I think someone commented on these but one day, one day, mine will look like this as well…
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Can you dig it?
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I’m fairly certain these are apartments but there is something about this house that makes me smile everytime I walk by. I love the green stuco and I just imagine the folks that live there are just living life and having a good time. God bless them.
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I’m a little concerned that they are celebrating 100% Real Chicken. I always assumed it was 100% real. But now I’m curious. Let’s say it was 78% real. Then what is the other 22%? Or are these questions I really shouldn’t be asking? Anyway it’s 100% real so never mind.
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I recieved the following email:
“My name is Shannon Lee and I am the new adult reference librarian for Petworth. Thank you for your post on the Petworth Public Library back in August of last year.
Although the library received such a generous review from you and your readers, there is much more we could do to serve the local community.
I will be putting together programs for the library and would very much like your input on potential areas to explore. If you have any ideas on programming, materials or displays you or your readers would like to see in the branch, please let me know.”
My original post on the library can be found here. So what would you like to see. I’d love to see some displays and materials on the history of Petworth, Georgia Ave. and the nearby neighborhoods. You?
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I don’t know why I was previously afraid to walk into these galleries. Perhaps I thought it was my penchant for Taco Bell, Ping Pong and throwing horseshoes that originally gave me pause. But much like Gallery NevinKelly, Gallery Plan b, located at 1530 Fourteenth Street, is also super nice and welcoming. I spoke with gallery director, David Kalamar, who told me the gallery has been open for three years. Gallery b showcases mostly local artists and generally rotates shows every four to six weeks. I had just caught the tail end of “Taking Sides” by Rod Glover. The press release described his works shown as an “exploration of and experimentation with geometric abstraction.” And indeed it was very cool. Unfortunately the show has just ended. But you are in luck because the next one sounds super cool as well. From April 2 – May 11 the gallery will be showing the works of a 95 year old local Washingtonian, Marilee H. Shapiro. From the press release: “At the age of 95…she continues to create fluid and powerful sculptures (both large and small) as well as narrative, three dimensional dioramas.” The opening reception is Saturday, April 5th from 5pm – 8pm. And the gallery’s regular hours are Wed-Sat 12-7, Sun 1-5. It is well worth checking out, even if you like Taco Bell…
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The great Intangible Arts is back for volume 3 of his intangible tales. If you missed the previous entries check out Vol. 1 here and Vol 2 here. Volume 3 explores the city through the eyes of one on crutches.
GIMPIN’ AINT EASY
(with apologies to Ice-T)
“Don’t never…..but never….. make fun of no cripples.”
That was the line that made the 1968 Monkees movie “Head” one of the strangest things put to film. Very little of it made sense. But the first time I saw Timothy Carey’s character (Lord High ‘n Low) stagger across the screen, drooling and mumbling like a mutant towards Mike Nesmith and the Monkees as they burst into laughter, and then he delivers that line….. it became etched in my brain as THE BEST moment in film history! YES!
But recently, I’ve had a new reason to remember that scene:
My wife experienced a random accident at the Adams Morgan dog park a few months ago. A couple of dogs were running around, naturally. They weren’t watching where they were going and neither were we. Suddenly the two mutts ran into the side of her right leg, just so. It was a one in a million hit, which caused the bottom of her thighbone to crush the tibial plateau, creating a split in the tibia and a fracture within the base of the knee-joint.
She didn’t need surgery, just several weeks in an immobilizing brace and walking with crutches. Neither of us have broken anything before, so this is all new territory. And by the way, dog owners: Pay attention at the parks. Seriously. The next break could be your own.
I’ve written previously about how the dog changed my perception of the neighborhood: It caused me to look down, for example, and to notice dangerous litter. I was re-discovering my neighborhood through a new set of eyes.
Now, we’re doing it again, but from the point of view of an “access-challenged” person. We both love to walk, and the crutches have changed everything. Even the simple pleasures of our neighborhood aren’t so simple anymore. Intangible Tales continues after the jump. (more…)
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Sweet. 3921 and 3917 7th Street, NW have been boarded up forever. But I finally saw some work going on. Soon to be condos perhaps?
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Is it possible to lose anything worse than this?