The Old Age of Nostalgia Those hours given over to basking in the glow of an imagined future, of being carried away in streams of promise by a love or a passion so strong that one felt altered forever and convinced that even the smallest particle of the surrounding world was charged with purpose of [...]
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kora
Posted in art, heritage, hero worship, joy, love, shred on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
she plans to do it again
Posted in art, poem, poetry, women on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Three for the Mona Lisa 1 It is not what she did at 10 o’clock last evening accounts for the smile It is that she plans to do it again tonight. 2 Only the mouth all those years ever letting on. 3 It’s not the mouth exactly it’s not the eyes exactly either it’s not [...]
…when I’m gone
Posted in art, faith, hero worship, love on September 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This is sentimental for me in so many ways. I saw James Taylor sing this today as an aging man fighting his emotions at the 9/11 ceremony. In this clip, he’s the boy we all fell for in the seventies. His eyes, the hair, and now I remember, the relaxed confidence of youth… all so [...]
shred
Posted in art, hero worship, joy, love, shred on July 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
for Vince, with love.
tending garden
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, City Hall, community, heritage, Montgomery County, murals, public art, Uncategorized on July 10, 2011 | 6 Comments »
There is something gracefully metaphorical about what’s happening in the Rose Garden at City Hall. Two years ago, this was a forgotten, overgrown mass of vines, saplings and crumbling walls. The panoramic view to the south was obscured and that side of the building was rarely visited by even the most avid of history buffs. [...]
poem
Posted in art, poem, poetry on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Question Body my house my horse my hound what will I do when you are fallen Where will I sleep How will I ride What will I hunt Where can I go without my mount all eager and quick How will I know in thicket ahead is danger or treasure when Body my good bright [...]
listener: wooden heart
Posted in art, faith, hero worship, poem, poetry, shred on June 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
cool
Posted in art, public art on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
poem
Posted in art, poem, poetry on September 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Fall Fall, falling, fallen. That’s the way the season Changes its tense in the long-haired maples That dot the road; the veiny hand-shaped leaves Redden on their branches (in a fiery competition With the final remaining cardinals) and then Begin to sidle and float through the air, at last Settling into colorful layers carpeting the [...]
we’re on!
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, heritage, Montgomery County, NY, public art, revitalization on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
WMHT has garnered the funding necessary to move forward with its OUR TOWN: AMSTERDAM segment. They are recruiting volunteer storytellers to capture video to answer the question, “What is special about Amsterdam?” The resulting video will be incorporated into a 60-minute special airing this November. Community members from Amsterdam are invited to attend an informational [...]
step on up!
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
HELP! We need peeps to roll out base primer for a HUGE mural of the American Flag this Saturday! Please spend a couple of hours with us dusting off the east entrance to the City. Starts at 10am. Ladders and rollers with extensions appreciated. Paint, encouragement and laughter supplied. Call 841-4311 to volunteer. Amsterdam NEEDS [...]
you tell ‘em
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, heritage, Montgomery County, NY, survival on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
WMHT-TV will feature the City of Amsterdam as part of a series of OUR TOWN videos documenting the people, places, and happenings of municipalities across the Capital Region as seen through the eyes and camera lenses of the people who live here. Residents will use their video cameras to show the heritage, personalities and unique [...]
no one is alone
Posted in art, faith, hero worship, love, shred on July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Bernadette Peters has one of the finest human instruments ever crafted by God. When this selection finishes, click on “Children will listen.” Thank you, everyone, for your sympathy. My mother-in-law was such a beautiful soul.
east end not ended.
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, joy, love, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization, survival on July 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There is more work to do, but even so, I am proud to post the “befores” and “afters”. The muralists will be getting together in the next week or so to start the other projects. The photos are nice, however, I urge everyone to take a ride downtown for the real deal. I’m tired, very [...]
east end day two
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, hero worship, joy, love, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization, survival, Uncategorized on July 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
By the end of the day, we all felt like superman.
tomorrow
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, Montgomery County, NY, public art, revitalization on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Help us clean up East Main Street (Saturday too.)
public spectacle
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization on June 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This weekend I am planning an East End Attack (Clean-up) that will be the start of a community mural project. Our focus will be on the many derelict properties, city owned and not, that line the corridor that serves as the eastern entrance to the City. I am asking for your assistance in volunteering, lining [...]
muralistic
Posted in art, community, faith, heritage, joy, murals, public art, revitalization, tagged murals, public art on June 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
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