Charlie Parker

Not too long ago, I posted some pictures of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.

For the people who wonder "Why Charlie Parker? Why not Miles Davis? Why not Duke Ellington?" the answer is that Charlie Parker lived at 151 Avenue B:

Charlie Parker memorial plaque.

Today, this woman lives there:

Maybe some day there will be a festival in her honor!

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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