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Step Into Carrie’s Shoes On A Sex And The City Tour

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If you are heading to New York for business or pleasure, you have to make time for the sex and the city tour. It only takes a few hours, and you get to see all of the places where Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha called home. The tour guides are fabulous, and share some great trivia about the show and the cast.

You will get to see Carrie’s front stoop. Although the audience is led to believe she lives on the Upper East Side, the apartment is actually in the West Village. Bring your credit card and forget about saving money in NYC for a minute, as the tour makes a quick stop at Jimmy Choo. This is where Carrie bought all of her shoes.

If you remember the episode where Charlotte bought her rabbit, you will not be disappointed when the tour bus stops at The Pleasure Chest. One of the funniest Charlotte episodes was at the ABC Carpet & Home. You will see the store where she and her future Mother-In-Law Bunny, had that famous fight over a bed.

The Scout bar, which Steve and Aidan owned, is actually called Onieal’s. Enjoy a cosmopolitan, and remember some of the great episodes that were shot there. Speaking of Aidan, you will go on location and see where he designed his furniture.

The bus will take you to the little church around the corner, where Samantha had a fling with the friar. This is also known as the actor’s church, so they were very accommodating to the cast and crew. The meatpacking district, where Samantha bought her apartment, is another highlight of the tour.

Miranda and Carrie loved cupcakes. Take the Sex and The City tour and you will be treated to a free cupcake at this world-famous bakery. A highlight is the chi-chi department store, where Miranda and the girls talked about Alexander Petrovsky. He was the reason that Carrie moved to France.

For 6 seasons, the women from Sex and the City shopped, ate, hung out, and partied in New York City, and millions of viewers did too. Relive those memories with the Sex and the city tour.

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Pirates of the Caribbean Launch Party

The popularity of pirates is pretty universal, kids are getting as much out of the silliness of “National Talk Like A Pirate Day” as the adults are, and fabulous pirate fancy dress costumes are available. The latest installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pirates of the Caribbean:  On Stranger Tides is up for release soon, and what better excuse for some themed fun than a Pirates of the Caribbean Launch Party?

If you want your guests to dress up, give them plenty of time to organize their costumes. Consider giving out invitations with specific “roles”; pirate wench, buccaneer, Royal Navy Commandant are possible choices, after all, how many Captain Sparrows can one room hold? Use the invitations to set the tone, the more effort you put into them, the more people are likely to put into their costumes.

How far you go with the decoration is up to you, but there are simple ways to bring aspects of pirate ships and of the Caribbean to most venues. Decorative touches for the party can be as simple as hanging lanterns and ropes around the place, or as extreme as covering the whole floor with sand and bringing in life size palm trees. Dust off Halloween skulls and skeletons to add to the look. Keep lighting levels low, and get a mix of reggae and steel drum music burned to disc. For kids’ parties look out for themed paper plates and cups.

If your venue has various rooms then each can have a separate look, aimed at replicating different aspects of the films’ settings. Decorate one as though on-board a ship, a beach area, Davy Jones Locker, the pirates drinking den.

Rum is the obvious choice for alcoholic drinks. Mix up a large bowl of rum punch, and fruit punch for the kids and non-drinkers. Deck out the food tables with plenty of fruit and mangoes to carry on the theme. Using piles of gold wrapped chocolates (round balls or coins normally kept for Christmas decorations). Caribbean cuisine adds a stylish touch, but Barbecues are an easier option for those of us that are lacking in culinary skills. If you’re going the whole hog, and hiring serving staff, make sure they fit the bill by providing them with suitable pirate fancy dress costumes.

For children’s parties (or adults with a sense of humor) theme the fun and games round piratical ideas. Have few treasures hidden round the house and garden (cutlasses, compasses and treasure chests) and mock up some treasure maps to provide clues. Have a quiz based on the Pirates of the Caribbean films, or make them act out scenes from the films. If garden space and weather permits you can even make losers (or winners) walk the plank into a paddling pool. Face painting can add scars, twirled mustaches and eye-patches. Getting in a fully decked out “fortune teller” can add to the atmosphere.

This article was written by Joker’s Masquerade, leading providers of fancy dress costumes in the UK.

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How To Personalize Your Guitar

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A lot of guitar enthusiasts are constantly looking for ways to customize their musical instrument to not only make it unique and better looking but also to improve the sound that their guitar produces. There are various ways to personalize your guitar. You can simply add different accessories to your instrument or you can also choose to change an entire part. The cost of customizing your piece will depend on the type of customization made.

One part that is popularly customized by many guitar enthusiasts is the guitar neck. A simple way to customize the neck of your guitar is by adding a guitar neck plate. You can choose between gold and chrome neck plates. These plates can be engraved with one of your chosen designs. Installing a neck plate will not only make your guitar look a whole lot cooler but will also improve how it sounds.

Another way to change the look of one’s guitar neck is by painting it with a new color. You can choose to do the painting by yourself or have it done by experts. If you opt to do the painting on your own, it is important that you have the basic knowledge of painting a guitar’s neck. Painting the guitar neck is different from painting its body. There are several things you have to consider like the fret board, strings and the head of the guitar.

To have a custom guitar neck, you also have the option to change the type of wood that is used for the neck. There are several types of woods that are ideal to be used for a guitar neck. Some of the most common woods that are used are mahogany, rosewood and maple. Each wood produces a different sound and tone for the guitar. The type of wood that you choose will depend on the sound that you are going for.

When customizing your guitar, you do not have to spend a lot of cash. There are still many ways to personalize your instrument without burning a hole in your pocket. All you need to do is let your imagination run wild. What matters most is that you have a musical instrument that will not only represent your individuality with its looks but also by the way that it sounds.

