Click image to read AEBHF E-News dated Monday, 8 December 2008.
Monday, December 08, 2008
AEBHF HOLIDAY BLUES JAM - Chevy Chase Community Center - Saturday, 13 December 2008
Click image to read AEBHF E-News dated Monday, 8 December 2008.
Friday, December 05, 2008
Crystal Flight - A Celebration of Art and Air Final Salute and Send-Off Slated for January 2009
Click image to read Crystal City BID E-Newsletter dated Friday, 5 December 2008.While I began my documentation of the Crystal Flight project at Flickr, any future Crystal Flight images will be featured my Ipernity site.
Here is my Crystal Flight Revisted 18 September 2008 album at Ipernity.
The Crystal Flight book is now available online, at $15. And here is the Crystal Flight Auction page.
5 December 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week
Holiday Trees Display . Williard Hotel Courtyard & Plaza1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC
Thursday Night, 20 December 2007
2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week - Ipernity
2008 Fridays Photos of the Week - Flickr
Dave P. TONIGHT at Silk City, Lars B. this Sundae & a New Live Mix!
Click image to read Sundae Philadelphia E-Newsletter that I received from from DJ Dirty (D24K) on Friday, 5 December 2008.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Art Basel Miami Beach: 4 - 7 December 2008
Art Basel Miami Beach takes place 4 - 7 December 2008.Art Basel Miami Beach is the most important art show in the United States, a cultural and social highlight for the Americas. As the sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 39 years, Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design. Exhibition sites are located in the city's beautiful Art Deco District, within walking distance of the beach and many hotels.
Click image for Art Basel Miami Beach website.
Dana Ellyn: TONIGHT at Long View, SATURDAY Open Studio, TV interview and much more!
Join Dana Ellyn at Long View Gallery tonight for a Holiday Party and exhibit of works from some of the gallery's favorite artists. Dana be exhibiting two very new paintings inspired by the recent election of our new President and Vice President; "Won't You Be My Neighbor" and "Joe the V.P."The gallery is supplying the drinks and snacks, you bring your holiday cheer!
Long View Gallery is located at 1302 9th Street, NW, (at 9th & N)Washington, DC. Telephone 202.232.4788.
Tonight's opening reception will take place for 6 until 9 pm.
Click image to read DANA ELLYN E-Newsletter dated Thursday, 4 December 2008 regarding tonight's opening reception as well as upcoming events and current news.
Experimental Readings TONIGHT at Transformer, 7-9pm - FREE
Join Transformer TONIGHT (Thursday, 4 December 2008) from 7 until 9 pm for an evening of readings by emerging poets and writers in conjunction with Nilay Lawson's exhibition "If You Didn't Know What This Was, Would You Know What This Is?".TONIGHT's experimental writings and readings at Transformer will be lead by Transformer Advisory Council Member and Corcoran Professor Casey Smith, along with recent Corcoran grads Mike Terzano, Jenn DePalma, David Williams, and current Corcoran student Caitlin Lennon.
Click image to read Transformer E-Newsletter dated Thursday, 4 December 2008 regarding TONIGHT's event as well as upcoming events.
My "One Planet, Ours" (Cool Globes) Exhibit at US Botanic Garden featuring DJ Bryan Hughes "Zanzibar" Progressive Trance Mix
In the process of curating images for my 2009 New Year Greeting Cards project which may will feature images from my 2008 Public Art in Public Spaces collection this past week I finally put the final touches on my One Planet, Ours (Cool Globes) Exhibition - US Botanic Garden - WDC - 22 September 2008 video project by featuring San Francisco DJ Bryan Hughes' 2008 Progressive Trance mix, "Zanzibar" as background music.In the process of a gradual shift from Flickr to Ipernity, here is my One Planet, Ours (Cool Globes) Exhibition - US Botanic Garden / WDC - 22 September 2008 album at Ipernity.
Click the image to view the video.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Out For Equality: Commemorating Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Inauguration!
Click image to read National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Action Fund Important Message E-News dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008 regarding OUT FOR EQUALITY events being held at the Mayflower Hotel and Town Danceboutique on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 in commemoration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s Inauguration.
