Sunday had the annual Dominican Day Parade on Sixth Avenue. Like last year, it was big, it was loud, it was loud, and it was loud. All in all, a good parade with an enormous amount of audience enthusiasm and, as can be expected, a lot of politics in an election year. The parade did [...]
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2008 Dominican Day Parade in NYC – Part 1
August 11, 2008Jack Moelmann and the Wurlitzer Organ at Radio City Music Hall
August 10, 2008About two weeks ago, I got an e-mail from my cousin in Florida mentioning some retired Air Force colonel’s quest to rent out Radio City Music Hall’s auditorium to play the organ. I hadn’t heard a word about Colonel Jack Moelmann up until that point and the storyline probably wouldn’t have caught my attention without [...]
Parade? What African-American Day Parade?
August 9, 2008Led astray again by NYC dot Gov’s Events Calendar… I was a little concerned that it wouldn’t be as good as last year’s, which I enjoyed for many reasons but also because of the crowd’s method of preparing for and enjoying a good parade (as I mention, lots of them brought out easy chairs from [...]
Jonas Brothers at Bryant Park for Good Morning America
August 8, 2008Late yesterday I got a tip that there was something special going on. A friend from work called to let me know that the Jonas Brothers were going to be doing a concert in Bryant Park early Friday morning for Good Morning America. Not news to me. I had already attended and blogged on the [...]
Dagmar Duo in Grand Central
August 3, 2008A little (very little) bit of free exposure to some musicians that I saw on Saturday in Grand Central. Its the Dagmar Duo. Just a man and woman set of singers. But, I’m a sucker for a female singer who wears fairy wings. The rest of her getup was also a bit eclectic and retro; [...]
