"Respect My A-Thor-A-Tay!" (May, 2006)

A Cop telling people where to go, at an Immigrants Rally at Union Square on 05-01-2006. The rally was one of many held throughout America on that date. Notice the "Che Guevara" poster in the background.

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"Hey Mom, Talk to ME!" Union Square, NYC (April, 2006)

A mom in Union Square, NYC, struggles with her cell phone while carrying her baby strapped to her belly. The baby peers out, perhaps trying to memorize the number (photo taken on 04-05-2006).

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Couple Engages in a Serious Conversation, Union Square, NYC (April, 2006)

A couple seemingly having a serious conversation in Union Square, NYC (photo taken on 04-05-2006).

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Surrounded By The Titans of Mid-Town (February, 2006)

Here is a view of THREE iconic, world-famous Mid-Town Manhattan buildings plus a sharp-looking hotel tossed in for good measure. On the bottom left you have a corner of the legendary Grand Central Terminal. Above it is the spectacular Met Life Building (formerly the Pan Am Building). In the middle (the shinny, glass, black building) is the least famous of the bunch, the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Finally, on the right is New York's "piece de resistance," the beautiful Chrysler Building. This photo was taken at sunset (which explains the deep red tinge to Grand Central Terminal and elsewhere in the photo) on 02-03-2006.

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A Toothless, Singing Hippie, San Francisco (October, 1990)

Way back in 1990, I came upon this fine fellow -- a toothless, singing "hippie" -- at Hallidie Plaza in San Francisco. That is where the Powell/Market Street "turntable" (a trolley turning station) is. He was there entertaining tourists and commuters while the trolley "Gripmen" turned the trolleys around.

What was he singing when I snapped this photo? Well, SHOCKINGLY, he was singing the San Francisco, "Summer-of-Love," hippie-classic by Scott McKenzie. C'mon, you remember the song! Sure you do! Here it is:

San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)
Lyrics by Scott McKenzie
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If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there
~
For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco
Gentle people with flowers in their hair
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All across the nation such a strange vibration
People in motion
There's a whole generation with a new explanation
People in motion people in motion
~
For those who come to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
~
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there

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Empire State Building Close Up (February, 2006)

This is a shot of the Empire State Building taken from across the street. It was a crisp, clean, mid-Winter morning (photo taken on 02-06-2006).

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Collecting Cans to Survive, NYC (February, 2006)

An older man collects cans on the street to survive (photo taken on 02-06-2006).

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NEWSFLASH: Snowman Shot Dead Breaking into East Side Tenament (October, 2006)

Photo taken on 10-02-2006.

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Poetry in Motion (October, 2006)

A pretty young lady rushes through Union Square Park, in NYC, on her way to who knows where (photo taken on 10-04-2006).

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Just an Ordinary Guy, Union Square, NYC (October, 2006)

This guy is one of the key, regular, zanny & entertaining characters in Union Square, NYC (photo taken on 10-04-2006).

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Hacky Sack at Union Square, NYC (October, 2006)

Hacky Sack, along with Skate Boarding, is a popular sport in Union Square, NYC (photo taken on 10-04-2006).

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