To the All-American Chinese marathoner guy who has the mini-Twin Towers tribute on his Nassau Avenue building and today has a battery-powered speaker playing patriotic music, smiling and flashing peace signs in McGolrick Park, I say, “God bless America and Happy Extra Wacky Day in Greenpoint, Brooklyn!! There were two separate, distinct drunk Polish screamers at the exact same moment I saw this dude in action. Go America!!
Posted in Greenpoint, Music, People
Tagged 4th of July, America, American Flag, Chinese, flag, July 4th, marathoner, McGolrick Park, patriotic, portable speaker, red, running, white & blue
From Humboldt Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged America, American Flag, bicycle, bicycle shop, Brooklyn, flag, Greenpoint, Humboldt Street, Michillen Man, night, tires, window
From 2nd Avenue at E. 65th Street, NYC
I saw this tour bus in Greenpoint. You’re a far way from home, cowboy.
(Via memory lane – not a url) If I could go back in time, one place on my top 5 would be to go back to 1956 to see and hear Allen Ginsburg read his poem, “America” to a very lucky and entertained crowd. I fell in love with this poem from an audio cassette my friend Cory loaned me and I believe I kept many years ago. There’s many versions of this audio on the Internet, but I think this one is the best. Close your eyes and visualize it.
Posted in Art, Art Review
Tagged 1956, Allen Ginsburg, America, Cory Stafford, Montgomery Strret, poetry, San Francisco, Sutter Street
