tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38427257286172541182024-03-13T23:16:17.261-04:00KING OF NEW YORK HACKSThe Trials, Stories, and Photographs of a New York City Writer, Photojournalist & New York Yellow Taxi Hack...bringing you the New York City stories he reports which have crowned him The King of New York Hacks.King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-68705347047741889782014-10-04T03:28:00.000-04:002014-10-04T03:32:47.997-04:00Flood Wall Street , new sight coming soon. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Working on a new way to get my street photography and my journalism of whats happening in New York City into one website, and its taking a bit longer than I anticipated, and a bit more $$$ than I thought. ( Isn't that how it ALWAYS works :P ) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So for now and in the future I will post a few pics, a few words, and most likely a few links to my work until I have the full media site running where all my videos, interviews, photographs, and stories of New York City will be available and updated weekly, and perhaps daily with a lot of new content from current events, NYC urban street life, United Nations coverage, Arts and Entertainment, and lots more right here from the King. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will have this site up to date by the end of the week hopefully and I will be covering the New York City Comic Con event with lots of photo coverage next week using all my social media outlets while also covering the events that occur during it, so I hope you jump on board with me and enjoy the ride. Thanks for visiting, your comments, patience, and most of all your never-ending support. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope everyone is doing well. I am active on Facebook and Twitter, use Instagram sometimes, so I recommend you connect with me if you want to get my updates in a more timely manner and I would enjoy the company as I do here if you use those platforms. Thank you & Much love to you all my friends ~ Edward :) #KONYH</span><br />
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Link to Photographs of the day below. Cheers all. #KONYH <br />
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Haven't posted in a while, but New York City is still flowing with the actions, movements, and people who are still fighting to keep this city a place to be and live...and I'm still trying to capture all those moments....also I was nominated for a "<a href="http://shortyawards.com/KINGOFNYHACKS" target="_blank">Shorty Award</a>", which is very cool, so if you dig my photographs that I post on all my Social Media and you have a Twitter account, hope you feel like voting for me. I'll provide more links at the end of the post. </div>
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Art Sheep Grazing in a Gas Station in the Village<br />
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Sometimes going over the bridge on the train can give you the best scenes in the city.<br />
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...and sometimes just walking down the street can introduce you to a new friend. <br />
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Turning The Tide to help those still hurting from the Hurricane Sandy<br />
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Spider Man doing his thing in Times Square<br />
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She traveled all the way from Spain to revisit her old city and sport her Easter Bonnet.<br />
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The last thing I thought I'd see one day was a trapeze set up at the seaport !<br />
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No matter what Mom was saying about stay outta the fountain, he just wasn't having it !!<br />
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Big Bird always good for a laugh and a smile<br />
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No Angry Birds in Union Square<br />
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The never ending street talent is beginning to bring people back to Ground Zero<br />
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....and Comic Con always cracks me up !!<br />
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Sadly, the murals of the 5 Pointz like this one were washed over, but the art will live on...no doubt<br />
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Old meets New as the skyline is changing<br />
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Activists working hard all year round to bring the crooks of Wall St to a well deserved jail cell<br />
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Coney Island fought back after the devastating Hurricane to welcome back everyone<br />
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Staten Island marched for justice too from the lack of response and help to their community<br />
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St Patricks Day brought many smiles<br />
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...and to see Newtown show up after their tragedy, showed the strength and resilience of some powerful youngsters who braved the parade through the snow and showed what character truly is. Well done.<br />
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Nothing like walking by Union Square and seeing husband and wife duke it out in public<br />
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New York City...where my monarchy exists :) <br />
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So just click here <a href="http://shortyawards.com/KINGOFNYHACKS" target="_blank">VOTE KING OF NEW YORK HACKS</a> to bring you to my Shorty Award page where you can Nominate/Vote (Nominate & Vote are the same thing :) ) for me to win in the category Photography !!! You do need a Twitter to do this, but sharing my page is also much appreciated !! OK, thats enough of my shameless plug Ha !!! You can also visit my journalist sight if you'd like to view some of my work not linked to this page. Here it is <a href="http://www.demotix.com/users/edward-leavy-jr/profile" target="_blank">Demotix Edward</a>.<br />
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So thanks in advance for any help in the voting, and I'll be posting regularly for the rest of the year at least once a month and hopefully much more on this blog. I post almost daily on Facebook so friend me if you haven't and you will see MANY photographs of NYC that you haven't seen on this blog. Anyhow, right now I'm still recovering from wrist surgery and hope to be back in action very soon...but what do I know, I ain't a doctor...I'm just The King...wait for it.........of New York Hacks.<br />
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King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-49605191649352641102012-12-31T12:03:00.000-05:002012-12-31T12:03:35.908-05:00#KONYH Street Photography NYC 2012 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Video of my Street Photography from 2012 to the tune Lascia ch'io piangia by Chloe... Hope it brings you a smile folks... Enjoy :)<br />
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So many memories good and bad in 2012, this short video was just a fraction of the poignant moments frozen in New York City this year...I may not be Martin Scorsese or Robert DeNiro...but I still have my hack license as I remain and report NYC to you in 2013...The King of New York Hacks.<br />
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Have a safe New Years, please don't drink and drive.<br />
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Peace out peeps. See ya next year :) ~ Edward #KONYH </div>
King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-4765949715705258822011-11-03T06:35:00.006-04:002015-09-18T16:28:37.841-04:00The KING of Photography Jez Coulson, The Diners on the Edge of New York, and the K.O.N.Y.H.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Two weekends ago I was very fortunate to participate with an amazing group of professional photographers from the <a href="http://www.worldphoto.org/images/image-gallery/7888/?FromImageGalleryCategoryID=48">"World Photography Organization New York City Project "Diner on the edge of America"</a> led by world renown reportage photojournalist, and New York City knighted KING of photography, <a href="http://www.jezblog.com/index.php?x=about">Jez Coulson</a> !! ....Yes, I knighted him !! You wanna be knighted ?? Come and visit me !! ;)<br />
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Jez Coulson is a New York based photojournalist and 'reportage artist' , he has won numerous awards for his work in journalism covering conflict in Africa and the Middle East and in Northern Ireland, he has also won awards and accolades for his commercial photography, and for his work as an artist. For more information about Jez, visit his website and blog.<br />
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...nope, it IS TRUE !! Here is a pic in a diner of Jez Coulson on the right and the brilliant Multi Talented Photographer/Editor/Creative Director <a href="http://www.amintorres.com/blog/index.php">Amin Torres</a> on the left who manages the famous blog <a href="http://www.amintorres.com/blog/index.php">BOCETOS</a>, ...unfortunately you see a ketchup bottle that Jez would like to smash over my head right now for not taking it out of the picture before snapping it !!! Hahaha !! See ! I AM Learning !!! ( Sorry Jez!) Just click on their names to visit their brilliant blogs which have won MANY awards and collectively had more than 30 million visitors pay attention to their New York City pictures that will leave the King's blog just a distant memory !....However, please feel free to visit my stale humor and pics every now and then anyway folks. :)<br />
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Jez has a gift for teaching, and speaking in front of a group.... he reminded me of a cross between Ewen McGregor, Charlie Sheen, and Atticus Finch...He is from England but has spent much time in America, AND diners...don't get me wrong about the Charlie Sheen reference, Jez has a verbal gift and structure while presenting with an English accent, that McGregor has perfected in his roles...and Sheen has also done extensively with charm and humor, which make them both so successful as actors, and people...but he also has an honesty that he doesn't hide and wants to help you reach the highest level of talent you have without compromising yourself...thats the Finch that maybe I'm not clear on, but you'll just have to book meeting him for his <a href="http://www.worldphoto.org/festivals-events/buy-tickets/city-project-chicago/">Chicago Workshop from December 9th to 11th</a> to know what I'm talkin' about !! ..<br />
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Jez Coulson, The King of Photographers has been "winning" long before Sheen started saying it...Jez has been around the world in very difficult places to take photos, such as South Africa, Northern Ireland, Rwanda... winning awards and being humble about it...If Jez wasn't carrying a camera, I'd expect him to be wielding a light sabre like McGregor...He's not only a cool dude, he's an artist...not just a photographer...and when you visit his <a href="http://www.jezblog.com/">blog</a>, you'll see what I'm talking about...Trust the KONYH on this one, you won't be sorry.<br />
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So how did King Eddie meet Jez Coulson ?? I've conversed with him over the years through our blogs because he has an affinity for New York City Yellow Taxi Cabs, and a great sense of humor.. like me !! hahahaha....thats right :) ..when you see his pics with reflections of yellow cabs in diner windows, it just shows that even though he wasn't born here..He IS a New Yorker...some people live here their whole lives and don't GET New York...Jez "GETS" New York, and it shows in his pictures. Jez has actually done a photo trip with my friend and fellow yellow Noah <a href="http://www.nyctaxiphoto.com/">NYC Taxi Photo</a> , if you've never seen Noah's NYC Taxi Blog, well... now you will ;-) ...its brilliant. <br />
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...and Saturday morning, the day of the first shoot..we began in a diner taking random pics...and I was fortunate enough to meet this lovely woman who was not camera shy...and I began to shoot photos while Jez Coulson told me how to change my point of view...my angles...my rhythm.."keep snapping" said Jez...I snapped...Move your hands..I moved them...take that butter knife and stab yourself..."I refuse"...Jez smiled, ...he said "you have a chance at being a photographer matey" hahahaha :) ....what a beautiful woman. :) ...I kept snapping...<br />
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...ordered what I always have ordered since I had my fist paper route when I was 7 years old and bought my first Vanilla Egg Cream...My favorite, and have never not ordered it in a diner. :) ..This one was , as expected... delicious...if a diner makes it, its usually delicious...order on, it comes in chocolate too, but I'm a Vanilla Egg Cream Connoisseur and this was GOOD....Damn Good :)<br />
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So I went to the editing session on Sunday , the last day where they pick a picture we took that is worthy... here is a brilliant shot of Universally known Jez, Amin, and renown <a href="http://www.photo-dialogue.com/who/">Steve Marshall</a> who has the blog <a href="http://www.photo-dialogue.com/">photo-dialogue</a>...Yup , THAT Steve Marshall.... oh, and the fat head looking stunned in the right bottom corner,... well that's me, The KONYH :) ...hopefully you won't delete my sorry blog after you visit these pros !! ;)<br />
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Here, Jez is telling me all the things I did right ...AND all the things I did wrong !! Which is why I look like I'm gonna barf !!! The King is being schooled !!...and the best part is I'm lovin' every minute of it, and am grateful to have such a brilliant teacher and colleagues to school me on how to take brilliant photos !! ...Wow..I'm not worthy I'm thinking to myself...sheesh, how the hell did I wind up surrounded by such talent ???!! ...oh yeah, I'm the King, of Hacks :) ...<br />
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When I was a young NYC kid, a teacher had forbidden me to be creative...( and trust the King, I WAS creative !!) ...because she said it was ignorant, and my words would offend people... But in my present time, I've experienced enough of life, and have regained the soul of confidence to realize that I can have faith in a world that was almost stolen from me, only to be introduced in the present time as a spectator with a possibility, that my inner being of creativity can exist... and was awakened...in a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxKWILykUi8">Diner on the edge of America</a>....<br />
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Like many taxi drivers in New York City where the Autumn days are long and boring, I love taking pictures well into the evening... Then in the evening of a New York City moonlight, my inner being fades with memories, and sometimes those memories are like the whirlpools of time under the Hells Gate Bridge, where my Grandfather almost drowned once, but hung on...it builds a balance that creates hope...the hope of life, and perhaps a picture...that will evoke my emotion..and perhaps yours..I hope. <br />
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New York City Diners were created by the world's immigrants and the hands of a time where an Egg Cream are not soon forgotten.... On some of these diners lie the remnants of a food riot...deep beneath the scars of New York City's appetite are the recipes, and most of the ingredients are yours....<br />
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My classmates. Please visit their "Mega" talented photo blogs :-)<br />
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<a href="http://laurendeciccaphotography.com/">http://laurendeciccaphotography.com/</a> Lauren<br />
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<a href="http://www.harmonyom.org/">http://www.harmonyom.org/</a> Veronique<br />
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<a href="http://www.ullmanphoto.com/">http://www.ullmanphoto.com/</a> Dana Ullman<br />
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<a href="http://www.cherylanngould.com/-/cherylanngould/">http://www.cherylanngould.com/-/cherylanngould/</a> Cheryl Ann Gould<br />
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<a href="http://www.photo-dialogue.com/">http://www.photo-dialogue.com/</a> Steve Marshall<br />
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King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-31871537649467416452011-09-11T19:12:00.000-04:002011-09-11T19:12:41.003-04:00Never Forget<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">A friend <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%09%20%20%20%20%20%20http://twitter.com/ericicomedy">Eric I Stand Up Comedian</a> wrote these words, which I found to be perfect for today. </span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Sometimes, people do evil things.<br />
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Sometimes, evil things end up hurting innocent people tremendously.<br />
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Don't be convinced, by another, or by your own greed, or by your own envy, to do an evil thing.<br />
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Don't tolerate the behavior of people who do evil things.<br />
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Don't be afraid to say &/or do unpopular things, even to your detriment, if it will stop the spread of evil.<br />
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And as hard as it is to do all of the above and to STILL be a trusting person - be a trusting person.<br />
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Never forget.</span></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="text_exposed_show">~ Eric I , Stand Up Comic </span></span></span></h6><br />
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<b>...took my yearly walk yesterday downtown and have many thoughts and pictures to share...but for today I found what Eric said to be the best words to share...thank you Eric. </b><br />
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<b>Today was a day to look around and remember how lucky we all are to have the people we have in our lives, and never forget... to be happy.</b><br />
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<b>God Bless my fallen brothers and sisters, and I pray for a safe passage home for my brothers and sisters who remain at war</b>..<b> </b><br />
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<b>God bless all of you..</b><br />
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<b>~ Edward ...King of New York Hacks </b><br />
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This is a VERY LONG POST...There are GRAPHIC IMAGES AND VIDEOS that are not for the faint of heart so please be forewarned that this is not my usual blogging mode, and some of the material I have used from my pictures, and a few videos I found on the net, are disturbing. However I am trying to juxtapose my walk with my memories, feelings, and blunt thoughts to make sure we never become complacent or be distracted by what happened on that awful day September 11, 2001...A day we MUST NEVER EVER FORGET.<br />
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I encourage all my new readers to read my prior Tributes from<a href="http://kingofnewyorkhacks.blogspot.com/2008/09/20-years-ago-i-was-clerk-in-one-of.html"> 2008</a>, and <a href="http://kingofnewyorkhacks.blogspot.com/2009/09/king-remember-september-11-2001and.html">2009</a> where the links are on the right hand sidebar.<br />
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Those past Tributes I posted are different from this one, but I believe you may get something from those past Tributes and from the pictures I have posted to see a first hand look at the museums, tributes, and memorials in the past as well as the ones I will present in this post.<br />
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So I took my annual walk around Ground Zero on the 8th of September this year. I went in early just like I did when I worked at 4 World Trade so many years ago. I spent most of the morning walking into many of the places I used to walk by or stop in, and went to many new places as the downtown that existed before our Freedom was attacked and The World Trade center was evaporated whilst murdering my friends and fellow Americans, has developed over the last year and it was the first time I felt good and felt enthusiastic about our future being that for NINE years it has been just a pit....that has left a pit in many. I won't let people not remember this day or try to put a different spin on it to make it some kind of holiday that they can capitalize on. This happened. We must REMEMBER.<br />
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My walks still bring many strong emotions...sadness, frustration, anger, confusion...pity for the people who use it as a distraction to make money on real estate and other items at the expense of trampling on The American Spirit, and a code of conduct that I believe should be held sacred at that hallowed ground where our lives and country were changed...FOREVER.<br />
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I am not going to discuss the Mosque in depth, but I will tell you I did walk by it, and there were newscasters outside and a few posters with Thomas Jefferson quotes taped to the building... and anyone who walks by it is approached by news-people or a protester trying to get peoples statements and thoughts on the matter ...I declined and kept on my walk...I refuse to be distracted by anyone or event that is trying to interrupt my personal journey through a sacred and consecrated ground that changed the world, and should not be taken lightly. I work with many Muslims, and some are for it and some think its poor timing and that's that.<br />
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I am more concerned about rebuilding what once was and making it a place that was an incredible environment that once you were there it felt electric...This year was the first year that I felt progress and an atmosphere that good things are coming, but not without the expense of people still suffering from that day...people still dying and not getting health care they need, or suffer PTSD and many other health related problems related to working in that environment in the aftermath...These people need to be recognized and not ignored, another reason we must REMEMBER. There is still a lot of unfinished business to attend to, and I hope we pull together as a country to make it right again. I will try to be brief with my comments as I told you this may take a few visits to get through, it is painful but it also shows that there is progress finally happening at Ground Zero which has been dormant too long. You can click on the pics to enlarge.<br />
