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The 11th Annual

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Oct. 23 – Nov. 1, 2009
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
“GORGG’s Eleven”


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[ 23 Fri | 24 Sat | 25 Sun | 26 Mon | 27 Tue | 28 Wed | 29 Thu | 30 Fri | 31 Sat | 1 Sun ]


FRIDAY the 23rd

Scrimshaw Waterside Restaurant Pier, Greenport, New York


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Jerry McCarthy with
Judy & Gary Green
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Eileen McCarthy and
The Green’s in Greenport
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Judy & Jerry
on the pier


SATURDAY the 24th

The Norwalk Inn, 99 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut: Lobby


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Judy with Irina Lebedeva
and Lynn Mortimore
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Malcolm Mortimore,
Gary, and Marc Catera
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Shirley Burns, briefly,
and Pat Astley
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Jerry and Joe Pecorello
Mammie being Mammie
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Ant Bowles joins
The Lobby Crashers
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Irina and Lynn
“Fetch ... the comfy chair!”


SUNDAY the 25th

The Norwalk Inn: Hotel Entrance and Lobby


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The Burning of Norwalk
[inset]
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Dave Astley, Gaz,
and Glen Bourgeois
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How much nun can
a nunchuck chuck?
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John Burns
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Mammienun
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Judy, Pat, and Gaz


MONDAY the 26th

The Norwalk Inn: Bar and Lobby


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Glen and “Doctor Stu”
lead a sing-along
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The Drink of Champions
Kerry Minnear
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Fred Rosenkamp and
Dave Matlock: thumbs up!


TUESDAY the 27th

South Norwalk (SONO): The Maritime Aquarium, N. Water St.; Black Bear Saloon, Washington St.;
East Norwalk: Meigas Restaurant, Wall St.; The Norwalk Inn: Lobby and Bar


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“Meeting in this way, no one
could have known” [aquarium]
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Eileen high-fives a rather
brown Black Bear in SONO
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Gary and Lana Matlock
are cozy at The Norwalk
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Ant and Judy
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Jerry and Lesley Minnear
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Dave and Jerry talkin’ hockey
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Irina and Lana
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Matlock and Astley
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Ker, Ei, and André Bazinet
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White tablecloths are in
at tasty Meigas [larger]
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“Grandmother, what big
eyes you have!” [inset]
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Mammie and Marc
sax up the joint
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Ed Hurst & Vicky Glaub
webcamming
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Pat, Dave, and Ant
cutting loose
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Pointing the way to
tomorrow... at long last


WEDNESDAY the 28th

The Norwalk Inn: Mariner I Meeting Room (Hospitality Suite)


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Québec arrives! [larger]
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Vicky & Ed
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Jan-Arjen Voskuilen
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Denis Boucher & Janelle
Desbiens with Malc
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François Rochette’s
Party of Four
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Do Plante & Pierre Bordeleau
sure can brighten a room
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Ei & Jer
Must be October
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Jon’s right-hand man,
Marc Margolies
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Kiirja Paananen and
IZZ’s Paul Bremner
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André and Dominique
in the Hospitality Suite
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Lynn with Jerry
and Jonathan Roberts
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Lily Pratasik
and Rich Hilton
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Kay Mullen and Pat from
north of the border
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Steve Hudson, David
Vella, and  Jack  S k e l l y
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John Burns and IZZ’s
John Galgano
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Their rivers flow
Dave Cherkus and Matlock
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Irina and Brems
seem happy as clams
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Virginia’s Debi Byrd and
Chris Buckley
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Impromptu duet
Irina and Paul van de Hart
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Mikko Alapuro, Dave Sr.,
and Bernie Veith
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Jeff Smith and Jamie Krutz
ridicule K’s hand deformity
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Marc Guilbert
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Jan-Arjen and Jerry
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Norwalk Jamming
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Brems is gobsmacked
by Diana’s calendar
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Unplugged Giant
Gary and Paul ’til dawn
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“Time to make the donuts”
GORGG in the wee hours


THURSDAY the 29th

East Norwalk Metro-North Railroad Station, East Ave. & Winfield St.;
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Pier 83, W. 42nd St., New York City;
Heartland Brewery Radio City, 51st St. & 6th Ave., New York City;
The Norwalk Inn: Hospitality Suite


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André, Eddie Stremler, and
The Hudman await the train
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François, Céline Drolet,
Denis Hogue, Linda Lavoie
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Catchin’ the 9:50 A.M.
Kiirja and Kerry
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Malc and Cherkus await
the 12:30 P.M. cruise
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Julia and Elliot Bowles
by the Statue of Liberty
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Windblown Lesley
enjoying the sunshine
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Real Men Wear Sequins
Kerry
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It’s water under the bridge
for Tourmeister Jerry
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Diana Green circum-
navigates The Big Apple
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“Ooohhh ... aaahhh ...”
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The Astley’s
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Lady Liberty and Eileen
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The Greening of Manhattan
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Bernie & Beate Schoepflin
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Jerry and Dave
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Chris and Jack shivering
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Barney Rubble
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The Minnear’s
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John Granda’s first GORGG
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Lynn and Eileen
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Lindsey Spratt
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Chris sails The Hudson
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Jan-Arjen and Lana
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Alan Benjamin sneaks in
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Judy obviously never
went to Catholic school
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André ducks Sylvie Durand
& Jean-Pierre Bourgeois
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Autumn in New York
back at Pier 83
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Denis and Jerry – at The
Heartland where it all began
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Donald Fagen at GORGG?
Nah, that’s Adam Levin!
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André makes Gaz grateful
he’s wearing Depends


