Photographs Never Before Seen . 5 Years Ago Today Project . April 2005
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along Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 9th & 3rd Street
I'd began my documentation of the MMOW at Saturday's 12 noon Wedding at the Lincoln Memorial. And then hurry over to Lafayette Park for the Medical Marijuana Rally and march from the White House to the Henry Bacon Ball Field. Followed by the Youth Rally in Dupont Circle and then the Street Festival ...
3rd Street & Pennsylvania Avenue at 11:30p
Always one to enjoy dance music and the dj scene and in an attempt to document an aspect of the gay culture I'd develop two photog themes, namely, 'Dancin' the Night Away' and 'Dancin' in the Streets'. Therefore, on Saturday night, 29 April, I'd capture the last hour of the Queer Moon Ball focusing on fan dancers.
on the National Mall betweeen Jefferson & Madison, NW
Assembling at the Monument Grounds The March would step off from 1600 Constitution Avenue, proceed east to 15th Street, veer right onto the National Mall and descend onto The Rally. Which would commence once the front line including Troy Perry, Jim Graham and Denis Shepard would converge onto the stage.
along Pennsylvania Avenue between 9th & 3rd Streets
I'd capture the crowd at The Rally on the National Mall and then meander over to the Festival walking back and forth, up and down, along the avenue snapping shots of folks and scenarios. I'd photograph until the early evening when the festival would come to a close and then head to 17th Street.
On Friday, 28 April, I'd get a call from Ellyn begging me to take a Sunday gig at Selma Plantation saying that Tom and I would be supervisors. Though I always liked working with Tom, a handsome red headed straight white guy, and would seldom refuse Occasions reiterating that as a documentary photographer the MMOW would be important to my collection I'd remind Ellyn that, in recent years, I had expressed to all caterers that I would no longer accept positions at plantations such as Woodlawn, Selma or Mount Vernon. Since when visiting such places I can feel the souls of those Negro slaves who've gone before me ...
If I were a Jew no one would expect me to cater weddings at Aushwitz?. Had I been white or a Jew my experiences in catering would've been just the opposite.