tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10460916011891611892024-03-13T21:44:54.224-07:00nyc2vinKeeping My Sanity, $ense and Style - While I Still Can... "and that's nyc2vin"nyc2vinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743989266497147881noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-61284397736195548822023-01-27T23:50:00.000-08:002023-01-27T23:50:20.016-08:00It Fell Off A Truck<p>I remember when I was a kid that my father was always selling something out of his car. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall my father always had something to sell. When we visited family and friends, they would joke and call him the traveling salesman - I just called him dad.</p><p>My dad would take me with him to pick up his weekly deals. We'd drive down the West Side highway on Saturday mornings to his "friends" storage units and we'd shop. Usually he would go inside as I waited in the car. But I really looked forward to the times when I got to go inside the large storage warehouse. We'd have to wait (what seemed like forever) to get the old creaky elevator to the floor where we'd meet his friend. Sometimes we'd even drive further downtown and go shopping at storefronts or friends basements and always leave with the car fully stocked. I rarely knew what he was buying unless it was something he thought I'd be interested in. 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My father felt happy and alive as the trunk of his car emptied out. Of course he'd always give the family discount (which took away from his profit) but he loved doing it and didn't care. When anyone would ask my father where he got the merchandise, he'd laugh it off and simply say "it fell off a truck." It wasn't till years later that I found out what that meant, but it didn't really matter to me. All I knew was that I enjoyed shopping with my dad and all the excitement that surrounded it. I still love to shop and I know a bargain when I see it thanks to my dad.<p></p><p><i><span>I'll always be a New Yorker thanks to my New York memories... 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But then I listened to the woman below and it brought me back to growing up in the Bronx and listening to the rants and screaming of the neighborhood bag lady. She walked by our apartment building almost daily and rested on the stoop of our building. 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She'd rummage through the garbage cans or would go through her bags overstuffed with her "treasures" while sitting on our stoop.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I remember her every time a homeless person is in my neighborhood now (which is pretty much everyday). I'm fascinated, repulsed, annoyed but find it so unbelievable that it's <i>still</i> treated the same way... ignored. It makes me sad.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We didn’t have a name or label for these sad souls back then. I just called our "neighbor" Tess. I yelled out my window to the woman below "Hey Tess, keep it down, will ya?" She yelled back "Sorry" followed by a string of curses as she slowly made her way down the block.</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'll always be a New Yorker thanks to my New York memories... 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<span style="font-size: large;">He taught me to look for a bargain, <i>never</i> pay retail... negotiate. He taught me how to get anywhere on the subway... <i>and</i> how to avoid using a token. He would talk to anybody at the drop of a hat... yep, that's me too! He tried to teach me how to swim, but mama's fear of the water made me afraid of it too... <i>nice try though dad!</i> He even taught me how to be a child bookie... <i>but that's another story! </i>My dad had a really odd sense of humor which I also got from him. He always encouraged me to be myself... an artist and a gay man. He never gave me a hard time... always being supportive. He was not a saint by any means, but he was my dad and I loved him.</span><br />
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VinZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05785773140787548337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-81818168399085146692018-08-09T15:38:00.002-07:002021-05-28T17:54:39.871-07:00Freakin' Me OutI'm never in a good mood after fasting and especially when I have to wake up early to get a blood test. After waiting what seemed like hours and fantasizing about pancakes, I finally went in to get my blood drawn. All of a sudden this hyper crazy woman burst into my exam room and started a manic monologue complaining loudly to the nurse <i>and</i> me... while the needle was in my arm!<br />
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I was surprised for a moment then blurted out "<i>hey lady, what are ya doin'? You're FREAKIN' ME OUT right now." </i>She looked at me as if <i>I was</i> crazy and returned to her exam room continuing her rant as the needle was still in my arm!<br />
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I went in for blood work, got freaked out, but rewarded myself with pancakes... <i>"And that's </i><i><a href="https://twitter.com/nyc2vin" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">nyc2vin</span></a></i><i>."</i><br />
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nyc2vinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743989266497147881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-46223753721956788112018-07-18T21:01:00.002-07:002018-07-19T15:46:00.294-07:00Be Careful What You Wish <div style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next morning I felt as if I had the best sleep of my life (or at least the last few years). My mind was clear and I felt focused without even having my morning coffee. Just as I was about to start my daily routine of slowly getting up and stretching, I had a strange but somewhat familiar feeling, I didn’t have any aches or pains. No negative thoughts, no anxiety... I felt <a href="https://youtu.be/tAlNsDYuQck" target="_blank">"fit as a fiddle and ready for love"</a>. My mind was totally alert and my energy was pushing me out of bed. I couldn’t wait to start the day. Wow, this is great... anything is possible on this new day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then I heard a really loud annoying noise and didn't recognize it right away - <i>it was the alarm clock!</i> The euphoria </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">was all just a dream as r</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">eality set in along with the aches, pains and groggy feeling of my morning</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Damn that alarm clock... </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"and that's</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/nyc2vin" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">nyc2vin</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">".</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few days later, I took my first class and didn't know anything, except for some basic stretching and breathing. I sat in the back of the room and tried as hard as I could, I was gonna relax if it killed me. I resisted this new thing called Yoga <i>but</i> enjoyed the teacher. Slowly I "got over myself" gaining some confidence and understanding the technique. Before long I was front and center (no surprise) </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">feeling totally present and in the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What I liked most about my teacher was that she was a real character and I could relate to her. She was an artsy tough Italian chick from Brooklyn... with a real New York edge. She'd enter the Yoga room with a lot of energy, a real whirlwind wearing a leather biker jacket. After a few deep breaths, she'd start to unwind, welcoming us and making us all feel "warm and fuzzy" by adding a few positive words of wisdom. She'd light incense and start to chant (remember this was a gym). She broke all the rules and I loved it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After I received my first degree in Yoga, I celebrated with a martini... namaste! And just as I learned from my first Yoga teacher (and of course, Madonna) it's all about mind, body, and <i>spirits</i> - </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"and that's</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/nyc2vin" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">nyc2vin</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been one year since I left Suburbia in Northern California and finally moved back to NYC. I've realized even though I moved back to my <i>"old place"</i> it can still feel like a <i>"new place"</i> with similar hopes, dreams and anxieties that I had before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As<i> nyc2suburbia:</i> I moved to Suburbia and was hopeful. I wanted a change, new beginnings, new friends and family. I'm generally an optimist, but I was disappointed. I didn't like the change and I expected too much from everything <i>and</i> everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well I'm back where I wanted to be. It's not my ideal neighborhood <b>but</b> I made it back - and that's a big deal! On this one year anniversary of moving back, it's the perfect time to celebrate new beginnings as history repeats itself...</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"and that's</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/nyc2vin" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">nyc2vin</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are many variables about when and where you take the subway that can form your opinion. In the worse case scenario I choose to sit back and observe. I listen and watch what's going on... it can be fascinating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, that's pretty heavy stuff going on while riding the subway. I took out my cell phone and started to make a few notes. After all, I gotta make a plan, I don't wanna fail</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">... "and that's <a href="https://twitter.com/nyc2vin" target="_blank">nyc2vin</a>".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The heat is intense and the sunshine is blinding as I see a gaggle of paparazzi snapping photos. I pause for a moment and see Selena Gomez trying to get into a pet shop in the West Village to get away from the photographers and buy a puppy. I say "hi Selena" and give her a thumbs up as I continue to head for my margarita while it's still Happy Hour at <a href="https://www.ofrendanyc.com/" target="_blank">Ofrenda</a>, one of my favorite Mexican restaurants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few minutes later enjoying a Margarita and talking to the waiter he said "you just missed <a href="https://www.selenagomez.com/" target="_blank">Selena Gomez</a>, she was sitting at this table". I said "I didn't miss her, I just passed her on the street". Even though the Summer may almost be officially over, it ain't over yet! There's another patch of unseasonably warm weather brewing. So much for climate change being a hoax... "and that's nyc2vin."