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This is more of an informative post rather than my prior Tributes which were emotional, but I want you to see first hand whats happening in New York at Ground Zero.<br />
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The following is a quote I found in Trinity Church.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/TInjwDofSEI/AAAAAAAAC3M/eVVeZmqZVAE/s1600/September112010+331.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515189633440237634" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/TInjwDofSEI/AAAAAAAAC3M/eVVeZmqZVAE/s400/September112010+331.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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The front of Trinity Church.<br />
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People relaxing, waiting for friends, this is a popular stop and meeting place for people as it is directly across from Wall St.<br />
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Take a look at this corner and in the bottom left corner the signn says "cleaner". That is the same sign that was there on 9/11.<br />
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This video is of the same corner at the moment of the unimaginable. REMEMBER.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/TInUEA4Ce0I/AAAAAAAAC3E/9PeNfDjoQ7I/s1600/September112010+030.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a>This is a different Museum from The WTC Tribute Museum which is on the opposite end of Ground Zero. This Museum didn't have much aside from a lot of materialistic items for sale and I will post on a later date about those items...but not today..The Museum I showed you last year has not changed at all so I did not post any pictures being that you can visit the 2008 Tribute should you like to see that museum. The Motorcycle in the window is for The Brotherhood of Electricians and is dedicated to the members who were assassinated that day.<br />
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There is a Statue of Liberty with Tributes sent and clipped to her from around the world.<br />
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Even an American Flag made out of Lego's.<br />
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<a href="http://paddybrown.org/">Captain Pat Brown</a> book for sale...This is the 3rd time I have posted Captain Brown from 3 different walks I have taken...a true hero. RIP brother.<br />
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<a href="http://hereisnewyork.org/gallery/">Here is New York</a> is another book and a website dedicated with pictures from amateurs and professionals. The website has many photos, much more than the book, they are very graphic but I am posting them because it happened. If you are squeamish, I recommend scrolling past this part...<br />
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This WAS New York City...The Air Quality was so terrible many people are dying today because of the information we did not know.<br />
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The Firefighters, The Medics, The Police..Everyone that was there participated in helping each other through this tragic and unprecedented day. They are all heroes and should be treated as such.<br />
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The confusion and horror they witnessed. These pages tell the tale with no words.<br />
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They attacked with no thought of race.<br />
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Cowards.<br />
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Cowardly attacks on innocent people...burning...they had no place to go...they jumped...all we could do was watch.<br />
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...and they kept jumping...Watch the first 30 seconds and then from 3:45 to 4:00.It shows people jumping, and impact. This is very graphic over 5 minutes long but shows how horrific a crime was committed that day. VERY GRAPHIC but we must REMEMBER.<br />
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This I can not forget...won't forget...I choose to REMEMBER.<br />
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REMEMBER our FREEDOM was attacked.<br />
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We will never forget...REMEMBER.<br />
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We WILL remember and we WILL rebuild and we WILL remain...We ARE New York...we ARE Americans...and we WILL restore the spirit that once was because we have ...<br />
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The WILL to do so.<br />
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Fuck You Bin Laden...and whoever else was responsible for murdering innocent people.<br />
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This short film was playing on the museum wall as I looked through the pages and I found it on you tube...it is called Project Rebirth...it is a trailer for a Documentary and shows the progress of building and interviews with people who suffered from this tragic crime.<br />
It is under 4 minutes and well worth the watch.<br />
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After the movie they showed these facts.<br />
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Because we can never forget.<br />
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Fact.? I hope this is true as we have heard this for too long.<br />
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I remember my walk in 2008 into St Paul's Chapel which I also did today...and this is a new addition that I haven't seen...but I never want to see the pews of a Church used like this again.<br />
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FDNY Turnout Gear hanging while recovery workers rested.<br />
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God Bless you all.<br />
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An event that led to a war that is heading into its 10th year...The Soldiers REMEMBER.<br />
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Oklahoma suffered and they were helping us...as the World did..They REMEMBER.<br />
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Sent a sign as big as the organ...and their hearts are much larger speaking of organs.<br />
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Faith.<br />
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The Hands of God...A beautiful Chalice.<br />
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It is Universal the pain. <i>L'shanah tovah my friends. </i>Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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When I first arrive as I walked out of the subway this was the first thing I saw as I looked up...Not the American Eagle, but this pigeon is standing guard on the subway light keeping warm as he overlooks the progress at Ground Zero.<br />
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Finally I can say Progress !<br />
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Red Cranes.<br />
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Yellow Cranes .<br />
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Lots of cranes !! ...and what was different than my prior walks of past years was , every crane was in working action and moving in every direction lifting and placing...BUILDING !!!<br />
That is the exterior of the repaired World Financial Center.<br />
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Asshat Newscasters trying to stir up shit because they have nothing better to do...Asshat.<br />
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....but the cranes and backhoes keep on moving along.<br />
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What used to be the pit is now growing and no longer a pit.<br />
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Barriers closing off the area to vehicles.<br />
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This is a Tribute fountain by artist Jeff Koons called Balloon Flower. I was there early enough before they turned the fountain on. It is in front of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_World_Trade_Center">7 World Trade Center</a> which was the last building to collapse that day, and the first rebuilt. It is billed as the safest skyscraper in The United States.<br />
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Black Granite Tribute with September 11, 2001 and a pigeon paying his respects.<br />
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The king inside the balloon with the Federal Building behind me.<br />
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The front of 7 World Trade Center...Moody's is based here and leased for 20 years I believe.<br />
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7 World Trade...52 stories and is 741 ft ...now lets get the rest of them up.<br />
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Rising up.<br />
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The staging area where construction workers check in, get security clearance and begin there day rebuilding what we have waited so long for. This is the first time out of my walks I have seen so much activity and workers coming and going...I believe they are going to get these up in record time. Every race creed and gender are helping build our future.<br />
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So much equipment and not to many places to get shots of it but it gives you an idea of how busy the sight is now.<br />
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After I took that shot I walked over to The American Express Lobby in the World Financial Center...I wanted to see a Memorial they built in honor of the eleven members from the company that were murdered that day. Heading up into the lobby. God Bless America.<br />
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A history of American Express.<br />
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...Don't leave home without it ! Commercials with Karl Malden playing continuously. lol<br />
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2001 ...a lot of history in between I would say.<br />
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I didn't photo all the people but a few to give you some insight on the memorial.<br />
11 people...REMEMBER.<br />
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11 tears Memorial. The work was designed by landscape architect Ken Smith, a native of Iowa who now lives and works in lower Manhattan. It “unites sky and ground, heaven and earth” and incorporates natural elements: water, light, quartz crystal and black granite.<br />
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REMEMBER.<br />
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Directly out these windows you can see one of the new World Trade Center buildings rising.<br />
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Wires to the ceiling that carry the tears.<br />
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Murdered.<br />
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RIP<br />
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MURDERED<br />
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MURDERED<br />
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RIP<br />
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At the center is a 600 pound tear-shaped piece of Brazilian quartz, which was carved to have 11 sides, one for each victim.<br />
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Shops and Restaurants again.<br />
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These banners were advertising all the new Museums Downtown a few years ago, now they are advertising the events that go on all spring and summer.<br />
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There is a pulse here in Downtown again...a strong one...and it feels good.<br />
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The workers are tirelessly making quick work of things to come.<br />
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The walkway around where the Memorial Pools will be next year.<br />
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The Flags are raised and flying.<br />
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The fountains are functional bringing more life to the area.<br />
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Even Santa Claus stopped by eating a Fruit salad...I like this new downtown.<br />
KING:"Hey Santa,let me buy you a slice of Pizza bro ! I owe you for that Atari Game system when I was a kid !"<br />
SANTA:"Fuck off King !!"<br />
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Yes..New York is getting stronger every day.<br />
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New York City is being rebuilt. Period.<br />
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A building rising where on my previous walks was just empty space.<br />
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This shot shows what the Ironworkers Local 40 want "Buy American" ...and if you look at the windows in the upper left corner, there are symbols for all religions in them.<br />
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One World Trade Center...I still don't understand when it was supposed to be called "The Freedom Tower"...but that's for another post.<br />
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FDNY 10 House lost 6 members that day and are still in action responding to the call.<br />
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Thank you.<br />
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The progress and action taking place is inspiring and long overdue.<br />
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I used to walk up this block and see my building that I worked in, now they will have the street go straight through to Tribeca with the building going up taking the place of what once was.<br />
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The Future Fulton St Transit hub.<br />
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Interior of the future hub.<br />
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A fellow yellow watching the rising of New York again.<br />
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Hot dog ?<br />
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...and New York City charges forward as the Flags are flown at half mast recognizing we are still at War...and there is still so much to be done...we must charge forward just like The Bull...<br />
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We Must.<br />
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We will carry on the great spirit of New York City and not let our sense of humor be destroyed as I take a picture of a woman rubbing Bulls Balls on Broadway...why don't they put this in the paper everyday instead of all the BULLshit.<br />
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People who don't know of The Wall St Bull, if you rub his balls its good luck and you will have great fortune...I think more people line up to get this shot than in front of it these days...I'm not bullshitting you, I rubbed them and now I'm a Gazillionaire. ;-)<br />
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FDNY still responding to anyone in need of help...and ready as they always are...God Bless.<br />
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The Immigrants.<br />
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We have struggled to build this country...We must not let ourselves down.<br />
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We look up to higher powers and have faith that can't be broken.<br />
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We have the courage and conviction to keep OUR America.<br />
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We will do whatever it takes to keep our FREEDOM.<br />
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...and we will Pray for our fellow brothers and sisters overseas fighting to keep our FREEDOM, that they receive a safe passage home. WE WILL REMEMBER.<br />
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...AND WE WILL HAVE OUR FREEDOM.<br />
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<span id="profile_status">Remember our lost friends, family and fellow Americans.</span> God bless all.<br />
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Peace out Peeps.<br />
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-Edward</div>
King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-38542615370064711032009-09-11T16:50:00.000-04:002019-12-23T13:51:58.381-05:00The King , Remember September 11, 2001...and Never Forget !!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
9-11-2009....another year has passed and I made my second walking trek to Ground Zero since the one I did last year. If you have not read that one, it is on the right hand side of the page 9/11 Tribute 2008. That was my first account of how I felt having worked at 4 World Trade Center 21 years ago, and visiting it for the first time since that tragic day.<br />
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I realized on this walk, the demons that are within us from that day will never die. They may stay dormant in a deep slumber...but I felt them awake as I walked through this valley of death.<br />
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Just like last year, I felt the same strong emotions of anger, frustration, confusion and grief. It was emotionally draining and reliving all the good times I had there, and seeing what is left without the progress I wish they would make rebuilding it, left me physically and spiritually drained when I went home that day.<br />
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The leading up to 9/11 has changed a bit from last year, and it seems that New York City has made the memorials to be held more exclusively on 9/11 rather than having other memorials days before. Last year they had the Flags of Heroes flying in Battery Park, along with an elaborate Firefighter tribute set up around the sphere.<br />
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This year, when I arrived to Battery Park, there were no flags flying, there was a Dutch festival going on across the street complete with windmill and wooden shoes galore, and a buzz of activity that I haven't seen or felt at this time of year in a very long time. I will post in the future of the Dutch festival, but this post will focus on just the walk I took and the pictures of what I looked at that day so you can get a sense of what progress or lack of is getting done. There are many photos so I will not do much commenting. It will take you a while to go through this post, maybe a couple of trips back.<br />
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I may write afterward, but so many thoughts running through my mind and its an upsetting feeling viewing all these pics...so for now I begin with a short video I found that someone made of Battery Park from when they did have the Flags of heroes waving and a more elaborate tribute set up for all the first responders. However for the most part, I'm going to keep with the silent theme.<br />
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Click on any picture to read the writing and see it better, If anyone wants the original file just email me, and consider it done.<br />
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This was the flag on the city bus window I took into the city.<br />
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The sphere with the eternal flame burning for all those innocent lives.<br />
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As I walked my old route towards where they are building The Freedom Tower, I noticed new items that are beginning to pop up all over the city like these art sculptures which look like twisted parking meters.<br />
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As I walked the route toward where my building used to be, I saw the first signs of a tribute.</div>
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I stepped out into the middle of the street hoping to see something...anything rising up into the sky....but I was looking into the same abyss that I saw last year. Nothing in place of what was evaporated by<span style="font-weight: bold;"> murderers</span>.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqp501M8g3I/AAAAAAAAB-g/sEy8wkHpSUs/s1600-h/September082009+098.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380246653389013874" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqp501M8g3I/AAAAAAAAB-g/sEy8wkHpSUs/s400/September082009+098.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>I stepped back on the sidewalk and saw that the Firehouse that is directly across from The World Trade Center Complex has a wall memorial that is very impressive.<br />
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They are still doing work on the buildings which is why scaffolding is everywhere.<br />
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May we never forget ...indeed.<br />
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The Towers afire.<br />
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These are memorials to the brave firefighters who perished from this particular firehouse which is known as Ladder 10 and Engine 10.<br />
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As you can read it say 10 House...Still Standing !!!<br />
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Firefighters preparing for memorial services.<br />
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This famous picture painted on a piece of the rubble.<br />
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What is supposed to be...what the future of downtown Manhattan will look like....Hopefully.<br />
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The future Police Memorial.<br />
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My first glimpse of progress !! A couple of floors built !<br />
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and taking form.<br />
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How come Yankee Stadium was built with lightning speed and this is all the progress so far ??<br />
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as a Flag still shows our spirit.<br />
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More future ideas.<br />
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What the future transportation hub will look like.<br />
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Now, right next to the firehouse is the new Tribute WTC museum.<br />
