circumstance alone
A Jedi craves not these things.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Noticed on a fairly recent walk down to Hunters Point from Astoria, a neat and somewhat older car. Not sure what make or model it is, but it reminded me of the 1980’s, when a young Joe Piscopo taught us all how to laugh again. Back then, early pontifications from a humble narrator stated that “the future” would offer three likely paths which I summarized using popular science fiction movie tropes. First was the dystopian “Road Warrior” future, which can still happen but doesn’t seem to be the likely path upon which the world walks. Second was the utopian “Star Trek” future, which also seems increasingly unlikely to occur. Unfortunately, it seems the world has seemingly embraced a “Robocop” pathway instead.
I’d buy that for a dollar, I guess.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The shot above, and a couple of others which you’ve already seen, were my goal for the evening in LIC’s Hunters Point section. This was the night when something went “sproing” in my left foot (the pain squirrel strikes again) which has been bedeviling me for the last couple of weeks, and while shooting it a weird sort of chill sapped away any and all of my strength. For some reason, standing at the East River waterfront at night in February caused a physical effect in me. Weird, huh? Must be supercancer.
For those of you who don’t understand the term, supercancer is what Google tells you that you have if you search for an explanation of any number of ordinary or mundane aches and pains. As my team of doctors often tell me: Don’t google, make an appointment with us instead.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Uncharacteristically, my little photo expedition to the next neighborhood over was cut short, and I bowed to my physical weaknesses by taking the train home. Of course, I had to go the long way around, and caught the 7 for a transfer to the N and then a walk down Broadway in Astoria back to HQ. What was weird about that was that it was only about 11 p.m. as I was scuttling up the avenue, and literally every shop other than the ubiquitous bodegas were closed. Even bars. Alright, it was a Tuesday, but… sheesh.
Adventure, excitement… I crave these things, which indicates that I am no Jedi.
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The cool car looks to be a Triumph Spitfire 1500, can’t tell the year which could be from 1974 to 1980.
Donald Cavaioli
Cav
February 13, 2019 at 2:06 pm
Mitch, what are all those tubes and wires for on the wall next to the #7 train?
georgetheatheist . . . quest for knowledge
February 13, 2019 at 3:32 pm
my guess would be that they’re signal and or power cables.
Mitch Waxman
February 13, 2019 at 4:55 pm
The car? A 1970 Triumph Spitfire, me thinks
Lawrence Lambert
February 13, 2019 at 4:57 pm