5 December 2008 First Friday at CAOS on F
Every FIRST FRIDAY, Caos on F the artist owned, artist operated collective at 923 F Street, NW, hosts an open studio event featuring Fine Art, Fine Furniture and Fine Friends.Celebrating the holidays with the final month of the inagural show of the work of painters Michael Berman and Quint Marshall, ceramacist Joe Hicks and furniture by Matthew Falls and additional holiday gift items both in the gallery and at other select F Street locations ... the remainder of the month the gallery will be open to the public every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 2-8 pm and by special appointment.
Caos on F invites you to visit their downtown gallery this FIRST FRIDAY, 5 December 2008 from 5 until 8pm.
Click image for Caos on F E-Newsletter dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008.
ART BASEL International LUXE Lounge Experience - Friday, 5 December 2008 to Benefit Care Resource
Join LUXE Magazine, Moresque Living, Artwork Partners and Britto Art Showcase for the “International LUXE Lounge Experience”.Boasting everything beautiful in South Florida , the LUXE lounge will include international tastes, libations and entertainment celebrating art and cultures from around the globe.
All Donations from the event will benefit Care Resource, South Florida ’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS community health provider.
A Donation of $5 gets you Admission to the event & cocktails for the evening.
A Donation of $10 gets you into our VIP lounge, including cocktails, hors d’oeuvres & 1 raffle ticket.
Additional Raffle tickets will be available for $20 for an arm’s length.
Lounge furnishings and Entertainment provided by Berber Events.
Cocktails provided by Potions in Motion.
Friday, 6 December 2008
6 to 10pm
25 NE 39th Street
Miami Design District
6 to 10pm
25 NE 39th Street
Miami Design District
Click image to read Care Resource E-News dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008.
Celebrate Prohibition Repeal w/ DJ KOSTAS at LIZARD LOUNGE / LIMA - Sunday, 7 December 2008
THIS WEEKEND CELEBRATE THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION! w/ LIZARD LOUNGE at LIMA, featuring Resident DJ KOSTAS.Click image for ATLAS Events E-News dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
4th Annual Downtown Holiday Market Begins at 12 Noon on Friday, 5 December 2008
The much anticipated fourth-annual Downtown Holiday Market produced by the Downtown DC Business Improvement District in partnership with Diverse Markets Management is poised to return to Downtown DC, bringing a unique outdoor shopping experience to the heart of the center city. From Friday, December 5 through Tuesday, December 23, a festive atmosphere and live musical entertainment will enliven the charming marketplace.Click image to read Diverse Markets Managements E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 2 December 2008 for details.
Here is my 2006 Downtown Holiday Market webpage with a link at the top of the page to my 2005 photos, as well.
While most my 2007 Downtown Holiday Market photos may be found at Flickr, I've recently uploaded a few to the Downtown Holiday Market - Penn Quarter - WDC - 7 December 2007 album at my newly launched Ipernity site.
Here are some of the videos projects from the 2007 event:
MADISON GLORIOUS SOUNDS
2nd STORY BAND
Mid City Artists OPEN STUDIOS THIS WEEKEND
Mid City Artists are a diverse and talented group of nearly 40 professional artists who have come together for the purpose of promoting their art, and the Dupont/Logan neighborhoods they call home.This weekend on Saturday and Sunday, 6 - 7 December 2008, more than 20 Mid City Artists will participate in the FALL 2008 OPEN STUDIOS event.
Click image for details.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Rafael Gallardo Open Art Studio - Dupont Circle 1st Friday Art Walk - 5 December 2008
Celebrating the Dupont Circle 1st Friday Art Walk, before returning to Europe, painter Rafael Gallardo in collaboration with Barbara Bennett will host an OPEN ART STUDIO RECEPTION on Friday evening, 5 December 2008 at his Dupont Circle - Q Street Studio beginning at 5 pm.Click image to read Rafael Gallardo E-Newsletter dated Monday, 1 December 2008 for details.
Spotlight Crystal – December 2008 E-Newsletter
Click image to view Crystal City BID's Spotlight Crystal December 2008 E-Newsletter.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Cyber Monday Special at National Building Museum Online - 1 December 2008
Click image to view National Building Museum ONLINE E-Newsletter dated 1 December 2008 featuring a CYBER MONDAY SPECIAL.
