What now...

so much seems to be going on. Reading tonight at Starr---looking forward to that.
Just read about continuing violence in Baltimore and what the new police chief is faced with as he takes over. Still planning to visit sometime in the next two weeks (probably Monday 27 to Wed 29) but have yet to make any plans or put down any money. Still hoping to stay at Biddle Inn, though would not mind staying near Hopkins. All to be figured out
Some weekend reports.
Saturday: Planned to attend Ford retrospective at Museum of Moving Image, but subways were so bad on Saturday afternoon, that I could not make it---stopped off at a diner in LIC that I had been meaning to go to for a while--had ice coffee and a very rich cheese danish---enjoyed it while watching the game, but have a feeling I payed for it later.
Finally did get to see a movie--What Happened Miss Simone, a really intense and brilliant look at Nina Simone's life--great to see how involved she was with the Civil Rights Movement. Afterwards stopped at Formerly Crows, a place that is really friendly and really has some fairly inexpensive (for a bar) food. After that, still only 8 o'clock, for the next hour wandered around the west village, around Hudson, Greenwich Street, Westbeth, touched all the bases. For moments one can almost forget the high prices of the present and remember when apartments in those houses rented for $50.00 for a one bedroom, when artists in their twenties in the early and late fifties could live freely there. Time really stops, as I walked the not too crowded streets, only to be interrupted by the current noise from an outdoor cafe. Returned home fairly early--somewhat bombed out by the intensity of the Atticus Lish novel that I am now reading (it got mellower on Sunday) and spent a very restless night waiting for Sunday morning. Hot! I refuse to use even ancient fan that I have---had a dream that included the late Meir Ribalow whose play, Marmalade Skies, I produced in September of 83. In the dream he looked young as he did then.
Yesterday decided to build the day around visit to Zach at DBG bar in Greenpoint. Stayed there from about 1 to 4, good conversation, glad to hear that he is in a play by Lynn Nottage, who I really like. Then went to Cobra for a very rich donut and coffee, read a lot of Sunday times, then walked to DeKalb, bus to Broadway, Broadway bus to Williamsburg. South Fourth, usually where I hang out there was pretty crowded, did not want to stay---instead walked up Bedford and finally had  a slice of Pizza at Two Boots on Driggs. Returned home very tired--it was relatively early, but slept better and began the day, today.
Rest of week to include Assembly Play (should make reservation for it right now) the event tonight, and another event on Saturday at Bushwick Starr, Sunday's "Take Back our Streets" meeting at Jack
Have to decide whether to see 10 by 12, at Soho, and whatever else...report back tomorrow.