I am a suburban girl, I live on Long Island. But at various times I have worked in Manhattan. And, of course, I've enjoyed much of what the city has to offer.
I changed jobs in March of 2020. Until March 13th I worked in lower Manhattan., but now I work for a Long Island company. I had not been back to the city since March of last year, until ...
... the only place I could get my vaccine was the Javits Center, a huge convention hall on 11th Avenue and 34th Street.
It was weird being back in the city. The city is starting to open up again, but still...
New York is a great city, one that is hurting right now. I'm sure it will bounce back.
So let's celebrate New York, New York.
Back in 2014 there was a Broadway revival of On The Town, and the stars made this promotional video:
Barry Manilow wrote a love letter to his home town:
Manhattan Transfer was all about the Boy From New York City
Are you in an Empire State of Mind yet?
Or maybe you prefer the rap version?
Hamilton's Schuyler Sisters thought New York was the greatest city in the world
Live theater will be back someday....
Remember this headline?
It was the inspiration for this song:
It's become an anthem to the city's resilience. Any time NYC is in trouble, you can count on Billy to be there, singing his song.
And he usually follows it with this one:
The last song...well, you probably figured out what I am going to pick...but there are two very good versions of the song...both iconic...which to choose?
How about both?
Start with Liza....
And the only one who could follow Liza, Old Blue Eyes...
Can't choose between them? How about both?
Here's the encore:
(did you catch her saying "I love you, Uncle Frank"?)
That's a lot of New York City in song. I have a lot of faith in my native New York City coming back, but in what form, I am not sure. What you did do is have one of my favorite New York City themed songs (besides The Boxer, by Simon and Garfunkel),which was perfect for your theme: Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) New York City forever. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
I'm sure NYC will bounce back, too. I just love your collection of New York themed songs and is a great way to pepper your fellow NYCers mood to getting back to way life used to be one day soon. ;) Thanks for putting an extra wiggle in my move this morning and for joining the 4M crew on the dance floor. Have a boogietastic day, darlin'! xx
I had a similar vaccine experience. It was weird seeing people in masks in downtown, and then I realized I hadn't been to downtown since before everything shut down. We all kind of stayed at home for real, didn't we?
So you should know that I am not a “shopper”. I live in shopping mall heaven — I’m ten minutes from the Broadway Mall, 15 from Roosevelt Field and 25 from Whitman Shoppes — but I seldom go to the mall. I prefer to shop on line. And when I do venture into a store, I usually know what I want and buy it as quickly as possible. I’m not one to browse through stores just to see what’s for sale. There’s a local chain, Baked By Melissa , that specializes in mini cupcakes. They’re primarily in Manhattan. A few years ago Becca introduced me to their product - delicate little cakes, exquisitely decorated, very tasty. I walk past their shop on 7th Avenue whenever we go to the theater. Well, last week I remembered that they used to have a second shop on 7th, right next to the original shop, but selling gluten-free versions of all their cupcakes. The gluten-free shop closed, but the company continues to make a gluten-free version of their product. So I thought that gluten-free cupcakes wou
found a new blog today. Love it. http://secret-squirrel.webs.com/index.htm I've posted there under various names over the last 10 years or so. it went from a sweet little board that was Pete Werner's hobby to ....well, a real nightmare. that a board devoted to all things Disney can be such a nasty, racist, childish (not childlike) place.... loving the inside scoop, though. Did I ever tell you how "songbird" was banned from the DIS? I was a poster in good standing for 3-4 years. Even booked my trips through Dreams Unlimited, back when Pete was careful to distinguish between the disboards as a hobby and Dreams as his business. Pete and Webmaster Alex were struggling with server issues, the disboards would go down more often than they'd stay up. then Pete announced cosmetic changes to wdwinfo.com, which feeds into the disbaords forum. Like all other members of the forum, I was frustrated. so I was a bit sarcastic. I posted something to the effect of "would yo
Another “your choice” week. How about new music from icons of the 60’s and 70’s? Let’s start with Jimmy Buffett’s posthumous hit, “Bubbles Up”. The Rolling Stones released a new song in 2023, it’s called “Angry”. The surviving Beatles (with some help from AI) released “Now and Then”. And then Billy Joel … The AI effects in the video blew me away… A note about the AI effects … the Beatles used it to isolate John’s vocals on an old demo. Billy Joel had a young man play the piano then superimposed his own face onto the image of the younger man.
That's a lot of New York City in song. I have a lot of faith in my native New York City coming back, but in what form, I am not sure. What you did do is have one of my favorite New York City themed songs (besides The Boxer, by Simon and Garfunkel),which was perfect for your theme: Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) New York City forever. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteNYC forever. I like it
DeleteAlana,
ReplyDeleteI'm sure NYC will bounce back, too. I just love your collection of New York themed songs and is a great way to pepper your fellow NYCers mood to getting back to way life used to be one day soon. ;) Thanks for putting an extra wiggle in my move this morning and for joining the 4M crew on the dance floor. Have a boogietastic day, darlin'! xx
Have a great day
DeleteNYC like the city I live near San Francisco will reinvent themselves and bounce back. Nice songs.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I’m sure it will bounce back.
DeleteI had a similar vaccine experience. It was weird seeing people in masks in downtown, and then I realized I hadn't been to downtown since before everything shut down. We all kind of stayed at home for real, didn't we?
ReplyDeleteYes, truth
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