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The second I walked in there was a video playing on a wall showing how the Twin Towers were used in many commercial ads back in the day.<br />
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Anyone who worked down there will tell you how every floor in any of the buildings all had a campus like atmosphere that made working there enjoyable.<br />
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Model of what was...<br />
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videos on the wall showing the past...<br />
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Lunchtime was great, ALWAYS something happening.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpxca_PxBI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/dJ4YGcdagLE/s1600-h/September082009+161.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380237437942350866" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpxca_PxBI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/dJ4YGcdagLE/s400/September082009+161.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Model of the sphere.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpxV9XJC_I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/uzgp9r-DG1U/s1600-h/September082009+163.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380237326910295026" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpxV9XJC_I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/uzgp9r-DG1U/s400/September082009+163.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>People's thoughts.<br />
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I ate here everyday, sometimes every meal. In the morning the cooks were so fast if they saw you coming in the door by the time you got to them, they knew what you wanted, and it was bagged with everyone screaming orders... but ALL of them knew the customers names, and we were all on a first name basis.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> It was an incredible atmosphere</span>.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpxDgnnSgI/AAAAAAAAB5A/XPwCoXzd1DY/s1600-h/September082009+356.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380237009957112322" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpxDgnnSgI/AAAAAAAAB5A/XPwCoXzd1DY/s400/September082009+356.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Still busy, and will be much more again one day !<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpw-C2MKRI/AAAAAAAAB44/-rgulMNTHyo/s1600-h/September082009+357.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380236916065839378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpw-C2MKRI/AAAAAAAAB44/-rgulMNTHyo/s400/September082009+357.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpw36bmitI/AAAAAAAAB4w/KnmamEBqtN0/s1600-h/September082009+169.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380236810727623378" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpw36bmitI/AAAAAAAAB4w/KnmamEBqtN0/s400/September082009+169.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Culture was always showing up.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwwH8BL8I/AAAAAAAAB4o/3ooWij383nI/s1600-h/September082009+170.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380236676914294722" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwwH8BL8I/AAAAAAAAB4o/3ooWij383nI/s400/September082009+170.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>work pictures, that just show enthusiasm and camaraderie...<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwrXRL1QI/AAAAAAAAB4g/8OWzINg_aQw/s1600-h/September082009+171.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380236595130258690" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwrXRL1QI/AAAAAAAAB4g/8OWzINg_aQw/s400/September082009+171.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">All races, creeds and colors working together peacefully in harmony.</span><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwkhOuYUI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/TgMU7aaarwo/s1600-h/September082009+172.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380236477545210178" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwkhOuYUI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/TgMU7aaarwo/s400/September082009+172.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Sometimes, weird things would occur as well.<br />
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A family beacon.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwQvMKtTI/AAAAAAAAB4A/iaPupMo6ClE/s1600-h/September082009+175.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380236137695196466" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwQvMKtTI/AAAAAAAAB4A/iaPupMo6ClE/s400/September082009+175.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Windows on the World.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwLBNBxoI/AAAAAAAAB34/Pjox8gaPbnU/s1600-h/September082009+177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380236039451428482" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwLBNBxoI/AAAAAAAAB34/Pjox8gaPbnU/s400/September082009+177.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
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A memory.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwGQNgTyI/AAAAAAAAB3w/E52r1KjnZM8/s1600-h/September082009+178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380235957580615458" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpwGQNgTyI/AAAAAAAAB3w/E52r1KjnZM8/s400/September082009+178.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>If you were going against the rush hour walking traffic whether it be in the morning or afternoon, you'd be in trouble fighting the crowds to get through !<br />
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Innocent.<br />
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It really was a place where smiles were NOT in short supply.<br />
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and yup, sometimes on a nice day, just go to the top to relax and enjoy the views.<br />
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and then... there was 1993..<br />
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Underground Garage where the bombs exploded.<br />
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and then...there was September 11, 2001.<br />
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and they ran...<br />
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Never ever will I remember a moment so clearly as when the second plane hit.<br />
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Recovered Airplane Window<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpr4XBMc2I/AAAAAAAAB1o/clZrJPlscgE/s1600-h/September082009+195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380231320843350882" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpr4XBMc2I/AAAAAAAAB1o/clZrJPlscgE/s400/September082009+195.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The flyers for those who were thought to be missing...only to be lost forever.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqprypeQ33I/AAAAAAAAB1g/GMfUJoCoLFo/s1600-h/September082009+202.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380231222717898610" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqprypeQ33I/AAAAAAAAB1g/GMfUJoCoLFo/s400/September082009+202.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Melted steel<br />
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Melted Steel with glass shrapnel<br />
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Bill's last pic...God Bless him.<br />
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Windows on the World Menu<br />
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Found utensils melted.<br />
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Computer Fragment<br />
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Elevator plaques.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpq76yxf2I/AAAAAAAAB0Y/FWmrU79khZw/s1600-h/September082009+215.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380230282474520418" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpq76yxf2I/AAAAAAAAB0Y/FWmrU79khZw/s400/September082009+215.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Sprinkler sign.<br />
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Zhe Zack Zeng....one of the many heroes.<br />
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why ??<br />
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and the first responders kept doing what they were trained to do...RESPOND. Truly we must never forget our heroes especially the ones who still harbor sickness from working in that contaminated environment and our government doesn't give them the medical care they need.<br />
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Moira Smith died that day...<br />
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One of the many sheroes New York City was lucky to have...this country was lucky to have.<br />
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Sunny Mindel's Shoes<br />
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A VERY happy reunion.<br />
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Police Radio<br />
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Ruptured Scott Bottle worn by the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD that day.<br />
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US Tax Enforcement badge. Tax Enforcement were located on the 86 and 87th floors of Tower 2...They lost 39 workers that day.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpo8zVfS-I/AAAAAAAAByY/RhopRU9WNNc/s1600-h/September082009+237.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380228098629258210" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpo8zVfS-I/AAAAAAAAByY/RhopRU9WNNc/s400/September082009+237.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Twisted Firefighter Officers Tool<br />
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Can you guess what these are ??<br />
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Aftermath.<br />
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Flag found in the ruins and part of a sprinkler.<br />
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Thank You New York's Finest.<br />
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Videos of ceremonies play as I walk through the museum.<br />
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More missing person flyers.<br />
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A painful sight to look at.<br />
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Later on there is a picture from the same view as this one...except there is nothing there now.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpnuEkVjUI/AAAAAAAABwo/IrNslQkWWYY/s1600-h/September082009+253.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380226746045271362" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpnuEkVjUI/AAAAAAAABwo/IrNslQkWWYY/s400/September082009+253.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Steel Beam from WTC<br />
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Steel beam from WTC<br />
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The Sphere after the collapse.<br />
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A room that had pictures of all the people murdered that day in their normal activities. It was in this room that I came across pictures of a couple of people that I worked with many years ago, knew only their first name, and was completely shocked that they were among the people I knew who passed on. I felt a pain in my heart that I can't explain. They have tissues and benches, and someone left fruit on the bench which in some cultures is a nice gesture for those who have gone on to the next life. The King was feeling mighty sad in this room.....mighty sad.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpnZO-jZBI/AAAAAAAABwI/aefq8oPPwcE/s1600-h/September082009+261.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380226388062331922" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpnZO-jZBI/AAAAAAAABwI/aefq8oPPwcE/s400/September082009+261.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
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3rd Grader Kevin Wang made this work of art...<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpnIO9u6UI/AAAAAAAABvw/c3bvk3nUBks/s1600-h/September082009+269.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380226096001116482" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpnIO9u6UI/AAAAAAAABvw/c3bvk3nUBks/s400/September082009+269.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpmw8GUZOI/AAAAAAAABvY/ZJ_hdp_sgQs/s1600-h/September082009+267.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380225695799862498" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpmw8GUZOI/AAAAAAAABvY/ZJ_hdp_sgQs/s400/September082009+267.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpmr-bYS5I/AAAAAAAABvQ/_V9OH46KilU/s1600-h/September082009+270.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380225610525723538" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpmr-bYS5I/AAAAAAAABvQ/_V9OH46KilU/s400/September082009+270.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpmjxkuEeI/AAAAAAAABvI/iAwbmZjTSYw/s1600-h/September082009+271.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380225469636284898" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpmjxkuEeI/AAAAAAAABvI/iAwbmZjTSYw/s400/September082009+271.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpmb92OJsI/AAAAAAAABvA/3azYZJz2nEk/s1600-h/September082009+274.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380225335491962562" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpmb92OJsI/AAAAAAAABvA/3azYZJz2nEk/s400/September082009+274.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
I think most of us felt this way too...<br />
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Somewhere Today Quilt<br />
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Somewhere today our brothers and sisters are fighting a war for us here.<br />
Somewhere today bloggers are writing about 9/11 so people will remember.<br />
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Somewhere in this room, The King found pictures that broke his heart.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqplGkmZ16I/AAAAAAAABto/GlsQjUkOgvg/s1600-h/September082009+283.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380223868425852834" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqplGkmZ16I/AAAAAAAABto/GlsQjUkOgvg/s400/September082009+283.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Captain Patrick Brown who was in my tribute last year. Bless his soul.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpk_YK3pMI/AAAAAAAABtg/JRnYnaGb9ow/s1600-h/September082009+284.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380223744830055618" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpk_YK3pMI/AAAAAAAABtg/JRnYnaGb9ow/s400/September082009+284.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
Smiling. Happy. Innocent.<br />
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Taken too soon.<br />
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Raising families. Innocent.<br />
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We mourn.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpkoSVJ08I/AAAAAAAABtA/xCfFOc4ELnE/s1600-h/September082009+290.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380223348125586370" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpkoSVJ08I/AAAAAAAABtA/xCfFOc4ELnE/s400/September082009+290.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
Workers escaping after the 93 bombing.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpkeoZecfI/AAAAAAAABs4/O5iSqliVuc4/s1600-h/September082009+291.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380223182250602994" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpkeoZecfI/AAAAAAAABs4/O5iSqliVuc4/s400/September082009+291.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
A pain...that is too deep...is the comfort of a hug going to last ? No.....but it helps.<br />
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Hug someone today....you won't regret it.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpj6n91ZOI/AAAAAAAABso/mNMHyA5aEBI/s1600-h/September082009+292.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380222563659375842" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpj6n91ZOI/AAAAAAAABso/mNMHyA5aEBI/s400/September082009+292.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>and we pray, God do we pray.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpj2k3i_jI/AAAAAAAABsg/GDfutLTbJg4/s1600-h/September082009+293.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380222494108220978" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/Sqpj2k3i_jI/AAAAAAAABsg/GDfutLTbJg4/s400/September082009+293.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
and look for comfort...<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpjwX5MrCI/AAAAAAAABsY/nD3c-iDI2gA/s1600-h/September082009+294.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380222387546270754" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpjwX5MrCI/AAAAAAAABsY/nD3c-iDI2gA/s400/September082009+294.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>and keep a spirit...<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpjqlyzNTI/AAAAAAAABsQ/dgVQGGXtY8w/s1600-h/September082009+295.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380222288198317362" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SqpjqlyzNTI/AAAAAAAABsQ/dgVQGGXtY8w/s400/September082009+295.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>and remember...that we STAND together.... We are...will be...and shall overcome.<br />
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and yes...The King ... is human...and needs to exhale...as I wipe the tears from my cheeks.<br />
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The Tiles. I will be posting more pictures of the tiles in Greenwich Village during the month.<br />
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Hand painted tiles.<br />
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Italy<br />
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UK<br />
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Not a sign you see often, especially if you are a Yankee fan.<br />
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If you are going through hell...keep going. - Winston Churchill<br />
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Sadako Sasaki - 1955<br />
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Sadako's tiny origami crane<br />
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The children are always the strongest.<br />
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Visitor postcards. You can leave messages and they may go up in the future museum. If you click on the pic I believe you can read this one.<br />
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Tissues and Blank postcards. The book has old pics of the World Trade Center to reflect.<br />
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London Memorial- it says on the header "Grief is the price we pay for love."<br />
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Items sent from round the world for support.<br />
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This was a visitor postcard they had hanging up...from Ireland...it says..<br />
"I saw her face in the clouds of smoke that day 23rd October 08" Sean O'Dwyer <br />
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The Future.<br />
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450 million year Manhattan Schist Rock.<br />
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and of course a cheesy gift shop as you leave...<br />
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They sell a poster of this for $19.95 advertised as , own a picture of the flag that was found in the ruins.<br />
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and of course they sell those rubber bracelets...they say person to person.<br />
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This was the view I said earlier you would see nothing from...the only comfort I had taking this photo was the fact that one of my fellow yellow brothers was right in front of me....as I wondered how this void was such a part of so many lives...and why was it taken away.<br />
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So after a pretty emotional day...there is only one cure for me...off to my old stomping ground Majestic where I used to eat 3 times a week on the way home...you just can't walk by smelling that Pizza...so off I went.<br />
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Oh yeah...fresh pie with my slice warmin up...<br />
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This is just how the King ordered it 21 years ago, except I'd have two or three slices back then...only one today with my large Root Beer....and look at all those trimmings I got a choice of !<br />
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Just a little Garlic and I'm in heaven.<br />
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I was taking so many pictures of my food the girl behind the counter asked me if I wanted her to film me eating it !! I laughed and told her how I hadn't eaten here in 21 years, and that the sign below was the same one when I used to come here so often many years ago. She said "yeah, nothing changes in this place"... I ate my slice.<br />
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It was a nice way to end my day and lift my spirits a bit as I got the people from Majestic to do a video for The King !! Remember 9/11 !!<br />
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And God Bless you Michael Podilla and Majestic Pizza for cheering up my day. Here's our first take, its my first blooper !!<br />
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In closing I will leave you with this song called New York's Damn Bravest. It has become somewhat of an anthem for the Firefighters here in New York City and its a great song to boot. If you know a fireman , pass this song on to him, he'll thank you for it. My relative who gave his kidney to one of his twin son's wrote it , and sings it. I posted on them all earlier this year.<br />
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If not, reflect and remember. I hope all of you are safe and sound on this tragic day...a day NONE of us will ever forget. I know this post was long and if you made it this far I appreciate your time... and thanks for sharing part of this special day with me as I roam on these free streets of America hoping one day all our brothers and sisters can have there safe passage home from the war as I await to give them their ride home in my yellow chariot, until then I remain your friend...<br />
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-The King Of New York Hacks.<br />
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Peace out peepers, and God Bless America.<br />