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fast forward a few years, I was determined to move back home 2 NYC because Suburbia wasn't for me. Beautiful for sure, but isolated and living with little diversity. It took me three years to find a place, but I did it and I'm back in NYC. That's the reason for the name change in my social media from nyc2suburbia to nyc2vin. My focus will connect more to what I'm about... theatre, traveling, photography, design and my twisted sense of humor that keeps me going as I try to "survive with my sanity, sense and style."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No one thought I'd realistically be able to move back home to NYC. During the challenge of finding an affordable place I had a few doubts too. There were things I kept hearing from everyone:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">"You're dreaming"</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">"If anything, you're tenacious..."</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">"You did it, I can't believe it, but you did it. That's amazing..."</span></i><br />
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<br />nyc2vinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743989266497147881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-84119018698977612822017-05-29T14:51:00.001-07:002017-09-19T15:08:41.942-07:00Transitioning - What's My Name?Hello out there... I'm back. I haven't published anything for awhile because I've been transitioning. I finally made the move back home 2 NYC. But with "the change" came the packing, the unpacking, the designing, the redesigning and getting back into my groove and enjoying life in the city.<br />
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I have a challenge though... what do I call myself now that I'm no longer "nyc2suburbia"? I've been going nuts trying to find a new name. What do I call myself now that "nyc2suburbia" is NOW back home in NYC? <i>Who am I? </i>I thought that I could just keep "nyc2suburbia" <i>but</i> that's not what I'm all about anymore. I'll be writing more about my love of life in NYC through theatre, design projects, continuing my take on everyday life along with my photography.<br />
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Well "Hello Dolly"- I mean Hello New York, "it's so nice to be back home where I belong". Still not sure what my new name will be, but all in good time. Meanwhile one of my hashtags is #HarlemHaven, cause I'm living in Harlem. Hang in there as I transition back to the city that never sleeps.<br />
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<b>Mama: </b>I don't know about this California.<br />
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<b>Vin: </b>What do you mean?<br />
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<b>Mama:</b> The people here are so different from NY.<br />
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<b>Vin:</b> Of course, Ma. People are all different, you know that, you taught me that! That's a good thing, who wants to be the same? That's boring!<br />
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<b>Mama:</b> (Big dramatic pause, then staring at me enunciating like <a href="http://www.pattilupone.net/" target="_blank">Patti LuPone</a>) Vincent... you don't <i>know</i> what I'm talking about. Here in California, <i>nobody</i> asks you if you wanna come over for a cup of coffee?<br />
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<b>Vin:</b> So?<br />
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<b>Mama: </b>So? Even if they <i>did</i> ask me, which they <i>don't</i>, I wouldn't go over! It's not the same as New York! You can always go over to your friends house for a cup of coffee without even being asked.<br />
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<b>Vin:</b> So?<br />
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<b>Mama: </b>Vincent, are you a dummy? What did I raise? Here they don't ask you and besides even if they did, I couldn't go, how the hell am I gonna get there? I don't drive!<br />
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<b>Vin:</b> Oy Mama, okay I get it, whatever you say. So what do you feel like doing now?<br />
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<b>Mama:</b> Oh I don't know... I could go for a nice cup of coffee AND a big piece of cake.<br />
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<b>Vin: </b>Great! So you wanna go to IHOP for a cup of coffee?<br />
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<b>Mama:</b> Yeah, you see? <i>You</i> know what I mean! Let's get some pancakes while we're at it.<br />
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For me Gay Pride is not only about men wearing dresses and prancing around waving a sequined rainbow flag. It's not about the leather clad women looking like men revving their big powerful motorcycle engines. It's not about transgender and what bathroom we can or can't use or even who or what we identify as. Gay Pride is more than the stereotypes that the media continues to focus on and insists on shoving down our throats. It's too bad that this is what the majority of middle America only gets to read about or see on television. They don't focus on all the Gay people that look just like anyone you might see at your grocery store, school or doctors office. Where are the Gay middle class average Joe or Jane? <i>They're never on the front page!</i><br />
