DJ Afar spinning his version of turntablism during a Chinese New Year Celebration in the mid-2000s.
Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse’
Throwback Thursday: Hip Hop Element #1
Thursday, September 12th, 2013Primary Colors
Monday, September 9th, 2013
Firehouse advocates and supporters of Pat Hogan rally to get out the vote (in front of the recently closed Fire Station #7) on Monday evening. The Democratic primary is tomorrow.
Unplugged
Friday, September 6th, 2013We witnessed a portion of the inaugural Open Mic at LOFO Restaurant last evening, and caught an upbeat, unplugged performance by Johnny and Tim. Below check out a clip of Tim working the strings and Johnny holding down the beat.
Throwback Thursday: Neighborhood in Transition
Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Midtown Syracuse (circa 1990)
Here’s a look at the old Midtown Plaza (where the Center of Excellence now stands) and the surrounding bungalows of the former Kennedy Square complex.
Just an Illusion
Monday, September 2nd, 2013
Our Monument
This is a sliver of projected light we detected while walking in Everson Plaza a few days ago. At first glance it looks a lot like the Washington Monument. Really, look again.
Fairwell (Farewell): A visual vacation
Monday, September 2nd, 2013
Final Days: Edelweiss Schuhplattlers (Utica)
Centro Bus Line
Over 86,000 people attended the New York State Fair on Sunday (Source: nysfair.org).
Walkway over State Fair Boulevard
Frisbee to partly sunny: WSTM-TV Meteorologist Peter Hall throws out some gifts.
Sand Sculpture: Center of Progress Building
Man’s Best Friend: Sit Mean Sit Demonstration (Gate 2)
Obey Your Thirst: Omanii’s Lemonade Stand
Butter Sculpture: Dairy Building
State Park at the Fair: Gyrfalcon
Gold Gloves from Rust Belts
Monday, September 2nd, 2013
Taking a punch
Here are some of the photographs from yesterday’s State Championship Boxing Tournament at the New York State Fair (outside the Toyota Coliseum).
In the corner: Zachary Williams of East Reading, PA
The Sweet Science on a Sunday afternoon.
Cameron Bernard of St. Catherines, (Ontario) on the offensive
Quinton McKnight of Rochester, NY finds his target
Steve Massulo of Syracuse sizes up his opponent
On the Street (at the Fair)
Saturday, August 31st, 2013
Marines (David & Goliath)
The New York State Fair remains one of the best places to visit if you are into street photography.
Baby Face
Captain America: The Lizard
Ms. Dragonfly
Hilby: The Skinny German Juggle Boy
Coppertone Twins near the Colonnade: Living Statues
Creek Show
Thursday, August 29th, 2013
Welcome to the Urban Drive-In: The final Flick by the Crick for the season (Armory Square) was held last evening.
Throwback Thursday: The Wonder Years
Thursday, August 29th, 2013
SIF on TV from back in the day.
Here’s a photo from an interview WTVH-TV Channel 5 (CBS affiliate) did on SIF in the late 90s. Thanks to anchor Lisa Spodak (an American University alum) and television exec Gary Wordlaw for finding us in those early years.