The Maroon Vol. 2… No. 85 Monday, October 31, 2022
“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: Halloween
Macky’s New York: The Lady at Franklin Street
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: Save The Date: November 5, 2022
RHS Tired Teens: Later School Start Times
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
In Memory Of Our Classmates & Teachers: Photographs & Memories
Jeff Meyers: My Contribution
Siobhan Crann Winograd: Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
Observer
Halloween
Halloween is always preceded by Cabbage Night in New Jersey. I never understood Cabbage Night with its obligatory soaping of automobile windshields, egging of houses, and throwing toilet paper into trees. I later learned the name came from the annual excess of unpicked cabbage laying in the fields. Kids saw the mischievous possibilities and that’s how an evening dedicated to creating a great mess was born.
Hobos or Homeless? Dressing like a hobo was the default costume for boys. We could put charcoal on our faces, wear old clothes with leaves sticking out of the holes, and maybe carry a bindle or blanket stick. Though these bindles were usually discarded when our bags of treats became too heavy. Our parents thought this cheap costumes were great, especially as they were saving money to send us to college and didn’t think it was important to put down hard earned cash on a trendy costume that would end up in the trash the next day.
Hobo costumes aren’t politicaly correct today. It’s one of many forbidden costumes that can be found on lists on the Internet. I won’t elaborate on what other costumes are frowned upon these days.
I will remind you that Halloween is about being outrageous and having fun. It’s the last chance to let off steam before the more family-oriented holidays which occur in November, December and January.
So go out and make merry, dress how you feel, and please refrain from judging other people’s costumes. It’s just one night and we can all do without being shamed for our satorial faux pas. BOO!
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
October 25, 2022 - Tribeca
The Lady at Franklin Street
As I stand in the north bound platform...I shoot this as a 1 train pulls into the south bound track.
Time 145pm
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
Banta House
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Save The Date: November 5, 2022
Visit The RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame & Order Tickets for 2022 Inductees Banquet
Digital Printing for the RHS Hall of Fame provided by Tim Boucher, RHS 1988
RHS Tired Teens
Later School Start Times
M + A NYC
Mighty Are We As One
Shop home décor and wearable accessories at www.mplusanyc.com
In Memory Of Our Classmates & Teachers
Photographs & Memories
In Memory Of Our RHS Classmates
Jeff Meyers
My Contribution
We're made of layers,
Some thick, some thin -
Strata, once flat upon
Each other, layer upon
Layer of experience laid down,
Compacted then cemented into
Personas...personalities....the people
We seem to be always planning and plying
Our way through the ether
And ethos, until
WHAM
A continent collides with another,
And, thankfully,
We bend, and we fold, and we
Form new shapes.
At my core,
I am an anticline...
And the layers that surround my
Troubled composure,
My beautiful contortions,
Serve as a platform
For other life to thrive on,
And that is me,
And that is my
Contribution.
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
alright / all right
“It’s Alright, Ma, I’m Only Bleeding.” —BOB DYLAN SONG TITLE
No, it’s not alright. Really, it isn’t. And Cheap Trick;s “We’re All Alright” is all wrong.
It’s all right. Well, according to stand English, that is. It’s two words.
That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories
Ross & Kathy’s podcast: