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Friday, May 2, 2025
Rick Daccard
Our final Stanley Stellar Piers photo is Rick Daccard from 1981.
A very important time in our history. To all who are not here anymore hold a good thought for us. You are always in our hearts. Thanks for this one Jerry.
I remember seeing a lot of Keith Haring’s graffiti all over NYC, especially in the subways. I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t find it very interesting. A couple of friends took me down to the piers, and I didn’t find that very interesting either. Guys were sick and dropping dead all over the place. Even Fire Island became a rather depressing experience for me. The Pride Parades had a noticeable edge to them. I worked in NYC off and on for over 10 years starting in the mid 70s . I had a front row seat to all the changes in NYC, and the grim reality surrounding us, even though I didn’t really live there. What started out as raw and exciting ended up being sobering and somewhat terrifying. Talk about growing up fast. Sorry to be such a downer, but when I saw that Keith Haring at the Piers, I was overwhelmed with all of those feelings not so long ago.
That must have been a fun place during a fun era.
ReplyDeleteAnd then came the apocalypse.
DeleteDid Mr. Herring visit the piers?
ReplyDeleteYes, Keith Haring visited and left art there.
DeleteA very important time in our history. To all who are not here anymore hold a good thought for us. You are always in our hearts. Thanks for this one Jerry.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Pat.
DeleteI remember seeing a lot of Keith Haring’s graffiti all over NYC, especially in the subways. I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t find it very interesting. A couple of friends took me down to the piers, and I didn’t find that very interesting either. Guys were sick and dropping dead all over the place. Even Fire Island became a rather depressing experience for me. The Pride Parades had a noticeable edge to them. I worked in NYC off and on for over 10 years starting in the mid 70s . I had a front row seat to all the changes in NYC, and the grim reality surrounding us, even though I didn’t really live there. What started out as raw and exciting ended up being sobering and somewhat terrifying. Talk about growing up fast. Sorry to be such a downer, but when I saw that Keith Haring at the Piers, I was overwhelmed with all of those feelings not so long ago.
ReplyDeleteDon't apologize. The truth about living through the worst of the AIDS era needs to be told.
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