ok, i hope you had a nice weekend. i had a nice weekend. for the most part. that sounds auspicious. and it is. sort of. see, every september the san genarro festival moves into my neighborhood. 20 years ago it lasted 3 days. then 5 days. then a week. then 10 days. now it apparently goes on for 11 months. 11 months of fried dough and people throwing up on doorsteps. originally it was a religious and cultural festival, celebrating saint genarro and italian-american culture in new york city. now it is an opportunity for people to come to my neighborhood and eat sausages and throw up on each other while wearing novelty t-shirts. most of the people in my neighborhood leave for san genarro, as it's, uh, awful. but i went out today with my crummy little camera to make a tiny movie wherein i could pretend it was 50 years ago (minus the sneakers) and san genarro was still relevant and charming. here it is, with some piano played in my living room.
ok, i hope you had a nice weekend. i had a nice weekend. for the most part. that sounds auspicious. and it is. sort of. see, every september the san genarro festival moves into my neighborhood. 20 years ago it lasted 3 days. then 5 days. then a week. then 10 days. now it apparently goes on for 11 months. 11 months of fried dough and people throwing up on doorsteps. originally it was a religious and cultural festival, celebrating saint genarro and italian-american culture in new york city. now it is an opportunity for people to come to my neighborhood and eat sausages and throw up on each other while wearing novelty t-shirts. most of the people in my neighborhood leave for san genarro, as it's, uh, awful. but i went out today with my crummy little camera to make a tiny movie wherein i could pretend it was 50 years ago (minus the sneakers) and san genarro was still relevant and charming. here it is, with some piano played in my living room.