Robert T. Cole :: OPEN STUDIO :: DEC. 6 + 7
Next weekend, 6 - 7 December 2008, Robert T. Cole will be amongst the 20 or more artists that will participate in the Mid City Artists SIXTH ANNUAL FALL OPEN STUDIOS.On display will be Robert's new spectacular sculpture of Bacchus, a commissioned work which will be moved to its permanent home, a privately owned vineyard, in Potomac, Maryland, soon after the OPEN STUDIO.
Click image for details.
World AIDS Day, 1 December 2008
The 1st of December, World AIDS Day, is the day when individuals and organisations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Whilst we have come a long ways since 1988, there is still much more to be done.Click image to learn more about World AIDS Day 2008.
Here's a list of World AIDS Day 2008 events in Washington DC.
Here is my 2005 World AIDS Day Whitman Walker Clinic / WDC photoset.
JustCircuit LIVE streaming TODAY of White Party's Johnny Chisolm Muscle Beach Party With DJ's Wendy Hunt & Phil B
If you could not make it to this weekend's WHITE PARTY at South Beach, don't fret ...From 1 until 8 pm TODAY, Sunday 30 November 2008 ... JustCircuit LIVE will stream Johnny Chisholm's POSEIDON MUSCLE BEACH PARTY featuring DJs Wendy Hunt and Phil B, followed by FIREWORKS!
Click image for details.
Artspace Washington DC Update
Dance Place and Artspace are partnering to create a $19 million arts campus in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Artspace will break ground on 41 affordable live/work units for artists and their families along with gallery and studio space.Artspace is assisting Dance Place, Washington, D.C.'s most prolific presenter of modern dance, to build a new performance and rehearsal space, an education center and administrative space. A late 2009 groundbreaking is planned.
Click image to read Artspace Projects, Inc E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 25 November 2008.
Eileen Ivers' "An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas" Tour & CD
Just like ornaments on a Christmas tree, the tunes on this Eileen Ivers' recording 'An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas' have been lovingly passed down through the generations.'An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas' is a truly joyous Christmas collection composed equally of traditional carols, dance tunes and holiday classics.
Click here to read Eileen Ivers' An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas' Tour E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 25 November 2008.
Click image to view my Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul at the 2006 Planet Arlington / World Music Festival at Iwo Jima Memorial Grounds in Arlington VA.
ACKC Birthday Party + Holiday Show/Sale with the Clay Queen!
ACKC D.C. is celebrating its First Birthday with a huge party on 2 December 2008 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.And ACKC Alexandria and Artfully Paper are joining the Clay Queen, aka Renee Altman, for a Holiday Show and Sale on Saturday and Sunday, 6 - 7 December 2008.
Click image for details and to read the entire ACKC E-News dated Friday, 28 November 2008.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Russell Richards art book available!
After over two years of effort ... "The Arts and Innards of Russell U. Richards!" is complete. It's both a memoir focusing on [his] years of struggle with ulcerative colitis, and how art helped him to survive it, and also a full-color art book, with at least one artwork or photograph on every page.Click the image to read Russell Richard's E-News dated Thursday, 27 November 2008 regarding his new art book and updates to his website.
Friday, November 28, 2008
28 November 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week
Happy 66th Anniversary to Elsie & Bernard Barnes
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click image Lexington Park, MD . 29 November 1998
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2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week - Ipernity
2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week - Flickr
Obama T-Shirts & Hats at Carl's Barber Shop on P Street (Logan Circle)
While this may be true in most ethnic communities ... barber shops, beauty parlors, radio, and 'the church' are of great cultural, social and networking importance in the black community. Which is why when launching my Barber Shops & Beauty Salons documentary project in 2002 that my first feature article was on Brice's Barber Shop on Barrack's Row in SE Washington DC.And why I have taken a more than passing interest in Carl's Barber Shop at 1406 P Street in the Logan Cirlce area of NW Washington DC which I first visited in the spring / summer of 1985.
When on Thanksgiving eve, 26 November 2008 that I stopped in at Carl's Barber Shop to get my hair by Vincent, I noticed a table at the rear of the shop that featured Obama tee-shirts and hats that were for sale.
Operated by Master Barber/Stylist Zach Turner the Obama merchandise at Carl's Barber Shop includes three different styled of long and short sleeved tee-shirts and a selection of pink, blue, red and white baseball styled caps.
While I do not now recall the prices of the short sleeve shirts or hats, the long sleeve shirts are $20.