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Listen to the song below, you won't regret it.<br />
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King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-29214028618061989572009-02-03T10:56:00.005-05:002009-02-03T12:26:54.121-05:00Death of a Salesman, one of New York's best. Joe Ades.Click to read obituary.<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/nyregion/03ades.html?hp">Joe Ades Obituary NY TIMES</a><br /><br />I wrote the following article in November of this past year when I was fortunate to find Joe Ades preparing his craft of selling peelers outside my day job. I talked with him, learned a bit about him and am really happy I photographed and videotaped his entire pitch. He was a sales icon of the city streets for many years and he will be missed. I found out he passed on from an email that The New York Times sent me requesting a picture from my sight , however I didn't get the email until late last night and there were plenty of other photos on the net.<span style="font-style: italic;"> This is a repost of my article in tribute to Mr. Ades who was what New York is all about.</span> If you have not read it before, you will enjoy it, and if you have, enjoy it again. I'm glad I have a peeler from Joe, I will think of him often, just as I did the day before I found out he passed on while I peeled carrots with it. Life. Always playing tricks on us. My condolences to the Ades family.<br /><br />From November 2008:<br /><br />Joe Ades is an infamous moving landmark who traverses the city streets pitching his one product, a potato peeler. Yes, you heard me, a potato peeler. He refers to himself as a "grafter" and not a salesman, he pointed out to me that he learned his trade in impromptu markets over in England where people would be hawking their own items like shoelaces to cough medicine. There is a reason he sits down which is how all the grafters did it in England he says because you can have a crowd around you and by passers can't see what's going on and therefore will be so curious that they will join the audience and watch Joe's brilliant performance.<br /><br />He is 74 years old and this is him set up on Wall St Monday morning when I got to my day job. I spoke to him briefly as he ate his early lunch preparing for a busy day he told me. I then saw him later on my own lunch break and video taped this New York legend. He is supercool and does what he does better than anyone I've ever seen pitch a product on the streets of New York. Joe lives on Park Avenue and frequents The Hotel Pierre bar where he is known to polish off bottles of Veuve Cliquot champagne along with the regulars who know him very well there as I learned later. Read on, check out his work and enjoy the videos I took of him on my lunch break.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVKFKH5MI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/wnyB-NZfqOA/s1600-h/joepotoato12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVKFKH5MI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/wnyB-NZfqOA/s400/joepotoato12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264942333556155586" border="0" /></a>As you can see he decided to turn around and face Trinity Church when I returned on my lunch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVBIFPu0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/Z0r7d27FjBk/s1600-h/Joepotato5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVBIFPu0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/Z0r7d27FjBk/s400/Joepotato5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264942179722181442" border="0" /></a><br />This is the bucketful of the product he sells, Star peeler.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUq0dtPNI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ejAPRRZIo1o/s1600-h/Joepotato9.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUq0dtPNI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ejAPRRZIo1o/s400/Joepotato9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941796498947282" border="0" /></a><br />He also shows off on his cart all the notoriety he has gotten in the past from Vanity Fair, The Daily News and the New York Post and others. Surely my article will be on there as well if Joe wants to make even more money.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUgMpua9I/AAAAAAAAA0A/G3cbpbi_WMc/s1600-h/joepotato15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUgMpua9I/AAAAAAAAA0A/G3cbpbi_WMc/s400/joepotato15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941614013246418" border="0" /></a>Definitely a slice of the action, he just sits there and creates a buzz. Wherever he goes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUYK4nk3I/AAAAAAAAAz4/DqCyHeVJGyE/s1600-h/Joepotato1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUYK4nk3I/AAAAAAAAAz4/DqCyHeVJGyE/s400/Joepotato1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941476099887986" border="0" /></a>Joe on the Post.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUPvUawEI/AAAAAAAAAzw/8uOJKkfktEI/s1600-h/joepotato14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUPvUawEI/AAAAAAAAAzw/8uOJKkfktEI/s400/joepotato14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941331261341762" border="0" /></a>More media publicity.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDT7xoqVeI/AAAAAAAAAzo/n3kpVYxcM3I/s1600-h/joepotatoe13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDT7xoqVeI/AAAAAAAAAzo/n3kpVYxcM3I/s400/joepotatoe13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940988285736418" border="0" /></a>The Perfect Pitch man begins his routine, no one around, he just starts talking and showing how the peeler works and slowly people stop and listen. Cool stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDToB0UVtI/AAAAAAAAAzg/ml7XES2Zrv4/s1600-h/joepotato2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDToB0UVtI/AAAAAAAAAzg/ml7XES2Zrv4/s400/joepotato2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940649032210130" border="0" /></a>Now he's getting them hooked.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTY6VKh4I/AAAAAAAAAzY/zUWQxbvULaY/s1600-h/Joepotato6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTY6VKh4I/AAAAAAAAAzY/zUWQxbvULaY/s400/Joepotato6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940389324457858" border="0" /></a>Showing off his Iron Chef skills.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTNruGZfI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/qxCZiuOwe2E/s1600-h/Joepotato7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTNruGZfI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/qxCZiuOwe2E/s400/Joepotato7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940196423951858" border="0" /></a>I wonder if he is a Guinness book candidate for most carrots peeled ever?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTGvO_QWI/AAAAAAAAAzI/1Kl6FQR8lpU/s1600-h/Joepotato8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTGvO_QWI/AAAAAAAAAzI/1Kl6FQR8lpU/s400/Joepotato8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940077108117858" border="0" /></a>Hook....Line....and BUYER !!!! She looks quite happy with her purchase !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSsaprQoI/AAAAAAAAAzA/tFAi2_oLdO8/s1600-h/Joepotato3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSsaprQoI/AAAAAAAAAzA/tFAi2_oLdO8/s400/Joepotato3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264939624906310274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the following videos you can hear a guy trying to ask him about the books he sold ten years ago to which he ignores, stays professional and continues on, also in the second video which shows his full show. The bells of Trinity Church are ringing but Joe can drown them out with his passion for the peeler.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gAFZvtaDtM8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gAFZvtaDtM8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HCUct4NlxE0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HCUct4NlxE0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And yes indeed......The King had to buy a few too, thats my hand holding this AMAZING product that you know you want to have now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSPxkqRmI/AAAAAAAAAy4/-r3u2EM7g0s/s1600-h/joepotato10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSPxkqRmI/AAAAAAAAAy4/-r3u2EM7g0s/s400/joepotato10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264939132843083362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDQzkqN-gI/AAAAAAAAAyw/Q2_a0PlyU7c/s1600-h/joepotato10.JPG"> </a><br /><br />So in closing, Joe Ades was a character that gave New York that special pulse and New York has certainly lost its pulse for a moment, but that's where new people like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgrn2MwyKB4&feature=channel_page">Mike Alaska The Drummer</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiE5Atfi45s&feature=channel_page">Otis Houston The Black Cherokee</a>, ALL my fellow NYC taxi bloggers, ALL my blog readers, New Yorkers, and I come in to bring the pulse back to a proper rhythm. Thanks for being a vein in the heart of the city pumping for so long Joe. It's <span style="font-style: italic;">the people</span> who make up the arteries of this city to make it the great city it is, not greedy executives, unscrupulous politicians, billionaire socialites whose husband was pardoned by Clinton, lying brokers,crooked cops who shake down bars in Staten Island or the Mayor who pays them so little that they are driven to these acts of desperation and crime. Damn shame that it is.<br /> <br /><br /> Its us ....<span style="font-style: italic;">The People.</span><br /><br />Joe worked hard, kept it simple and REAL.<br /><br />Today Joe Ades, you are The King of New York, and one day I will help you peel some potatoes where you are in peace, as I will be one day too. Thanks for the memories Joe. Peace out peelers.King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-90915545220009221172008-12-18T21:09:00.029-05:002008-12-19T12:04:00.954-05:00Grand Central, Beer Goggle Santa and Bloomingdales. Enjoy !!<span style="font-weight: bold;">Grand Central Station.....A Masterpiece</span><br /><br />Click on the pics to enlarge and appreciate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsJaGeV0bI/AAAAAAAAA64/NrRKi8g73ek/s1600-h/xmasgrandcentral1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsJaGeV0bI/AAAAAAAAA64/NrRKi8g73ek/s400/xmasgrandcentral1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281325332041159090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><i> <span style="font-weight: bold;">CORNELIUS VANDERBILT</span><br /></i><table style="border-style: none; margin: auto; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: transparent;" class="cquote"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 10px; color: rgb(178, 183, 242); font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;" valign="top" width="20">“</td> <td style="padding: 4px 10px;" valign="top">If I had learned education, I would not have had time to learn anything else.</td> <td style="padding: 10px; color: rgb(178, 183, 242); font-size: 36px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right;" valign="bottom" width="20">”</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>Born on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>, Vanderbilt began working on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferries</a> in and around <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> as a young boy, quitting school at age 11. By age 16 he was operating his own business—after having borrowed money from his mother—ferrying freight and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan. During the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, he received a government contract to supply the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort" title="Fort" class="mw-redirect">forts</a> around New York City. He operated sailing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooner" title="Schooner">schooners</a>, which is where he gained his nickname of "Commodore."</p> <p>On <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1813" title="1813">1813</a>, Cornelius Vanderbilt married his cousin and neighbor, Sophia Johnson (1795-1868), daughter of his aunt Elizabeth Hand Johnson. He and his wife had 13 children, 1 died in childhood.</p><br /><i><br /><br />You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I will ruin you.</i><br /><span style="">—-Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1853 (in a letter to former business associates Morgan & Garrison<br /><br /></span>Net worth <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 0);font-size:larger;" >▲</span><b>$167.4 billion</b>, according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealthy_historical_figures_2008" title="Wealthy historical figures 2008">Wealthy historical figures 2008</a>, based on information from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> - February 2008. Thanks <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt">Wikipedia</a>.<br /><br />In October 1871, Vanderbilt struck up a partnership with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_and_New_Haven_Railroad" title="New York and New Haven Railroad">New York and New Haven Railroad</a> to join with the railroads he owned to consolidate operations at one terminal at East 42nd Street called Grand Central Depot, which was the original <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal" title="Grand Central Terminal">Grand Central Terminal</a>, where his statue reigns today. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The glass roof of the depot collapsed during a blizzard on the same day Vanderbilt died in 1877. The station was not replaced until 1903-1913</span>.<br /><br />Never knew that.<br /><br /><br />...and here he is Cornelius himself under a very large wreath. I once had his granddaughter Wendy in my taxi and as we took the same route I commented to her how I grew up in Staten Island and visited her ancestors mausoleum which is a work of art at Moravian Cemetery in Staten Island. She commented to me that she and her family were always proud that the city preserved what he built. She was a charming woman and I hope I get her in my taxi again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsJPdyLbuI/AAAAAAAAA6w/bHexT7SmGGQ/s1600-h/xmasgrandcentral2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsJPdyLbuI/AAAAAAAAA6w/bHexT7SmGGQ/s400/xmasgrandcentral2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281325149319818978" border="0" /></a><br />Now , lets do a 360 and REALLY appreciate MY FIRST DRUNK SANTA ever in my taxi.<br /><br />Thank you , thank you, please ...no please, everyone stop clapping and get back to the blog.<br /><br />I got in line as 2 cabs pulled up to this Santa and as they pulled off leaving Santa Claus without a ride I felt the NEED to get Santa to his destination regardless of his state of mind.<br /><br />ITS SANTA DAMMIT !!! .....so I was the lucky one to pick Santa up. Beer Goggles and all.<br /><br />A Christmas classic indeed.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsJExZX42I/AAAAAAAAA6o/H7-wjtBj36Q/s1600-h/xmasclaus1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsJExZX42I/AAAAAAAAA6o/H7-wjtBj36Q/s400/xmasclaus1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281324965605925730" border="0" /></a><br />Before I let Santa in I locked the doors and asked if he was going to puke as he hiccuped where his destination was which was believe it or not Macy's at 34th St...His answer was "I did that already , don't worry about it" A Miracle <span style="font-weight: bold;">to</span> 34th St indeed was occurring in my cab tonight ...a drunk guy ....NOT going to throw up...and Kris Kringle heading towards the grandpooba of Santa gatherings round the world !!! He got in , asked me kindly to put some rock n roll on and BLAST it ...He gave me a station number , I cranked it up , he said "F*** yeah , thats what Santa needs" and then passed out. Tears flowed down my cheeks at the fact that Santa was sleeping in my Taxi....and here he is sleeping with his beer goggles up against the partition. It truly is Christmas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsI5i8WQlI/AAAAAAAAA6g/VzI7azsTEeE/s1600-h/xmasclaus2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsI5i8WQlI/AAAAAAAAA6g/VzI7azsTEeE/s400/xmasclaus2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281324772747526738" border="0" /></a><br />....and he sinks lower and lower as I hold my breath that he doesn't puke...SANTA don't puke !!!<br />He awoke exactly at where I was gong to leave him at a red light across the street from Macy's , thanked me for stopping and cranking the music , wished me a Merry Christmas , tipped me $5 and exited the cab to a gaggle of people trying to get an empty taxi and coherently put his beer goggles on and walked into the night....my new customers asked " Was Santa drunk?". I replied , "no he was Shitcanned"....BUT he was Santa so let it go !! ...and they did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsIqNC427I/AAAAAAAAA6Y/CNRwbtYq_Ys/s1600-h/xmasclaus3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsIqNC427I/AAAAAAAAA6Y/CNRwbtYq_Ys/s400/xmasclaus3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281324509171342258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The front of Bloomingdales.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsGEp6-NLI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/ZdsETlyJJ4E/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsGEp6-NLI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/ZdsETlyJJ4E/s400/bloomindaleswindows2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281321665064481970" border="0" /></a><br />The back of Bloomingdales.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsF127yC-I/AAAAAAAAA6A/PtNulOrjPqg/s1600-h/bloomingdalesback.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsF127yC-I/AAAAAAAAA6A/PtNulOrjPqg/s400/bloomingdalesback.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281321410859502562" border="0" /></a><br /><span>Bloomindales has speakers set up which play Tony Bennett tracks off of his new CD, "A Swingin' Christmas featuring the Count Basie Big Band" as you walk by all the decorated windows. Tony was from where my father and mother grew up and I grew up a little in Astoria,Queens NYC. I saw him perform in Vegas at The Desert Inn for the Millennium with his daughter as the opening act and Mr.Warmth Don Rickles at a table right next to me. He actually sang a song without a microphone to show how the Desert Inn acoustics were so well built that he didn't need a microphone. He sounded great.<br /><br />This is his first holiday album in 40 years.<br /><br />You can hear other tracks at this site:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tonybennett.net/" target="_blank" title="http://www.tonybennett.net/" rel="nofollow" dir="ltr">http://www.tonybennett.net/</a></span><br /><br /><br />...or just click on the video and listen as you scroll through Bloomie's with The King.....Soooooo what are ya gonna buy me?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LDmQlAN3I9g&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LDmQlAN3I9g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Click on the photos to enlage and enjoy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsFi1ajUaI/AAAAAAAAA54/kyJ5YuqSNQU/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsFi1ajUaI/AAAAAAAAA54/kyJ5YuqSNQU/s400/bloomindaleswindows4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281321084034175394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jingle Bells.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsE1fCRy0I/AAAAAAAAA5w/ACdBwRZ7628/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsE1fCRy0I/AAAAAAAAA5w/ACdBwRZ7628/s400/bloomindaleswindows1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281320304932670274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jingle Bells photo # 2.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsEqN_ks-I/AAAAAAAAA5o/q2jiXnsC4Gg/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsEqN_ks-I/AAAAAAAAA5o/q2jiXnsC4Gg/s400/bloomindaleswindows5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281320111379362786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Silver Bells.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsEcaIFw-I/AAAAAAAAA5g/N9nes7tTXyA/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsEcaIFw-I/AAAAAAAAA5g/N9nes7tTXyA/s400/bloomindaleswindows7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319874118140898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'll be home for Christmas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsERLW5NdI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/ZMshN2yseHQ/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows9.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsERLW5NdI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/ZMshN2yseHQ/s400/bloomindaleswindows9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319681175139794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Christmas Waltz.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsEJDWlfaI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/_kGAlIRgp5A/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsEJDWlfaI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/_kGAlIRgp5A/s400/bloomindaleswindows10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319541587410338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Christmastime is here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsECc6hLUI/AAAAAAAAA5I/chxzSBZj1zs/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows11.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsECc6hLUI/AAAAAAAAA5I/chxzSBZj1zs/s400/bloomindaleswindows11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319428189924674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Have yourself a merry little Christmas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsD5AhEY8I/AAAAAAAAA5A/tIm4lTMf59w/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsD5AhEY8I/AAAAAAAAA5A/tIm4lTMf59w/s400/bloomindaleswindows12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319265948165058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Santa Claus is coming to town ..why?? BECAUSE THE KING PICKED HIS DRUNK ASS UP !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsDuPIyPaI/AAAAAAAAA44/X_lWG6b3r4U/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsDuPIyPaI/AAAAAAAAA44/X_lWG6b3r4U/s400/bloomindaleswindows13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319080894283170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Oh Christmas tree.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsDlk5RgiI/AAAAAAAAA4w/RSKZp-v-Dtk/s1600-h/bloomindaleswindows14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsDlk5RgiI/AAAAAAAAA4w/RSKZp-v-Dtk/s400/bloomindaleswindows14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281318932115980834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, thanks for visiting Bloomingdale's with me , I had a grand time and appreciate all the gift cards you'll be sending my way ....I may not work at Bloomie's but I am the King Of New York Hacks. Hope all your shopping is done and as my fellow brother <a href="http://dccabbie.blogspot.com/">Mad D.C. Cabbie</a> always says, please don't forget the homeless. Peace out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsxCQW0_PI/AAAAAAAAA7A/TrW8I3bP2w0/s1600-h/homelesswallst1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsxCQW0_PI/AAAAAAAAA7A/TrW8I3bP2w0/s400/homelesswallst1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281368902842252530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I really mean it ...the King was homeless once ...and it ain't no fucking picnic. Reach out my brothers and sisters, its the holidays and it is COLD here .<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsxNdHT3II/AAAAAAAAA7I/dQneyPJzvOY/s1600-h/homelesswallst2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SUsxNdHT3II/AAAAAAAAA7I/dQneyPJzvOY/s400/homelesswallst2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281369095245388930" border="0" /></a>Nuff said....Thanks for stopping by everyone , next stop maybe Rockefeller Center...or who knows ?? Its a fun ride no matter !!!!King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-55117244506506251992008-11-11T21:43:00.000-05:002008-11-12T00:33:23.942-05:00THE BLACK CHEROKEE OF NEW YORK OTIS HOUSTON JR ...NOW BEAT THAT !!!!!The King loves to meet REAL New Yorkers that bring a substance and aura to this city that can not be created elsewhere in the world and can sneak up on you in a New York minute at anytime. Well as I got out of my office late again and could not get a taxi to work the night, the catering hall across the street had about a hundred paparazzi's waiting for Elton John, Trump,Whoopi and a host of other celebrities to walk the red carpet when all of a sudden you hear Whoooooooooooo !!!!!! Whoooooooooooooo!!! Yeahhhh!!!!! Whooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Coming from down the street and the scream getting nearer as this man was jogging and appeared almost like a reinarnation of Apollo Creed from Rocky fame. He stopped where all the paparazzi were and started screaming to them that he don't drink, he don't smoke, and he's seen Trump before and said he'll whoop his ass because hes a bad man. He screamed that he don't drink,don't smoke and keeps it real for America and its children. He was rhyming like Bruce Lee + Muhammed Ali = ME !! YOU want to know me Google Me I'm The Black Cherokee !!!<br /><br />This was great stuff.<br /><br />So instead of me doing my paparazzi stuff, I went and followed him jogging where he started screaming from the steps on Federal Hall and then he proceeded to Trinity Church to stand on these blockades that prevent cars from driving down Wall St and I videotaped him and asked him his name. Hope you enjoy it. He's also an artist and musician.<br />Here's his CD <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/otishoustonjr">http://cdbaby.com/cd/otishoustonjr</a> , his myspace <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=341712841">OtisHoustonJrTheBlackCherokee!!</a> , and here is another story about him from <a href="http://nyctheblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/otis-houston-has-posse.html">NYCTheBlog.</a><br /><br />If you google him there is more about how he sets up next to highways here in NYC and waves to people screaming his thoughts and objectives. I also heard he does a weird act with oranges. I'll try to get that for you one day. Hopefully I will be able to get Joe the peeler, Cat on the Head guy, and The Black Cherokee all together for a Charlie Rose meeting with The King Of Hacks and really entertain the blogworld.<br /><br />I love this shot, middle of Wall St screaming his words at hundreds of paparazzi as if the city was his , and at that moment....IT WAS HIS ...The Black Cherokee Otis Houston Jr. Obama, look out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRpeJla_nhI/AAAAAAAAA1E/ic8OVUD7C5M/s1600-h/BlackCherokeeOtis3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRpeJla_nhI/AAAAAAAAA1E/ic8OVUD7C5M/s400/BlackCherokeeOtis3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267626232920382994" border="0" /></a><br />"DONT YOU BE TELLIN' ME WHATS GOOD , I AM GOOD AND YOU BETTER START LISTENING !!!".......Damn straight Otis, The King sure did!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRpeEgnbi4I/AAAAAAAAA08/VpTVd0d8HIw/s1600-h/BlackCherokeeOtisHouston1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRpeEgnbi4I/AAAAAAAAA08/VpTVd0d8HIw/s400/BlackCherokeeOtisHouston1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267626145731021698" border="0" /></a> IM DAMN GOOD FOR AMERICA , IM SAVIN' IT !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRpd7JiPogI/AAAAAAAAA00/YPsHyzmeCJ8/s1600-h/BlackCherokeeOtisHouston2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRpd7JiPogI/AAAAAAAAA00/YPsHyzmeCJ8/s400/BlackCherokeeOtisHouston2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267625984916431362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Enjoy the videos, the lighting sucks but you can hear his voice quite well. The one below is on the street right outside Federal Hall.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_SZBI150_MM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_SZBI150_MM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This next vid I took as he jogged to Trinity and began his speech, you can hear the King ask "whats your name" and he provides it along with other thoughts.Its funny how most New Yorkers just walk by without even batting an eye. That's what makes this city so unique, had he been doing this in Bakersfield, Ohio he'd probably be in a mental institution.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CiE5Atfi45s&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CiE5Atfi45s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />So in the last two weeks I was fortunate enough to meet REAL people like Joe the peeler and Otis The Black Cherokee, I may not be as real as they are but I am The King Of New York Hacks. Now Beat That !!!King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-48554437741960797032008-11-04T16:59:00.000-05:002008-11-05T06:10:46.143-05:00Joe Ades The Peeler Man, and The King does Paparazzi !Joe Ades is an infamous moving landmark who traverses the city streets pitching his one product, a potato peeler. Yes, you heard me, a potato peeler. He refers to himself as a "grafter" and not a salesman, he pointed out to me that he learned his trade in impromptu markets over in England where people would be hawking their own items like shoelaces to cough medicine. There is a reason he sits down which is how all the grafters did it in England he says because you can have a crowd around you and by passers can't see what's going on and therefore will be so curious that they will join the audience and watch Joe's brilliant performance.<br /><br />He is 74 years old and this is him set up on Wall St Monday morning when I got to my day job. I spoke to him briefly as he ate his early lunch preparing for a busy day he told me. I then saw him later on my own lunch break and video taped this New York legend. He is supercool and does what he does better than anyone I've ever seen pitch a product on the streets of New York. Joe lives on Park Avenue and frequents The Hotel Pierre bar where he is known to polish off bottles of Veuve Cliquot champagne along with the regulars who know him very well there as I learned later. Read on, check out his work and enjoy the videos I took of him on my lunch break.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVKFKH5MI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/wnyB-NZfqOA/s1600-h/joepotoato12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVKFKH5MI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/wnyB-NZfqOA/s400/joepotoato12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264942333556155586" border="0" /></a>As you can see he decided to turn around and face Trinity Church when I returned on my lunch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVBIFPu0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/Z0r7d27FjBk/s1600-h/Joepotato5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDVBIFPu0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/Z0r7d27FjBk/s400/Joepotato5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264942179722181442" border="0" /></a><br />This is the bucketful of the product he sells, Star peeler.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUq0dtPNI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ejAPRRZIo1o/s1600-h/Joepotato9.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUq0dtPNI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ejAPRRZIo1o/s400/Joepotato9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941796498947282" border="0" /></a><br />He also shows off on his cart all the notoriety he has gotten in the past from Vanity Fair, The Daily News and the New York Post and others. Surely my article will be on there as well if Joe wants to make even more money.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUgMpua9I/AAAAAAAAA0A/G3cbpbi_WMc/s1600-h/joepotato15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUgMpua9I/AAAAAAAAA0A/G3cbpbi_WMc/s400/joepotato15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941614013246418" border="0" /></a>Definitely a slice of the action, he just sits there and creates a buzz. Wherever he goes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUYK4nk3I/AAAAAAAAAz4/DqCyHeVJGyE/s1600-h/Joepotato1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUYK4nk3I/AAAAAAAAAz4/DqCyHeVJGyE/s400/Joepotato1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941476099887986" border="0" /></a>Joe on the Post.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUPvUawEI/AAAAAAAAAzw/8uOJKkfktEI/s1600-h/joepotato14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDUPvUawEI/AAAAAAAAAzw/8uOJKkfktEI/s400/joepotato14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264941331261341762" border="0" /></a>More media publicity.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDT7xoqVeI/AAAAAAAAAzo/n3kpVYxcM3I/s1600-h/joepotatoe13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDT7xoqVeI/AAAAAAAAAzo/n3kpVYxcM3I/s400/joepotatoe13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940988285736418" border="0" /></a>The Perfect Pitch man begins his routine, no one around, he just starts talking and showing how the peeler works and slowly people stop and listen. Cool stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDToB0UVtI/AAAAAAAAAzg/ml7XES2Zrv4/s1600-h/joepotato2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDToB0UVtI/AAAAAAAAAzg/ml7XES2Zrv4/s400/joepotato2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940649032210130" border="0" /></a>Now he's getting them hooked.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTY6VKh4I/AAAAAAAAAzY/zUWQxbvULaY/s1600-h/Joepotato6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTY6VKh4I/AAAAAAAAAzY/zUWQxbvULaY/s400/Joepotato6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940389324457858" border="0" /></a>Showing off his Iron Chef skills.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTNruGZfI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/qxCZiuOwe2E/s1600-h/Joepotato7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTNruGZfI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/qxCZiuOwe2E/s400/Joepotato7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940196423951858" border="0" /></a>I wonder if he is a Guinness book candidate for most carrots peeled ever?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTGvO_QWI/AAAAAAAAAzI/1Kl6FQR8lpU/s1600-h/Joepotato8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDTGvO_QWI/AAAAAAAAAzI/1Kl6FQR8lpU/s400/Joepotato8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264940077108117858" border="0" /></a>Hook....Line....and BUYER !!!! She looks quite happy with her purchase !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSsaprQoI/AAAAAAAAAzA/tFAi2_oLdO8/s1600-h/Joepotato3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSsaprQoI/AAAAAAAAAzA/tFAi2_oLdO8/s400/Joepotato3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264939624906310274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the following videos you can hear a guy trying to ask him about the books he sold ten years ago to which he ignores, stays professional and continues on, also in the second video which shows his full show the bells of Trinity Church are ringing but Joe can drown them out with his passion for the peeler.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gAFZvtaDtM8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gAFZvtaDtM8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HCUct4NlxE0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HCUct4NlxE0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And yes indeed......The King had to buy a few too, thats my hand holding this AMAZING product that you know you want to have now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSPxkqRmI/AAAAAAAAAy4/-r3u2EM7g0s/s1600-h/joepotato10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDSPxkqRmI/AAAAAAAAAy4/-r3u2EM7g0s/s400/joepotato10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264939132843083362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDQzkqN-gI/AAAAAAAAAyw/Q2_a0PlyU7c/s1600-h/joepotato10.JPG"> </a>It was then when I got out of my office late so I couldn't get a taxi now and had time to kill before I got my bus home. There is a catering hall righ across the street from where I work that has celebrity functions all the time and in one of my prior posts I got pictures of Brett Favre and The New York Jets who were attending here as well.<br /><br />There were only a few paparazzi waiting in front of a small red carpet with a banner for the World Wide Orphan foundation. I walked over with my camera in hand and asked this small Chinese paparazzi dude who was coming and he replied" The Weeds" are coming.<br /><br />I had no clue what he was talking about so I asked the gentleman below who informed me he's just a tourist from France and he was just watching to see who was coming. His name is Eric and he came here to run the NYC marathon which he did successfully, so I congratulated him and as you can see he was wearing the medal that the finishers received for their well done achievement. I told him about my blog and would he mind if I took a pic of the medal and he was more than happy to do it . We give the French a lot of shit, but this guy was real gentleman with a sense of humor too joking with me that we were waiting to see someone we probably didn't know.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLy4kc3gI/AAAAAAAAAyo/QxWR06LqcII/s1600-h/031+-+FrnchRunnerEric.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLy4kc3gI/AAAAAAAAAyo/QxWR06LqcII/s400/031+-+FrnchRunnerEric.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264932039435279874" border="0" /></a>Here is a close up of the medal you get for running 26.2 miles in NYC.<br />As Borat would say...VERY NIIIIICE!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLnQkYO9I/AAAAAAAAAyg/oe06Qe1QYFc/s1600-h/032+-+Copy+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLnQkYO9I/AAAAAAAAAyg/oe06Qe1QYFc/s400/032+-+Copy+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264931839718996946" border="0" /></a>I have no idea who these two women were and the paparazzi standing next to me didn't like me rubbing elbows with them as I snapped away and asked who are these people to which they wouldn't tell me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLb8rfKzI/AAAAAAAAAyY/fDEsJvGYtio/s1600-h/029+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLb8rfKzI/AAAAAAAAAyY/fDEsJvGYtio/s400/029+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264931645401541426" border="0" /></a>Then the lady on the left heard me asking who they were and she asked where was I from and I jokingly replied "Fox News" to which she grunted something about how terrible and unprofessional they are. I told them as I was laughing I was kidding and the paparazzi people didn't find it funny at all. If you know who they are please tell me. I think the Asian woman is a newscaster. Not sure though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLTDqeLmI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/AGiATM4m7CQ/s1600-h/030+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLTDqeLmI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/AGiATM4m7CQ/s400/030+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264931492657507938" border="0" /></a>So then my little Chinese paparazzi dude ran up to me and told me "WEEDS" was here, so I saw a tall bald guy in a tuxedo and asked my new friend " Is that the weeds? " He said" No No No ...The WOMAN !!" Oh ok..I recognize her thats Mary Mcdowell I said to a paparazzi next to me, to which she replied " No its not" ...hmmmm...ok waiting for a follow up from her to tell me who it is and she wouldn't tell me !!! Damn poopanazzis!!! I told her I know its Mary something and I'll find out on the internet anyway. And I did ...Mary Louise Parker from the Showtime series "WEEDS" which I've never seen. She is a good actress in the movies I saw her in and as you can see she looks pretty good at age 44.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLJ9UJYoI/AAAAAAAAAyI/XOuMakgBtho/s1600-h/033+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLJ9UJYoI/AAAAAAAAAyI/XOuMakgBtho/s400/033+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264931336334434946" border="0" /></a>Here she is looking into The Kings eyes and trying to seduce me....I'm not THAT easy !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLCKqpDTI/AAAAAAAAAyA/5pXstWq8TZo/s1600-h/034+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDLCKqpDTI/AAAAAAAAAyA/5pXstWq8TZo/s400/034+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264931202479492402" border="0" /></a><br />This is Mary Louise Parker and Dr. Jane Aronson who is an advocate and is on the Board of Directors for this foundation that helps orphans around the world.This is her website. <a href="http://www.orphandoctor.com/">http://www.orphandoctor.com/</a> Good stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDK6RautnI/AAAAAAAAAx4/CI3040fM5fE/s1600-h/035+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDK6RautnI/AAAAAAAAAx4/CI3040fM5fE/s400/035+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264931066852849266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After that nice photo I screamed at the both of them which I was no further than 3 feet away " How about a funny face picture ?!?!?! " I do that all the time with my family, nieces, nephews etc..ITS FUN !!! However the pooparazzi started apologizing and put their cameras down telling Mary and Dr.Jane how unprofessional I am , but the Doctor MADE a funny face and I got the pic of it !!!<br /><br />One paparazzi told me its people like me who are ruining the business, I told him " Go fuck yourself, this is show business and I got the money shot sucker!! "Even better I told them I have a blog with millions of readers who will get to view my photo which is funny !! And then the president of SBG communications Shanta Bryant Gyan who overheard all this nonsense, and who was running the event gave me a press packet and took my information and was laughing along with me as the poopanazzis were still trying to scold me.<br /><br />Dr.Jane, you rock for making the funny face...Mary , lighten up, kids like funny faces and that's who you were there to help isn't it. As you can see she is still looking into my eyes trying to seduce The King.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDKpcIwLfI/AAAAAAAAAxw/hfK37y3VKNE/s1600-h/036+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SRDKpcIwLfI/AAAAAAAAAxw/hfK37y3VKNE/s400/036+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264930777672461810" border="0" /></a>The following is a video of what Dr. Aronson does to help children around the world .<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCWXAyEzKsY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCWXAyEzKsY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />So in closing, Joe Ades is a character that gives New York that special pulse along with actresses like Mary Louise Parker and dedicated professionals like Dr.Jane Aronson who achieve great things unselfishly for other people in need, and then there are pooparazzies who make our pulse a little weaker.....but that's where I come in and bring the pulse back to a proper rhythm and also why I'm The King Of New York Hacks. Peace Out Peeps.King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-23724346480450584702008-10-29T20:35:00.000-04:002008-11-02T00:11:59.143-04:00Travis Bickle ....and The King Of New York Hacks.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SQkNEhWAxeI/AAAAAAAAAxg/mZNqUN4bQ38/s1600-h/taxigun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SQkNEhWAxeI/AAAAAAAAAxg/mZNqUN4bQ38/s400/taxigun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262752010880468450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I remember the first time I watched the movie Taxi Driver about the troubled Travis Bickle as he roamed the dirty New York City streets. The year was 1976,the Bicentennial celebration was happening which was quite memorable if you were in NYC. Those were the days where fireworks were so popular you couldn't see across the street at the end of the night waiting for the smoke to settle.<br /><br />I remember fishing in the harbor off Staten Island watching the ships sail in from 200 years ago with the anticipation as if I were there the first time they arrived. I remember someone shooting their gun off under the Verrazano Bridge celebrating the stroke of midnight and the scary feeling of a ricochet that accompanied it.<br /><br />Now, today as I reflect on those moments I think of Travis Bickle...Why? Because I AM a Taxi Driver. When I saw the movie, I never thought in a million years that one day I would be behind the wheel of this unique and adventurous employment.<br /><br />Yet I am.<br /><br />Although I do have a day job,and the acquaintances and colleagues that I encounter on a daily basis has led me to a comparison of sorts that are almost the dissection of a time capsule that I have dug up, and am relaying my find to you. As the election nears and the world is changing, I am curious to your thoughts...Please leave them in the comment section. These are troubled times, and having them in my rear view mirror is a very up close seat to view it all.<br /><br />The following is a quote from Travis with an updated version of the quote by The King Of New York Hacks which he has been heard reciting in these current times.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Travis Bickle</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">: </span>All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. I go all over. I take people to the Bronx, Brooklyn, I take 'em to Harlem. I don't care. Don't make no difference to me. It does to some. Some won't even take spooks. Don't make no difference to me.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">King Of New York Hacks</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">:</span> All the bankers come out at night - scumbags, analyst pussies, mortgage buggers, foreclosure queens, IPO fairies, CEO dopers, Bonus junkies, bankruptcy sick, Family venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. I go all over. I take people to the Bronx, Brooklyn, I take 'em to Harlem. I don't care. Don't make no difference to me. It does to some. Some won't even take people who work at Goldman Sachs. Don't make no difference to me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We will get through this economic bullshit, but I hope my thoughts remain unscathed as I march on...and hope yours do as well. I am not not Travis Bickle, however I remain faithfully The King Of New York Hacks.King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-40488764479656976512008-09-10T21:14:00.001-04:002009-07-31T06:10:27.569-04:009/11...20 years ago ....The King ...and today ....My tour of Ground Zero and Battery Park.Pass this on to anyone you know who would have liked to view the surroundings on ground zero as well as the classy and respectful accolade for those who perished in the 9/11 tragedy.<br /><br />20 years ago I was a clerk in one of the World Trade Center buildings, not the towers but the adjacent 4 World Trade Center, which were colored brown and destroyed as well. So after my day job yesterday, I walked the route I used to take to that job back then, and it was very emotional.<br /><br />I grew up with some of the people who were killed, worked with some , went to elementary school with one, high school with about a half dozen and some I was doing business with at the time of the tragedy. I was from Staten Island and this borough lost 271 people total.<br /><br />When I took lunch hour from work back in 1988, sometimes I would go to the center of all the buildings where there was a fountain that had an artist sculpture which is known as " The Sphere" that was in the center of the fountain. It was a peaceful fun place to eat lunch. Well the Sphere survived the disaster and was transferred to Battery Park downtown near the Staten Island Ferry. On my way in to work from the bus I take, as I took then, I saw flags in the grass where the sphere is now , which prompted me with the idea to have my walk when I was finished with my day. It was a rainy gloomy day, but I felt since I had not toured Ground Zero at all except for walking or driving by, that I would finally make the trek and remember what was....and what will be again one day.<br /><br />Working in the commodity exchange was one of the best experiences of my life and the reason why I am still compelled to trading markets today aside from being The King Of Hacks. However , knowing all the people that I personally knew who passed on in this terrorist attack, part of me was so angry I never wanted to go near the remains knowing the anger I would feel and the frustration that accompanies that emotion. But today, well this was on September 9th and 10th that I took these walks and photo documented them. The walks made me feel like I was at a wake and drained my inner being, although knowing that all my friends and all who perished are in peace now, it was still very emotional as one would expect. The following is a bunch of pictures that were my visions 20 years ago and how they look today as I walked my usual route except this time walking around the entire sight and following up the next day going to Battery Park to sign the Metal Beams that will go into the museums being planned when the Freedom Tower is built. I know it has nothing to do with taxi driving , but this is my purging of the demons inside me that have layed there since that terrible day. I hope all of you are well and if any of your loved ones are involved with the war , I wish them a safe passage home, and if need be , just let The King know and I'll pick 'em up free of charge.<br /><br />I am posting many photos for this post for people who can't get to New York and for some around the country and the world who may have known someone , there a a few pictures where you can zoom in to find the name. I'll start off on a light note showing you my I.D. card needed to get into the building so many years ago....yes I was a sad looking guido-ish bad hairdo punk kid ....but I sure was lighter back then...and better looking ....and...well what do you want !!!! ?? I was just a prince back then !!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />C'mon you know you love the 80's ....just think of the A'HA song as you look at this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SR78FmE2PDI/AAAAAAAAA1U/_CVya3oCRFU/s1600-h/wtcbadge1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 161px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SR78FmE2PDI/AAAAAAAAA1U/_CVya3oCRFU/s400/wtcbadge1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268925787120483378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Backside of my badge to enter the exchange daily. No badgey, no worky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi88Kjvm2I/AAAAAAAAAmE/utMeBt-zZpI/s1600-h/wtcbadgeback1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi88Kjvm2I/AAAAAAAAAmE/utMeBt-zZpI/s400/wtcbadgeback1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244649507885390690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The King as a Volunteer Firefighter with a little serial killer look in this one...minus the 80's hair.<br /> This was 2004. I was a Firefighter/EMT<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SR777VD9tNI/AAAAAAAAA1M/Xzpj2Ywqlp0/s1600-h/FDBadgeFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SR777VD9tNI/AAAAAAAAA1M/Xzpj2Ywqlp0/s400/FDBadgeFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268925610754684114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />What I would see all summer as I walked off the ferry or express bus in awe of these buildings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi8omffILI/AAAAAAAAAl0/ayAZmqKYrP4/s1600-h/wtcsunshine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi8omffILI/AAAAAAAAAl0/ayAZmqKYrP4/s400/wtcsunshine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244649171786342578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is how the sphere originally looked with the fountain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi8jNNrahI/AAAAAAAAAls/G2BgAdFeqSM/s1600-h/sphere2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi8jNNrahI/AAAAAAAAAls/G2BgAdFeqSM/s400/sphere2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244649079101418002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes concerts, but always a nice place to relax.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi8Zu1g2yI/AAAAAAAAAlk/Fg_Ew3zJgpw/s1600-h/spherefountain1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi8Zu1g2yI/AAAAAAAAAlk/Fg_Ew3zJgpw/s400/spherefountain1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244648916328176418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As I enter Battery Park I can already see the flags flying.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi6WALu9uI/AAAAAAAAAlE/eG5JvLAIAHs/s1600-h/sept11-2+041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi6WALu9uI/AAAAAAAAAlE/eG5JvLAIAHs/s400/sept11-2+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244646653242046178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As I entered a familiar thought.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi6EWe3cuI/AAAAAAAAAk8/ZL0f8lgYf8A/s1600-h/sept11+123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi6EWe3cuI/AAAAAAAAAk8/ZL0f8lgYf8A/s400/sept11+123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244646349990228706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Entering Battery Park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi5ii9w2dI/AAAAAAAAAk0/s2vtu5g8MwA/s1600-h/sept11+011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi5ii9w2dI/AAAAAAAAAk0/s2vtu5g8MwA/s400/sept11+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244645769225492946" border="0" /></a><br />You can see the sphere in the background.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi5F3LIYoI/AAAAAAAAAkk/rF4jKypXoHA/s1600-h/sept11+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi5F3LIYoI/AAAAAAAAAkk/rF4jKypXoHA/s400/sept11+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244645276434064002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Flag of Heroes has every name of every Firefighter, EMS, Police and other emergency personnel listed on this special flag being flown. Zoom in to read the words.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi41g48HiI/AAAAAAAAAkc/gv2Wm845pDo/s1600-h/sept11+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi41g48HiI/AAAAAAAAAkc/gv2Wm845pDo/s400/sept11+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244644995574275618" border="0" /></a><br />There were many pairs of boots around the Sphere location but only one pair had a mass card on it and it was Captain Patrick Brown's ...Captain Patrick Brown died on 9/11, surrounded by burn victims he hoped to evacuate from the Trade Center’s north tower. A legend long before then, he had been on <em itxtvisited="1">Dateline,</em> and in <em itxtvisited="1">Time</em> and the <em itxtvisited="1">NY Times Sunday Magazine</em>, to name just a few. Although he was exceedingly modest, the media loved him, especially in those instances when he put the possibility of saving a life above the imperative of playing by the rules. For instance, a fixed anchor could not be found during one famous rooftop rope rescue, so "Paddy" held the rope in his own bare hands while another firefighter climbed down to rescue the victim—who was ready to jump—from the window below.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi4q252ltI/AAAAAAAAAkU/Xjj0Iww-UW8/s1600-h/sept11+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi4q252ltI/AAAAAAAAAkU/Xjj0Iww-UW8/s400/sept11+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244644812505126610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Great man and hero to all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi4Imgl0lI/AAAAAAAAAkM/EbOH6Zq9b0E/s1600-h/sept11+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi4Imgl0lI/AAAAAAAAAkM/EbOH6Zq9b0E/s400/sept11+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244644223988650578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They had all sorts of hoses and other firefighting tools laying around the sphere and perhaps its not the American Eagle , but it was nice to see a New York pigeon drop by for respects.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi38AuSh-I/AAAAAAAAAkE/L8Uy4mXuJbY/s1600-h/sept11+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi38AuSh-I/AAAAAAAAAkE/L8Uy4mXuJbY/s400/sept11+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244644007687129058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />"The Sphere"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3wYzJngI/AAAAAAAAAj8/XX0LjghWf_I/s1600-h/sept11+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3wYzJngI/AAAAAAAAAj8/XX0LjghWf_I/s400/sept11+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643807991537154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The eternal flame that burns for all who were lost.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3hIIRrQI/AAAAAAAAAj0/TtONCePutV8/s1600-h/sept11+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3hIIRrQI/AAAAAAAAAj0/TtONCePutV8/s400/sept11+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643545818705154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A Firefighters turnout gear.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3UgFwiwI/AAAAAAAAAjs/QKSL9KH_Mag/s1600-h/sept11+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3UgFwiwI/AAAAAAAAAjs/QKSL9KH_Mag/s400/sept11+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643328912296706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Sphere, The Gear, and The Eternal Flame.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3Kvg1F1I/AAAAAAAAAjk/3oqVGfT3Iek/s1600-h/sept11+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi3Kvg1F1I/AAAAAAAAAjk/3oqVGfT3Iek/s400/sept11+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643161253680978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Part of a firetruck , the gauges for water pressure, an Self Contained Breathing Apparatus always referred to as a "Scott" bottle because its the brand name, and the hose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi26m5mH7I/AAAAAAAAAjc/xWwad1RbaUY/s1600-h/sept11+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi26m5mH7I/AAAAAAAAAjc/xWwad1RbaUY/s400/sept11+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244642884063731634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Firefighter Brian Cannizzaro's father was my elementary school basketball coach who came from a great family , he was a great person and seeing his name on this flag brought tears to my eyes .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi2qkCzaFI/AAAAAAAAAjU/0D5sIhBfDwg/s1600-h/sept11+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi2qkCzaFI/AAAAAAAAAjU/0D5sIhBfDwg/s400/sept11+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244642608419137618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This Flag has the names of all who perished.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi2dND_jYI/AAAAAAAAAjM/vMxO5IemIO8/s1600-h/sept11+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi2dND_jYI/AAAAAAAAAjM/vMxO5IemIO8/s400/sept11+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244642378911812994" border="0" /></a><br />Promo Flag .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi2KxJdCbI/AAAAAAAAAjE/WUmXO6BA3aE/s1600-h/sept11+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi2KxJdCbI/AAAAAAAAAjE/WUmXO6BA3aE/s400/sept11+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244642062180878770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Even in stickers they stand shoulder to shoulder with us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi1-vGEAVI/AAAAAAAAAi8/tZMQr3OOa7s/s1600-h/sept11+041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi1-vGEAVI/AAAAAAAAAi8/tZMQr3OOa7s/s400/sept11+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244641855471354194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a trailer that has traversed the United States with all the names of the victims. I believe if you click on the pic, it will zoom in automatically.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi10rfKLWI/AAAAAAAAAi0/QTLsZonrz6o/s1600-h/sept11+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi10rfKLWI/AAAAAAAAAi0/QTLsZonrz6o/s400/sept11+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244641682704182626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Side of the Truck view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi1SNCN4pI/AAAAAAAAAik/409efWM-3z8/s1600-h/sept11+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi1SNCN4pI/AAAAAAAAAik/409efWM-3z8/s400/sept11+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244641090414174866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Back of the trailer view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi09G1_6WI/AAAAAAAAAic/G87lk6Wa6YU/s1600-h/sept11-2+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi09G1_6WI/AAAAAAAAAic/G87lk6Wa6YU/s400/sept11-2+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244640727975061858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is the first frame of the trailer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi0f9NlJPI/AAAAAAAAAiU/UWVAOjkaZz4/s1600-h/sept11+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMi0f9NlJPI/AAAAAAAAAiU/UWVAOjkaZz4/s400/sept11+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244640227173410034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The truck tells the sequence of events and lists the victims alphabetically. Click to zoom in.<br />This frame is the recount and list of the passengers of the first two plane strike victims and the World Trade Center Victims alphabetically from A-Br.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMizsbj3qwI/AAAAAAAAAiM/2EPrFzIz0Fo/s1600-h/sept11+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMizsbj3qwI/AAAAAAAAAiM/2EPrFzIz0Fo/s400/sept11+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244639341966764802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Br--through Fe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixwsbUCRI/AAAAAAAAAh0/O_uhwYw-5-M/s1600-h/sept11+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixwsbUCRI/AAAAAAAAAh0/O_uhwYw-5-M/s400/sept11+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244637216190499090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fe through Ke<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixmj5026I/AAAAAAAAAhs/KUId2PJfFxE/s1600-h/sept11+034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixmj5026I/AAAAAAAAAhs/KUId2PJfFxE/s400/sept11+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244637042103868322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ke--through Mu.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixaWMTrLI/AAAAAAAAAhk/-QM6BCWpf9M/s1600-h/sept11+035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixaWMTrLI/AAAAAAAAAhk/-QM6BCWpf9M/s400/sept11+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244636832264858802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mu --Throug Sch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixNgz6i5I/AAAAAAAAAhc/nGQcR5Sf628/s1600-h/sept110+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMixNgz6i5I/AAAAAAAAAhc/nGQcR5Sf628/s400/sept110+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244636611777039250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sch --through Zuk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiwqUam_9I/AAAAAAAAAhM/zV6ESfpIkjw/s1600-h/sept11+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiwqUam_9I/AAAAAAAAAhM/zV6ESfpIkjw/s400/sept11+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244636007154253778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Pentagon impact , and the Shanksville,Pennsylvania crash list. God Bless.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiwgVaBFiI/AAAAAAAAAhE/IV20i9pdNEA/s1600-h/sept11+038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiwgVaBFiI/AAAAAAAAAhE/IV20i9pdNEA/s400/sept11+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244635835621512738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Flag of honor that lists alll names of victims.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiv74LKq_I/AAAAAAAAAg8/KmjiK5CL3b8/s1600-h/sept11+043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiv74LKq_I/AAAAAAAAAg8/KmjiK5CL3b8/s400/sept11+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244635209299307506" border="0" /></a><br />This is where I used to turn around but no sphere , on my way to work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivv0gMJFI/AAAAAAAAAg0/6Ha_YCz0_Yk/s1600-h/sept11+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivv0gMJFI/AAAAAAAAAg0/6Ha_YCz0_Yk/s400/sept11+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244635002155312210" border="0" /></a><br />Looking up the street where the Twin Towers and the building I worked in were visible from this spot....and now they weren't. Those fucking bastards !!! Does it ever go away , the anger??<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivmN3RHqI/AAAAAAAAAgs/YSzcNcJvoCg/s1600-h/sept11+045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivmN3RHqI/AAAAAAAAAgs/YSzcNcJvoCg/s400/sept11+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244634837164301986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Name of the street I headed north on every day back in 88.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivZil9EvI/AAAAAAAAAgk/ofcoi2AI1xc/s1600-h/sept11+046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivZil9EvI/AAAAAAAAAgk/ofcoi2AI1xc/s400/sept11+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244634619390530290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The infamous garage when I was late I'd drive in and hand over a weeks pay just to stay a few hours.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivMqfB6pI/AAAAAAAAAgc/jj3ExcCs-TA/s1600-h/sept11+047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMivMqfB6pI/AAAAAAAAAgc/jj3ExcCs-TA/s400/sept11+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244634398170671762" border="0" /></a><br />This Bar was around in 1988 and still exists , it was popular back then as it is now....was the King ever in there you ask ??? Well I was underage at the time and I would never walk into...OK OK YES I WAS IN THERE !!!! maybe just once.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiu-uCg-KI/AAAAAAAAAgU/H2MNLSgA3WQ/s1600-h/sept11+049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiu-uCg-KI/AAAAAAAAAgU/H2MNLSgA3WQ/s400/sept11+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244634158606645410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now with downtown changing you have upscale boxing gyms where bars used to be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuw7AC0xI/AAAAAAAAAgM/w00k3ghE3k0/s1600-h/sept11+050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuw7AC0xI/AAAAAAAAAgM/w00k3ghE3k0/s400/sept11+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244633921567773458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Building that is directly across from where the Towers used to be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuk1JJ7WI/AAAAAAAAAgE/w2cajkx6jSU/s1600-h/sept11+051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuk1JJ7WI/AAAAAAAAAgE/w2cajkx6jSU/s400/sept11+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244633713836944738" border="0" /></a><br />A very very popular sippin' place when I was in the commodity exchange, many a deal was made in here as this place has survived as well.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuWa4W0nI/AAAAAAAAAf8/up7PXXcUV9o/s1600-h/sept11+053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuWa4W0nI/AAAAAAAAAf8/up7PXXcUV9o/s400/sept11+053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244633466268996210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />O'Haras pub.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuIZXMvrI/AAAAAAAAAf0/aqgjAFVmqY0/s1600-h/sept11+055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiuIZXMvrI/AAAAAAAAAf0/aqgjAFVmqY0/s400/sept11+055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244633225343319730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is where I would just have to cross the street and get to my building which has evaporated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMittVU3DMI/AAAAAAAAAfs/sQBIyVbnIMQ/s1600-h/sept11+057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMittVU3DMI/AAAAAAAAAfs/sQBIyVbnIMQ/s400/sept11+057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244632760403299522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A sight seen most days, people grieving their loved ones all day .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMitger_rhI/AAAAAAAAAfk/WdV-CsPZ_r8/s1600-h/sept11+058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMitger_rhI/AAAAAAAAAfk/WdV-CsPZ_r8/s400/sept11+058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244632539577953810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Part of the rebuilding crew.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMitUcsIVoI/AAAAAAAAAfc/l9rJHDO-35U/s1600-h/sept11+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMitUcsIVoI/AAAAAAAAAfc/l9rJHDO-35U/s400/sept11+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244632332883220098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Foundation is finally going up !!!!! FREEDOM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMitIfzi-dI/AAAAAAAAAfU/fA2dU9LaxHg/s1600-h/sept11+061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMitIfzi-dI/AAAAAAAAAfU/fA2dU9LaxHg/s400/sept11+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244632127561202130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />View as I get close to the west side and Battery Park City.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMis823jWZI/AAAAAAAAAfM/HFXNhAZ5ReM/s1600-h/sept11+063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMis823jWZI/AAAAAAAAAfM/HFXNhAZ5ReM/s400/sept11+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244631927593589138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Entrance to the refurbished World Financial Center<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMisw5fPngI/AAAAAAAAAfE/zZ5zpgB4Wyg/s1600-h/sept11+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMisw5fPngI/AAAAAAAAAfE/zZ5zpgB4Wyg/s400/sept11+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244631722138508802" border="0" /></a><br />Progress in action...FINALLY !!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMislGcfFLI/AAAAAAAAAe8/afQmOAE0-rI/s1600-h/sept11+066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMislGcfFLI/AAAAAAAAAe8/afQmOAE0-rI/s400/sept11+066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244631519458170034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tours are a plenty for sight seeing , however this particular woman as I listened in, said she had lost her son in the tragedy....I guess thats her therapeutic,tough, and patriotic way of getting through this and explaining to people around the world how innocent her son was to suffer such a crime. God bless her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMisEFWj43I/AAAAAAAAAe0/ONQEUVQyC6A/s1600-h/sept11+068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMisEFWj43I/AAAAAAAAAe0/ONQEUVQyC6A/s400/sept11+068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244630952229200754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Lobby of The World Financial Center.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMir4pgKagI/AAAAAAAAAes/HW9zSs_yk_E/s1600-h/sept11+070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMir4pgKagI/AAAAAAAAAes/HW9zSs_yk_E/s400/sept11+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244630755774720514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Dome above the Lobby escalators in the World Financial Center.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiq_W0Nq0I/AAAAAAAAAek/nelA7s23M4g/s1600-h/sept11+071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiq_W0Nq0I/AAAAAAAAAek/nelA7s23M4g/s400/sept11+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244629771506002754" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of cranes and dirt.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiqyMQWh7I/AAAAAAAAAec/OSfzLdF0pmg/s1600-h/sept11+074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiqyMQWh7I/AAAAAAAAAec/OSfzLdF0pmg/s400/sept11+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244629545332934578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These banners were on the Vessey St walkway over the highway promoting the museums and a new downtown.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiqhhyYJKI/AAAAAAAAAeU/fBFU1DtbQ5M/s1600-h/sept11+077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiqhhyYJKI/AAAAAAAAAeU/fBFU1DtbQ5M/s400/sept11+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244629259055015074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I figured you'd want a close up of who you'd be serving time for ...Lovely gal that she is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMioRJP2KaI/AAAAAAAAAeM/8XtxnO_yQ3c/s1600-h/sept11+087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMioRJP2KaI/AAAAAAAAAeM/8XtxnO_yQ3c/s400/sept11+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244626778566568354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fire Museum promo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMioEMfjTsI/AAAAAAAAAeE/ocs60F1a8_o/s1600-h/sept11+075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMioEMfjTsI/AAAAAAAAAeE/ocs60F1a8_o/s400/sept11+075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244626556099448514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Skyscraper museum promo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMin0iBiIpI/AAAAAAAAAd8/IlQVSf_b8pk/s1600-h/sept11+076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMin0iBiIpI/AAAAAAAAAd8/IlQVSf_b8pk/s400/sept11+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244626287001215634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stock Market promo for the Museum of Finance, although I feel MY ticker stopped the day the towers fell.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMinTowLslI/AAAAAAAAAds/tnroXWlBrpo/s1600-h/sept11+078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMinTowLslI/AAAAAAAAAds/tnroXWlBrpo/s400/sept11+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244625721871807058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Promotin for the Fraunces Tavern Museum where General <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> bade farewell to his officers at the end of the Revolution, before returning to his home, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon" title="Mount Vernon">Mount Vernon</a>. The <b>Fraunces Tavern Block</b>, bounded by Pearl, Water, Broad Streets and Coenties Slip, was listed on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1977, while the Fraunces Tavern building was not separately listed until 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_0-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraunces_Tavern#cite_note-nris-0" title="">[1] Thanks wkipedia.</a></sup><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3842725728617254118&postID=4048876447965697651"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMinGiD017I/AAAAAAAAAdk/v1chJoG0G2A/s1600-h/sept11+079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMinGiD017I/AAAAAAAAAdk/v1chJoG0G2A/s400/sept11+079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244625496736847794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Promo of a New Downtown..20 years ago if you were in down town New York at night ...IT WAS EMPTY!! No late night stores , no place to shop ...nothing ...after 8 o'clock it ws zombieville, yet now families are moving in and its actually becoming a "NEIGHBORHOOD" and not just a financial district.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMim9oIRxDI/AAAAAAAAAdc/gJAHnMLfPa8/s1600-h/sept11+081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMim9oIRxDI/AAAAAAAAAdc/gJAHnMLfPa8/s400/sept11+081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244625343747310642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Future.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimucgbwHI/AAAAAAAAAdU/b8w5L38wVCA/s1600-h/sept11+082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimucgbwHI/AAAAAAAAAdU/b8w5L38wVCA/s400/sept11+082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244625082929365106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Future View.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimlhceG-I/AAAAAAAAAdM/TCRaDmeebnU/s1600-h/sept11+083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimlhceG-I/AAAAAAAAAdM/TCRaDmeebnU/s400/sept11+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244624929636096994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What the reflecting pools are supposed to look like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimcpvvjaI/AAAAAAAAAdE/g9eolRN40-s/s1600-h/sept11+085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimcpvvjaI/AAAAAAAAAdE/g9eolRN40-s/s400/sept11+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244624777245592994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chinatown....trust the King on this one , Chinatown needs no promo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimRRlyJQI/AAAAAAAAAc8/D6jDgwQc62A/s1600-h/sept11+086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMimRRlyJQI/AAAAAAAAAc8/D6jDgwQc62A/s400/sept11+086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244624581782807810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I don't know if any of you noticed but all those banners were promoting museums for New York workers AND NOT ONE FOR THE YELLOW CAB INDUSTRY !!!!!!! What are we , chop liver ?!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMilphI210I/AAAAAAAAAc0/GadjCFbZicY/s1600-h/sept11+090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMilphI210I/AAAAAAAAAc0/GadjCFbZicY/s400/sept11+090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244623898761680706" border="0" /></a><br />More progress.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMild1TiUHI/AAAAAAAAAcs/7o17m5fHCMQ/s1600-h/sept11+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMild1TiUHI/AAAAAAAAAcs/7o17m5fHCMQ/s400/sept11+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244623698016751730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />AND more progress...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMilROsNKxI/AAAAAAAAAck/ZycbFdgAtv8/s1600-h/sept11+093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMilROsNKxI/AAAAAAAAAck/ZycbFdgAtv8/s400/sept11+093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244623481492810514" border="0" /></a><br />This was a public legal condemned notice which mapped out the entire sight , hanging on a fence with a plastic sheet over it to protect it fro the rain. I guess its protocol.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMilDsL395I/AAAAAAAAAcc/2VyqqNh2njg/s1600-h/sept11+094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMilDsL395I/AAAAAAAAAcc/2VyqqNh2njg/s400/sept11+094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244623248892098450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMik7M00bwI/AAAAAAAAAcU/-4d3ov-6Oi8/s1600-h/sept11+095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMik7M00bwI/AAAAAAAAAcU/-4d3ov-6Oi8/s400/sept11+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244623103034945282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikxVZWxmI/AAAAAAAAAcM/wGWtqo0j6HA/s1600-h/sept11+097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikxVZWxmI/AAAAAAAAAcM/wGWtqo0j6HA/s400/sept11+097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244622933536982626" border="0" /></a><br />Entrance to the overpass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikjoetikI/AAAAAAAAAcE/r0ui2G4jxy8/s1600-h/sept11+098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikjoetikI/AAAAAAAAAcE/r0ui2G4jxy8/s400/sept11+098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244622698141551170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The temporary PATH station which goes to Jersey , and the prior one was destroyed in the attacks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikXLh7ifI/AAAAAAAAAb8/sBp6kVtbCag/s1600-h/sept11+101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikXLh7ifI/AAAAAAAAAb8/sBp6kVtbCag/s400/sept11+101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244622484211993074" border="0" /></a><br />Two Cranes.....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikMjlfkWI/AAAAAAAAAb0/tiScFPQM7r4/s1600-h/sept11+100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikMjlfkWI/AAAAAAAAAb0/tiScFPQM7r4/s400/sept11+100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244622301690827106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sunlight BEAMING through the two cranes on the next shot....made me feel.......HOPE<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikC3BkbLI/AAAAAAAAAbs/7ugjxSVKNy4/s1600-h/sept11+099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMikC3BkbLI/AAAAAAAAAbs/7ugjxSVKNy4/s400/sept11+099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244622135110167730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There weren't many opportunities to get a good picture of the production, but I did wait in line as the tourists snapped away at this crack in the fence.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMijwonvavI/AAAAAAAAAbk/tIBYgzP9GwM/s1600-h/sept11+103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMijwonvavI/AAAAAAAAAbk/tIBYgzP9GwM/s400/sept11+103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244621822006094578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is out of sequence , from St Paul's Church , but all our fellow Americans and People who were from abroad that perished on that horrible day , this slate says it all as far as I'm concerned. They are our angels now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMijgCS9iZI/AAAAAAAAAbc/1I0y3Pne1ug/s1600-h/sept11+108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMijgCS9iZI/AAAAAAAAAbc/1I0y3Pne1ug/s400/sept11+108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244621536840485266" border="0" /></a><br />Click to read.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMijIio00AI/AAAAAAAAAbU/n1NsgbzY_dk/s1600-h/sept11+105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMijIio00AI/AAAAAAAAAbU/n1NsgbzY_dk/s400/sept11+105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244621133205262338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The patches left behind show how the world came to help us....inspiring.....damn inspiring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiiKI9-_QI/AAAAAAAAAbE/pfwt11G7rqQ/s1600-h/sept11+113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiiKI9-_QI/AAAAAAAAAbE/pfwt11G7rqQ/s400/sept11+113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244620061162798338" border="0" /></a><br />Items from the fence.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMih_K40cYI/AAAAAAAAAa8/zVmqFcqF2DU/s1600-h/sept11+114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMih_K40cYI/AAAAAAAAAa8/zVmqFcqF2DU/s400/sept11+114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244619872699445634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />More items from around the globe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMih4xRT8-I/AAAAAAAAAa0/Yed4u3Esdeo/s1600-h/sept11+115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMih4xRT8-I/AAAAAAAAAa0/Yed4u3Esdeo/s400/sept11+115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244619762743636962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Italy ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMihv3PXlbI/AAAAAAAAAas/PTvmPuax2GU/s1600-h/sept11+116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMihv3PXlbI/AAAAAAAAAas/PTvmPuax2GU/s400/sept11+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244619609727276466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />China.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMihbN46DtI/AAAAAAAAAak/G-eGbE86CYQ/s1600-h/sept11+117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMihbN46DtI/AAAAAAAAAak/G-eGbE86CYQ/s400/sept11+117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244619255029829330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ireland...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMihP0fVzcI/AAAAAAAAAac/t3nwpBDryiw/s1600-h/sept11+118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMihP0fVzcI/AAAAAAAAAac/t3nwpBDryiw/s400/sept11+118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244619059233148354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Click to read , a young age and an old soul had to have written this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMig55QBO_I/AAAAAAAAAaU/sK-8gtx8omg/s1600-h/sept11+122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMig55QBO_I/AAAAAAAAAaU/sK-8gtx8omg/s400/sept11+122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244618682553940978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Children , and anything they write will break your heart, because they tell the truth from the heart. Read it ...Trust the King.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMigf-M5hHI/AAAAAAAAAaM/DXL--Btqc2U/s1600-h/sept11+125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMigf-M5hHI/AAAAAAAAAaM/DXL--Btqc2U/s400/sept11+125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244618237206430834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Cots..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMigSRyuQzI/AAAAAAAAAaE/vK0WI4O3Nvo/s1600-h/sept11+129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMigSRyuQzI/AAAAAAAAAaE/vK0WI4O3Nvo/s400/sept11+129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244618001947181874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the original cots they used for relief.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMigI0Ee1TI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/sVFG6hw-QXY/s1600-h/sept11+130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMigI0Ee1TI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/sVFG6hw-QXY/s400/sept11+130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244617839349781810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The American Seal....not the clubbed one silly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMif8Cyl1eI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/cR4XxSZlfc8/s1600-h/sept11+132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMif8Cyl1eI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/cR4XxSZlfc8/s400/sept11+132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244617619962975714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the few originals.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMifyyswTeI/AAAAAAAAAZs/-Tkp8wVSTHY/s1600-h/sept11+135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMifyyswTeI/AAAAAAAAAZs/-Tkp8wVSTHY/s400/sept11+135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244617461024706018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Volunteer ...for anything ...trust me...in the end , you are helping yourself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMifeyHgLWI/AAAAAAAAAZk/MB4OTQ8JdsQ/s1600-h/sept11+131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMifeyHgLWI/AAAAAAAAAZk/MB4OTQ8JdsQ/s400/sept11+131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244617117271076194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank God people volunteer for moments like these and the boundaries we cross are endless to help those who are helping others.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMifS9rxMvI/AAAAAAAAAZc/E1C8LxO2Dlk/s1600-h/sept11+137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMifS9rxMvI/AAAAAAAAAZc/E1C8LxO2Dlk/s400/sept11+137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244616914217546482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is on Wall St , the exact sight where George Washington was inaugurated President of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA !! I work next door, tourists take pictures with George ALLLL day long !!! LOL .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMieWNvTapI/AAAAAAAAAZM/2vdNFOjn5QM/s1600-h/georgewashingtonwall.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMieWNvTapI/AAAAAAAAAZM/2vdNFOjn5QM/s400/georgewashingtonwall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244615870555318930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />G.W.'s Pew<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMidto1P8cI/AAAAAAAAAZE/ihXJdXtLRxw/s1600-h/sept11+136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMidto1P8cI/AAAAAAAAAZE/ihXJdXtLRxw/s400/sept11+136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244615173453377986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Blacksmiths from Virginia forged this cross out of salvaged steel from the wreckage. David Munn and Fred Christ. Great job men , GREAT JOB !!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMibCU2E5fI/AAAAAAAAAY0/UP2d_oc3SMg/s1600-h/sept11+138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMibCU2E5fI/AAAAAAAAAY0/UP2d_oc3SMg/s400/sept11+138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244612230330508786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />St Paul's just after 9-11<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiafF6afJI/AAAAAAAAAYk/qjOztOca9n0/s1600-h/sept11+141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiafF6afJI/AAAAAAAAAYk/qjOztOca9n0/s400/sept11+141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244611625026747538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alter dedicated to the lost ones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiaR-po1HI/AAAAAAAAAYc/Pt47fJmA4W0/s1600-h/sept11+142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiaR-po1HI/AAAAAAAAAYc/Pt47fJmA4W0/s400/sept11+142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244611399739036786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />more of the fence.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiaJ3_uP2I/AAAAAAAAAYU/90n-CLdSpQI/s1600-h/sept11+143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiaJ3_uP2I/AAAAAAAAAYU/90n-CLdSpQI/s400/sept11+143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244611260513664866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank you for the lives you save....indeed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZ7Www8XI/AAAAAAAAAYM/S9cGDeaSq24/s1600-h/sept11+145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZ7Www8XI/AAAAAAAAAYM/S9cGDeaSq24/s400/sept11+145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244611011074388338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Click to read, about the 100 year tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZjzINx9I/AAAAAAAAAYE/eiorPQ2Eag0/s1600-h/sept11+147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZjzINx9I/AAAAAAAAAYE/eiorPQ2Eag0/s400/sept11+147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244610606372079570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />100 year old Sycamore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZcpbD08I/AAAAAAAAAX8/_Lxj2mGRo-0/s1600-h/sept11+148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZcpbD08I/AAAAAAAAAX8/_Lxj2mGRo-0/s400/sept11+148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244610483507680194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The remnant roots of the 100 year old Sycamore at Trinity Church.