just read in Baltimore Sun about an out of work father who killed himself and his two boys---why must this stuff go one...? Yesterday, listening to the one year anniversary program of the Eric Garner death---actually heard his cries on tape---finally hit me in all its horrors.
Question: can I or anyone of my generation consider my life as a success (or something close) if this problem still continues, 52 years after the March on Washington? Do all of the material acquisitions that have been acquired have any meaning in the light of what is still going on. Can it be solved...?
Statements must be made--tomorrow will attend meeting at Jack dealing with rampant gentrification in Brooklyn---see how that plays out.
Yesterday, before listening to WNYC, went to library to find out about possible future children to be a replacement tutor for for a few weeks in August, will find out more about that on Monday, after visit to library (on 145th and Amsterdam) walked over to 147th and Riverside and read the L Magazine's very funny take on the last 12 years in Brooklyn. L will now not have a print version, too bad, will miss it, even if it was getting slighter and slighter by the week. 147th and Riverside a great place to read in the summer, lots of shade and a sense of things being very mellow.
Evening: attended Assembly's work in progress at Ohio Space, sorry to say I was very disappointed---kind of a stale take on family problems, narcissism and ageing. Characters very repetitive. Love that group, really do not want to say anything bad about their work, did mention to Ed that the father's character was very obvious. Maybe will meet with Ben or Emily in the next few weeks. Hope they take my discussion seriously, though they seem very locked into the project's vision.Thought of a lot of different things during the moments in the play that I found repetitive. Konstantine in Act IV of the Seagull; why I did not have enough money to produce a longer run of Home/Sick. Nice to say hello to Ben's parents--they seemed very gracious.
Afterwards, had a beer at Formerly Crows, again treated very graciously there, watched the end of the Yankee game, decided to leave--then, faced with a decision--to eat "out" and spend about $10.00 plus, or to take some chicken in for about $3.00, budgeting properly. Chose the latter, pleased about how I managed my money, but was in too early---had trouble falling asleep, finally made it but did not sleep fitfully, should stay out longer tonight.
Rest of day: plan is to go to Bushwick Starr for a work in progress this afternoon, then have my ticket to At The Table at HERE, a play about which I have heard good things, but unlike most of the plays that I see, I don't know anyone in it.
Tomorrow the meeting at Jack...after that....?
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