10.05.2008
8.21.2008
3.21.2008
After leaving work I took the afternoon to walk around taking photographs - wandering through Williamsburg looking for religious processions to capture - but my timing was off, everyone was IN church. So I walked the old hood. NYC has changed a lot in 10 years, but the good ole south side still seems the same. I'll post the images from my religion collision after Easter, for now, enjoy this doozy!
Labels: misspelled, walk
2.24.2008
Just as I was about to leave on vacation last week I came across this beauty. Thankfully no one clued them into their mistakes while I was away. You know I love a good misspelling!!!
Labels: brooklyn, misspelled
2.09.2008
I'm still here...up in the clouds.
Here's a few more signs from the hood. Working in the graphics world I just love handwritten signs: all the misspelled words, the cross-outs, oh the curly a's...
Here's a few more signs from the hood. Working in the graphics world I just love handwritten signs: all the misspelled words, the cross-outs, oh the curly a's...
Labels: brooklyn, misspelled, nyc, terrace, view
8.03.2007
7.28.2007
I went for one of those "need to get away" bike rides tonight, fast and through the wrong neighborhoods (or so I'm told), where I ran into this landromat with drop of service which made me smile!
it must of been street party day in bed-stuy because every other block was roped off with music blaring, banners across the street and of course, people dancing! I thought about stopping at a few of them but i'm not so sure how a white girl on a bike with a camera would of been received! anyways.... I kept riding.
I'm not really sure where I was but i hit a red light and heard drumming, of course my ears perked up. Around the corner there were maybe 8 kids playing marching drums in an asphalt park. I watched for awhile before I asked who they were... so intrigued! Turns out they are a Panamanian drumming group - The First Panamanian Drum & Bugle Corps of New York. They practice 3x a week and participate in parades - next one is August 11th. For me, I was so intrigued by a group of people doing something in a neighborhood that I've been led to believe is "dangerous" and here I am with one of those complete in awe smiles and they don't mind that I'm taking photos! I love brooklyn!
Little by little, members would show up. By the time I left there must of been 40 or so people playing instruments where, I found out later, was St. Johns Rec Park. I would of stayed longer but, on a bike, no lights and camera in tow... needed to get on my way. But it was fabulous and SO needed!!!!
Thanks everyone!
it must of been street party day in bed-stuy because every other block was roped off with music blaring, banners across the street and of course, people dancing! I thought about stopping at a few of them but i'm not so sure how a white girl on a bike with a camera would of been received! anyways.... I kept riding.
I'm not really sure where I was but i hit a red light and heard drumming, of course my ears perked up. Around the corner there were maybe 8 kids playing marching drums in an asphalt park. I watched for awhile before I asked who they were... so intrigued! Turns out they are a Panamanian drumming group - The First Panamanian Drum & Bugle Corps of New York. They practice 3x a week and participate in parades - next one is August 11th. For me, I was so intrigued by a group of people doing something in a neighborhood that I've been led to believe is "dangerous" and here I am with one of those complete in awe smiles and they don't mind that I'm taking photos! I love brooklyn!
Little by little, members would show up. By the time I left there must of been 40 or so people playing instruments where, I found out later, was St. Johns Rec Park. I would of stayed longer but, on a bike, no lights and camera in tow... needed to get on my way. But it was fabulous and SO needed!!!!
Thanks everyone!
Labels: brooklyn, misspelled
5.02.2007
The rastafarian guys on vanderbilt were forced out over the winter, perhaps they couldn't pay rent anymore or whatever (they never had much but a random plant for me) but i'm pretty sure they offered more then i will find here at the Threading Place, can't wait to get me one of them Heena Tatto's.
another beauty!
another beauty!
Labels: brooklyn, misspelled
4.22.2007
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