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WhenImovedintomyloftonDesbrosses,thestreetswereempty,sincefewpeoplelived there.Butboththenandnow,therewerethehomeless.Overtimetheneighborhoodchanged fromanindustrialwarehousedistricttoaresidentialarea.AnonymousManisamemoirabout myblock.Thepieceisbuildaroundmymemoriesofmovingin,meetingmyfuturewifeforthe firsttimethere,andconversationsIhavehadwithtwohomelessmenwhomadetheirhome ontheloadingdockacrossthestreet.

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1.ATale

Thisisataleoftwo

Onelivesinside

Theotheroneoutside

2.IMoved

Imovedintothesecondfloorofanabandonedfactoryat22DesbrossesStreetinthe fallof‘81.Thedoorhadbeenleftopen.ThelandlordcircumventedNewYorklawby rentingoutcommercialwarehousespacetoartistslookingforaplacetoliveandwork.

Outsidethestreetsweredarkanddesolate.Thewindowsrattledfromthecoldandrain. Theloftwaspiledhighwithtrash.Icalledthelandlord,MisterK,butnosuccess. ThebuildinghadbeenoccupiedbytheRomanoffCaviarCompany. Thefloorsofmylofthadbeencoveredwithwavesofundulatingconcrete. Thereweredrainseverysixfeet.IboughttheReader’sDigestCompleteDoItYourself Manual,whichhadalotofpracticalinformationonbuildingwallsandthingslikethat.

IwasplayinginabandcalledPeterandtheGirlfriends.Peterwasagirlwhosang. TheGirlfriendswereabunchofguyswhoplayedguitarsanddrums. WerehearsedonDesbrossesStreetatnightatfullvolume,makingallthenoisewe liked.Thenwe’dplasterthetownwithpostersforourshowandendupattheMarket Diner.Iwasingraduateschoolatthetimeandhadajobatafurniturestorewhichsold porchswingsinManhattan.AprofessorfromMississippi,onhisSabbaticalyear, broughtuptruckloadsofporchswingsandhiredmetorunhisstore.

3.OnDesbrossesStreet

EversinceI’velivedonDesbrossesStreettherehavebeenpeoplelivingonthestreet. AslongasIrememberLarry,quietandsweet,muttering,waving.

4.It’sJuliePassingThroughTown

I’mlivingonDesbrossesStreet,it’sAugust1982. Thebuzzerrings,Igetthedoor,it’sJuliepassingthroughtown. MyroommatePetersaidthatwewouldliketomeet,DesbrossesStreetat10AM. Wewenttoeat-LeroysCoffeeShop,alocalplacenowlonggone. Ilookedinhereyesandsawbluegreenlightstreamingby,alluring,confiding,aspiring. Uponthefireescapegrating,wespentthedaysailingthroughdenseconversations. WetalkedaboutDesbrossesStreet,flyingtrapeze,MiamiBeach,arboretums,Musicfor Eighteen,theBalShemTov.WeorderedriceandFrenchtoast. Isaidyou’vegottomeetmyfriend,DavidLanginNewHaven. ButcomebacktoDesbrossesStreetandmarryme,itwillbehappyendings.

5.IFirstNoticedRobinson

IfirstnoticedRobinson.Hewasimpossibletoignore.Hestoodoutbecausehehada lotofbelongings.Hespentthedaymovinghisthingswithintheradiusofafewblocks, withamysteriousurgency.Andattheendofeachblockwhenhisbelongingswere gatheredhewouldstandandread.HisreadingintriguedmeandIstartedtotalktohim

IfirstnoticedRobinson.HespentthedaymovinghisthingslikeSisyphuspushinga bolderuphill,dayafterdayafterdayafterday.Hewouldtellmeaboutthebookshe wasreading,inEnglishandFrench,historyandphilosophy.Andattheendofeach blockwhenhisbelongingsweregatheredhewouldstandandread.

OnedayIstoppedtosayhelloandhewasreadingthecompleteplaysofAristophanes. Hegavemeaquizzicallook:“Ithoughtyouwereastudent.” IorderedthevolumefromAmazon.AfewdayslaterIreadLysistrataanditallcame backtome.ThewomenofGreeceendthePeloponnesianWarsbywithholdingsex fromtheirmen.

NotlongagoInoticedthatRobinsonwasalittleuneasy.“Thescaffolding’sdownandI willbemoving.”Afteryearsofrenovationthebuildingacrossthestreetwasfinished. Andwiththeincreaseinfoottraffic,thedoormenandthenewresidentialtenants,the streetofferslessprotection.Thestreetofferslessobscurity.Thestreetoffersless anonymity.

