Ttuesday free......

No work today, first time since last Monday, a kind of relief, definitely a sense of time being different since I am on my own. Not tired either, by the afternoon. Think that my student of the day wlll cancel, so that will leave me completely free. Who Am I? Cityboy-well got my teeth cleaned this morning, picked up my check from Friends (and a big check it was) and returned to Lincoln Center Library where I am now.
Some reports: Saturday evening, arrived at Bushwick Starr around 7:15, to find myself in the back of a fairly long cancellation line. Thought I might be able to get in---was greeted nicely by Artistic Director Noel and staff, but alas, twas not to be----missed by about 4---so where to go then?  Took subway (L) one stop and found a decent new bar called Lantern Hall---had a really nice Kale Caesar Salad and was treated nicely by staff---had an interesting conversation with new bartender who happens to live with Chef. Will go there again, to see what happens. Thought I might then stop at South Fourth but found myself exhausted on the L, going west, so simply returned home.
That afternoon, however, another adventure. Went to check out Library on 173rd street and Morris avenue in the Bronx. Again a visit to the world that I once knew as a boy and teen-ager, a world that was then almost completely white and Jewish. Why do those art deco buildings call out to me---I shatter when I pass them. Anyway, after checking out the library decided not to simply take obvious route, one block back to Concourse and two blocks to D train. Instead I walked east, passed Morris and traveled on 173rd street via Monroe, Weeks, Topping and Eastburn, are there any others. This was, I am told, a heavily Communist area when I was growing up. Just fascinated by the geography, very few people on the street, a few hovering outside the one or two bodegas that I passed. After the sixth street, decided to return to Concourse via Mount Eden Avenue, the largest east-west street around. Don't know when I will return, but invigorated at the thought of further walks in the area.
Try to remember that it is a poor area now, very different from the one that was inhabited in my childhood.
DeBlasio's rezoning plan has passed with some tweaking. Helping the poorest in the city? We will see.
So what does cityboy do with his spare time tonight? Not clear, 500.000 options loom---but nothing comes out at me---nothing is a "must". Should see a play, if possible---wouldn't mind checking out Christopher Plummer's movie and then visiting a bar---it should all work itself out as the day progresses--and it is all mine.