I was walking on 50th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues (just above Times Square) and spotted this little statue off to the side. It’s actually rather nondescript for such a loud-colored dog.
It’s a tribute to search and rescue dogs that was set up by the AKC (American Kennel Club) and Lehman Brothers. It’s formal name is Bone-A-Fido Patriot and it was made by Gus Ramos. The plaque reads “DOGNY America’s Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs”.
A closer view:
-H
NYC does graffiti real good. Here’s some more I spotted on 2nd Avenue when I was wandering the East Village.
I don’t know how much is professionally done, but I suspect most of it. But it does have that gritty look that is so good.
-H
I’ve commented before about cool graffiti in the Village. It probably isn’t correct to call it graffiti, instead it is more of a cool mural that (I think) graffiti can/is be put on by amateurs without marring the product. It’s just too good to be randomly created.
If you look at the left portion of this picture, you can see the phone number to call for Lower East Side murals.
-H
I ran across an area that I’m told is the old Fillmore East.
Wow.
It’s located on 2nd Avenue and 6th Street in the East Village.
It’s now a Emigrant Savings Bank location. It looks like it may have been torn down and reconstructed, and I’m told parts of it are apartments now. Everyone who was anyone in rock played there. Well, at least old rock and roll. The Allman Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, Doors, Led Zeppelin…the list goes on and on.
What I do know is that when I was a kid, the Fillmore East was supposed to be the coolest place anywhere. I was a long, long ways away (actually in Okinawa) and never dreamed that I’d visit.
And I guess I didn’t. Maybe I can go in and use the ATM.
-H
As it is the day of the New Hampshire primary, I thought I’d do my little bit of election posting regarding something I watched in Union Square on Sunday.
I haven’t seen any of the presidential ads yet, probably because NYC isn’t on their radar yet or maybe because they think that it’s a gimmee for Hillary. But, for the first time this cycle, I have spotted a group pushing their candidate: Barack Obama.
As you can see, it’s sparsely attended. Hey, it’s cold and we don’t have an immediate primary on the horizon. Also, it’s just a table in the square. I just noted it as the first I’ve seen.
But what I loved was a vignette going on behind the table. There was a small film crew (reporter and cameraman) interviewing one of the staff. I never heard a word. I don’t know if it was a news reporter or a campaign reporter.
But I loved the contortions.
The interviewer was apparently trying everything she could to keep out of the frame but have the mic close to the speaker. The speaker was game and never seemed to blink as the reported kept changing stances. Although, on close inspection she is cracking a smile on the third picture.
-H
Famous Ankles 