (from my IG)

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So, on 12/30/15, the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs closed forever (bottom). When I returned to pack up my store's stock on 1/4/16, the giant ads were gone (top). It was like seeing the light of #TRU's corporate eyes go out. (No sarcasm--as much as I disliked the giant ads, seeing none left me feeling a bit sad.) (from my IG)

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And here is my favorite thing from the now closed forever #TimesSquare #ToysRUs: the #TyranosaurusRex (allegedly) from the original #JurassicPark movie! I called him #BruthaT-Rex. He could actually move and roar. I'll miss this big guy! #ToysRUsTRex #animatronic #dinosaur (from my IG)

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I will never understand why, on that #FerrisWheel inside the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs, #TRU's mascot, #GeoffreyTheGiraffe, shared a car with #ET. #itsamystery! (from my IG)

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And here they are, less than a week after closing the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs forever, taking down that #SpiderMan statue. I hope he finds a new home. I shot video of this, too. I'll have to post it on YT sometime soon. (from my IG)

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And here is a closer shot on that #SpiderMan statue that used to hang in the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs Sorry, #SpoilerAlert! (from my IG)

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More photos from the last days of the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs today! This one is the #SpiderMan statue that hung from the ceiling of the 2nd floor. I would have loved to have brought this home but apparently, it's going someplace else. #NYCLife #NYC #Spidey (from my IG)

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Hey neat, @accuweather says there's a blizzard coming this weekend. Get your snow shovels lathered up folks who live in and around #NYC, #WashingtonDC, #Boston and #Philadelphia! (Not sure how one lathers up a snow shovel.) (from my IG)

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Then one day when I came into work: #Superman was GONE but the big rig remained!! Turns out, the big rig was suspended from the ceiling of the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs the WHOLE TIME. #disillusioned (from my IG)

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For years, #Superman stopped a big rig from crashing into #TimesSquare #ToysRUs customers!! Thank you for your service, Superman!! You have saved many lives! (from my IG)

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Here's a video panning around from the 3rd floor of the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs on the last day they were open. I should have panned more slowly. :(

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On my last day working at the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs location of our store, I got this #pano from the 3rd floor. Pictured is the section of the store I was most familiar being a #StarWars AND toy #geek. Note the empty spaces and the #Superman, #SpiderMan and the #TRex (rumor was it was used in the original #JurassicPark). (from my IG)

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One of the things that made the #TimesSquare #ToysRUs so amazing was the #FerrisWheel they had *inside* of it. I could not fit it in the shot head-on. (from my IG)

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