Tag Archives: Pete Seeger

May 20, 2012

Travel theme: Summer

I am not a joiner and I don’t do “one-off” challenges but I am also a mass of contradictions and this particular challenge which Vlad over at Wind Against Current and Reb over at ColderWeather suggested in their blogs intrigued me. It is being run by Ailsa of Where’s my backpack? and the theme is – well, see the title of this post. I have no idea if these photos challenges are supposed to be limited to one picture or if you can use several but since summer means more than one thing to me…

The real kickoff to a New York summer – The Gay Pride Parade

The tidal flats of Blackfish Creek in Wellfleet MA.

Pete Seeger warming up

the swimmers of the The Great Newburgh to Beacon Hudson River Swim

and, of course,

Lincoln Center‘s Midsummer Nights Swing

16 comments | tags: Blackfish Creek, Gay Pride Parade - NYC, Hudson River, Lincoln Center of The Performing Arts, New York City, Pete Seeger, postaday2012, The Great Newburgh to Beacon Hudson River Swim, Wellfleet Cape Cod MA | posted in Photography

May 3, 2012

5-2-12 The People Ride In A Hole In The Ground

By Robert S Johnson

Some of you may recall that when I was in Dominica and climbed to The Boiling Lake, I hurt my knee. Turns out that I have a “severe grade 1 sprain” of the Medial Collateral Ligament…Nothing much to be done but let it heal slowly (8-10 weeks expected) although my doctor did warn me off of long walks and pivoting or cutting motions. Naturally my adventures with OWS yesterday involved some running, to get ahead of the march, some unintentional cutting, to make sure I didn’t run into or get run over by anyone and some random knee bumping. It was 55 degrees, rainy and the knee was hurting today so I traveled by subway.

These are from the 59th Street – Columbus Circle station…

The bottom two shots are of people playing with computerized images of dogs who “fetch” the ball you have “thrown”…

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5/2/11

5:00 PM – Sky over The Hudson River from Yonkers

And since this will post on May 3rd – a very happy birthday to Pete Seeger who turns 93 today.

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October 22, 2011

10-21-11 There’s Something Happening Here

By Robert S Johnson

“Wall Street: A thoroughfare that begins in a graveyard and ends in a river”

Source Unknown (by me)

Pete Seeger marches in support of Occupy Wall Street.

Being a blog about the Hudson River…Pete Seeger being one of the great champions of the river and a truly great citizen of The United States, I truly felt the need to report this. To quote Mr. Seeger:

“The words are simple: I could be happy spending my days on the river that flows both way-ay-ays,”

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September 6, 2011

9-5-11 Happy Outsourcing Day!

By Robert S Johnson

Union Maid – Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie

Anti free market ideas/laws caused by Unions (list borrowed from: lobotero):

Weekends
All Breaks at Work, including your Lunch Breaks
Paid Vacation
FMLA
Sick Leave
Social Security
Minimum Wage
Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
8-Hour Work Day
Overtime Pay
Child Labor Laws
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
40 Hour Work Week
Worker’s Compensation (Worker’s Comp)
Unemployment Insurance
Pensions
Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
Employer Health Care Insurance
Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
Wrongful Termination Laws
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Whistleblower Protection Laws
Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)
Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
Sexual Harassment Laws
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Holiday Pay
Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance
Privacy Rights
Pregnancy and Parental Leave
Military Leave
The Right to Strike
Public Education for Children
Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States

Damn them!

“The Labor Movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

1 comment | tags: Arlo Guthrie, Hudson River, Labor Day, New York City, Pete Seeger, postaday2011, Union | posted in Photography

August 12, 2011

8-6-11 Great Newburgh to Beacon Hudson River Swim…Guest Blog!

By Robert S Johnson

As I wrote last weekend…What I Did Instead… Katherine swam in the Newburgh to Beacon swim to benefit River Pool the past three years and I photographed it. That did not happen this year. Katherine simply had no time to train for the swim, way too much going on, so I went to Boston for the Sox – Yankees game. Katherine did go to the swim but instead of swimming she filled my role and shot.

The water was much rougher this year than in previous years and many swimmers commented on that. It was clear a storm was trying to roll in but the swim was just after Noon and it wasn’t due until 4pm so swim they did.

I know that a few swimmers (who are also writers) are readers of the blog so feel free to post a description or send one to me and I will post it (giving credit where due, of course).

Hope you enjoy the slide show! You should really play this song as you watch…This Land Is Your Land or this one… The Hudson

They both open in a separate window.Once the music starts come back to this tab and viola!

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4 comments | tags: Dar Williams, Hudson River, Pete Seeger, postaday2011, River Pool, Woody Guthrie | posted in Photography

August 7, 2011

8-6-11 What I Did Instead

By Robert S Johnson

The Great River Swim

This image is from The Great River Swim 2010. Pete Seeger warming up the crowd. Every year 250 swimmers raise money for River Pool at Beacon.

Katherine swam it the last three years but did not this year since she was on a special assignment and I was nowhere near the event nor near the Hudson. I, instead, watched the Yankees get clobbered by the Red Sox. However the seats were really good and my Mother and Aunt and Uncle were very pleased with the results…

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March 24, 2011

3-23-11 On The Road

By Robert S Johnson

It was snowing when we left NYC this morning. It was 23 Celsius when we landed.

Pete Seeger is perhaps more identified with the Hudson River than any living person. We have seen him perform at the Great Newburgh to Beacon Hudson River Swim the past three years.