It turns out....

there was nothing to worry about.  Arrived at central park north and 8th around 2; lots of people milling about. Wandered down to Lenox and 110th, which was a sort of staging area. Had a few conversations, but  people not terribly friendly. Most groups stayed together. March began a little after three--met Cheryl, who had replaced Jamie at Friends in 09 on the march, we walked together.  Arrived at 78th street and fifth around 4:30; crowd very orderly and focused, no chanting, though the silence that the march required was not often heeded. Saw no one from the arts community; similarly most white people, and there were quite a few of them seemed either in high school or over 60. No presence of the "brunch set", or the intellectual liberal set---also conspicuous by their absense was the arts groups. Why? That would take a lot of comments. Anyway, felt really great that I did it. Bloomberg seems somewhat humbled by it. Will continue......