When Johnny was a young impressionable teenager he heard the song 'Dance part 1' by the Rolling Stones off of the Emotional Rescue album, yes, album. He was always just fascinated with the line "Hey what am I doing standing here on the corner of West 8th Street and 6th Avenue?" Johnny thought if Mick Jagger was hanging out there that place had to be the coolest spot on earth. For years and years if he was thinking of the song he'd sing that line and pretend he was cool hanging in NYC. Now, my how things have changed. He's a 12 minute train ride from the 9th St. PATH station and a 30 second walk to West 8th Street and 6th Avenue and he has made that trek many many times to go eat, hang out, go to the Lafayette Bakery for cherry turnovers or just passing through. He'll also readily admit to standing on that corner with his iPod and playing 'Dance, part 1'. If you ever see a guy in a Red Wings jersey standing at W 8th and 6th Ave with an iPod and a big smile, come over and say hi.
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