Upper East Side. August, 2014. NYC Street Series by Paul Goldfinger ©
BETTE MIDLER from her album The Girls
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Flashdancer on the town….
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography in America, Photography: New York City Street Series, tagged Bette Midler on Blogfinger on November 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The Chelsea Market
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Photography by Moe Demby, Photography: New York City Street Series, tagged Chelsea Market in NYC, You can call me Al by Paul Simon on November 4, 2018| 4 Comments »
By Moe Demby, Blogfinger staff. April 1, 2014. © Re-post from 2014. NYC.
The Chelsea Market, which is referred to as an urban food court, is located in Manhattan—- 75 9th Avenue. The market fills two city blocks, stretching from 9th Avenue to 11th Avenue. The Chelsea Market is much more then your average food court. Vendors here sell hand-crafted soups , breads, farm fresh vegetables , seafood , coffee, wine, and every type of meat cut you can imagine. Unique art work adorns the walls of this underground market, and city dwellers punch away on their iPads while munching on a freshly made lobster roll and sampling a glass of Merlot.
Check it out, enjoy people watching, but bring your credit card because nothing is cheap in the Big Apple.
—Moe Demby.
PAUL SIMON from his album Graceland
“A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo-opportunity
Na na na na .”
No Turns New York
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“No Turns.” By Paul Goldfinger © Mid-town Manhattan.
FRANK SINATRA recorded this song in 1979 for his Trilogy album. It first appeared in a Martin Scorsese film in 1977 called New York, New York and was written by Kander and Ebb (Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman) and first performed by Liza Minnelli in the film.
Robert de Niro rejected the first song written by Kander and Ebb for the movie, and our song below was the result of the re-do. It was first titled, “The Theme From New York, New York.”
I recall hearing this song performed in that film by Liza. It was a nightclub setting, with the spotlight on her. It struck me that it was an amazing song, and I remember wondering why I hadn’t heard it before. It’s the only thing from that movie that I recall, although that’s true of many of the movies I have seen.—Paul @Blogfinger.
“Start spreadin’ the news, I’m leaving today
“I want to be a part of it: New York, New York.”
Like a melody? We’re referring to a pretty girl.
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Fifth Avenue at Central Park. August, 2014. © Paul Goldfinger photo, NYC Street Series . Click to hear the melody better.
LEN CARIOU AND THE ZIEGFELD MALE CHORUS (with a wonderful staging of the Irving Berlin song) from the London production of Ziegfeld (about the Ziegfeld Follies—flapper era review.) Some of you may know Len Cariou from his role as the father in Blue Bloods (CBS)
Ziegfeld Folllies. Internet photo. Click to enlarge.
Ziegfeld girl. 1920’s. Internet photos (PG did not take this photo)
Is that all there is?
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography: New York City Street Series, tagged Mad Men, MUSIC. Peggy Lee on August 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Lincoln Center. Undated. Silver gelatin print. By Paul Goldfinger ©
PEGGY LEE: This song was a hit in 1969 for Peggy Lee. It was featured on the first episode of the last season of Mad Men. Don Draper is haunted by the lyrics and the haunting melody.
Portrait of Eileen: Little Girl Blue
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography: New York City Street Series, Photography: portrait of Eileen, tagged A portrait of Eileen on April 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Upper East Side. NYC. Paul Goldfinger ©.
STAN GETZ (sax) and GARY BURTON (vibes) “Little Girl Blue” from the album Getz For Lovers.
Fifth Avenue
Posted in Photography: New York City Street Series, tagged Guantanamera on April 18, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Guantanamera juices. By Paul Goldfinger. NYC Street Series. © 2014
Mariachi Real de San Diego “Guantanamera”
The very thought of you..
Posted in Blogfinger Music Department, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Girls in their summer clothes, Photography in America, Photography: New York City Street Series, tagged Nat King Cole on Blogfinger on April 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Central Park. August, 2014. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge
NAT KING COLE (requested by Kevin Chambers) The song is by Ray Noble from 1941, and there was a movie of the same name that featured this song. Re-posted—A girl in her summer clothes.
Here we are as in olden days…
Posted in Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography in America, Photography: New York City Street Series, tagged Horse drawn carriage in New York City, Sierra Boggess on Blogfinger on April 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Clippity clop. NYC Street Series. 2014. By Paul Goldfinger © Click to enlarge
SIERRA BOGGESS Album: New York City Christmas–a benefit for ASTEP. Christmas music is always in style.
Sierra Boggess
A poem by Charles Pierre: Green Vistas
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Photograph by Stephen Goldfinger, Photography nocturnal NYC, Photography: New York City Street Series, Poems by Charles Pierre, Poetry on Blogfinger, tagged A poem by Charles Pierre on Blogfinger, Green Vistas by Charles Pierre on March 24, 2018| 2 Comments »
Stephen Goldfinger. Central Park, 2014. Blogfinger.net ©
Green Vistas
By Charles Pierre
I walk the hard and darkened streets
of Manhattan as winter thaws,
where steel and concrete choke the earth,
where nature can’t unfold or flow.
Gaudy neon and bits of glass
sparkling in asphalt swell the night
with portents of spring that lead me
to a park on the river’s edge.
My left hand flies from its pocket
to test the air. The air says, Write,
until trees are flaming with leaves,
until waves are emerald fire.
ART GARFUNKEL
