New York–June 07, 2016

Not a lot of pictures today; just did a lot of walking around. I started out near Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, where the large display sign had a tribute to the late Muhammad Ali:

Green abstract sculpture near Penn Station Madison Square Garden large outside screen with tribute to Muhammad Ali

I met a friend for lunch; some pictures along the way:

small bronze gargoyle on side of building Medieval-style architecture above entrance to building

I headed over to Times Square along Broadway. I have a video from Times Square, but my netbook isn’t powerful enough to do the editing, so it will have to wait until I get home.

Statue of George M. Cohan in Herald Square Image of me on a big screen at Herald Square Long view of Times Square showing building with electronic ads

Miscellanea

Something I forgot to write about yeterday—on the way up Central Park East, I passed a guy who was doing free poetry. He had a mechanical typewriter and typed a poem for me. He asked me about what was on my mind, and I said I was missing my cat Marco. Here is the poem he wrote:

purrrrrrrrr

is that you
my furry alarm
of the am?

awakened to phantom noises
as i curl my descripting
body to the side
where sunshine
cannot shower my eyes

the duty of a californian
bullies me out of my
grey

and with a grunt to
a foreign restroom

a pestering
nostalgia of orange
cream paws within
my cranium

as i splash my face
with tears

Signage

A few interesting designs:

Truck with 1890s style ad for W.B. Mason products Logo for the Rum House; the U is shared between both words Pink cartoon hippopotamus on side of truck

I've seen some of the faded signs from yesteryear on brick buildings:

Illegible faded sign on brickwork of building Faded sign for Lombardy Dresses on building brickwork

If you are a Doctor Who fan, does this give you as much of a startle reaction as it did me?

Sign for “blink fitness”

This silhouette of a pedestrian seems somehow different than others I’ve seen; it’s a bit like the “Keep On Truckin’” guy.

“Pedestrians” sign with silhouette of a person walking

Finally, today’s political commentary:

Poster of Trump as Uncle Sam: “Make America Hate Again - LOSER #UncleDon2016”