So tonight was interesting to say the least, after making it home from a party for Jenny Blake’s new book, I was hanging out with Lewis Howes. We decided to go meet a few people down in SoHo.
After 5 minutes of looking for a cab (it was brisk) we decided to catch the train. We walked a couple blocks and got to the subway.
We arrived just as the train we had hoped to catch was leaving. Neither Lewis nor I are uber familiar with the subway system because both of us are relatively new to NYC, so we decided to wait for the next train.
After a solid 10 minutes of waiting, the wrong train came.We decided to give up and try and find a cab, but if we didn’t find one on the walk back to my apt, I was just going to call it a night.
We walked back up 23st towards where I live and reached my apartment, no cabs. We both went our separate ways.
I went back to my apartment and started checking facebook and twitter. About 5 minutes later, I get a tweet from Michael Streko, who I was supposed to meet for a SEOmoz event earlier in the night, but bailed to be at Jenny Blake’s event.
Michael hits me with “@nickreese read @seanpower‘s stream someone stole his laptop and they r downtown, is it by you?”
At first, I thought… well that is where I was headed, but totally not my problem. (lol)
I tweet back “@streko @seanpower That is down in soho. Just left @lewishowes who is headed down that way now.”
I then find out that there is a girl there that is trying to get the laptop back. I read Sean Power’s twitter stream and it seemed too interesting to pass up (I live for crazy stories) so I decied to tweet:
@seanpower @andrewhyde I’m 10-15 away. Need me to roll out?
After a few tweets back and forth I decided to leave and if I found a cab in less than a minute I would go. I walked out my door and no joke, there was a cab dropping someone off at my building. I guess I am going… my heart was racing on the ride over. Here is the rest of the story about how I helped a complete stranger get his laptop back using a software called Prey. Please note this was the 2nd time trying to record the video. The first one failed because I’m on a flimsy wireless card.
The video has been removed or at least moved to private to protect the identity of the girl in the purple sarong. I’ll write a more detailed write up of what went down behind the scenes. I have additional footage of the conversation at the bar.
Totally outrageous and pretty damn memorable, after leaving the bar we went and got crème brulee and some strawberry alcoholic drink at French Roast. Needless we wanted to get out of the area. As you might have guessed tonight was a very memorable night, but I am sure it is just the beginning of my adventures in NYC.
Here is a full play by play on twitter.
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aww.. this video is private
Amazing Story, you are some one’s hero. The Girl in The Purple Sarong sounds like the follow up book to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
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