Closing out 2010 ...

... "Expect exhilarating sets, wobbly renditions of 'Auld Lang Syne' and maybe even a midnight peck from that stranger who knows all the words." - Beyond Popping Corks, the Sounds of the New Year, NY Times

It was a night for Kertesz ...

... from high up ... pointing down into the park ...

"Requiem for New Jersey"

The day New Jersey disappeared children were giggling in Riverside Park.

"Requiem for the Moon" ...

... Four days ago I was anxious ... apprehensive about the first "Requiem for a Christmas Tree" ... I mean: "If the Moon is gone!? What next!?" ... Harsh realities of NYC dwellers' plights push them to extremes ... and then, before "the main event" is over, something perturbative would happen ... Nevertheless, I was aghast this past Christmas Eve morning ...

Voilà!

This gloomy day reminded me of another gloomy summer day in West Hampton, when "Fundraisers" were in full swing ...

Champagne for Everyone! ... 'Tis the season! ... though that looks like just some white wine is being poured ...

Elizabeth Edwards "campaigned" to the bitter end ............ (this one is from my "Fundraisers" series) ...

... aahhhh ... to be a young paparazzi again ...

The road goes on forever, and the party never ends ......... Elaine Kaufman, you will be missed ...

I didn't feel good today ... and I wanted a medal to feel better ... I just had an upset stomach ... unlike these guys ... But no one believed me ... I mean no one! ... I wasn't really hiding facts ... So I went back to bed.

"The Hudson Tonight" looked grand ...