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Washington’s First Inauguration

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On this date, a mere 224 years ago, George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the USA. You can find this stone (as well as some other artifacts like the bible that was used) in Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan in New York City, America’s first capital.

Imagine

Imagine John Lennon Memorial Central park new York city

John Lennon was born on this day in 1940. Today’s photo is of the John Lennon Memorial, located in “Strawberry Fields” in Central Park in New York City. I took this pic this past summer shortly before visiting The Dakota, where Lennon was shot and killed in 1980. The Dakota is right next to this part of Central Park.

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo mexican artist self portrait museum of modern art new york city

What does one of Frida Kahlo’s self portraits have to do with Ashland you ask? Not a whole lot, but there is a distant connection. Frida was married (twice) to Diego Rivera who was from Guanajuato, Mexico. Guanajuato is Ashland’s sister city and the two share a very close relationship.

I took today’s photo at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York last month. The title of this painting is “Fulang-Chang and I,” and here is the blurb that went with it.

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View from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade

Brooklyn Heights Promenade scene lower manhattan new york city sunset

Moments after Mother Nature unleashed about an inch of rain, today’s photo captures the view from Brooklyn of Lower Manhattan. To the far left is the Statue of Liberty and to the far right is the Brooklyn Bridge. I took this picture about an hour before taking this one.

2012 Home Run Derby day

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Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees shows his home run swing

I don’t think I have ever watched a MLB Home Run Derby. Most years I haven’t had ESPN or I’ve been traveling overseas during the All-Star Break. Tonight I may watch my first.

Last year’s champion was Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees. He hit one during my first visit to Yankee Stadium last month. It was a historic day as the Yankees and Braves combined to tie the record for the most home runs hit at Yankee Stadium in a single game.

robinson cano of the yankees rounds the bases

joe girardi high fives robinson cano

Will Robinson Cano be smiling again at the end of tonight's contest?

Robert Ellis (& The Boys)

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Robert Ellis

In New York City in the summer they have a series of (mostly free) concerts called SummerStage. My wife wanted to see Alabama Shakes. I wasn’t planning on taking photos, but I was heading over to Citi Field in Queens to catch the Mets and Yankees game later in the day so I had my camera with long lenses in the bag.

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Ryan Chavez on drums

The first band on the bill was Robert Ellis. We weren’t very close to the stage, but with a crop sensor DSLR (Nikon D7000), 70-200mm lens, and 1.7X teleconverter, I didn’t need to be to take these shots.

Geoffrey Muller bass guitar

Geoffrey Muller, bass

Wil Van Horn pedal steel guitar new york summer stage free concerts in central park

Wil Van Horn, pedal steel guitar

Kelly Doyle on guitar for robert ellis in central park

Kelly Doyle, guitar

Cody Eppley

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New York sunset

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Sunset from Brooklyn's Dumbo (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass)

We had some crazy weather on our trip to New York. In addition to the heat I mentioned yesterday, we had some thunder and lightning. After a downpour, I took today’s photo. We had planned to walk back over the Brooklyn Bridge (on the left) after dinner in DUMBO, but another storm hit before we finished eating so we took the subway instead.

That’s the Manhattan Bridge on the right over the East River. In the distance, you can see the new WTC 1 nearing completion.

My friend Nelson made some minor adjustments to my original photo to come up with what you see pictured above.

Yankee Stadium panorama

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Panorama view from Section 224, Row 1 in New Yankee Stadium

The year was probably 1977 or 1978. I was about 9 years old. The setting was my home, and I was watching TV–not just any TV, but the NBC baseball “Game of the Week” which came on most Saturdays after “This Week in Baseball.” Mickey Rivers was the batter, and the location was Yankee Stadium. The field looked frightfully hot as the players were sweating and the sun danced off of Rivers’ helmet in strange ways. At that moment I subconsciously put a visit to Yankee Stadium on my bucket list.

Flash forward 30-something years and I was in a similar scene. Rivers wasn’t batting and Yankee Stadium got a face lift, but the sun and heat were the same. I took today’s photo (photos actually as this is a photomerge of 10 wide angle pics) 10 days ago. The reason the seats around me are mostly open was because it was brutally hot–over 95 degrees with high humidity. I could only stand it for a couple innings myself, and then I moved to a shady seat on the first base side.

Tommy Hanson was pitching for the Atlanta Braves and Derek Jeter was at bat for the New York Yankees in the above picture. I was actually much closer to the field than the photo makes things appear. The first row of the second deck (main level) is a wonderful place to sit (if the weather is reasonable) as you have tons of leg room, no one walks in front of you, and you are closer to the field than any other second deck (that I’ve been on) in baseball.