Hot time, Summer in the City

One of the great things about New York in the summer is the high level of energy that the entire city seems to have. See, I have this theory, that no matter how we bitch about the humidity and heat, we love the summer.We NEED summer! It's been proven that people in the Northeast suffer from Vitamin D deficiency during the winter months because we don't get enough sunlight. It's imposible to get any sunlight with the shortened days and time that we spend at work. I promise you that most of my winter days begin before the sun comes up and ends way after the sun goes down. To make up for this, I, like most New Yorkers do all that I can during the summer to be outdoors and among people. The City is great at facilitating this as they always have quite the roster of free concerts. The quality and quantity of good acts varies from year to year, but you really can't complain about free shit, right?

Peep game: Last night Anthony Hamilton and Angie Stone were at Wingate Field in Brooklyn and I decided that even though it was in Brooklyn, I'd make it happen. I was hesitant to go, not only because of the length of the train ride getting back home, but becuase The Brooklyn General informed me that the line to get into this park is notoriously slow. Most of you are wondering why I even considered the length of the line since I usually cut the line as if NOONE were there. Well, I am trying to be more considerate of the poor suckers that wait for hours, it just didn't happen last night. The concert was good as expected. Angie Stone should really get fashion foward and leave the shawls alone, especially on summer nights (pause). I managed not to get capped, or even threatened with such (as per my last weeknight foray), but had another eventfully odd experience.

I was leaving the park and ended up next to this little girl and her mother. The little girl said hi to me and started holding my hand as we were walking toward the street while her mother seemed not to care. I just thought that the little girl could not see me in the dark and thought I was someone that she knew. We got outside where they had these massive spotlights up (to prevent someone from getting got, this was still in Brooklyn after all) where she could see me clearly yet she kept holding my hand and talking to me. As she and her mother began walking one way, I started to veer the other way toward the subway and let her hand go and she started crying something fierce. I mean, that long slobber on the chin crying mouth wide open crying. Her mother tried to explan that they did not know me from a can of paint and that I had already been very nice in walking with and talking to her up to that point and that I had places to go(HOME TO SLEEP).

She didn't care. This is usually the point where I say that it sucks to be her and keep it moving. This night was different, on this night my heart grew 3 sizes large (or something) and I stood there and talked to her for a little bit. She showed me her Dora t-shirt and sandals (is it me, or does Dora have ALL the little girls in the country on LOCK. This past christmas I spent more money on Dora shit for my neice than I think I feel comfortable having spent. I mean, is Dora the head of an international cult? Is this safe for little girls? Are her shorts too short? I digress) I explained to her that I had to come to the evil castle that is work, and slay the dragon that is my boss and at that point, she let me go without tears. I checked my pockets, since we were still in Brooklyn, to make sure that I didn't get got!! I didn't which means that this little girl was just trying to have her a tender moment with The Champ. I was truly touched for a moment, then I remembered, women of all ages love me, even little itty bitty ones. It's almost too bad that I had to pull out my .38 with the taped up handle (I call her Big Shirley 'cause when she come out, everybody know What's Happening) and make her run that Dora t-shirt and sandals. I mean, we were in Brooklyn afterall.


I think that I am officially in LGOTH - Summer Mode! LET'S GO!