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For me and many others, Gay Pride is the ability to be looked at as an Equal. Having all the rights that everyone deserves as humans. Feeling proud is waking up next to the person you love <i>and</i> being able to be yourself. It's that simple!<br />
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nyc2vinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743989266497147881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-40591367396940773642016-05-31T23:36:00.002-07:002017-09-19T15:31:37.577-07:00Room With A View - My NYCI'm looking out my window in Suburbia while obsessively scouring the New York real estate ads in search of an apartment. It doesn't matter how small the apartment, I don't need all the space that Suburbia has to offer. I need the energy, the life <i>and</i> the public transportation that NYC has to offer. <i>Besides,</i> I've never needed that much room, I've been very creative with small living spaces. I'm frustrated and my mind begins to wander... I start to remember the tiny apartment where I grew up.<br />
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We lived in a two bedroom one bath apartment - very small for four people. It was on the first floor which meant you could see and hear <i>everyone</i> that came in or left the building... at all hours. I didn't think twice about it, I thought it was great that I got to see all these people coming and going. I guess I didn't know better, but it was all I knew and I loved it. As a kid I decorated and redecorated my tiny bedroom hundreds of time. My parents never objected and just let me express myself, I guess they were ahead of their time!<br />
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My aunt (who was more like a grandmother to me) lived with us most of the time. She was the oldest of my mothers sisters and my mother was the youngest... of thirteen! We all got along even though we had strong personalities (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). I'm not even sure how we did it with one bathroom. It was like living in Grand Central Station with all the family and friends coming over. My father was a saint for putting up with all the drama, but we were an Italian family that lived in the Bronx and drama was just another part of our lives.<br />
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I always had a creative imagination and at the time I thought it was a great apartment. After all we had a "terrace" that I'd go out on and tan or sing or draw or just daydream. It may have been just a fire escape, but to me it was <i>our</i> terrace. I even had my own special beach... <i>on the roof. </i>I'd walk up the five flights and sun bathe and look beyond the tops of all the buildings with the clothes hanging out to dry. I'd dream that one day I'd go all the way downtown where I could live amongst the tallest buildings and continue to create my own little paradise. Eventually I did and moved to Manhattan where my dream came true. I even had a real terrace with a garden and I didn't have to share the bathroom with three people.<br />
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Most people would kill for the peace and quiet that I have in Suburbia. But for me it's a lonely place and I'd much rather see and hear people coming and going. I'd still like a view... even if it's from my "terrace" on the fire escape.<br />
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I texted a friend and told him that I've been feeling down since returning "home" to Suburbia <i>and</i> losing two more apartment deals in NYC. Later I got a text back saying "...try to be positive - you are alive, pretty, healthy and not dying." The text made my day - I was called <i>pretty</i> and even from a friend who has seen me in the morning... <i>before</i> coffee! Later that day I reread the text. Shit! There wasn't a <b><i>comma</i></b> after pretty. I wasn't pretty. I was <i><b>pretty healthy</b>.</i> Now I wasn't just pretty anymore. I guess I'm gonna have to pay even more attention to punctuation - <b>Exclamation!</b></div>
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Did I have fun? Of course I had "fun". What the hell is life without <i>fun. </i>It comes natural to me, I can even have <i>fun</i> when I'm "pretty healthy" and not just "pretty". A comma can change your life, it's all about punctuation.... that's it - <b>Period.</b><br />
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nyc2vinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743989266497147881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-85486631916107926112016-01-31T20:59:00.003-08:002016-02-03T17:25:20.721-08:00Cell Phones and Texting and Driving... My Suburbia<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";"><i>I just read some of my first blog posts and found that not much has changed with me in the last few years. I'm reposted this one for those of you who may have missed it the first time...</i></span><br />
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I know where all my clothes are (we now have closet space), we live in a much larger space (we have more than one room)... but, there is no life outside of mall life and highway driving! <i>You have to drive everywhere! </i>OMG, I love to walk and see people on the streets at all times of the day. If you don't want to walk, there are options - subways, crosstown buses, taxi cabs, gypsy cabs... options. Okay, I'll admit since living out here in Suburbia, many of my fears/phobias have surfaced! (Probably because they finally have the space to do so)!!! One of my biggest fears is driving. There, I said it out loud.. driving! People drive while using their cell phones and texting and drinking, Oh My. Cell phones and texting and drinking, Oh My!!! What is that about? Do they need to see the Wizard before their designated time? </div>
