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          A walk into Summer.Thursday was the official last full day of Spring, the Summer solstice doesn’t arrive in these parts until about 8 pm this evening, and as I walked around town yesterday it appeared that my fellow New Yorkers were making the best of a good thing. The temps were certainly very Springlike hovering in the mid seventies. The skies were mostly blue with an occasional puffy white cloud moving into the back round as if on que from some cosmic director. A perfect backdrop for taking those city skyline pics.     I started my trek at Rockefeller Center. I usually don’t go to these very very tourist laden places because everywhere you point your camera you are pointing it at somebody else with a camera. The area is busy all day from 6 am (the Today TV show starts at seven and people start lining up early for a good spot) to late at night with folks enjoying the view at the Top Of The Rock observation deck or in the plaza restaurants enjoying dinner and an adult beverage. But if one is doing a story on what people in the city are doing then where better to go then where the people are doing it. Get it?There they are. My peeps. I’ll bet you dollars to bagels thatif you yelled out “Hey,how many native New Yorker’s are here” onlytwo people would answer, and they would probably be from New Jersey.The G.E. building or 30 Rock as  it’s known  by those who know, stands tall against an azure sky.O.K. Last Rock Ctr. photo. I like it better in the winter whenthe skaters occupy the plaza.I walked over to Columbus Ave., one of the best people watchingspots in the city, and found these folks relaxing near one of thoseever popular green markets. BTW. The locally grown salmonella-freetomatoes were doing a brisk business.I wasn’t the only one drawn to Central Park yesterday. Thisis a popular place for the locals on lunch hour to relax in thesplendor of the grass. This spot near one of the picturesqueponds is close by the park entrance so one can get in and outfast.A carnival in the park. This is another one of those dual purposevenues. In the winter it’s the Trump skating rink. As the warmweather approaches the rink becomes an old fashion amusementpark. I’ll bet your theme park doesn’t have this view.I heard some cheers and applause coming from somewherebehind me. I walked over to where the noise was coming fromand found myself at the ball fields where a number of softball gameswere in progress. The teams were made up of members of thecasts of Broadway shows who play eachother in the Broadway ShowLeague. The very serious batter shown here is a cast member in”Grease”. They were playing against the cast of “Gypsy”. I don’t knowwho won but the “Greasies” appeared to be beating the “Gypsy’s” rathersoundly.I didn’t want to leave without checking on the verycontroversial carriage horses. I can report that the carriages were out in full muster yesterday as thetemperature was well below the 90 degree cut off. This guy was enjoying a cool drink while waitingfor his next fare. The great annual Coney Island Mermaid parade is on for Saturday. It’s the best photo op day of the year. Lots of color. Lots of crazy costumes and lots of half naked babes. Combine this with sun, hot dogs at Nathan’s and a carnival atomosphere and youv’e got the perfect first day of Summer. I’ll be there and you can check out the pix on Monday. Have a great weekend.  questions or comments?    thebeeceee@hotmail.comwant more photos?       www.brucepix.com Tags: 30 rock, broadway show league, carriage horse, central park, grease, rockefller ctr, softballPosted on Jun. 20th, 2008 at 08:00 am | Link | Leave a comment | Edit Entry | Edit Tags | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend | Track This 

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