disgusted.....

after reading an article in Gotham Gazette (actually this is the second time i have read it) about police surveillance in the city that we,its citizens do not know about. It is part of a larger article that states that for all their talk about protecting immigrants,there are many ways they can be arbitrarily tracked. So much for "progressive" vision of the mayor. Again, cityboy experiences a feeling of helplessness, or what is the point of focusing on anything else---in comparison to that, all my personal "reports"seem trivial. On the other hand, as I stated in an earlier blog, people are helping the refugees struggling for asylum. This seems to have created a lot of passion. I guess that might be a nice counter to what I have just written.
Still, life goes on, I have events to participate in this afternoon and evening, and will possibly get a lot of pleasure from both theater projects that are before me. But what is to be done?
  Last night was spent mostly at South Fourth. Important for me to make sure that Mark knew the way to the Delacort for tonight (he does). Now, however, a text tells me he is not going---Clint, my friend is, so that should make things easier. I spent about 5 hours at South fourth, good conversations with many people, so new friends and some old. Everyone is trying to figure out the next move after the sad closing of South fourth on the 31st. Other bars? Coordination? Just life in the city, right?  After the closing I will probably spend more time at La Flaca,  I have not been there as much recently as I would have liked. Well, we will see how it all plays out.
  Today in the afternoon, the double bill at the Potamac Theater project that my friend Tara is in, and this evening, the invited dress for the Shakespeare musical. That really sounds interesting, Will report soon.