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cleaning out the house I grew up in, found this and remembering some guys. This ‘04 Mets team absolutely sucked, but they had some legends on that squad like Cliff Floyd, Mike Cameron, John Franco, Mike Piazza, and not even pictured here was rookie David Wright
After 15 years of studying and writing about Joyce, I finally made the pilgrimage to Zurich to visit his grave site and pay my respects. Great spot to be laid to rest, high up on a hill surrounded by nature, with the Alps visible not far to the south
Been walking around central Texas rocking my Knicks gear. Getting lots of comments, a few Knicks fans but mostly Spurs fans being polite saying it’s a great series. My puppy was born in San Antonio but he’s been a good sport. I’ll be back in NYC in a couple weeks, can’t wait!!!
if you happen to be in Krakow, Poland for the Joyce Symposium later this month, come see my talk on Melville & Joyce!
Funky Nomads playing “Firehouse” at the GZA show in Austin Rest in Peace Brownsville KA
on his first visit to NYC in 1964, Samuel Beckett went to a Mets doubleheader at Shea Stadium (with a friend named Seaver) #neverforget
The Trinidadian scholar CLR James wrote this study of Herman Melville’s career while James was imprisoned on Ellis Island about to be deported, because of his political views. It’s a great read #MelvilleMonday
now reading this paperback edition I found in New Paltz, NY #MelvilleMonday
#MelvilleMonday Arrowhead, in western Massachusetts, where Moby-Dick and other works were written by Herman Melville
Been reading this new book, a walkthrough of apocalyptic stories of the modern era. Goes well with Benjamin Labatut’s *The Maniac* (although none of the finesse of fiction in this cultural study)
Drinking Thai iced tea, eating Pad Thai, and enjoying Thai sunsets in Koh Chang 🇹🇭
scenes from Ninh Binh, Vietnam 🇻🇳 an otherworldly place. Eroded limestone karst mountains covered in lush greenery
“Loftiest trucks were made for wildest winds, and this brain-truck of mine now sails amid the cloud-scud.” - Herman Melville, Moby-Dick