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZD65rXbI/AAAAAAAAAX0/rvpZzkOEOaE/s1600-h/BranchspiderTrinityCreepy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiZD65rXbI/AAAAAAAAAX0/rvpZzkOEOaE/s400/BranchspiderTrinityCreepy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244610058702773682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bell given to St Paul's to ring by the city of London.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiWml3RlII/AAAAAAAAAXs/KsxmOpcwWvg/s1600-h/sept11+110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiWml3RlII/AAAAAAAAAXs/KsxmOpcwWvg/s400/sept11+110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244607355816088706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Close up of the words.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiWVMe4HpI/AAAAAAAAAXk/qTYAk2cndjk/s1600-h/sept11+149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiWVMe4HpI/AAAAAAAAAXk/qTYAk2cndjk/s400/sept11+149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244607056945094290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiWBWh9MGI/AAAAAAAAAXc/1XXG0HwCGas/s1600-h/sept11+150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiWBWh9MGI/AAAAAAAAAXc/1XXG0HwCGas/s400/sept11+150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244606716044980322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The meaning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiV1YN_ySI/AAAAAAAAAXU/Q2adBMoEF-s/s1600-h/sept11+151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiV1YN_ySI/AAAAAAAAAXU/Q2adBMoEF-s/s400/sept11+151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244606510339705122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />then.............<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiVn8lxMGI/AAAAAAAAAXM/A8hBh_lTQzA/s1600-h/sept11+153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiVn8lxMGI/AAAAAAAAAXM/A8hBh_lTQzA/s400/sept11+153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244606279584919650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a view of the World financial Center where I was earlier in this post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiUmmykE1I/AAAAAAAAAXE/9Q4YdvIf3Z0/s1600-h/sept11+155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiUmmykE1I/AAAAAAAAAXE/9Q4YdvIf3Z0/s400/sept11+155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244605157041509202" border="0" /></a><br />I used to eat a slice 3 times a week on the way to the bus home in 1988,great pizza , and they survived. If in New York , trust the King , great slice....and next to the infamous shopping center Century 21, which has also been there since way before 1988.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiUWbpHTkI/AAAAAAAAAW8/vCYVWG5w6Ew/s1600-h/sept11+157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiUWbpHTkI/AAAAAAAAAW8/vCYVWG5w6Ew/s400/sept11+157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244604879171178050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fredom flying as we REBUILD !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiUHxxvTBI/AAAAAAAAAW0/_za6vucMgao/s1600-h/sept11+159.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiUHxxvTBI/AAAAAAAAAW0/_za6vucMgao/s400/sept11+159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244604627414895634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a sculpture they relocated to the new park which used to be Liberty Park but now it is named after someone. This was a piece to inspire skyscrapers, not from the WTC.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiTvudMHPI/AAAAAAAAAWs/WtqMw5S1F9M/s1600-h/sept11+161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiTvudMHPI/AAAAAAAAAWs/WtqMw5S1F9M/s400/sept11+161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244604214206536946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Before they renovated this park I used to play guys in speed chess or backgammon for $3 a game .....these guys are good , but The King beat their asses every now and then .....and sometimes I won at Backgammon too. LOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiTjs6E2lI/AAAAAAAAAWk/EayhZOqivbk/s1600-h/sept11+162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiTjs6E2lI/AAAAAAAAAWk/EayhZOqivbk/s400/sept11+162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244604007632394834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I walked near the chess table and everyone ran...no-one wants The King to beat them in chess .....NO ONE !!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiS8xDbPaI/AAAAAAAAAWU/y0MKcFJaHN8/s1600-h/sept11+164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiS8xDbPaI/AAAAAAAAAWU/y0MKcFJaHN8/s400/sept11+164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244603338730454434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you zoom in you can see the bronze business man who was also there in 1988....it was already cordoned off by the popo ( police for non NYC people ) for the ceremonies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiSng-zwuI/AAAAAAAAAWM/-ZSqdiY7Pvg/s1600-h/sept11+165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiSng-zwuI/AAAAAAAAAWM/-ZSqdiY7Pvg/s400/sept11+165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244602973638869730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He probably has a cell phone and a Blackberry now !!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiSXgw9LjI/AAAAAAAAAWE/TeHGf7yrTsY/s1600-h/parkbronzeguy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiSXgw9LjI/AAAAAAAAAWE/TeHGf7yrTsY/s400/parkbronzeguy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244602698702859826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A familiar sight then and a familiar sight now ...I LOVE NEW YORK !!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiSFL7US4I/AAAAAAAAAV8/96HxZIR4UPw/s1600-h/sept11+166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiSFL7US4I/AAAAAAAAAV8/96HxZIR4UPw/s400/sept11+166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244602383871527810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Feed them my patriot brother !! They will never be scared of terrorists !!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiR7LdvAuI/AAAAAAAAAV0/4ePi2D5W-eE/s1600-h/sept11+167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiR7LdvAuI/AAAAAAAAAV0/4ePi2D5W-eE/s400/sept11+167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244602211948757730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looking at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island as I cross the Verrazano bridge from the express bus I take home. Reflecting on my day with a lump in my throat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiRrEa6cnI/AAAAAAAAAVs/JE-4TQT3kYI/s1600-h/sept11+171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiRrEa6cnI/AAAAAAAAAVs/JE-4TQT3kYI/s400/sept11+171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244601935179969138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />September 10th....signing the beam.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiQgj8xrqI/AAAAAAAAAVk/m_4aiUSGkfQ/s1600-h/worldtradecenterliberty1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiQgj8xrqI/AAAAAAAAAVk/m_4aiUSGkfQ/s400/worldtradecenterliberty1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244600655153311394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next day , after work, before I got on the ferry to Staten Island , I wanted to sign a metal beam that they will put in the museum for the World Trade Centers. So I went on over and did just that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiPeSoCRNI/AAAAAAAAAVc/ki_e-Ts8kCw/s1600-h/sept11-2+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiPeSoCRNI/AAAAAAAAAVc/ki_e-Ts8kCw/s400/sept11-2+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244599516631549138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The sphere , the next day but as you can see , all the fire gear removed from the day before ...I don't know why ??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiOKURPc2I/AAAAAAAAAVE/L81NBmvfFt0/s1600-h/sept11-2+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiOKURPc2I/AAAAAAAAAVE/L81NBmvfFt0/s400/sept11-2+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244598073963803490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />SIGNING THE BEAM !!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiNZ_zuRdI/AAAAAAAAAU8/PFmckHScerc/s1600-h/sept11-2+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiNZ_zuRdI/AAAAAAAAAU8/PFmckHScerc/s400/sept11-2+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244597243837564370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Entrance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiNFXgUShI/AAAAAAAAAU0/8lRgE9YzkYM/s1600-h/sept11-2+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiNFXgUShI/AAAAAAAAAU0/8lRgE9YzkYM/s400/sept11-2+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244596889421367826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once again ...the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiMtQRxwVI/AAAAAAAAAUs/B0aLEwzhmek/s1600-h/sept11-2+011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiMtQRxwVI/AAAAAAAAAUs/B0aLEwzhmek/s400/sept11-2+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244596475164475730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />People signing away !!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiL_fNmluI/AAAAAAAAAUk/GulV-P9ikJs/s1600-h/sept11-2+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiL_fNmluI/AAAAAAAAAUk/GulV-P9ikJs/s400/sept11-2+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244595688899516130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They let the king be one of the first to sign the bottom where it bends .....and I mean every word!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiLDoEREXI/AAAAAAAAAUM/QSaO487PatU/s1600-h/sept11-2+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiLDoEREXI/AAAAAAAAAUM/QSaO487PatU/s400/sept11-2+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244594660484125042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Firefighters from other states already playing and getting ready for ceremonies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiKG5m5wtI/AAAAAAAAAUE/-7G1KG_h7qA/s1600-h/sept11-2+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiKG5m5wtI/AAAAAAAAAUE/-7G1KG_h7qA/s400/sept11-2+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244593617220780754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The only pair of boots left and today right at the front , with the Captain Patrick Brown Mass Card.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiJxR7rfCI/AAAAAAAAAT8/M7TSlRkzORg/s1600-h/sept11-2+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiJxR7rfCI/AAAAAAAAAT8/M7TSlRkzORg/s400/sept11-2+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244593245793254434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Eternally forever.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiJjkVxLuI/AAAAAAAAAT0/WktY2fmOr20/s1600-h/sept11-2+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiJjkVxLuI/AAAAAAAAAT0/WktY2fmOr20/s400/sept11-2+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244593010216349410" border="0" /></a><br />We will NEVER forget !!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiJOld1rLI/AAAAAAAAATs/kXeE5nFFvZs/s1600-h/sept11-2+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiJOld1rLI/AAAAAAAAATs/kXeE5nFFvZs/s400/sept11-2+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244592649741380786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Zoom in as this doggie is getting his fill of hydration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiI7cNcj_I/AAAAAAAAATk/38T0Zpampkk/s1600-h/sept11-2+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiI7cNcj_I/AAAAAAAAATk/38T0Zpampkk/s400/sept11-2+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244592320839192562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Lady of the sea. and the Flag flying on the right ........precious .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiGXMleRDI/AAAAAAAAATc/oW-uQ6AL_PA/s1600-h/sept11-2+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiGXMleRDI/AAAAAAAAATc/oW-uQ6AL_PA/s400/sept11-2+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244589499146454066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />nuff said...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiGNKsHdAI/AAAAAAAAATU/VTkWxhRSAT4/s1600-h/sept11-2+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiGNKsHdAI/AAAAAAAAATU/VTkWxhRSAT4/s400/sept11-2+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244589326838756354" border="0" /></a><br />This is a tribute to the U.S.Navy.....For their efforts in preserving our FREEDOM..in battery park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiF6OgOXSI/AAAAAAAAATM/hEFniWseiI8/s1600-h/sept11-2+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiF6OgOXSI/AAAAAAAAATM/hEFniWseiI8/s400/sept11-2+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244589001445104930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Side view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFpS4RGNI/AAAAAAAAATE/mPt1DH-ErTU/s1600-h/sept11-2+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFpS4RGNI/AAAAAAAAATE/mPt1DH-ErTU/s400/sept11-2+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244588710561913042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Words.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFgg2NvZI/AAAAAAAAAS8/l81Rh2Sf-DU/s1600-h/sept11-2+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFgg2NvZI/AAAAAAAAAS8/l81Rh2Sf-DU/s400/sept11-2+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244588559692578194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Caught this squirrel eating a french fry ....couldn't pass that up ....C'MON !!!!!!! ITS FUNNY !!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFN4r84lI/AAAAAAAAAS0/D6kuNm2XrUg/s1600-h/sept11-2+035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFN4r84lI/AAAAAAAAAS0/D6kuNm2XrUg/s400/sept11-2+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244588239674466898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sign telling us they are building an aquatic merry go round right outside The Staten Island Ferry.......don't know , so don't ask but it does look interesting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFDN13vlI/AAAAAAAAASs/duQrzgY8Ihw/s1600-h/sept11-2+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiFDN13vlI/AAAAAAAAASs/duQrzgY8Ihw/s400/sept11-2+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244588056374656594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Promoting Staten Island ???? Thats a New One for me !!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiEuGTfYwI/AAAAAAAAASk/B-gtMb0psrM/s1600-h/sept11-2+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiEuGTfYwI/AAAAAAAAASk/B-gtMb0psrM/s400/sept11-2+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244587693574152962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What I saw on my outdoor ferry ride home. I used to drink a tall boy( tall beer can of budweiser) that you could buy on the ferry in the summer on the way home. ..The ferry was a quarter back then, NOW ITS FREE !!! Best bang for your buck in the city.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiEiC6HEcI/AAAAAAAAASc/xo2WtPkfGvU/s1600-h/sept11-2+043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiEiC6HEcI/AAAAAAAAASc/xo2WtPkfGvU/s400/sept11-2+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244587486503965122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Waterfalls of Governors Island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiC3fk7OwI/AAAAAAAAASU/BtXet51NzjM/s1600-h/sept11-2+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiC3fk7OwI/AAAAAAAAASU/BtXet51NzjM/s400/sept11-2+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244585655953734402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />FAST water taxis that were NOT available when I worked in Manhattan.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiCskoaexI/AAAAAAAAASM/PQ4pDF-z3uE/s1600-h/sept11-2+045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiCskoaexI/AAAAAAAAASM/PQ4pDF-z3uE/s400/sept11-2+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244585468331981586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sailing crew in front of Ellis Island<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiChCh2VUI/AAAAAAAAASE/stMr1r4pXe4/s1600-h/sept11-2+046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiChCh2VUI/AAAAAAAAASE/stMr1r4pXe4/s400/sept11-2+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244585270199080258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Liberty on the left and Freedom flying on the right .....WE WILL NEVER FORGET AND WE WILL ENDURE THESE HARD TIMES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiCDuyZW2I/AAAAAAAAAR8/Feojns8JSzQ/s1600-h/sept11-2+050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiCDuyZW2I/AAAAAAAAAR8/Feojns8JSzQ/s400/sept11-2+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244584766683568994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Torch is lit... for our Freedom stays afire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiBmg_EQFI/AAAAAAAAAR0/rYGIrp9a01c/s1600-h/sept11-2+053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SMiBmg_EQFI/AAAAAAAAAR0/rYGIrp9a01c/s400/sept11-2+053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244584264762409042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Peace to you all, reflect, grieve, but never forget , and HANG AN AMERICAN FLAG OUT YOUR DOOR TODAY IF YOU ARE AMERICAN!!!!<br /><br />If you know a firefighter pass the following on, the song is a tribute to all the firefighters who passed on and people who perished. It is a very popular song amongst the brotherhood here in New York.<br /><br />Check out this great man's cd <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/devale">BrianDeVales Raise Your Glass</a> which features a song called(Click to see video) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUoPnr5Doww">" New York's Damn Bravest "</a> which has become an anthem for the firefighters here in New York and many other places as well. You can hear a clip of the song as well on this sight. Click here for the lyrics <a href="http://www.free-lyrics.org/Brian-De-Vale/44063-New-Yorks-Damn-Bravest.html">New York's Damn Bravest</a> . Brian sends donations to the widows fund with the profits he makes from the cd sales. There is also a great song called "Thank you for being America"..great music.<br /><br />In closing today I am no King , The KINGS AND QUEENS ARE LOOKING DOWN UPON US WONDERING WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG FOR US TO GET OUR SHIT TOGETHER. GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE, I AM EDWARD, FORMER CLERK 20 YEARS AGO AT 4 WORLD TRADE CENTER, present day trader and hack driver. See you when I pick you up .Peace Brothers and Sisters.<br /><br />P.S. If anyone wants photos so they can zoom in on a flag or the truck and see a name , just email me and consider it done ...cheers all.King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-24771510292087639102008-08-30T15:05:00.000-04:002008-08-30T15:38:01.528-04:00Old School Ice Cream, New York Style !!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SLmafyULlEI/AAAAAAAAAPc/8tIPkp90xNs/s1600-h/eddiesweetshop.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SLmafyULlEI/AAAAAAAAAPc/8tIPkp90xNs/s400/eddiesweetshop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240389512295322690" border="0" /></a><br />These are a rare breed. Eddie's sweet shop in Forest Hills , Queens. I asked my customer who was an older woman if this is a place I should visit, and she looked at me like I had three heads and replied, " Honey, my grandfather took me there for my first sundae and now I take my grandson, everything is homemade" and she said "the whipped cream is amazing." "A great touch is the when the bowl of homemade whipped cream is pulled from a refrigerator to be used in topping a hot fudge sundae--nothing industrial or canned here." Ok, I'm sold. Eddie's is an old time sweet shop complete with homemade Egg Creams, Vanilla or Chocolate (Chocolate milk or Vanilla Milk and seltzer water...man I LOVE Vanilla Egg Creams ! ), a New York staple that many people forget about. I don't think there is any more old time Ice Cream parlors like this left in the world except for the fake ones like Johnny Rockets. I just took a peek in after she got out of the car , but I'll do a follow up post on what seems like one of the last true genuine homemade ice cream soda fountain joints with barstools and all the goodies I had when I was a kid in Queens that used to be all over the city. I'll be sure to take my nephews and niece to get the true children's point of view as well. Although my brain works on the 5 year old level anyway , even if I am The King Of New York Hacks.King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-78256338106436760962008-06-30T00:49:00.000-04:002012-10-06T06:23:12.700-04:00CATMAN BEGINS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SGhmcSKd1OI/AAAAAAAAAAU/1yDRiXVBXZU/s1600-h/100_0071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217532804406826210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvpVKx8hQpQ/SGhmcSKd1OI/AAAAAAAAAAU/1yDRiXVBXZU/s400/100_0071.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="300" /></a>I saw this guy walk by my cab a few weeks ago with no shirt on, and this cat on his head at around 2am on a Friday night. He was screaming to people that he had a cat on his head .....that moment was part of the grassroots for this blog because I didn't have a camera on me that night and said to myself "Damn, never see that again!!".....However , three weeks later I saw him as I passed by riding down 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> ave (camera ready this time) and went around the block not to miss this curious "Cat on the Head" fairytale character of the New York night. He was again yelling to people saying "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">THAT'S</span> RIGHT !!! CAT ON THE HEAD !!" I thought for a moment that had he worn the Cat in the Hat kinda Hat, we wouldn't even see that he had one perched on his head !!! So when you're in the city, keep an eye out for,.... THE CATMAN !!!! Bee bop boo bodop beep.</div>
King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842725728617254118.post-22892018589730970972008-06-30T00:25:00.000-04:002008-06-30T01:14:26.352-04:00THE BEGINNINGSo this is the beginning of yet another NYC Taxi blog which hopefully I will update every week at least once with a photo of what I think is interesting or funny. Hopefully you will too, and spread the word as I sail the streets of New York through the sea of people and the hopes and dreams of the citizens and the customers of my city , which is why I am the King of New York, Hacks that is.King of New York Hackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.com2