I loved your Thank You NYC article and I agree. I too was born and raised in NYC, and even though I visit my family when I can, it’s hard to ignore how gentrification has changed the landscape. In places like Brooklyn and 125th Street in Harlem, the mom-and-pop stores that once gave these neighborhoods their unique flavor are being replaced by corporate chains. Despite this shift, the city’s vibrant cultures and diverse communities are still holding strong, with plenty of things to do and experience. The rats, however, are a constant reminder that the city’s gritty side never truly disappears. Crime, which was always part of the city’s history, now feels more out of control and unsettling. While there’s still life and energy, things just don’t feel the same as they used to
Thank you so much, Sharon, for your thoughtful response. Your words feel like an extension of the article itself—almost like someone dancing alone in the middle of the floor, only to be joined by a familiar soul moving in perfect synchronization.
The way you speak about New York City shows just how well you know and understand its essence, and I deeply appreciate the flavor of your response. It took me back in the same way, reminding me that there are those of us who don’t just see it as "the past," but as a time and energy that still lives on.
As long as you remember and I remember, it will never truly be the past. It remains ever-present, living on beyond us through those who continue to cherish the unique spirit that made New York City so special.
Thank you once again for sharing your insight and connection.
Brother Lance, You are spot on! Thank you very much for your "THANK YOU NEW YORK CITY.." article. Still their out of convience. It's the Twilight Zone with Rod Serling missing!
Thank you for your channel thank you for your art, website!
I truly appreciate your understanding and appreciation of the words I’ve shared. Get ready—because there’s so much more I want to express. I’m incredibly grateful to be back in the written medium, as writing allows me to dive deeper than a mere video ever could, though I’ll always continue creating in that form as well.
Seeing that there’s a genuine appreciation for this side of my creativity fuels the fire within me even more. My lifetime of experiences has given me so much to share, and knowing that insightful individuals like yourself resonate with these expressions encourages me to keep going.
I also believe that our existence is quantum—there is no past, no future, no present; it all flows concurrently as we experience it. When I hear songs from certain moments in my life, they don’t just remind me of the past—I am transported right back to that exact time, feeling every emotion as if no time has passed at all. So, is it that those moments never truly left? Or is it my ability to preserve them so vividly in my mind that makes them feel ever-present?
Whatever the case may be—whether it’s quantum or simply the nature of memory—that special time of my/out lives will always be alive in my heart. Thank you for your response. It truly brings back that nostalgic Twilight Zone feeling, and I deeply appreciate it.
I loved your Thank You NYC article and I agree. I too was born and raised in NYC, and even though I visit my family when I can, it’s hard to ignore how gentrification has changed the landscape. In places like Brooklyn and 125th Street in Harlem, the mom-and-pop stores that once gave these neighborhoods their unique flavor are being replaced by corporate chains. Despite this shift, the city’s vibrant cultures and diverse communities are still holding strong, with plenty of things to do and experience. The rats, however, are a constant reminder that the city’s gritty side never truly disappears. Crime, which was always part of the city’s history, now feels more out of control and unsettling. While there’s still life and energy, things just don’t feel the same as they used to
Thank you so much, Sharon, for your thoughtful response. Your words feel like an extension of the article itself—almost like someone dancing alone in the middle of the floor, only to be joined by a familiar soul moving in perfect synchronization.
The way you speak about New York City shows just how well you know and understand its essence, and I deeply appreciate the flavor of your response. It took me back in the same way, reminding me that there are those of us who don’t just see it as "the past," but as a time and energy that still lives on.
As long as you remember and I remember, it will never truly be the past. It remains ever-present, living on beyond us through those who continue to cherish the unique spirit that made New York City so special.
Thank you once again for sharing your insight and connection.
Brother Lance, You are spot on! Thank you very much for your "THANK YOU NEW YORK CITY.." article. Still their out of convience. It's the Twilight Zone with Rod Serling missing!
Thank you for your channel thank you for your art, website!
Ralph Chance
Brother Chance,
I truly appreciate your understanding and appreciation of the words I’ve shared. Get ready—because there’s so much more I want to express. I’m incredibly grateful to be back in the written medium, as writing allows me to dive deeper than a mere video ever could, though I’ll always continue creating in that form as well.
Seeing that there’s a genuine appreciation for this side of my creativity fuels the fire within me even more. My lifetime of experiences has given me so much to share, and knowing that insightful individuals like yourself resonate with these expressions encourages me to keep going.
I also believe that our existence is quantum—there is no past, no future, no present; it all flows concurrently as we experience it. When I hear songs from certain moments in my life, they don’t just remind me of the past—I am transported right back to that exact time, feeling every emotion as if no time has passed at all. So, is it that those moments never truly left? Or is it my ability to preserve them so vividly in my mind that makes them feel ever-present?
Whatever the case may be—whether it’s quantum or simply the nature of memory—that special time of my/out lives will always be alive in my heart. Thank you for your response. It truly brings back that nostalgic Twilight Zone feeling, and I deeply appreciate it.
Much love and gratitude.
Scurv...