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But this is life and it's full of <i>everything</i>! How wonderful is that? Without the bad you wouldn't know the good. It's the yin and yang thing, like my pal Liza sings <a href="https://youtu.be/7cj07DT9lIY" target="_blank">"But The World Goes Round"</a>. So your year sucked? Sorry to hear if it did, but this is life and it ain't perfect. As for me I'm still glad I'm part of it. I will continue to embrace it and feel and question and I thank God I can still complain <i>and</i> rejoice about the whole damn thing.<br />
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Thank you 2015, Happy New Year or as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Thompson" target="_blank">Kay Thompson</a> would say Happy <i>"Everything"</i> darling!<br />
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Stereotypes suck and it's a shame that a lot of people still think of New Yorkers as rude and unfriendly people. That's so untrue because New Yorkers are the first to give directions when you're lost. They stick together when disasters strike <i>and</i> will speak out for a <b>cause</b>.<br />
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I'm proud to be part of the <a href="http://savegansevoort.org/" target="_blank">#SaveGansevoort</a> group trying to preserve the challenged <a href="http://www.6sqft.com/historic-districts-and-landmarking-what-they-mean-and-how-they-could-affect-you/" target="_blank">landmark</a> areas of NY. One of the last frontiers battling with yet another money hungry landlord is Gansevoort Street. We're trying to keep one of the few remaining blocks low-rise, retaining its <i>original</i> character. I'm lucky enough to remember when the <a href="http://thevillager.com/2013/10/10/ten-years-later-the-meatpacking-district-would-have/" target="_blank">Meatpacking District</a> was full of <b>character</b>! There wasn't a hint of the bridge and tunnel "hipsters" glued to their cell phones googling the next hot spot. They're oblivious to the landmarked areas they're walking thru taking their umpteenth selfie... unless of course their Manolo Blahniks get stuck in the iconic cobblestone streets.<br />
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Where have all the <i>real</i> club kids gone? The ones who dangerously ventured to the after hour clubs in the <b>Meatpacking District</b>? Where have the trannies gone that walked around until the early morning hours as the meats were being delivered by the truckers? Who remembers The Mineshaft, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/dining/21florent.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" target="_blank">Florent</a>, the Piers, <a href="http://hogsandheifers.com/" target="_blank">Hogs & Heifers</a> or J's? Does anyone remember the smell of raw meat and the sight of blood being hosed down the cobblestones? <i>I remember...</i><br />
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<br />nyc2vinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743989266497147881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-43960543960517495512015-09-30T22:44:00.001-07:002015-10-02T15:17:01.378-07:00Whose Bed Is It Anyway?My blog is called nyc2suburbia <i>(sometimes I enjoy stating the obvious)</i>. I'm a native New Yorker that moved to Suburbia in Northern California. There were many reasons why I made that decision at the time, it all seemed good on paper, but it was the wrong decision for me. It was one of the things that I did in my life that I regret. Yeah, yeah, yeah I know <i>everything</i> happens for a reason... bullshit! It was an emotional decision and I'll never make another big decision like that based on my emotions. My inner self knew better, <i>but</i> I ignored my natural intuition.<br />
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The point to this post is that I travel back and forth to <a href="http://www.nycgo.com/" target="_blank">NYC</a> a lot. I do this for my sanity, but since <a href="http://www.dementia-mama-drama.com/" target="_blank">Mama</a> passed, I realize more than ever that I gotta move back "home". I've made many trips apartment searching and I've come close <i>so</i> many times but always get a <b>"NO"</b>. It's so frustrating that I'm almost ready to give up the search for a studio apartment in NY! How's this for a great pitch for a new <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/" target="_blank">HGTV</a> show... create a show with <b>average</b> people searching for a <i>studio</i> apartment in the <b>city</b>. We all don't have an unlimited budget with a million things on the checklist. Some of us can even live without that indoor swimming pool <i>or</i> that fourth bedroom used only on the annual family holiday get together. <i>Bitter</i>, not really... <i>pissed</i>, you bet your ass!<br />
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I'm on a plane again exhausted and not in a great mood. It's been another challenging trip of hearing <i>"no, no, no"</i> in NY from agents, landlords and <b>God</b> (better known as "The Board" in Co-op buildings). I'm feeling defeated, down and depressed on my flight back to the land of eternal highways in Suburbia. I'm able to meditate and finally doze off for awhile with a little help from some Xanax. Suddenly there's some turbulence and I wake up not knowing where the hell I was going... New York? Suburbia? Which friends apartment was I going to or coming from? Was I going home? Where the hell is home anyway? Whose bed am I in now?<br />