So, if you are looking for Obama t-shirts and hats or are in need of a hair cut, may I suggest that you visit Carl's Barbershop / Unisex at 1406 P Street in NW Washington DC.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving Day from Shades of Light Gallery / Las Olas
During my March 2008 visit to Fort Lauderdale and a ritual photo walk along Las Olas Boulevard I stopped in at Shades of Light Gallery.As a result, Ally Faircloth has sent me the November 2008 Happy Thanksgiving Day from Shades of Light Gallery E-Newsletter with the following introduction:
Dear Art lovers,
We're happy to introduce a new exciting art during this Holiday season.
Treat yourself to amazing visual delight.
For the client or designer with specific needs, custom lamps, chandeliers, and architectural peaces are available at "Shades of Light" gallery.
Please stop by and see us. It's an afternoon you'll remember!
Ally Faircloth
Shades of Light Gallery is located at 613 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale FL. Contact Ally Faircloth at (954) 937-0813.
Here is the November 2008 Happy Thanksgiving Day from Shades of Light Gallery Newsletter.
Click above image to view my Shades of Light Gallery / Las Olas photoset and March 2008 Fort Lauderdale FL collection.
Here is my November 2007 images of the Shades of Light Gallery window.
Vote for Jim Lucio, aka Defekto, in Baltimore's Baker Artist Awards
In 1964, Mary Sawyers Baker established the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund in honor of her husband. In 2008, the Governors of the Fund established Mary Sawyers Baker Prize to honor her civic involvement & devotion to the arts.Jim Lucio, aka Defekto, who I regard as one of the most important documentary artists of our times ... is one of the nominated artists for the 2008 Baker Artist Awards.
Click Jim Lucio's polaroid image of Sean Blue to read his email update requesting voting support in the Baker Artist Awards competition.
Here is Lucio's Baker Artist Awards profile.
Here is his The Last Days of Polaroid website.
Place Your "ACKC" Holiday Chocolate Order Early, Save 15%
Chocolates from ACKC make the perfect gift for your customers, clients, Board of Directors, friends, relatives and even yourself (maybe especially yourself)!Place your Holiday order by 5 December 2008 and save 15%.
Orders of $75 or more must be received by COB 5 December 2008 to qualify.
Click image to read ACKC / Eric Nelson & Rob Kingsbury E-Updated dated Monday, 24 November 2008.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Chris Newman's 15 November Tangerine Dream Fans Zone Radio Show (Podcasts)
The 15 November 2008 show is one of my favorite since I began listening to the TDFZ podcasts over the first weekend in October 2008.The musicians that caught my attention in this particular episode were Rene Splinter of Studio 35D, Patroux, Marbury and Graphite.
Click the image to learn more about and/or download the 15 November 2008 TDFZ Radio Show.
My Airborne DC at 2008 Arts on Foot photos & videos
While it had been my intention to feature my 2008 Arts on Foot collection at Flickr since the general public has difficulty accessing my restricted Flickr account, this past weekend, I've created a 2008 Arts on Foot album at Ipernity.Which is where you will also find not only my Airborne DC photo album but also the following videos of Airborne DC's performance at the 2008 Arts on Foot.
My City Dance Ensemble at 2008 Arts on Foot video & photos
While it had been my intention to feature my 2008 Arts on Foot collection at Flickr since the general public has difficulty accessing my restricted Flickr account, this past weekend, I've created a 2008 Arts on Foot album at Ipernity.Which is where you will also find my City Dance Ensemble - 2008 Arts on Foot photo album.
Click the image to view my video compilation of the City Dance Ensemble's performance during the 2008 Arts on Foot.
Friday, November 21, 2008
My newly launched CIRCUITRY web and blog sites
Though still under constuction, I just launched my new CIRCUITRY Special Effects / Affects website and blog that not only will focus on the GLBT CIRCUIT PARTY industry but will also bring attention to other cultural events, artists, progressive entrepeneurs, organizations and networkers catering to the GLBT community.
21 November 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week
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WMATA Wheaton Station . Wheaton Maryland
Thursday afternoon, 20 November 2008
2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week (Ipernity)
2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week (Flickr)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Click image to read Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Winter Party Florida Resident Pass Sale Extended Through 2 December 2008
The Florida Resident Pass offers savings on three of the most popular Winter Party Festival dance events: the Beach Party, the Under One Sun Pool Party, and the Saturday night dance party. The details of the Saturday night dance event are not confirmed yet, but you can count on the kind of mind-blowing party that put Winter Party Festival on the map.Purchased individually, advance tickets to these three events cost $170, but the Florida Resident Pass offers all three for only $140!
