Juneteenth in Syracuse, early 2000s
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Throwback Thursday
Thursday, June 19th, 2014Throwback Thursday: Funky Goodness
Thursday, June 19th, 2014
Maceo Parker was a key component in James Brown’s rhythm section. He played the Westcott Theater in Syracuse in 2009.
The film ‘Get on Up, a James Brown bio pic, will hit theaters this summer. Parker is played by Craig Robinson.
Urban Lyric
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
Perseverence Plaza, Downtown
Street Gaze (part 22): Moments in Love
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Dance: Sophistication’s Cafe, Downtown
Flat (out) Stanley
Monday, June 16th, 2014
Hammer on stage at the NYS Fair (Chevy Court) with his hype dancers (circa 2009)
Syracuse.com writer Chris Baker wrote a story today talking about the greatest New York State Fair concert moments of all time.
For our taste the 2009 visit by Hammer (aka MC Hammer, aka Stanley Burrell) still reverberates near Chevy Court. On a warm, muggy night in September the artist may have been past the peak of his superpowers, but he put on a show for the ages. The Hip Hop experience featured a dozen or so dancers that nearly set the stage on fire. At one point he even invited about 50 audience members on stage with him for a finale that turned the mutha out.
Hard to believe, but the show was free (with admission to the Fair) and the seating was first come-first serve.
Hammer surfs the State Fair crowd
World Cup Fever (part 2)
Monday, June 16th, 2014
A FunFlicks 40 foot high big screen was set up in Barry Park to show the Italy vs. England World Cup match on Saturday night.
Who says Syracuse doesn’t take football (that’s soccer for the rest of us) seriously. About 100 people gathered at Barry Park over the weekend to watch a recording of the England vs. Italy World Cup contest courtesy of FunFlicks.
A young fan readies for a pick up game before the viewing
World Cup Fever: Pre-game warm-up at Barry Park
World Cup under the moonlight
Dyn-o-mite
Monday, June 16th, 2014
Former boxer Hal “TNT” Carroll (right), who came to Syracuse as a 16 year-old light heavyweight from Greenwood, SC and owner of Hal’s Auto Body for three decades, received the Rosemary Award at Syracuse’s Juneteenth Celebration over the weekend. Carroll was known for his crushing body blows with his left hook. He won 31 fights and traveled to the US and Europe during his career.
Father’s Day
Sunday, June 15th, 2014
Former SU Soccer player Charles Schoenig (left)and his father Ken share a love for soccer. The two men refereed the soccer tournament for World Refugee Day at Schiller Park yesterday.
International (fashion) Flavor
Sunday, June 15th, 2014
Coach, Somali Team
World Refugee Day also brings out some fantastic (and unique) fashion in Syracuse. This year was no exception, as the soccer tournament featured a few coaches on the sidelines with a flair for style.
Coach, Liberian Team
World Cup Fever
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
An exciting pre-quarter finals game between Bosnia and Somalia
Bravo to the organizers of World Refugee Day here in Syracuse. This year organizers moved the event to Schiller Park and added a dimension of excitement with a soccer tournament featuring teams from countries represented in the city.
The tournament was the perfect addition to the event, and the idea was also ripe for a city under the spell of FIFA’s World Cup first round action.
Many of the games were decided by sudden death shoot outs
Early round match between Liberia and Burundi was all about speed.
Fan celebrates a little prematurely
A winning shot
Half-time speech (Liberia)
A disputed call during an early match shoot out