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Pheww, it took me a few minutes to get my shit together... breathe... think good thoughts... try to relax <i>again</i>. I thank God <i>and</i> <a href="https://www.aa.com/homePage.do" target="_blank">American Airlines</a> for all the reward miles that allow me to travel. But my frequent flyer mileage account is running low (along with my patience) and I fear the welcome mats at my friends are probably wearing thin. Relaxed, I fall back to sleep one more time and dream that <i>I'm</i> on that new <b>HGTV</b>! You know, the one about an average guy finding his simple NY studio and getting his dream of moving back home. <i>Fadeout <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_brick_road" target="_blank">yellow brick road</a>... "Oh Auntie Em"!</i><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I've been trying to reach another level of "letting go" as I continue to "move on", but it ain't easy. Since I've been relentlessly working to move back home to </span><b style="color: #351c75;">NYC</b><span style="color: #351c75;">, I've realized I can't bring back all of my stuff. My boxes, my "things" are filled with feelings </span><i style="color: #351c75;">and</i><span style="color: #351c75;"> memories. The reality is that space in NYC is smaller and I need to let go. All this "stuff" is holding me back... </span><i style="color: #351c75;">WTF?</i><span style="color: #351c75;"> I thought nothing can hold me back.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">When I moved to Suburbia I brought all of my NYC stuff with me. <b>Everything</b> I had in storage, all of my <b>things</b>, all of my <b>feelings</b>, all of my <b>memories</b>, all of my <b>expectations</b>... all of what I thought was <i>me!</i> I didn't "let go". Maybe that's why it's been such a tough transition, <i>I never let go. (</i>Wow I've reached an <a href="http://www.oprah.com/index.html" target="_blank">Oprah</a> "A-Ha" moment)!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">For me, it's natural to hold on and to not let go. But hopefully I can pack my memories with me and move forward and <b><i>let go</i></b> keeping my <b>NYC</b> <i>and</i> my <b>Suburbia</b>. And maybe, just maybe I can leave some excess baggage behind and finally let go by just being me!</span><br />
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nyc2vinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743989266497147881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046091601189161189.post-2825206081845038542015-07-30T23:38:00.000-07:002015-07-30T23:38:19.910-07:00Not Just Another Day at the Beach - My SuburbiaThere's been a major heatwave going on in Northern California. Being a New Yorker I'm familiar with heat and humidity but I <i>always</i> had air conditioning. It just ain't that way here in Suburbia - no A/C!<br />
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For a change of pace and to beat the heat I decided to go to the beach... ya know<i> "When in Rome". </i>Most Easterners think California is all about the beaches - I certainly did! But when I moved out here, I found out <i>"It Ain't Necessarily So"</i> at least not in Northern California. I've only been to one beach in the last few years so I was really looking forward to my beach outing.<br />
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As I drove closer to the beach I noticed something dark lurking ahead. It was the infamous San Francisco fog starting to roll in. It wasn't gonna <i>"Rain on My Parade"</i>, but it certainly looked like <i>"A Foggy Day in London Town"</i> on my beach day! Humph! I was determined to enjoy this <i>damn</i> California beach, that's one of the reasons why I moved here! I was gonna lay out, chill out, cool off and get some sunshine trying to be in the moment (a very challenging thing for me to do). I was planning on letting go of my thoughts and nonstop frustrating work of trying to find an apartment in NYC for the last year or so. I was gonna relax, damn it and have one of those classic California beach days.<br />
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After leaving the beach, I found the sun was still out as I continued my drive back North. Oy! I<i>s this Kharma?</i> When I got home the sun was still beating down on my roof and my apartment was hotter than a NY Subway platform. BTW, that is as close to Hell as you can get! Then I took a moment and remembered that at least I got to see a few surfer boys get in and out of their wetsuits in the parking lot. Hmmmm... so maybe it wasn't just another day at the beach, but it was mine and the heatwave continues.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">This year with all that's been happening in the Media, the new buzz phrase is "I identify as..." I identify as this, I identify as that. Just because I identify with a particular group or person, does that <i>make</i> me that person too? This entire concept is so trippy that I can't seem to wrap my liberal mind around it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">You know what? I always identified with everyone and I still do. That was one of the great things about growing up in New York! It was the proverbial melting pot. But does "identifying" make me less of what I am and more of what everybody else is? This gets even more weird and that's coming from me! