Fred was the doorman at my last NYC apartment building ... he worked the midnight shift ... on our first encounter I was coming home late one nite and happened to have my horn ... Fred asked what kind of music I played ... I said mostly jazz ... he then asked... Benny Goodman or Sidney Bechet? .... I said of course Sidney Bechet ... from that moment we became fast and dear friends .... I miss Fred ... I miss all of the NYC friends and characters that passed thru my life ... I do so miss NYC ... I am grateful to be where I am now .... but there's not one moment that I don't miss being in NYC .... and to be more honest and precise ... I miss being young in NYC .... I've been so fortunate in my life ... I am so very grateful for my memories ... I'd love to go back and do them all over again ... although if I were somehow able to do that ... I'm certain I'd make exactly the same mistakes .... I'm back there each nite the moment my head touches the pillow ... there's a comfort in that ... thanks for the memories ...
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Usually my camera isn't drawn towards the homeless ... but John's presence was so visually striking that I just couldn't resist and was compelled to connect ... on any day he could hold your interest with just his intellect alone ... fluid and interesting ... thoughtful and charismatic .... and certainly entertaining .... on any other day he was equally off center and just bat shit crazy ... anyway ... I haven't seen John for quite some time now .... don't know if his demons took more control or if he just moved on .... in any event I do think of him frequently ... there's a fragility and serendipity in the human condition that affects us all really .... and especially in these times, there's a fine line that we all must walk to stay centered and balanced ... it's not always easy to do that ....
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Edward Olive commercial, wedding, portrait, fine art and stock photographer based out of Madrid Spain.
Fotógrafo comercial, de stock, bodas, books, retratos y fotografía artística basado en Madrid España.
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