Rockin' on the River

I boarded the boat alone for the cruise. As we waited for the boat to set sail I struck up a conversation with this young couple hanging near the window by me. Both are former New Yorkers; she from Staten Island. They moved out to Colorado 4 yrs ago amd got married. They are in town for their first wedding anniversary. Jan and Mike. That's "paper" she told me so they figured that tickets fell under that category. Nice people. Then there's Jill, Jean and Tara. Jill is Tara's mother and Jean is Jill's sister. Tara - over there with the Heineken in her hand - is 20; errrrrr.... 21 her mom tells me. It was Tara that discovered Donna after seeing them at a concert in VT. She introduced her mom to them and now it's a family affair.

We are crusing down the river. Tara Nevins is belting out the lyrics to "Family Picture". The people sing along. The crowd in front of the band is really getting down. Sweat rolls off foreheads as everyone bounces along with the beat.

We cruise past the tip of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty slowly slides by. Magnificent; silouetted against the setting sun. People make their way to the windows cameras in hand. A fantastic sight.

As the boat circles past Battery Park and up the East River the band breaks into "Positive Friction". The dance floor is a rockin' and a swayin'. We reach the Brooklyn Bridge and we hang a U turn. There! Under the bridge... one of the Waterfalls! Interesting. Nothing like the real thing. I am not even sure if its a reasonable facsimile. But its still pretty cool.

As we start heading back up the Hudson I get a great window location. I gaze at the skyline. I stick my head out the window trying to suck in more of that sweet night air. Looking upstream I can see the green and red lights of the George Washington Bridge upstream in the distance.

The boat pulls slowly into the dock. Jeb says they are going to play one more then breaks into the first chords of "Conscious Evolution". The crowd is energized again. We all bounce with the beat. We sway. We sing the words. What a fabulous night.

And then..... It's over. I stroll down the stairs and over to the merchandise table. I hand the guy a twenty as I pick up a copy of the latest CD. He slides a five into my palm. Tara's here. And Jeb too. I work to remove the plastic from the CD and hand it to Tara while telling her that we'll all be back in a couple of months when they play the Blender. Tara signs and hands the CD to Jeb who adds his signature.

Nice. I slowly walk off the boat.

A Father's Day Message

Happy Father's Day Dad. I love you and miss you....

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, Dennis! I miss you in the air. You flew like a bird and I owe it all to you!

Things that make you go hmmmmmmm...

I was walking up 7th Ave to work this morning and as I passed underneath one of the cities ubiquitous scaffolds I was assaulted by a drop of water right in the middle of the top of my head. Now I can't help thinking.... Was this drop hanging up there just waiting for me to pass underneath? What if I had been stopped by traffic at that last corner? Or if someone walking in front of me slowed me down just a step or 2? Where would that drop have landed? Would it have waited until I was there? Would it have hit someone else? Was that drop destined to land on MY head?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Spring?

When... Oh, When will it arrive?

Standards.....

Women complain that men focus too much on body type when looking for a partner. I will acknowledge that but put to them that they focus too much on a man's height when they are looking for a partner. Case in point: I recently ventured into the world of online dating. Having been separated for over 2 years with no reconciliation forthcoming I decided it was time to "get out there". I posted a profile on Yahoo! Personals and was immediately matched with over 170 prospective partners. Almost all of these women preferred a partner at least 5'7". Where does that leave the rest of us? And, these women were all less than 5'5" themselves. One admitted to only 4'11". *SIGH*

February 15th

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you and I miss you.