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">In high school I identified with the Blacks and Puerto Rican, but I wasn't Black or Puerto Rican. I identified as an Italian American (guilty) a Nerd (sometimes), a Cool Kid (of course), a Stoner (no comment). </span><span style="color: #351c75;">I never identified as a Jock, I just wanted them because they were the hotties! And Cheerleaders, who didn't wanna be a cheerleader? I identified with all these but I was still me. Isn't that what it really comes down to, just being yourself?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">So yeah, yeah I identify as everyone, so maybe I'm no one. But what really drives me crazy is all this <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pc&defid=1851900" target="_blank">PC</a> BS! Just say it like you feel it, approval can come at a price and I ain't buying it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Happy Gay Pride to all! Happy Alphabet Pride aka <a href="http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/a-comprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/" target="_blank">LGBTQIA</a>... pick a letter, any letter at all. </span><i style="color: #351c75;">Thank you Vanna White. </i><span style="color: #351c75;">This Pride let's keep it real, be ourselves and let's just be proud. Identify yourself as happy and remember that the rest is all just a bunch of letters and you can always buy another vowel.</span><br />
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As a teenager, going up to the roof was a time for me and my dreams. A time when I could hang out with friends or just be by myself sunbathing on <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tar+beach" target="_blank">"tar beach"</a> slathered in baby oil and iodine for hours (who knew back then)! I felt like like I was sitting on top of the world loving the view, playing my guitar and always singing.<br />
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I'd stare off and look towards the City (aka "The Land of Oz" for me). I was sure from an early age that Manhattan is where I wanted to move "when I grew up". I was in my own world on the roof and knew that my dream of living in NYC would one day come true.<br />
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Years later, it happened! I moved into my first Manhattan studio apartment after returning from touring with <a href="http://www.hairthemusical.com/" target="_blank">"Hair"</a> (the Broadway musical) and I've never been the same. I was bitten by the "show biz bug" <i>and</i> the "NYC bug" as a kid. I'm convinced it happened on one of those sunny, humid, mellow days while I was daydreaming up on the roof of a five floor walk up in the Bronx. Ah Summertime!<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Dwayne:</b></span> Yo Angel, listen to me. Ya know what I'm sayin', right? <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ya know what I'm sayin'? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Angel:</b></span> No, </span>Dwayne, I don't have any idea what the hell you are talking about!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Dwayne:</span></b> Ahh, come on. You're messing' wit me. Ya know what I'm sayin', don't ya?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Angel:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Ya know Angel, I can't understand what the f*ck </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">you're saying and you think I know what you mean? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Dwayne:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Man, you got an attitude today.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Angel:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> An attitude? Why don't you just try to use words when you speak, try u</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">sing full sentences. You know what they are don't ya? They got nouns and verbs in them, they usually have a point.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Dwayne:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> A point? Oh shit, forget it! Ya don't know what I'm saying. You don't even <i>know</i> me anymore.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Angel:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> I guess not cause you don't even try to understand what <i>I'm</i> trying to say when I speak to you!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Dwayne:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Exactly, that's what I'm sayin'. That's why we get along so well, we so different.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Angel:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> So now we get along? I'm really confused, let's forget it. You don't know what I'm saying! You don't know.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Dwayne:</span></b> I KNOW exactly what <i>you're</i> saying. Ya know what <i>I'm</i> sayin'?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Angel:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Yeah, I know what you're saying. Sorry, it was just a rough day for me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><b style="color: #990000;">Dwayne:</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Word! See... ya <i>know</i> what I'm sayin'.</span></span><br />
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