So I’m back in the heartbeat of America – New York City – grey, cold and perpetually engrossing. There’s a real sense in the air here that 2007 is going to be something special; a palpable feeling of optimism that bristles and blossoms by the water cooler. But while the initial jousting for the upcoming presidential elections suggests that America is ready for change, some things will always stay the same. The media is still swarming over the desolate and soul-less scraps of the Anna Nicole Smith saga. And television remains a refuge for the b-grade celebrity. Still the luster and aura of this city is untouched. It radiates like a beacon for the weary, luring them in then churning them out. Bigger, bolder, brighter … hmmm, maybe it’s the cupcakes. [cd covers by Non Format]
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Belle said | 6 March, 2007
I love what you have written about New York, I am a dreamer, dreaming to be there and I just love hearing what it actually feels like there – they way you have written I can almost feel the cold air and smell the streets! I am excited by ‘palpable feeling of optimism that bristles and blossoms’ which you speak of… it gives me a tingling feeling in my soul.
Thank you for bringing all that lost at e minor is to me…
Gary said | 8 March, 2007
I’ve always been dreaming of going to New York someday… I truly believe that it’s the best city in the world.
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asif said | 6 March, 2007
hello… im bred in nyc… love your comment about the feelings of optimism here in nyc… something special… right on… new york is a separate entity connected by a bridge and 2 tunnels to the rest of the americas… like my 2007 motto goes – “EAT YOUR FEAR”