p s e u d o r e a l

Better Than Real Because It's Not.


Monday November 10th 2008, 5:03 am
Filed under: General

(October 10) Having avoided them for fear of death from age eight until last year, Tony has developed quite a thing for the apple since discovering they don’t trigger his food allergies. With that in mind, we set out on a quest for pommes.

espresso, tony style
According to Tony, you’re looking at the only espresso on the east coast worth drinking.

tony wasn't having any basket nonsense
After a false start, we found apples to pick from trees (and not baskets).

they remind me of plates my mother had also
The more I look at these photos, the more they remind me of my childhood.

these are the eating kind
Of course the wild apples of my childhood weren’t fit to eat, but they looked vaguely similar.

apple trees as far as the eye can see
Apples everywhere. Despite the brisk business, it’s hard to believe they make enough now for the year.

tony's reached apple nirvana
Tony’s so happy he almost exploded.

nice view
It’s quite a view to have from your backyard.

us route 209
All I could think was “Who is Peg Leg Bates?

hal killer
This pothole took out the mighty Volvo.

ouch!
Tony was just relieved no apples were harmed, though two tires were blown out.

*cough*
Hah hah hah. The hook up, eh? Not quite what springs to mind.

thomas j. watson sr. graffitti
THINK

apples aplenty
The haul.


Thursday October 30th 2008, 2:14 pm
Filed under: General

(September 22) One night on the way home from Bushwick…

there's something fishy going on here
Fishy mosaic

these stairs look fishy too!

wavy, man
Wavy mosaic

but it's not a bill
Ralph should probably give it up.


Wednesday October 29th 2008, 3:00 pm
Filed under: General

(September 21) On the way home from the San Gennaro Festival, I took some shots as best I could of the new work going on inside a fenced in area on President St.

walking home

new work

that's really bad for his hearing

impala
My father had one just like this, if I remember correctly.

truck
Everything but the Impala is fair game in here.


Surely no one has gone barefoot here and lived.

graffitti
Protected by sniper fire.

voodoo the egg man do
“The Egg Man” lives on my block.


Saturday October 04th 2008, 11:30 am
Filed under: General

(September 16,17)

hudson st.
Outside the Hudson Park Library

signs of change
More change in the neighborhood

water on the g line
Another trip to Williamsburg

the hazard is you!
I’ve never heard of the Subway Sun

cement graffitti
Just like politics, all graffitti is local

torn asunder
It’s all mixed up

bubble worlds
What is Hebrew for “Post No Bills”?


Monday September 08th 2008, 10:52 am
Filed under: General

(August 30) Visit to the Manhattan Bridge, walking from DUMBO, Brooklyn to Chinatown, Manhattan, continued.

up!

brooklyn bridge over east river
Span of the Brooklyn Bridge

walkway wisdom
More advice from the sages that inhabit the metropolitan area bridges

fdr drive

¡rawr!
… you rawr, we all rawr

no, *you* suck.
I’ll bet it says that to everyone on the bridge

chinatown
Chinatown

chinatown street

graffitti for the benefit of subway riders

none of it in chinese

the view from chinatown

roof graffitti

on the wall

the air isn't white, therefore not beijing
Can you tell it’s not Beijing?

to the bridge!
Almost there now!

green, yellow, red

mr. sparkle!
Homer Simpson says buy something!

on the ground in chinatown
Peking duck? (Peking Pork?)

the end
The end of any adventure. The gift shop.