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Lady Gaga and Her Unique Sense of Fashion

Lady Gaga is an American pop singer-lyricist, famous for her unique style of singing and fashion. She is very comfortable with her fashion statements. She exactly knows how to camouflage for fashion to the surroundings and thus, is being called as a unique fashion chameleon. She is very famous for her extraordinary sunglasses. Here sunglasses show the distinctive sense of her style.

She believes that art and fashion are directly proportional to each other. The wonder woman costumes make her an icon in the fashion industry. Her innovative accessories show her archetypal sense of style. Lady Gaga’s sunglasses become a piece of art, when harmonized with her artistically designed outfits. A lot of people around the world, especially teenagers, choose to dress like her and wear the fashionable Sunglasses.

Lady Gaga mixes and matches her choice of sunglasses according to costume, hairstyle and makeup. People around the world eagerly wait to see what she’ll wear and in her next public appearance. One of the most famous sunglass that she wore was the rimless shaded one. These glasses covered a good portion of her face, but exposed her eyes while singing. She prefers bright neon colored sunglasses with bold colors and unique shapes to highlight her extraordinary persona and complement her style statement.

To encourage Lady Gaga’s idiosyncratic style of fashion, some top companies have joined hands with her to manufacture exceptional types of eyewear. One of the most famous and prominent Sunglasses that she wore were the ones with white-rims. It is very difficult to keep up with the Lady Gaga sunglasses, as she adopts diverse styles and trends.

You can experience the sense of individuality from Lady Gaga’s fashion and buy lady Gaga sunglasses either by visiting eBay or one of the many stores that is attempting to cash in on the craze.

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From The Big Screen To The Real Outdoors

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Road Trip

The most obvious film that takes on the road trip is, of course, Road Trip. The film title may not seem intriguing, but if you’re young, into sex and like films like American Pie, then we think you’ll approve. The basic premise is a bunch of young men embarking on a proper American road trip to save one of the men’s embarrassments after he accidentally sent a tape of him having sex to his actual girlfriend – who isn’t part of the video.

Sure, it’s pubertal, disgusting and dirty, but we’d still highly recommend it.

Convoy

Convoy is a film that was made in the late ’70s and it is still as popular today as it was back then. It features a group of truckers driving on a huge road trip in a mile-long convoy to help one driver who has a vendetta against an obnoxious Sherriff. It’s a true American red-neck adventure.

Vanishing Point

There are a certain amount of epic car films that captures the mainstream’s imagination – and Vanishing Point is one of them. It features a proper man’s man in the form of Kowalski who works for a car delivery company. He picks up a Dodge Challenger and decides to place a bet that he can get from Colorado to California in less than 15 hours – and so the carnage begins.

There’s police chases, a blind man, gay hitchhikers, naked ladies and plenty of muscle cars – what more can you ask for? Vanishing point is a true road trip movie that lives up to all the hype.

Death Proof

Quentin Tarantino doesn’t make films that often, and when he does, they are usually incredibly good. Death Proof represented a Hollywood flop for Tarantino, but that doesn’t mean the film isn’t worth watching. If you fancy a bit of old-school acting for Kurt Russell and lots of screaming, half-naked girls, then Death Proof is the film for you.

The film sees Russell stalk two girls by an ex-stuntman who uses his Death Proof car to undertake vicious and bloody murderous events. Not for the fainthearted.

Death Race 2000

Another film with the word ‘death’ in it, but this one is well worth a watch if you’re into long drives in the country. Death Race is a show that contestants enter and score points for running people down as they travel across the country – sounds good and a bit weird, right? The insane ‘sport’ has willing suicidal viewers sprouting out of here, there and everywhere just to be run over by the contestants. As films go, it is an odd one, but it’s a quality few hours of viewing with lots of cars and death – which, as we know, is the perfect combination.

This guest post has been put together by Netcars – a specialist used cars search engine based in the UK.

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4 Top Movie Chases

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There have been some fantastic chases in the movies over the years from cars to planes and even on foot chases. Chases add depth, a sense of fear and a lot of thrill to any film that they are used successfully in. So with this in mind, what are the best movie chases of all time and why?

Terminator 2

The whole reason this is on the list is simply because the entire movie is one big chase scene involving trucks, cars, bikes and great on foot chases too. If you are not shocked and worried for the main protagonists of the movie the first time you watched it then I would be very surprised indeed.

Not only is this movie one big chase scene but it will go down as one of the best movies ever made with effects that still look good 20 years on and fantastic acting from everyone involved. If you haven’t seen this movie then why not?!

Catch Me If You Can

Another fantastic movie and another movie that is based on a single big chase between an FBI agent (Tom Hanks) and a fraudster (Leonardo DiCaprio) which is all based on a true story.  The chase this time round is taken all over the world from the USA to France. The fraudster poses as an airline pilot, a doctor and even a lawyer before being caught out.

Bullitt

Perhaps the most famous and arguably the best car chase scene in movie history. Starring the legendary Steve McQueen as Detective Frank Bullitt the ten minute long car scene will go down on most lists as the top chase scene involving cars in movie history. Two 1968 Ford Mustangs were used during the chase scene with both the brakes and suspensions receiving some pretty heavy modifications.

Contrary to belief McQueen only drove around for around 10% of the scene with his usual stunt driver taking most of the driving up.

The Matrix Reloaded

Although the second and third Matrix movies were a major disappointment compared with the first movie it is safe to say that the freeway chase scene is awesome! With exploding vehicles, gunfights, fist fights on top of trucks, agents jumping on cars, struggles with a knife in the back of a car and motorcycle chases. Can you think of anything this scene didn’t have?

These are just four of the best chase scenes in movie history, are there any others that deserve a mention?

Ryan is a film fanatic that loves his chases (especially the car ones) and works with lease vans company NVC who also specialise in contract hire and leasing