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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Amicus Usque Ad Aras / This side and the other


The passing of a friend is like the song singing in one's mind , it continues to play long after the music stops. Until we play again my friend , God's speed. 








                   Rita Foley , 3-20-1953  ...  3-30-2016



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKzzv5iim-k&feature=youtu.be




Saturday, March 26, 2016

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Street Travel


As any New Yorker knows , if you can get through the twilight , you'll live through the night.

Dorothy Parker







Saturday, March 19, 2016

# 2


If London is a watercolor , New York is an oil painting.

Peter Shaffer















Reflections of NYC


The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be , in a sense , Kidding.

John Updike
















Monday, March 7, 2016

Another Day , Another Challenge


Good friends, good books ,and a sleepy conscience : this is the ideal life.

Mark Twain



Nothing new , Mostly digital , a couple of film shots.

































Saturday, March 5, 2016

Friday, March 4, 2016

Time for upgrades

You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

C.S. Lewis



after almost 8 years of using my Nikon D700 its time to retire her from the front-lines and upgrade to something new. The first thing I did was order a bunch of batteries and a charger for the D700 since it is anyone's guess how long these will still be available , plus you just couldn't beat the prices. 

now it's just a matter of what to replace her with. the research continues. 










Saturday, February 6, 2016

Drops , Above and Below


The ocean stirs the heart , inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.

Robert Wyland








Thursday, February 4, 2016

Pops: Satchmo The Great


" What we play is life. " 

Louie Armstrong



music is such a large part of my life , whether I'm playing horribly or listening I can't think of a time when it wasn't the center of my universe.  
growing up I can remember my friends and I waiting for the next new Beatles release , sitting in the music booth making sure there was no skips in the 45 before I brought it. Side A and B. 

there is something magical walking the streets and a song coming from some store front  , passing car or an apartment window playing a forgotten song from years younger. 

there are artist that will always be at the top of my collection even if I never listen to them anymore , such as the Beatles , because they are so embedded within my mind I don't have too. Neil Young who carried me through my teens years and beyond but at this point I find just to depressing to spin anymore. 

of course there is Van Morrison whom I still can't stop listening to. there are always at least 3-4 cds of his in the player of my car. the other slots are used to shift artist in and out.and of course there is always Roy Buchanan when I need a change of pace. 

all timeless. but there is one artist , Louie Armstrong , that I could listen too forever. the voice of God. from children to the eldest statesmen there is comfort listening to songs like:

What a wonderful Life
Dream a little dream of me
Our love is here to stay
Mack the Knife
Moon River

They don't have an age , they are just classic and will live on forever. sitting on a beach , watching the stars and listening to old Pops , life doesn't get any better. 








    



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