kind of quick to do a focus on the weekend, but we will try.
Saturday---found out about vigil in Crown Heights after a murder on Friday morning. Attended vigil at 6:30 at corner of Prospect Place and Schenectedy Avenue. My two contacts from SOS were not there, so basically, I stood alone. Was a little bothered since none of the other SOS members made contact with me, but decided to stay and support them, because I believed I should be there. It is there commitment that is really important. Still moved by their commitment and passion. Very hungry after it was over, so headed to subway and then to Bark, for a nice hamburger---only hamburger I have really eaten this year is theirs. Then, went to Anthology Film Archives for a showing of Bad Day at Black Rock--a really terrific movie made in the mid fifties with Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan.
Afterwards, Ryan's son and biographer spoke, I commented how the film confronted the blacklist (many films made in the fifties did) and Ryan's son agreed with me. Nice time, returned home.
Sunday: Decided to see Mercury Fur, to see Zane P/s performance. Managed, without any trouble to get a 27.00 dollar ticket. A passionate nightmare--a really vicious play, but one that is valid. Brutality abounded, I felt as if I was really trapped in this frightening zone. Great ensemble acting from the eight actors---they functioned totally as one. Really intense, not for everyone. Afterwards, said hi to Zane, we spoke briefly, I was surprised that he seemed to have lost touch with the others in his class at Friends. Left it at that.
Went down to Standings to watch baseball for a while, left and then had some delicious ice cream at the place I discovered while working at the Fringe---read a while. The plan was to head out to Williamsburg and "hang with the gang", but felt very tired when I left the place (maybe over sugared) and just headed home. Sleep soon followed, and that was the rest of the evening.
Kind of pressed for time, will start a new post soon and describe Monday's adventures.
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