On 22/05/2021 21:14, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:49:43 +0100, S Viemeister
>> On 22/05/2021 20:28, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:07:47 +0100, S Viemeister
>>>> On 22/05/2021 16:36, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11:08:01 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>> You can buy them from street venders all over NYC. They have push
>>>>>> carts with a coal stove and a pile of sweet potatoes... there they are
>>>>>> called "baked". They are sold during the cold months and are kept in
>>>>>> pockets as hand warmers.
>>>>> Oh, look. It's still 1947 in Sheldon's World.
>>>>> <https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/20/archives/westchester-weekly-how-sweet-it-was-the-potato-cart-of-yore.html>
>>>> I spent quite a bit of time in NYC studying at AADA, and although hot
>>>> chestnut, pretzel, and hotdog vendors were common, I never saw a hot
>>>> sweet potato vendor. Now I know why. There weren't any.
>>> I loved those chestnuts.
>> My sense memory just kicked in - I can smell them now.
>
> The first time I had some was right by Radio City Music Hall waiting
> for their Christmas show (my first and last time at that - I howled
> with laughter because they had real camels but a plastic Baby Jesus)
>
I've only been there once - for a movie, followed by the stage show. Saw
the movie, but the place was evacuated before the stage show, due to a
smoky fire somewhere in the building.