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Thompson Lower East Side hotel getting HDTV
We're sure it'll come as no surprise to anyone who has been keeping an eye on the progress of Thompson Hotels' forthcoming Lower East Side, but nevertheless, the five-star facility will indeed boast HDTV. Announced today, RCN has signed a multi-year deal to provide digital cable TV and high-definition services to all 140 guest rooms of the new hotel, which is set to open in Manhattan, New York in early 2008. Notably, we're not told whether any sort of HD VOD will be included, but the tricky part will be affording a single night stay to personally find out.
Sex, beer and Guitar Hero in the Lower East Side
It's common knowledge that people who play guitar are cool and get girls, but what about people who play guitar-based video games? The Village Voice tried to answer this question through a trip to the weekly Tuesday night Guitar Hero party at Pianos in New York City's lower East side.The whooping crowds and high-energy, beer-spilling performances described in the article definitely speak to the coolness of playing a toy guitar in a dark, crowded bar. In the end, though, the author lamentably concludes that "Guitar Hero's status as an aphrodisiac is inconclusive." That is until he asks Marcus Henderson, who recorded over 50 of the guitar tracks for the series. "Nothing's sexier than undulating and thrusting about with a plastic guitar while standing on the bar destroying drinks and eardrums," Henderson said. Really, how can you argue with that?[Update: Changed the headline to reflect the true location.]
