Monthly Archives: August 2009
Dutch Kills has balls
Be sure to check out the large images at flickr for insane amounts of detail in these shots. In some places- every stitch on a baseball. – photo by Mitch Waxman I am given to moods, melancholy, and suffer from … Continue reading
NYC Marathon, 2008
When advised by medical practitioners that I should run, I admonish them. I am from Brooklyn, and without someone or indeed- something- chasing me, I walk at my own pace. Thus, I am fascinated by the NYC marathon, which crosses … Continue reading
Over in Manhattan, one evening in June
Chrysler Building – photo by Mitch Waxman Manhattan just isn’t fun anymore, so I tend to avoid the island of my youthful aspirations and instead spend my time in the boroughs, which are authentic and still very real. However, a … Continue reading
Going to be in Newtown on Labor Day weekend?
Just received from working harbor committee- Labor Day Weekend Fun for the Family at the Annual Tugboat Race! Tugboat Race & Competition 6 September at Pier 84 Ride on a Circle Line 42 Spectator Boat Or go to http://www.WorkingHarbor.Org Also … Continue reading
Astoria to Calvary 5- the bitter end
Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi The deepest rivers flow with the least sound 47th avenue – photo by Mitch Waxman In the first installment of this photowalk– we scuttled through western Queens – descending from Astoria down to Northern Blvd. In … Continue reading
Astoria to Calvary 4… or planes, trains, and automobiles
Just in case you want to refer to a google map Skillman Avenue Firebox- photo by Mitch Waxman (forgotten NY has lamp posts- I got Fireboxes- click here) In the first installment of this photowalk– we began scuttling through western Queens – descending … Continue reading
Vulcanalia
In addition to being “the night of the Living Dead“, August 23rd is also Vulcanalia. from wikipedia: Vulcan’s oldest shrine in Rome, called the “Volcanal”, was situated at the foot of the Capitoline in the Forum Romanum, and was reputed to date to … Continue reading
Just a note
August 23rd is the Night of the Living Dead, as established in the Romeroverse.
Headed for the grave… or Astoria to Calvary 3
Just in case you want to refer to a google map. 43rd street and 37th avenue -photo by Mitch Waxman In the first installment of this photowalk- we scuttled through western Queens, which is the northern ventricle of our Newtown … Continue reading
The Newtown Creek Cruise… a 3 hour tour
In a mere 23 days- on September 12th, an elite cabal of historians, ecologists, and educators will be exiting Manhattan by ship- acting as a modern day incarnation of the Smelling Committee. Details for ordering Newtown Creek Cruise 2009 tickets … Continue reading
Newtown Pentacle, too 