There’s nothing greater than a Camp Simcha party. Except maybe a Camp Simcha party in one of the greatest cities in the world, NEW YORK CITY! After each camper and counselor received his awesome new 2010 edition Camp Simcha fitted baseball cap, we boarded the busses smoothly and on time to take us to NYC. Without any traffic, we arrived in the city pretty early, giving us some time to have a scenic lunch in one of the beautiful parks near the theater. We caused quite an uproar in the park, causing one of the park rangers to come out and see what was going on. As soon as we showed him how UBER AWESOME the campers of Camp Simcha are, he kindly agreed to let us finish our lunches quickly without any issues.
After lunch we took a nice stroll through Greenwich Village to the STOMP theater, where we were treated to an amazing show of percussion using random, everyday objects. The cast was kind enough after the show to sit on stage and answer questions from campers about their roles in STOMP and their lives in general. Even better though, they agreed to let everyone up on stage and take pictures with them, and Max G. was even treated to an arm wrestle with the “Macho Man”, which he won! The whole cast commented on what a well-behaved, yet most energetic and interactive crowd we were. They had never had an audience like us before, and honestly, it couldn’t possibly be otherwise, because we are Camp Simcha after all!
Moving along, we then boarded the busses to the South Street Seaport, where we ate dinner, went shopping a little bit in the mall there, and had a good time relaxing. A special kind of taxi ride was in store for us at the seaport, a big, yellow, water taxi ride to 34th street! The specialty staff was kind enough to take their bus over to Times Square so that they could greet us there with pomp and fanfare. They even managed to get some of their pictures on the American Eagle billboard in the square! So cool! Once all of the busses had arrived and unloaded, it was time for what we had been waiting for all day long. After a few rounds of Holey Moley and other psych-up songs, Dembi announced that we were going to do the dance to the FIFA World Cup theme song “Wavin’ Flag” that we have been practicing since the beginning of camp. However, we did it with a twist, in classic, crazy, Camp Simcha style. Thanks to our talented recording studio staff, we produced our own version of the song, which was played and danced to by all of the campers and staff, right in middle of Times Square! It was quite a spectacle to behold, and everyone involved had a blast taking part.
By this time, everyone was exhausted after a long, fun, and fulfilling day, so it was time to get back up on the busses and head back to camp, where we are looking forward to another great day tomorrow!
(Attached is a link to a Youtube video of the event in Times Square, feel free to check it out and enjoy!)
