Each Day Was Hard

My passion for New York City and it's neighborhoods developed a long time ago, when Dad and Mom dragged us all over town walking, biking, subways, boats and buses.

We had no car so we never got anywhere quickly. This left a lot of time to think about what we were seeing and where we were going, and view things more slowly than if you flew by in a Buick. As a kid you tend to pick something visual to focus on to avoid boredom and my brother, Rory, and I had lots of targets.

Add Dad's obsessive photo taking, and I ended up with a broad pictorial record of most of our trips around the city in the 1950s and 1960s. In most of these photographs, Rory is front and center, the lead player in the scene.  Looking at these photos, Rory's engaged photogenic face always makes me think we had a better time than we really did. I never mind this delusion.

Rory passed away seventeen years ago today. He was 42. Rory was a terrific artist. He sketched, sculpted and painted. When Rory wasn't doing his art he struggled. For him, each day was hard. I wish it was otherwise. I miss him. My old and new photos give me comfort, but it'd be more fun doing it with my brother.

four of us

Cycling Scenes in NYC

Photos that cheer me up here. Keep a camera in your pocket when you bike the city. Things pop up.

Do you like old New York City photos and stories? Then check out my 1960s memoir, "I Hate the Dallas Cowboys - tales of a scrappy New York boyhood." Available at Logos Book Store and online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

The book has 110 Amazon five star reviews out of 110 total reviews posted. We're pitching a perfect game. My old world echoes TV's "The Wonder Years" ~ just add taverns, subways and Checker cabs.

You can also purchase my photography portfolio, "River to River - New York Scenes From a Bicycle" on Amazon.

"Is It Something I Said?"

The Apryl Miller & Friends Summer Reading Series #9 Feat. Thomas Pryor two nights ago, what a hoot it was!

Thank you, Apryl Miller for hosting a wonderful story night. Thank you, Stephanie Milisits Uddo & Leslie Goshko for your photos here. Thank you, to everyone who came out to support us and the power of storytelling.

more photos here

Check out my Yorkville memoir, "I Hate the Dallas Cowboys - tales of a scrappy New York boyhood." Available atLogos Book Store and online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

The book has 109 Amazon five star reviews out of 109 total reviews posted. We're pitching a perfect game. My old world echoes TV's "The Wonder Years" ~ just add taverns, subways and Checker cabs. 

You can also purchase my photography portfolio,"River to River - New York Scenes From a Bicycle" on Amazon.

Fat Boy From Brooklyn

Strolling Prospect Park yesterday, I saw "Fat Boy" by Leonard Ursachi on the front lawn of Litchfield Villa. The artist carved the head from styrofoam, and coated it with a weatherproof, cement-like material.  Litchfield  was built in 1855, bought by the city of Brooklyn in 1869 and served as the headquarters for Brooklyn's Department of Parks since 1892.

If you enjoy my stories please  check out my memoir, "I Hate the Dallas Cowboys - tales of a scrappy New York boyhood." Available at Logos Book Store or online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

The book has 109 Amazon five star reviews out of 109 total reviews posted. We're pitching a perfect game. My old world echoes TV's "The Wonder Years" ~ just add taverns, subways and Checker cabs.  

You can also purchase my photography portfolio, "River to River - New York Scenes From a Bicycle" on Amazon.