The Tremont neighborhood’s Professor Ave. sidewalk renovation is underway. Just before breaking ground residents learned that many of the beloved Pear trees that they enjoy seeing blossom every year were going to be destroyed during the renovation. Luckily they found out in time and were able to spare some of them. The trees to be destroyed were marked with a yellow dot and the ones to be spared subsequently had a ribbon tied around them. The photos above show the beginnings of the work, some of the trees with dots and ribbons and a view looking down Professor with the trees in bloom.
Screaming, with piano accompaniment.
Recorded 4/18/2003 at the Literary Cafe. The bartender tells me that there has been many awkward moments like this over the 20 years he has been working there. This particular one according to him is very much one he’ll think about after retirement when he thinks he should go back to work. However he says, these awkward things were much more prevalent between 2002 and 2005 when the first era of the bar under it’s new owners was winding down before the modern era took hold. And in general, he says, the great people and fun times over the years have greatly outnumbered blush inducing times like this.
