Night 9,943 – March 28, 2010

Another mostly pure out of the camera holga photograph taken on Market Street in West Philadelphia. These types of urban murals, a positive message style of graffiti art, are all over West Philly. I know nothing about them but I find them interesting.

Night 9,944 – March 27, 2010

This is a holga toy camera photograph I took in February 2010 on Market Street around 64th Street in West Philadelphia. Ilford HP5 Plus film, I like this for the urban landscape and urban still life stuff. This is more of the urban still life - not cropped - right out of the camera as they say, only processed with Rodinal, scanned and adjusted with a high contrast red filter. Unfortunately, this is a pure as it gets.

Night 9,945 – March 26, 2010

an urban landscape on Oregon Ave. near Front Street in South Philadelphia. I sometimes wonder why certain locations are chosen for discarding unwanted possessions. These chairs must have been used at one time by someone, probably carefully placed in a sitting room. They have served their purpose so well they now have no purpose, useless stuff. But why here? This stuff has been here for a while. Does this place looks like it's OK to dump unwanted junk? I guess so. Sometimes I feel like this place.

Night 9,946 – March 25, 2010

Coney Blues - Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Night 9,947 – March 24, 2010

Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Night 9,948 – March 23, 2010

Cha Cha's - Live entertainment for the hole family
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Night 9,949 – March 22, 2010

Paul's Daughter - Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Night 9,950 – March 21, 2010

Coney Clean Can - Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Night 9,951 – March 20, 2010

boardwalk rendezvous - Coney Island, Brooklyn NY

Night 9,952 – March 19, 2010

Holga photograph - Oregon Ave near Front Street in South Philadelphia

Night 9,953 – March 18, 2010

63rd Street Station. 63rd and Market in West Philadelphia

Night 9,954 – March 17, 2010

the rebuilt frankford el - Market Street in West Philly

Night 9,955 – March 16, 2010

Veggie Truck in west philadelphia

Night 9,956 – March 15, 2010

Oregon Ave. near Front Street in South Philadelphia

Night 9,957– March 14, 2010

I wonder why doors to nowhere are chained and locked. Market near 64th street in west philadelphia

Night 9,958– March 13, 2010

This is a 35mm photograph of the same location as night 9959.

Night 9,959– March 12, 2010

This holga photograph was taken in South Philadelphia on Oregon Ave near Front Street.

Night 9,960– March 11, 2010

I wrote about Allen Iverson on March 3. I said he was on of my all time favorite Sixer and that I didn’t blame him for leaving the team this year. It turns out Iverson has more problems than his ill daughter. You can read in the Steven A. Smith article below that Iverson has always had a drinking and gambling problem. Now his wife is leaving him. These flaws are no surprise to most Philadelphia sports fans. In fact, for me, these flaws made Iverson a special player to which I could relate. Iverson wears his bad habits where everyone can see and he never hid who he was. Allen is a tragic sports hero and still one of my favorites. I hope thing work out for him.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/86738542.html

Today's photograph is Sitting with Chair

Night 9,961 - March 10, 2010

Somehow I got 8 days behind. I’m going to post photographs to catch up then try to keep up with daily text and photos. Today's photo is roses and window

Night 9,962 - March 9, 2010

Somehow I got 8 days behind. I’m going to post photographs to catch up then try to keep up with daily text and photos. Today's photo is 50 cent bags

Night 9,963 - March 8, 2010

Somehow I got 8 days behind. I’m going to post photographs to catch up then try to keep up with daily text and photos. Today's photo is Italian Market Fruit

Night 9,964 - March 7, 2010

Somehow I got 8 days behind. I’m going to post photographs to catch up then try to keep up with daily text and photos. Today's photo is Old Corn and Cow

Night 9,965– March 6, 2010

Somehow I got 8 days behind. I’m going to post photographs to catch up then try to keep up with daily text and photos. Today's photo is Old Corn and Farm

Night 9,966 - March 5, 2010

Somehow I got 8 days behind. I'm going to post photographs to catch up then try to keep up with daily text and photos.

Night 9,967– March 4, 2010

Somehow I got 8 days behind. I'm going to post photographs to catch up then try to keep up with daily text and photos.

Night 9,968– March 3, 2010

It’s the end of an era. That is the second Allen Iverson era. Bringing Allen back was a big mess, but the Sixers are such a big mess this is easily overlooked. The shame of it is, who cares and what’s the point.

Iverson is one of my favorite Sixers of all time and I would have enjoyed watching him play out his career here in Philadelphia. He is nowhere near the player he was but there is something about watching end his career. I don’t find it sad, I find it nostalgic; I can’t help remembering the player as he was, and there are always flashes of greatness. I remember Willie Mays ending his career with the Mets. Once I saw Mays hit a pinch hit home run for the Mets against the Phillies…what a thrill…and I hate the Mets.

Unfortunately, the Sixers are unwatchable. Iverson has countless faults but it’s not his fault this didn’t work. He has family issues and playing for this team is pointless. This whole situation is disappointing.

Here are my ten favorite Sixers in no particular order:

Wilt Chamberlain
Luke Jackson
Wally Jones
Julius Erving
Moses Malone
Andrew Toney
Charles Barkley
Allen Iverson
Chet Walker
Eric Snow

Night 9,969– March 2, 2010

I hate to see Jim Bunning being ripped in the press. I remember his perfect game for the Phillies on Fathers Day, 1964. He was a star on the baseball team I grew up with as a child. I can’t say I agree with him politically, but I can’t separate him from a part of my youth. He is family; I can’t turn my back on him. I believe he is the only member of the Senate in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Today’s photograph is Front Row Seats. Holga from Stockton NJ.

Night 9,970– March 1, 2010

It’s official. I just heard an advertisement for a Tom Petty concert referring to the Wachovia Center as the Wells Fargo Center. See the link below:

http://cedmundmiller.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/the-banking-industry-as-i-understand-it/

Wells Fargo took over Wachovia a while ago, but as I understand it, they didn’t want their name on the building until the Sixers finish playing this year. There are a lot of nasty, negative things being said about banks but an association with the Sixers will be hard to overcome.

Today’s photograph is cb moore. A holga toy camera photograph of the Cecil B. Moore stop on the Broad Street Line

Night 9,971– February 28, 2010

There is no place to park in the city because of the snow, so I’ve been taking public transportation. I enjoy this. Today on the way home, I was hurrying from the Broad Street line to the 69th Street train; if you hurry you can get from one to the other without a wait. There were these two guys in front of me walking side by side chit chatting. They were blocking the way, which is not very wide. Two guys behind me scooted around them by walking on the yellow line next to the track. This yellow line is about two feet wide and is there to mark where you’re not suppose to stand so the train won’t hit you. After they went by I decided to pass. As I crossed onto the yellow line the guy nearest to me turns into me and almost knocks me onto the track. We look at each other and said we’re sorry for the contact then moved on. If I fell onto the track, I don’t know how I would have gotten back up. I missed the 69th Street train and had to wait another eight minutes.