With a very limited supply left – purchase yours now at http://www.winterparty.com.
While, in the past I have uploaded my 2007 Winter Party Festival photos to my flickr account, any images that I may post in the future will be uploaded to my 2007 Winter Party Festival Beach Party album at Ipernity.
Photo Credit: Volunteers at Winter Party Festival "Beach Party" at 12th Street Beach in South Beach Miami, FL on Sunday afternoon, 4 March 2007 by Elvert Barnes.
Complete your Thanksgiving Dinner with a pie from Billy's Bakery (NYC)
Click image to view Billy's Bakery / NYC e-news dated Wednesday, 19 November 2008 regarding Billy's Bakery / NYC Thanksgiving Pies.
Friday, November 14, 2008
National Day of Protest Against Prop 8 - 15 November 2008
Remember that tomorrow, November 15, is the day to join fellow activists in protesting Prop 8. Thousands of people have committed to protesting in their city on Facebook. The D.C. March for Equal Rights is scheduled to start at the grassy space near the Capitol reflecting pool between the pool and 3rd street at 1:30 p.m. At 2 p.m., marchers will walk down Constitution Ave toward the White House and rally at the NE corner of Lafayette Park. More information can be found here.It looks like the Alexandria protest is merging with the D.C. protest at this point. Those closer to Richmond can meet up at City Hall. The Baltimore protest starts at 1:30 p.m. at 100 Holliday St.
Click image to image to read Friday, 14 November 2008 Washington Blade Blog regarding the 15 November 2008 National Day of Protest Against Prop 8.
14 November 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week
Reflection of the Lincoln Memorial in the West Reflecting Pool National Mall . Constitution Gardens . NW WDC
Friday evening, 7 November 2008
2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week 2 (Ipernity)
2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week 1 (Flickr)
Friday, November 07, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
President Obama Inaugural T-Shirts, Hats, Buttons & Other Memorabilia at Claude Taylor Photography Gallery
When yesterday morning that I rushed to the Waterfront Mall in SW WDC to pickup newspaper post election editions one of the first things that I noticed when crossing M on 4th Street was that the New York Post, New York Daily News and Washington Post newpaper machines were empty.I then went inside of the Safeway, only to learn that they, too, were sold out!
Realizing that I should have started my search much earlier in the morning I then took the subway to L'Enfant Plaza in SW and checked at the newspaper store at the WMATA L'Enfant Plaza Station exit at La Promenade Shopping Mall.
"Sold Out" is what the woman behind the counter told me. "Come back at around noon ..." she added.
A newspaper collection containing election and inaugural editions dating back to 1992 and 1993, respectively, empty newspaper machines added to the SOLD OUT reactions that I got from the security guard at Safeway and the cashier at La Promenade newspaper store concerned me.
I then took the subway to Metro Center and stopped in at the Newspaper Store on 12th and just south of G Street. "Sold out!"
I rushed down to Trovers at Columbia Square on F Street between 12th and 13th Streets and learned that they do not sell newspapers.
I then rushed to the newspaper store at the Shoppes at National Place. "Sold out!" The nice lady behind the counter told me that she receives 130 or more copies each day and within minuties of their receipt, yesterday morning, they were all gone.
OK, now I was really concerned. I rushed over to Borders at the corner of 14th and F Street in NW and the minute that I walked into the door and veered in the direction of the newspaper section a man who had observed me said suggested that I should not 'waste my time'. They, too, were SOLD OUT.
As we both exited the store he chatted for a minute or two and explained that he had been looking for editions since 2 am in the morning.
Proceeding north on 14th Street in the direction of K Street I began to photograph empty newspaper machines along the way. It was at the WMATA McPherson Square Station at the corner of 14th and Eye Street I found a small stack of the The Washington Examiner Post Election Special Edition.
And that street musician / busker Mark Francis Nickens after suggesting that I may should check downstairs at the convenience store at the McPherson Square Station said " ... but good luck ...!".
Though I learned that the Metro Store at the McPherson Square Station underground exit does not sell newspapers I, also, realzied if they did ... they probably would have been SOLD OUT!
