Complaint on loud, smug, brilliant parents: "we have all had the same frightening and ignoble urge to smash their heads in with a brick." [CR]
Since Grieve introduced us to him, the NYC blogosphere has been excited about Michael Sean Edwards' wonderful photography of the East Village in the 70s and 80s. Here's one that I often think about, at the intersection of St. Mark's and 3rd:
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photo: Michael Sean Edwards, 1980
And here's my less-than-inspiring "after" version taken on that spot. It's a lot more crowded today. More traffic, more people. And more tall building (and taller trees):
my flickr, 2010
Saturday: Benefit for poet and Fug Tuli Kupferberg [P&W]
Vomit danger at Cooper Union. [EVG]
Sad memories of the Baby Ruth ghost sign. [BB]
Loving the ever-lovely Explorers Club. [Blah]
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