Spring Breaking and rule breaking with you and Chris Micco in NYC 96: Exploring Brooklyn Heights and Manhattan with livery driver Camden, watching dancing nuns at Metronome, getting assistance from the yellow pages, stumbling into the wrong West Village bars, and hanging with your old roommate Rome. Watching Wall Street and going through your recruiting campaign.Summering in NYC in 98 and crashing on your floor in Normandie Court. Meeting your on-again-off-again lover Tatiana. Practicing bait & switch maneuvers. Watching you dominate at Latterman & Co. Hanging with Kwan, George, Billy and the Canadian crew. Learning risk arb from you on a napkin. Spitting game together at the Coffee Shop and Bowery Bar. Vacationing in NYC in autumn 98 with Nancy and spending an Indian Summer weekend with you in Sheep Meadow at Central Park.Vacationing in NYC in the summer of 99 with Trisha and sightseeing with you around Manhattan.Moving to Manhattan in 2000 and crashing again at your pad at Dormandie. Partying with you, your pal John Deere III and his friends in the Hamptons. Starting and stopping at Ladenburg Thalmann and getting to know Vasinkovich, Kovalick and the Russian crew. Having fun with Chris Jansen. Lifting and sunbathing on the Normandie rooftop with you and Marv. Having late night rooftop escapades at Normandie with Christy and friends. Getting robbed by Marv's cousin and fearing that he was going have us whacked after we turned him in. Giving you motorcycle lessons on my Suzuki 450 on West 8th Street and guitar lessons on my Fender. Listening nonstop to Portishead, Massive Attack, 2Pac, Lenny Kravitz, the Dance Trance disc, all the Paris Lounge compilations, David Morales and Play by Moby. Reading and obsessing over Mario Puzos The Godfather, Alexandre Dumas Count of Monte Cristo and David Foster Wallaces Infinite Jest. Hearing your tales about working for Izzy Englander. Watching Stem Cells pop and celebrating with champagne. Running around Hells Kitchen and chasing Alyx & friends. Finding Cash and Patrick. Rolling with Mike D, Rupert, Jason and the upstate boys to Club Exit and Soundfactory. Circling Manhattan at night in Vlads limo with Christy and Red. Hitting the Mercbar and connecting with Candy at Serena. Getting to know promoters Gil and Yuval, Ruben, PJ and Bay. Club-hopping and name-dropping at Sway, Float, Go, Ohm, the Ws, Whiskey Bar, Whiskey Park, Whiskey Blue and Cherry Bar and a million other spots (so many great ones, I was compelled to put together a whole separate list). The Whack Pack. Executing your Millennium trades at Knight Securities. Doing box seats at the Garden and watching AC/DC and Eric Clapton. Pumping iron together at Golds Gym on West 54th Street.Living through 9/11 in NYC together and dealing with the aftermath of living in a depressed and threatened city. Escaping from New York: Crashing cousin Joseph's wedding in 2001 and celebrating your 30th birthday in Dallas with limos, Cowboys cheerleaders, wayward teachers and maids of honor. Wrestling and trashing our hotel room. Partying in South Beach. Having border crossing issues heading to Canada and running into problems at Stereo in Montreal.Chelsea townhousing and horsing around. Doing dinner parties and late nights. Watching you turn your townhouse into a boarding house with Weisberg, Christy Lynn and Diaz as guests. Cruising down to A.C. with Weisberg in his Porsche 911 and staying at the Tropicana. Logs & limes. Bottles & models. Having a Funk Odessey with Florida State co-eds. Listening loudly to Love You with a Little L by Jamiroquoi and getting to know the angry side of Buddy and Blossom. Reem. Partying across the street at Atkinsons. Getting late-night spiritual blessings from our strange acquaintance Gerard. Having hotel parties with Christys friend Frenchy from South Africa.Having Halloween adventures. Hanging with the Golden Oldies. Hanging downtown with Dr. Brown. Learning the ropes with the West Side Cowgirl and exploring Venue and Prohibition. Going from A to G with Missy and Christy Lynn. Sunday night sessions of the Sopranos at your pad. Haggling for an apartment with Morrie from Goodfellas.Rocking ten rows back at the Sting concert at Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side. Doing party pilgrimages to Vegas and hitting the tables at the Hard Rock with Pliskin. Watching high stakes blackjack at the Bellagio with you, Thomas from Rhino and the crew. Going to Rain (Palms), Light (Bellagio), Babys / Body English (Hard Rock) and the after parties at Drais.Watching Ohio State beat Miami in the national championship game at your townhouse in Chelsea and collecting 10 large from Christys boss.Renting bicycles and cruising along the West Side Highway, through Central Park, Midtown and the Village.Hanging with family in NYC. Eating home-cooked meals when my mom would visit. Sightseeing and socializing when our sisters visited. Watching Michael Jordan play and kick ass in his final game at Madison Square Garden in 2003 with you, your dad and Mike DeCarbo. Double dating in Cabos in 2004 with Michelle and Una and surfing for the first time. Getting to know your friends Caitlin and Stacey, and later, Jenna and Natasha.Surfing and skydiving in San Diego with you, Scott and Marvin.Living large at your Soho loft. Raging to Eminem on your over-sized projection screen and hi-def system. Smoking stogies with you, Spodz and the boys on the 666 Fifth rooftop at Grand Havana Room.Running around New Castle (Shads and Alexanders) and Pittsburgh over all the holidays with Mike D and his crazy crew to Metropol, Rosebud, Bar Pittsburgh, Banana Joes, Danzis, Sanctuary, Station Square and Carson Street. Partying and lounging at the Renaissance Hotel with Richman. Going to Vail with you, Mike D and Todd, Andrew and the Boston College boys. Enjoying our massive lodge and skiing and snowmobiling all week.Meeting at your tri-plex penthouse pimp pad in Buenos Aires in 2007 with Gettleman and going to Black, Crobar and having rooftop pool parties. Doing the NYC Halloween day parade in 2007 and Ciprianis 42nd Street with you, German, B.V.O., Kolodny and the crew. Re-connecting in NYC in 2008 with you and J-Lee and doing the rounds at Pink Elephant, Kiss & Fly and Bagatelle.Going to Louisa and Angelas weddings in New Castle together in 2009 and causing trouble downtown at the Basin with Rena and friends.Racing your Aston Martin and Ferrari around the curves of Mulhulland Drive in 2009, dining with Jeff and Natalie in LA and going to open houses in Beverly Hills. Celebrating Gettleman's wedding this year and having deep discussions about what's next for us, our family and the world around us.