Central Sq. Cambridge, MA

Here's just some quick nice shots of lights in central square on an authentic wintry night Dec. 29, 2012 taken with phone

Although I love my Relay Rides!  don't say nothin bad about them!!

By the way, just for the record, I have thus far had no control on the advertising!!  I hope this creates enough plausible deniability for all concerned!!  Holy47874!  I didn't expect to see some of this silly s&^%t!

My best shot at a holiday card ever, and I mean every word I hope you enjoy reading it, as I enjoyed writing it!

To all those whom I know within the touch of my words and this card

It is my dearest hope that you are all doing well

through these daring holidays, and into the “New Year”

May it be just that for all of us who need it to be.

For all of you who helped us get through a very tough year, ( and years!, you know who you are!) my gratitude

may not even be put to words.

To all those I hold in my heart Forever,
I and my whole family, both by blood and extension,

wish you happiness, safety, and your needs fulfilled!

Therefore, in my simplest way to put it,

Happy Holidays!!! and lets be in touch  ok crazy pic of me doing a performance on the Dec. 29, 2012 at the Mobius Gallery, as moderated by Terra Freidrichs (gotta represent!)  boffo show! cheers!

My Flexible Flyer

I remember the snow
I am 11
I remember the wildness
and the quiet of the snow
and I remember
My beautiful sled
It is long,
its trim is metal
and red
I take the steel wool and
clean the rust from its slim runners
I oil the steering
it is ready
and so am I
I am on the hill
the other kids are with me
though I may not know them
we are together for the riding
I run
I throw my Flyer down and myself
upon its boards
I am speeding
I am the wind
I am
It is freedom
it is a thrill
it is so right
My Flyer comes to a turning, screeching stop

but not me, I keep going a little

the snow on my face makes me happy!
and I am ready to do it again, and again
I shiver in the cold and laugh
like a sailor on a calm northern sea
my Flexible Flyer and me

Alexander Herwitz © December 2012

Back in the day

This is a hoot, I almost forgot what I looked like back then.

My Mother has died

My mother has died today December 7, 2012.  She was a good woman, not much of a hugger but I always felt loved by her.  She sat us down at the upright when my sister and I were growing up and played us all the old folk songs and we would sing along.  Then she would break into some Chopin, and my favorite, the Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven.  I can hear the old sad... yeah they were a buncha kind of dark damn songs!  There were funny ones too!  I hear them even now, "When Johnny comes marchin home again, hoorah, hoorah..."
She took us to college theatre, my sister Carla and me, seeing things like The Match Maker, The Trouble with Harry, Shakespeare, art festivals, ballet, book stores, and because of her we saw Robert Frost live and reciting his poetry near the Esplenade!  She taught us architecture, art, music, writing all the things we came to love in our own ways.  Her late x husband E. Nelson Hayes, also raised the bar, especially on the book side.  We grew up in a veritable library, books in every room in the house, and more coming everyday.  Our mom was not the happiest mom, she wasn't a saint, I guess my sister could tell some things about that, but she was a cultural bad-ass.   she was also clearly a hotty.  "She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes..."

New version

This is an update to this drawing.  Its got gloss fixative on it so its hard to photograph

Division 16 proof of concept

Yeah so this is an experiment to create a logo for my band Division 16