Who
Peter Sylvester is a long time New York City resident who spends too much time taking pictures and hanging out in bars and not enough time writing plays.What
Ansel Adams once said, and I'm sure I am paraphrasing, "people used to keep diaries, now they take pictures." This is an attempt, every day or so, for myself to take some minutes, to reflect and ponder, to make a conscious effort to escape for a few moments from the life we rush so quickly through. An attempt at some discipline, an attempt at some awareness.Web Sites
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Category Archives: Thoughts
Listenin’ to the Radio
Woke up this morning to the news that Pete Fornatale had died. Pete Fornatale? Who? For anyone of a certain sensibility growing up in the the 60′s in the NYC area, the name will be familiar. A DJ on WNEW-FM … Continue reading
But is it Art?
Went out to PS 1 in Queens today, had not been there in awhile. In the 70′s, during my brief tenure with the Dept of Cultural Affairs, I was out there with some frequency. Converted from an old schoolhouse in … Continue reading
Marge
Marge died today. We had gotten notice a couple of days ago that it was imminent. She had lived a long life. She would have told you, and she did tell you, that she was ready. Many extended families have … Continue reading
Colors
As I mentioned a few days ago, decades of living in NYC and I still live in a walk-up tenement apartment. But I have always been pretty good at appreciating what I have got. Everyday, for over 20 years, no … Continue reading
Colors of San Francisco
Surrounded by blue sky and blue water, hills of pastel shades of yellows, reds and greens, an element of San Francisco’s beauty is its colors…
Passing Time
I last saw my uncle a little over four years ago, at the burial of his sister, my mother. My mother had lived with Alzheimer’s for a number of years, when she finally died we chose to bury her with … Continue reading
