{"id":936,"date":"2015-12-20T10:24:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T14:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=936"},"modified":"2015-12-20T18:34:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-20T22:34:01","slug":"new-york-city-blog-dec-14-dec-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=936","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Dec. 14 – Dec. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Al Carmines\u2019s oratorio, Christmas Rappings, was first presented at Judson Memorial Church in 1969. It\u2019s part of Judson\u2019\u2019s DNA, as Rev. Micah Bucey said yesterday at the second of two presentations in Judson\u2019s Meeting Room. There\u2019s nothing like homegrown masterpieces. Russell Treyz directed the 64 (?) member chorus and narrators. Treyz and the ensemble captured it all: the magic and simplicity of the nativity, the music\u2019s bittersweet tone wrapped in the angst and excitement of the 1960\u2019s. There have been many productions of Christmas Rappings. Each successive one carries the memories and voices of the past. As I write this, I\u2019m listening to a YouTube presentation from the original production.<\/p>\n

After the performance, a friend and I celebrated a Christmas tradition: We go to Minetta Tavern, sit at the same table, reserved and begged for weeks in advance, and dive into their divine Old Tom Collins and Bone Marrow. Having an ambulance on call is extra.<\/p>\n

I attended a forum organized by the Gotham Greens local of the Green Party of New York County, Movement Building – Bernie Sanders and\/or the Green Party, held in the LGBT building on Thirteenth Street. It was heartening to be with a group of about sixty people who are adamant about supporting third parties and changing our political system. Eight participants spoke for five minutes. John Baldwin, a long time Green member, spoke cogently about Sanders being a liberal Democrat who will throw his votes to Clinton. Baldwin supports Jill Klein, the Green Party candidate. Other speakers such as Alan Arrives, a member of Socialist Alternative, supports Sanders. After the panelists spoke, there was a Q & A session. Not a whisper of that sad old remark about Ralph Nader botching an election.
\nHere\u2019s a recent Michael Moore statement:
\n“Fortunately, Donald, you and your supporters no longer look like what America actually is today. We are not a country of angry white guys. Here’s a statistic that is going to make your hair spin: Eighty-one percent of the electorate who will pick the president next year are either female, people of color, or young people between the ages of 18 and 35.”<\/p>\n

Politically, I agree with Michael Moore, but his manner irks me as much as the Donald\u2019s does. Remember Steve Martin\u2019s quib about Michael Moore? Martin made it when he was the Academy Awards host. Moore had won an award for one of his documentaries. Being Moore, he made a business out of it. He insisted that the other nominees accompany him to the stage. Finally he got off the stage, after a great deal of showing off. Martin said, \u201cYou know those teamsters are good guys. I just saw them helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his car.\u201d<\/p>\n

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