Crusties Hate Jazz

If you're not from around here, you wouldn't necessarily know it by looking, but the crusties, who usually inhabit the area by the tree on the left, were missing during the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.

There are only two likely possibilities: 1) crusties hate jazz; or 2) crusties hate crowds.

Now that I think about it, either is likely, as witnessed by this photo of a group of crusties at the 26th Annual Riot Reunion, on August 2. No jazz music, no crowd!

"Hey, you guys want to go hear some jazz?"
"Hell no!"

Speaking of crusties, there really haven't been many around this year.

St. Mark's Place Deserted!

St. Mark's Place was deserted this afternoon:

St. Mark's Place deserted.

Maybe everyone was at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park:

Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.

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