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This [labor day] weekend — Brooklynian

This [labor day] weekend

jarvis
jarvis
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
So what's the scoop - are people sticking around the neighborhood this weekend? I usually take off and do my own thing, but I think this year I'm going to be here for the whole thing. Just curious about what folks are doing - I know on Monday 3 million people are expected in the hood.

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  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Friday night: bar crawl
    Saturday night: midnight bike ride
    Sunday night/Monday morning: J'ouvert
    Monday: parade!
  • flux
    flux
    Working :cry:
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    flux wrote: Working :cry:
    This would usually be my fate, but Labor Day is the one holiday I request off all year!
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    Here:

    Saturday: 'Rents coming.
    Sunday: Nada--do stuff around house.
    Monday: ???
  • sneakyonstmarks
    sneakyonstmarks
    rent sucks!!!
  • daver
    daver
    sneakyonstmarks wrote: rent sucks!!!
    image
  • sneakyonstmarks
    sneakyonstmarks
    Daver did you take that pic in your avatar?
  • daver
    daver
    sneakyonstmarks wrote: Daver did you take that pic in your avatar?
    No, I shamelessly stole it without credit.

    I didn't take the one in your avatar either.

    :mrgreen:
  • sneakyonstmarks
    sneakyonstmarks
    what is the name of the photographer, kind of reminds me of Diane Arbus
  • jarvis
    jarvis
    that's a mary ellen mark pic.
    http://www.maryellenmark.com/
  • sneakyonstmarks
    sneakyonstmarks
    thanks for the link, love the Mexican circus pics
  • jarvis
    jarvis
    yea, she's pretty amazing and has had a super productive career. i actually had the chance to check out the prom and twin pictures in person a couple of weeks ago - they're 20"x24" polaroids. sick.
  • sneakyonstmarks
    sneakyonstmarks
    nice
  • sneakyonstmarks
    sneakyonstmarks
    love the portrait of Henry Miller
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    re: j'ouvert

    i had a great time last year, but i thought i was going to pass out waiting for it to start. seems like not much happened until 4 or 4:30, regardless of what the schedule said.

    is that pretty much the norm? i'm thinking i'll just get up really early this year, instead of staying up all night and then being too tired to hang out for more than an hour.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Yeah, I was thinking of taking a nap from late evening to about 3am and then heading out.
  • sterling2000
    sterling2000
    So where/when is the best place/time to catch some steel bands?

    ...seems like every year that I finally wander up to Eastern Parkway it's all big trucks with sound systems....
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    j'ouvert is all steel bands. there aren't many (if any) at the main parade.
  • meredithb
    meredithb
    If there;s one good reason to get out of the hood, if not all of Brooklyn this weekend, it's the West Indian Day Parade.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Nonsense! The West Indian parade is awesome!

    Sterling 2k, here's info on seeing steel bands if you don't feel like staying out until the wee hours on Sunday night:

    image
  • meredithb
    meredithb
    Well, that looks like fun. Better than any blastin' soundsystem on a semi anyday.
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