FRIDAY the 30th

GORGG Tenth Anniversary Banquet & Jam with “Special Guest Appearance”
The Norwalk Inn: Artemis Ballroom, Hotel Entrance, and Lobby


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GORGGanizers Jerry & Jon,
Kerry, and... Derek Shulman!
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Adam’s musical colleague
Wendy Boulding
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The Minnear’s with Noah
and Sharon Shulman
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John, Kiirja, and Marc
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Fred & “The Confab Four”
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Pascal Schoepflin & Dad
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Russ Miller & Lynne
Mathieu with David Vella
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Henry and Mark Ptak
sit in on rehearsal
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Fred, Tatsurou Ueda,
and “Uncle Norm” Nied
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Diana and the
GORGGanizers
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A bevy of beauties
on a Friday afternoon
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“The Litmus Test”
Astley greets Derek
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A group saunters by hoping
a banquet might break out
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The Shulman’s enjoying
the GG memorabilia
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Gaz and Alan work up
Memories of Old Days
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Kerry and DVS
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Dave, Jerry, and some newbie
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These five are 11 for 11 now!
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Group photo during
Derek’s visit [larger]
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Group photo before banquet
(José via Skype!) [larger]
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Folks who attended both
GORGGs 1 & 11! [larger]
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Jerry’s “GORGG’s Eleven”
Welcome & Toast [read it]
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Phenomenal opening act: our
friends, IZZ [intro] [photos]
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Pascal listening intently
– this kid rocks!
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Eileen and Marco Catera
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Mike Harper does an O’Reilly
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IZZ drummer Greg DiMiceli
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IZZ vocalist
Anmarie Byrnes
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John, Brian Coralian,
Tom Galgano, Anmarie
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Ken Nestler,
videographer
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Ryan and Jeanne
McCarthy
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Rich’s sons Jamie & Corey...
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...and Papa on guitar
for this arrangement
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Malc, Gaz,
JohnG, Denis
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Mon Ami Pierre has
big things ahead of him
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A Reunion
Kerry, JamieK, Paul
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Three Friends
“Once three friends, sweet...”
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“What’s this infernal racket
you kids are making?!”
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This ain’t your grandma’s
GORGG Jam!
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Alan gets a turn with
Kerry for company
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The late-night comedy
stylings of John Galgano
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OK, so how many Dave’s
is just too many?
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Jerry and Brems,
IZZ’s superb guitarist
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Gary Citro, back for
the first time since ’99
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Awesome After-Party
circa 3:30 A.M. [larger]


SATURDAY the 31st

Raffle & Silent Auction: The Norwalk Inn, Hospitality Suite


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Goodies galore
for raffle [larger]
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Skip Rizzo hopes
to clean up
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The brains of the operation
Anne Catera and Eileen
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David Eric Shur &
Barbara daGraca
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Richard Beaucage,
3F promoter
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Amy & Alan Benjamin
view GG photos
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David Kowalski &
Lonna Buinis
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Kerry and Debi
in conversation
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The Bowles Clan
waits for the results
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And they say New Yorkers
are rude!
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A few of the 647 prizes
that Eddie won
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Sylvie and Vicky
enjoy the proceedings
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Pierre and DavidK
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Denis & Janelle: any keepers?
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Spellbound by Dave Lederman
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Marc checks his
stock portfolio
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First-timer
Bob Brinton
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Wondering why they
skipped the first 10!
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Marc settles up
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The Raffle Auditing Team
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Job well done, Ladies!
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Passing the Banner
to Scotland 2010
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John Burns takes the torch
Good luck, John!
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Jerry and Jonathan
at the Finish Line
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“Now, if I was in that band
of yours – hypothetically...”
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Quiet chats on
the final night
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Kerry and Jamie
bringing it home


SUNDAY the 1st

Cross-Sound Ferry, Bridgeport, Connecticut
en route to Port Jefferson, New York


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A look back ... or ahead
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A nosh on the ferry
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Bidding adieu ’til Edinburgh


[ George Underwood, ©1970 ] City Hermit
“My pastures and my fields are made of stone.
Steel trees and nameless beasts, please leave me alone.
Don’t question the way I see, my eyes are my own.
City hermit me.
The way I want to be.
Solitary face among the crowd.”

      – Shulman, Shulman, Shulman, Minnear


Photography by Jerry & Eileen McCarthy and friends, Oct.–Nov. 2009.
This page last updated on 27 September 2010.