Watch My Pickpocket Live!

Last night in NY I had my company phone stolen. Interestingly they're still using it, and you can watch its progress on the left (for now), as I have Google Latitude enabled on it, which reports the phone's location. As they're using the device rather than just the SIM, I'm assuming that they aren't making any calls, as it has a password. Watch its progress on the left, it's in Staten Island now! I'm off to see the NYPD!

Update:
After visiting the station near my hotel I realised that there was no point in explaining to the police about Google Latitude and how I knew where the phone was within a couple of hundred yards. I'll just have to solve the crime by tracking them down myself next time I'm in New York. Hey! Scumbag who lives on the corner of South Avenue and Richmond Terrace in Mariner's Harbour, Staten Island, New York! I've got your number!


They live just near the red dot in the bottom left

Good Morning New York

The traditional run round Central Park this morning:


View Run: Central Park in a larger map

Beautiful but hot and humid!

Imelda May and Madeleine Peyroux

Visited the iTunes Live festival on Sunday and saw Imelda May and Madeleine Peyroux. Both worth checking out, overall I preferred Peyroux's sound, especially with her more blues/swing-like efforts, though her slower numbers were a bit dull, or perhaps I was just not in the mood. The Irish Imelda May, on the other hand, cannot be accused of being dull, lighting up the crowd with her surprisingly rocky and "big band" loud numbers.


Imelda May

Madeleine has a strange history, with hippy parents, her mother playing a ukele, then later after a disagreement with her record company she supposedly disappeared for some time, with private detectives eventually tracking her down.


Madeleine Peyroux

Unfortunately in my opinion she somewhat spoiled her set by talking nonsense between songs, telling us about Paris, which may work for a US audience but doesn't impress Londoners!

Happy Birthday, Big Ben!

Today Big Ben, the famous bell inside the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, turns 150, having been first struck on July 11 1859. Apparently a clock tower was first built at Westminster in 1288.



There is a new Argentinian ice-cream parlour adjacent to Gaucho Grill in Swallow Street, just between Piccadilly and Regent's Street. Freggo is a smart purple-fronted shop that is open till 2am every day. I can imagine Dina spending a fair bit of time here!!



Inside, there are lots of yummy things behind a glass display counter, but we're not here for those..



I order a cup of two flavours - banana; and dulce de leche with chocolate chips. Dulce de Leche is a South American obsession - a kind of toffee spread, presumably made from condensed milk and loads of sugar!



The whole place is quite minimalist, I guess by design as it will be open late - they are styling themselves as an "after-clubbing venue".



Yum! Freggo's website is here.