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FOR RENT 3 ROOms

I was completely charmed by this sign in the window of a former cell-phone store on Flatbush Avenue. (So nice for once to see one of those go away, rather than the good local bar and independent video store that … Continue reading

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The Building

The Building Originally uploaded by kenf225 I rode over the Brooklyn Bridge and met mary_wroth, her friend Jon, and his cousin, to see David Byrne’s installation, Playing The Building, down at the old Battery Maritime Building. This is the beautiful … Continue reading

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The Telectroscope

The Telectroscope Originally uploaded by kenf225 I rode down to Fulton Ferry this afternoon to check out the Telectroscope, a truly inspired art project with a whole Victorian-era steampunk back story: a long-lost tunnel to London, started in the 19th … Continue reading

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Virgin Street

Even the streets are reborn in springtime. My street has just been repaved,and hasn’t yet been opened to traffic. The shiny black surface is so far the exclusive domain of kids coming home from school, discovering the newly smooth surface, … Continue reading

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Hazmat Modine

Hazmat Modine Originally uploaded by kenf225 I forgot to post this, but Hazmat Modine is one of the strangest and most interesting bands I know. I mean, two harmonicas, no waiting, do I need to say more? But there’s no … Continue reading

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Above the River, On the Bike, Under the Sun

Finally, a real spring day — high 60s and sunny. I took the bike on the first real ride of the season (errands and laps around the park don’t really count), to Madison Square Park to meet rosefox for lunch … Continue reading

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The Horse’s Mouth

Driving down to Red Hook yesterday (for a workshop on fingerpicked blues with Mamie Minch of the Roulette Sisters, at the fabulous Jalopy Theater And School Of Music) I stopped to take some photos of a strange mural on a … Continue reading

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Barrington Coffee House

Barrington Coffeehouse Originally uploaded by kenf225 Over the weekend I played a show at the Barrington Coffee House, in Barrington, NJ, about a half-hour east of Philadelphia. I was appearing with the Belles Trio, a vocal group including Caroline Cutroneo, … Continue reading

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Jalopy

Geoff and Lynette Originally uploaded by kenf225 I went down last night to Jalopy, a fairly new performance space (I believe it opened last year) on the edge of Red Hook. It’s a vintage instrument store in the front, and … Continue reading

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Sweet, small and crunchy

New Amplifier Originally uploaded by kenf225 And no I’m not talking about something I might have brought back from Hershey, PA, but about an amplifier I bought today. It’s a Fender Champ 600, circa 1955 or so. It’s small — … Continue reading

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