Continuing north on 14th to K I documented empty newspaper machines along the way. When on K at 14th that I inquired of a Downtown SAM if she knew of any newspaper stores on K Street she suggested that I head west to the World News between 17th Street and Connecticut Avenue.
VOILA! While I was able to pick-up several post election editions including The Washington Times, New York Daily News and The Baltimore Sun ... The Washington Post and The New York Post were SOLD OUT!
Since I live in WDC I was not as concerned about obtaining The Washington Post "Post Election Edition" as I was about the New York Post which I have a much larger newspaper collection of.
My interest in the New York Post and New York Daily News are more about the blazing headlines.
It was then that my search for the New York Post "Post Election Edition" shifted into high gear. If World News did not have it I realized that I 'had a problem'.
Exiting from World News I picked up a copy of the Financial Times post election issue at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and K Street, NW. And, then, rushed over to Borders at the corner of 18th and I Streets in NW.
When I asked the clerk at the front of store for newspaper election editions, directing me to the check-out area he said, "I believe that they only have The Wall Street Journal left".
When during my short walk from the front door to the checkout area that a blonde white woman in a blue long sleeve shirt began to stalk me the exact same way as had a handsome young white guy in a hat when the week before I had picked up a copy of The Essential KITARO ... which is the manner by which I am 'policed' whenever that I SWB (shop while black) ... I turned to the white woman as I often do when I am policed in stores, on the subway or in the streets and politely said "white lady, please stop stalking me the way people do when they see black men".
Remembering that the white boy in hat had stalked me in the exact same way just a few days before ... I explained further that as a 55 year old black man "I'm sick and tired ...!".
While I support Obama and know in my soul that he is the man for this time ... as a 55 year old black man ... the damage has already done.
I will not get caught into the FALSE HOPE. The damage has been done!
In search of New York Post "Post Election" Editions and proceeding north on 18th Street, left of Dupont Circle and up Connecticut Avenue to Florida Avenue in NW ... Tracy Young's production of CeeVox's "What's Done Is Done" reverberated in my head.
Unfortunately, when I stopped in at Kramer Books near Q Street the staff would inform me that they too were all sold old and suggested that I visit the Washington Post Building at 15th and L Streets in NW. As was the Newspaper Cafe at Connecticut and Florida Avenues SOLD OUT as well.
And while I appparently was not the only person who had an interest in post election editions what I found amazing was the manner by which people reacted to me, as a black male, at each of the locations that I stopped into.
So when observing that I was getting a bit bothered by all the attention that he and others at the cafe were displaying toward me ... the black police officer said "Man, we'll just being nosey!".
I joked and said "Man, I know. As a 55 year old black man ... people are always too nosey about what I am doing!".
As I walked back down Connnecticut Avenue toward Q Street in the direction of WMATA Dupont Circle Station (North) I telephoned Richard in Fort Lauderdale and asked if came across a post election issue of the New York Post that he purchase it and save it for me.
While waiting on the platform several people who had seen me photographing in the street and stopping into stores, in search of post election issues, stalked me so much on the subway that I had to turn to a black woman and a white woman, in two seperate occasions and ask that they NOT POLICE and OVERSEE a BLACK MAN on subway ....
The damage has been done!
Which brings to mind the purpose of this blog posting.
On my way north on Connecticut Avenue from Dupont Circle, after noticing and then photographing the Obama Inaugural window display I stopped in at the Claude Taylor Photography Gallery which is one of my favorite store windows to photograph. Which brought 2 June 2006 when friends from South Boston VA visited me and a few weeks later in July when I stopped in at Lambda Rising.
What's done is done!
If you are in search of top quliaty OBAMA Inagural tee-shirts, hats, buttons and other election paraphernalia ... you should definately stop in at the Claude Taylor Photography Gallery at 1627 Connecticut Avenue in NW Washington DC. Telephone (202) 518-4000 to inquire of their OBAMA Inaugural collection.
Speaking of Obama and HOPE ... perhaps, your experience on Connecticut Avenue will be different than mine. As a 55 year old black man, I am not as likely to believe in false hope as some may HOPE that I would.
You better hurry to Claude Taylor Photography at 1627 Connecticut Avenue because, considering the quality, those tee-shirts, hats, buttons and other paraphernalia will soon sell out!
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
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