[STIFF_UK]

At last...

El Stiffo might be coming to the US...

I'm looking at heading out with my boy Rusty sometime before Easter, for between 1 and 3 months... (Aiming to head out sometime in mid-march)

If anyone can hook me up with info regarding hostels/motels/hotels/houses to crash at...
And the cost of transport around the US (Planes trains and automobiles)

Also, if anyone could tell me good dates to be in a particular city - that'd be well cool...

Definately gonna be hitting up NYC - and LA - also possibly 1 or 2 other big cities (depending where I fly to)

Yea - Any help would be sweet-as.

See you all soon.

Peace


(Note to the UK heads - collect 35 tokens from the DAILY MAIL and fly to the USA for FREE)

[Xero0197]

Well i dont know how much help i can be to u since im not in a bigh city or state but i can look them up for u if u need the locations

[Xero0197]

make sure u hit up ohio!! lol

[tinyD]

i'm insulted! you're not coming to canada. we got it all in the t-dot! events, hip hop shows, mad underground talent, not to mention supernaturalz and dyzee, and of course tinyD! besides the air is cleaner up here as is the water and....there are lots of beavers lololol

[Moochy - Mania]

stiff , cut that america / canada bullshit . all they have in america is .... well , americans ! that's not exciting at all . come to israel . you'll never regret it . if you'll make it out alive that is . we have the most gorgerous chicks ( everyone knows jewish babes are the best ) , we've got crazy culture , and we've got action . you don't even have to search for it , the action will come to you , on the street preferbly .

[electron]

okay stiff ,
first of all , take moochy's advice and come chill with us in israel - i'll be back there as of march

if , for any reason, you are in the usa prior to march, come stay with me in San francisco . You should DEFINITELY come to san francisco and meet all my friends anyhow , and the dance scene here is rockin .

as far as NY goes , one of the best and cheapest places to stay is the offsoho suites - it's under $100 an night for a room so it's pretty cheap if you split it with your friends ( www.offsoho.com) and if that doesn't work , check out east village bed and coffee .Or justmake friends who live in brooklyn and crash with them .

As far as LA goes, i can't help you
you might want to also check out seattle while you're out here

the best and cheapest way of flying domestically is www.jetblue.com , their prices rock and you'll be able to fly in to NYC , then go from there . THE A line will take you all the way out to JFK , so if you want to save $$$ right from the start , try to get all your flights going from there , that way it's just a buck fifty or something like that to get downtown .

Bboys are in union square on tuesdays i think , but i'm not sure anymore . Erock should be able to help you out with that.

[Boni]

Theres a pretty good chance of snow being on the ground in mid march in NYC, maybe you should save that for the last leg of your trip. Ill be leaving for europe most likely march 12th-21st.

[da DMD]

why aint no one coming to visit my ass?

no one wanna come to south africa....

no body loves me

[Noche Rock]

try and get some footage or pics!

[da DMD]

[iomek]

Originally posted by STIFF_UK (Note to the UK heads - collect 35 tokens from the DAILY MAIL and fly to the USA for FREE)

will do, but dont get your chances to high up, as think how many peeps get the daily mail? thousands and thousands everyday, in 30days thousnads of cats could be flyin to the USA and sink the daily mails boat of cash.. the daily mail had the thing if you collected tokens at the end like 25 or somin you get a free man united calandea (man u football team) and that was wen i was 7, and im 13 now and still dont have it but get them anyway jus incase.. if you do fly there, head to L.A try to get to venice beach there is some mad pop n lock guy there (next to the skate park) and go to venice beach pavillion, i saw some b-boys there and some mad writters

[F Stylz]

I'm here in Minneapolis, Minnesota Willy. Ya know? That's a ways away from NY or LA but it would be cool to see you in person.

[FuZaXX]

i feel sorry for you DMD come to norway muhahah

[STIFF_UK]

Okay, that last post was written in a hurry, cos the library was closing and I was about to get booted off the computer. Now I have a bit more time, here's some detail...

I ain't 100% sure how many of us are going to be heading over just yet.
Basically, a UK newspaper is giving away free flights to the USA, so I'm gonna be making the trip. There’s one or 2 others that might be coming, but there's a whole load of things that is relying on.

Anyway, I don't know where I'm going to be flying to, with this offer, I could end up flying to Atlanta, Boston, New York or Washington. I have to tell them which I prefer, and if they have flights available, I go there, if not, it goes to second and third choice.
Once I arrive, I reckon I'll be doing a fair bit of travelling around. I can be there anything up to 3 months with this offer, but I ain't too sure I'd be able to afford that.

I also ain't 100% sure when I'll be coming, the offer is valid from Jan 3rd to April 30th 2004, so sometime between those dates.


What I really need to know is this...
1> Where to go... Cities with good scenes, places to check out, if it's worth visiting, let me know.

2> When to go... Primarily for events and jams if there's a "must see" or even a local bash going on, then let me know places and dates so I can try to plan to be there.

3> Where to stay... Whether it's a hotel, motel, hostel, or a spare bed at someone's house, I'm gonna need a place to stay wherever I go. Not too expensive, but I don't wanna stay in some flea-pit or places where I'll get robbed in my sleep. (Oh yea - if you're a weirdo who gets victims from the net, don't bother - whenever I go somewhere with the offer of crashing at the house of someone I've not met, I have a hotel booked as backup so if I meet you and you're a slimeball or look like a murderer - I'll kick you in the shins and split)

4> How to get around... I need to know how to expect to get around in individual towns/cities, so when I get there I don't have to look like a tourist (read "target") with city maps and information points.
I also wanna get a rough idea on ways to get around America (And I suppose Canada could be on the cards too) - I've heard horror-stories about the Trains/Greyhound etc in the US, so some local advice would be appreciated.


So... If your town, city or local scene should be on the agenda for the "Stiff_UK World Tour of America (and Canada)" - snappy name eh - then let me know.

Again, any help would be much appreciated, and will result in the buying of beer upon my arrival (assuming I have money to spend on beer that is)

Oh yea - If you post, tell me the legal drinking age in your state. It ain't a big issue, cos I'm an old codger and am old enough to drink anywhere in the US, but you never know, if there's some younger heads coming with me, or if I meet underagers, then it could come in handy.

Anyway - enough from me. I'll be on for about 20 minutes now, and all going to plan I should be on again tomorrow, I'm going to 2 libraries to get around the 2 hours per day limits (crafty sod).

Peace

[STIFF_UK]

Okay - that last post was pre-typed so didn't take into account the responses.

Tiny - I reckon I'll be hitting Canada too (as you can see frmo my last post) - Oh yea - I was jamming with Dyzee when he came to the UK in the summer. He's a cool guy.

Moochy - I'll come to Israel when your insane President stops bombing your neighbours, and when your neighbours stop bombing you.

Electron - If I'm there when you are, I'll definately come hook up.

Bomb - should be cool - it's not a competition so there should definately be a flight available - and I've done the free-flight thing before with a different paper - so it should be sweet.

DMD - You're right - noone loves you - sorry - I had to...
If I ever find myself in your part of the world, you'll be the fiirst to know.

Boni - thanks for the date - I will be starting in March, so it'll be one of the early legs - but we'll see when I know where I fly to.


Thanks for help so far - if anyone could hook me up with the stuff I mentioned in the lasty post that'd be cool as.

Peace