Bentonville After ten days in the city, I’m heading back to the snows. Far and away the most striking thing about this visit was the sheer number of unemployed people I met. Last night was the peak of this, at a Christian artists’ party. Of course the artsy folk are going to be underemployed, but this […]
Tag Archives: New York
The Great Recession.
06-Dec-09Customs House.
29-Nov-09Anniversary.
11-Sep-09http://busingers.ca/concerts/j-s-bach-b-minor-mass/jacques-olivier-chartier/ For the day, “Anniversary,” written by our best New York singer-songwriter, on September 11th, 2002. The link to the audio is here. The lyrics, which beautifully capture the city in many ways: Fall and all attendant memories Crowd the day with unrelated histories Each year leaves its unresolving fantasies To hang around each corner Hang […]