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A walk by the water

Seal Of the City of New York Originally uploaded by kenf225 After seeing The Bourne Supremacy with bobhowe and eleanor and eating dinner at Southwest in the World Financial Center, which I can enjoy again now that I don’t have … Continue reading

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Red Hook Ruins

Tone Johansen, who runs Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook, is not only a gifted singer but an extraordinary artist. A few months back she featured her own work in an exhibition in the back room, and I was so taken … Continue reading

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Ashokan

Ashokan Originally uploaded by kenf225 I spent all of last week at the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp in the Catskills, playing old-time music. (And not reading much email or checking LJ at all, so apologies to anyone I’ve been … Continue reading

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Subway Flooding: Yes, It’s Gotten Worse

As someone who’s been riding the subways for more than 30 years, and commuting on them for about 20 years, I’ve been asking myself recently, “Did the subways always collapse completely every time it rains?” I don’t remember the magnitude … Continue reading

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Saturday Night at Sunny’s

It’s crowded, hot, humid, and almost as smelly as a locker room. There’s an inner circle of musicians playing furiously, an outer circle of those taking a rest or not able/willing to keep up, and a crowd of onlookers, and … Continue reading

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Hummer Recovery Unit

Rationally, one must look down on Land Rovers as well as on Hummers; both are ridiculous vehicles to be driving around the city or the suburbs. I’m sure the driver of this vehicle would be upset if someone bumped his … Continue reading

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