My awesome then-roommate at [[13 Peck Slip, Southstreet Seaport, Manhattan]]. He introduced me to [[Important music that I discovered in New York in 1999#new music]], [[Mamoun's Falafel's Hummus Sandwiches]], [[Spring Chicken Soup at Wonton Garden]], gifted me a crayon he got from [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], [[Chinatown, New York City]], [[The Carlton Arms (New York City)]], [[The Odeon (New York City)]], [[ Raccoon Lounge (New York City)]], [[The art scene on Spring Street]], [[Gerhard Richter (Artist)]]