6.OnThatTerribleBeautifulMorning

Onthatterriblebeautifulmorningwewokeupearlyanddressedourchildrenforschool. Wehurriedoutthedooronthatterriblebeautifulmorning. Wewokeupearlyandwalkedoutintothelight.

Thesunwasgleamingandonthatterriblebeautifulmorning wewokeupearlyanddressedourchildrenforschool. Wehurriedoutthedooronthatterriblebeautifulmorning. WewokeupearlyandwalkeddownGreenwichStreet.

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Thesunwasgleamingandwestoodinsidethecourtyardconversing,chattingonabout nothing.Ilookedupatthesky.Thesunwasshiningandonthatterriblebeautiful morning,everythingraninslowmotion.Eeriehushedchaosenvelopedthestreets, smokeandflamespouringoutaboveus.

7.OneDayISaw

OnedayIsawamake-shiftmemorialwhereLarrylived. Thealcovehesleptinwascoveredwithflowersandcandles. IwassurprisedtheDowntownExpressrananarticle, “DowntownersmournthehomelessmantheycalledLarry”

Oneday,inMarch2007,Iwalkedintomystudio,andfromthewindow Isawamake-shiftmemorial,acrossthestreetasadtableauflowersandcandlesandhandwrittennotestapeduponthewall bythealcovewhereLarrysleptcoveredwithcardboard.

“Iusedtobringhimcoffeeandlunch,”saidEve. “Akindlygracefulman,”saidMitchell. “Acomfortingfamiliarface,”saidJordi, “Ihavetwokids,hewouldalwayswavetous.”

8.AbrahamLincoln’sJourneyDownDesbrossesStreet

ThefuneralcortegeleftWashingtononFridaymorning. Ateverystationcrowdsflockedtoviewthepassingtrain. InBaltimore,inHarrisburg,inPhiladelphia,bellstolled,minutegunsfired.

OnMondaymorning,inJerseyCity,thecoffinwasliftedintothehearse. Then,insolemnsilence,theprocessionmovedtotheferry. OnDesbrossessStreeteveryavailablespacewasoccupied,alleyestoward theapproachingsteamer.

Theglasshearsewasfestoonedwitheightlargeplumesofblackandwhitefeathers. AroundtheedgewereAmericanflagsfastenedwithknotsofwhiteandblackribbon, drawnbysixgreyhorsesheavilydrapedinblack,eachhorseledbyagroomin mourning.

9.ISleepAtHome

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Ihaveachair.Icansitdown. Thereisalight.Icanturniton. Ihavearoof.Thereisawindow. WhenitisrainingIamdry. WhenitisthunderingIamwondering. CopyrightbyRicordiNewYork

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Thedoorhadbeenleftopen, - leftopen, - leftopen, - leftopen. -

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Ilookedinhereyes andsaw bluegreen

I lookedin hereyesandsawbluegreenlight

Ilookedinhereyesand sawbluegreenlight

Ilooked inhereyesandsawbluegreen lightstream-

Ilookedinhereyes andsaw bluegreenlightstreaming, -

I lookedin hereyesandsawbluegreenlight streaming, -

Ilookedinhereyesand sawbluegreenlightstreaming, - al-

Ilooked inhereyesandsawbluegreen lightstreaming, - allur - -

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Ilookedinhereyes andsaw bluegreenlightstreaming, - allur lookedin hereyesandsawbluegreenlight streaming, - allur - ing,lookedinhereyesand sawbluegreenlightstreaming, - allur ing, inhereyesandsawbluegreen lightstreaming, - allur

ing, - con-

inhereyes andsaw bluegreenlightstreaming, allur

inhereyes andsaw bluegreenlightstreaming,

lightstreaming, - allur - ing, - conﬁ - -ding a spir - ing. -

streaming, - allur - ing, - conﬁ - -ding aspir - ing. -

streaming, - allur ing,conﬁ - -ding aspir - ing. -

ing,allur - ing, - con ﬁ - -ding aspir - ing. -

allur - ing, - conﬁ - -ding a spir - ing. -

allur - ing, - conﬁ - -ding aspir - ing. -

luring, - conﬁ - -ding aspir - ing. -

ing, - con ﬁ - -ding aspir - ing. -

ing,conﬁ - -ding a spir - ing. -

conﬁ - -ding aspir - ing.

plain,likespeech,andsoulful

Onesingeronly-averylightfinger-snappingonthebeatthroughout.Donotaccentthedownbeat.

q=90 I mp ﬁrstnoticed - Robin - -son hewasimpos - -si-ble toignore -

plain,likespeech,andsoulful

hestoodoutbecause - hehadalotofbelong - -ings hespentthedaymoving - histhings

endofeachblockwhenhisbelong - -ingsweregathered - hewouldstand andread.

