headphones finally here....

yes, a "break through" for cityboy. He finally buys headphones from the library---ostensibly to listen to wnyc program that he missed yesterday. So yes, revelations of revelations, he hears some of that program, but his thoughts turn to Natasha and Pierre and he goes from there to the original cast recording and is attracted to its second number: Pierre's monologue of despair and rage. So it rings in his ear and he becomes fascinated by it. But he is able to tear himself away, and go to a live stream of a debate in Brooklyn between the City Council race that is taking place next week where the central point of contention is what will happen to the Brooklyn Armory and focus on that> But will the "earphone commitment" change his web browsing habits. We will see. Meanwhile he continues to be drawn to that monologue, who knows how many times this session at the Lincoln Center Library's computer, he will listen to it.
   Yesterday, after the blog report, fairly uneventful, still making up some sleep from the airplane flight that began on Monday evening and ended Tuesday morning. So, actually right at the beginning of the second Mayoral debate, cityboy fell into a deep sleep. When I awoke at about 11, my body felt disjointed, usually after a nap or short sleep I wake up full of energy, this time it was as if my body was useless. Strange feeling. A little more sleep, then some improvement--actually took a walk to get a fruit drink, and things returned to normal. Still, it was more than a little unsettling--then a strange dream---that is somewhat hard to recollect---taking place in Boston (much happened to me there in the early stages of my adulthood) I think it had something to do with encountering an old girl friend or acquaintance---also some of it took place in a theater--but that is all I remember.
   Saturday is the march against gentrification---if I have no assignments, I will try to walk  the whole march, a very long trip. And yet, I want to go. The little statement that I recorded has not been e mailed to the others yet---or put up on the BAN facebook page. Will it be later? We will see.
  Today is completely open---need  day to put things together---the only plan is to visit La Flaca this evening and chat with Bobby, my friend who owns and runs the restaurant, he has been experiencing some flak from his landlords, and I want to be supportive of his fight against them.
  So we march on towards Tuesday, the primary day---a day which could determine the direction the city moves in the next four years. I think this is the most important election that we have had in some time---in my opinion, deBlasio will continue his policy of supporting for profit developers building in "fringe: neighborhoods, that is neighborhoods that are mostly working class but that are moving slowly towards gentrifying. This will only push it forward. Ultimately this policy, if pushed through. will simply increase displacement. And no one says anything about a need for commercial rent control. As I walk the streets of the upper west side (where I live) I am greatly disappointed by the lack of concern I see in my fellow citizens. Very few people realize the significance of what is happening here---very few people seem to allow themselves to be concerned with deBlasio's policies, and their ultimate effect on the whole city. What will the next four years be like. Should I be more worried then ever before? We will see.