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November 14, 2008
Eileen and Mark's
Eileen and Mark's
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Posted by oliver at 11:11 PM
November 13, 2008
The Tree
The Tree
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Posted by oliver at 11:14 PM
November 06, 2008
Jimmy's birthday
Jimmy's birthday
Originally uploaded by Oliver Ryan.
At milady's....
Posted by oliver at 09:56 PM
November 05, 2008
Possible City
Mostly spent the first half of this year working on an "internet and democracy" project that was variously named Ranter.com, PopIssues.com, and finally PossibleCity.org. I ended up putting the project on the back burner in July, deciding to focus instead on the top secret gym blog idea.... But I've never given up the dream. And now, with the new guy in office, and a few other things afoot, I figured I should dust off the presentation I had created, and put it out into the world. Clicking on the image below will get you there....
Posted by oliver at 04:52 PM
November 04, 2008
OBAMA
Yes!
The big screen at Nick's. People cheering. Felt like New Year's eve. Elliot and Nick taking pictures of people in front of the flickering projection on the wall. Question of the evening: Who is sexier, Barack Obama or Anderson Cooper? The Hungarian Katie Couric and her hubby running off to file the live report for Budapest. Leave Nick checking Drudge Report on his phone to keep track of the competition. "Did he have someone on duty?" I ask. He nods, of course. Dumb question. Downstairs Balthazar bustling, cars honking their horns in the street. On the way home, we stop off at Bleeker Street pizza and sit with a 63 year-old New Yorker woman, and her "student," who appears to be an extremely nice, early 20-something, gay latino. They've just come from the Film Forum where they watched Rosemary's Baby. Go figure. The woman can't get enough of Mia Farrow, and then makes a big point about how people are forgetting that Obama is actually half white. "Half and half," as she mops the grease off the slice he's brought to her. SHe's a classic: opinionated, nutty. And when we protest that in the U.S. "half white" is "black" she is quick to agree. Does she remember if the feeling was the same when Kennedy won? No, can't remember that. Only remembers when he was shot.... She and the boy want to write a letter to Obama about something they've just seen: a group of kids, mostly black, walking down 7th Ave. One of the group, actually one of the white ones, screaming: "Whitey Go Home!" Obama needs to be alerted to the forces he's unwittingly unleashed. She wants me to to help her protege write the letter. We exchange email addresses. Then K. and I head on. Mayhem. Hope. And still eccentricity in NYC.
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Posted by oliver at 11:14 PM
Voting in the West Village
Voting in the West Village
Originally uploaded by Oliver Ryan.
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Posted by oliver at 11:42 AM
November 03, 2008
Midnight Barn Raising on Broome Street
Nearly 11PM, and I'm on my way home from salsa dance class. Broome Street blocked off by an almost extra-terrestrial crane. Wouldn't have been surprised to see Agents Mulder and Scully. Dark, except for the giant spots. Quiet, with little crowds of neighbors watching silently. The locus of action seemed to be 468 Broome. "What are they putting up there?" I ask one lady. "A penthouse," she says, giving nothing away. "A penthouse?" I ask. "Yes," she nods. That's one way to add real estate in Manhattan....
Posted by oliver at 11:09 PM
November 02, 2008
We stopped every 20 blocks to take a picture....
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Posted by oliver at 11:09 AM
Walking Broadway
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Joined Max and Sara and 20 or so others for the annual trip from the top of Manhattan to the bottom. 13 miles, 250 blocks, or so, all on Broadway. Lunch at Zabars. Seven hours.... Originally uploaded by Oliver Ryan.
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Posted by oliver at 10:09 AM