ﬁrstnoticed - Robin - -son hewasimpos - -si-ble toignore -

hestoodoutbecause - hehadalotofbelong - -ings hespentthedaymoving - histhings

- theradi - -usofafewblockswhenhisbelongings - weregathered - hewouldstandandread.

hewouldstand andread. Iﬁrstnoticed - Robin - -son

hewasimpos - -si-ble toignore

hestoodoutbecause - hehadalotof

Sisy - phus - pushing - abolder - uphill -

ﬁrstnoticed - Robin - -son Hespentthedaymoving - histhingslikeSisy - -phuson

Hespentthedaymoving - histhingslike Sisy - -phus

bletoignore

Hestoodoutbecause - hehadalotofbelongings -

Hespentthedaymoving - thingslike Sisy - -phusonthemountain - Iﬁrstnoticed - Robinson

- son

Hespentthedaymoving - histhings Iﬁrstnoticed - Robin - son

Hespentthedaymoving - histhingslikeSisy - phusonthemountain - Iﬁrstnoticed -

OnedayIstoppedtosayhello - andhewasreading - thecomplete - playsofAris - -tophan -

aquizzi - -callook.

OnedayIstoppedtosayhello - andhewasreading - thecomplete - playsofAaquizzi - -callook.

OnedayIstoppedtosayhello - andhewasreading - thecomplete - playsofAHe gave

risto

risto - -phanes. - Iordered - thevolume - fromAma - -zon.

meaquizzi - cal - look. Iordered - thebook

Thewomen - ofGreeceendthe

Thewomen - ofGreeceendthe Pelo - po - ne -

Hegavemeaquizzi - -callook.

Thewomen - ofGreeceendthePe-

Thewomen - ofGreeceendthePefromtheirmen.

Hegavemeaquizzi --callook.

yearsofreno - -vation - thebuilding - across - thestreetwasﬁnished. - Andwiththeincrease - infoottraf-

yearsofreno - -vation - thebuilding - across - thestreetwasﬁnished.

Andwiththeincrease - infoottraf-

Hewasimpos - -si-ble toignore -

Hestoodoutbecause - hehadalotof

Hestoodoutbecause - hehadalotof Robin - -son

Hespentthedaymoving - thingslikeSisy - -phusonthemountain -

belongings -

Hespentthedaymoving - histhings Within - the belongings - Hespentthedaymoving - histhings Within - the

Iﬁrstnoticed - Robin - -son

Hespentthedaymoving - thingslike Sisy - phusonthemountain -

IIﬁrstnoticed - Robin - -son

Hespentthedaymoving - his

radi - -usofafewblocks Withamysteri - -oussenseofurgen - -cy

radi - -usofafewblocks

Iﬁrstnoticed - Robin - -son Hespentthedaymoving - thingslike Sisy - -phuson

theendofeachblockwhenhisbelong - -ingsweregatheredtheendofeachblockwhenhisbelong - -ingsweregathered -

stood in-side the court-yard con ver - sing, chat ting -

stood in-side the courtyard - con ver - sing, chatstood in-side the courtyard - con-ver sing, - chatstood in side - the court-yard con-ver sing, chat-

ona-bout no thing. - Ilookedup at thesky.

tingon a bout - no thing.

I looked up at the sky. ting - on a-bout no thing. - I looked up at the sky.

the streets, smoke and ﬂames pour ing -

the streets, smoke and flames pourthe streets, smoke and flames pourloped the streets, smokeand flames pour-

Thealcove - hesleptin wascovered - withﬂowers - andcandles -

andcandles -

mournthe homeless - man theycalled Larry. -

ersmournthe home less - manthey calledLar ry.the home less - man theycalledLar ry.the homeless - man they calledLarry.the home-less man they called Larry. -

whereLarry - lived. Thealcove - heslept

mori - -alwhereLarry - lived. Thealcove - he

al - whereLarry - lived. ThealcoveThealcove - hesleptin lived. Thealcove - hesleptin ry - lived. Thealcove - hesleptin

man theycalled Larry.

less - manthey calledLar ry.

manthey

theycalled Larry.

I saw

Flowers - andcandles - andhandwritten - notes tapeduponthewall

bythealcove - whereLarry - sleptcovered - withcardboard. -

I saw F137 I mf usedtobringhimcoffee - andlunch, saidEve.

I mf usedtobringhimcoffee - andlunch, saidEve.

Akind ly - grace ful - man, saidMitchell.Akindly - graceful - man, saidMitchell.A kindly

Acomfor - -ting famil - iar - face. saidJordi. -

Acomfor - -ting famil - iar - face,saidJordi. -

A comfor - -ting famil - iar - face,said Jordi. -

Acomfor - -ting famil - iar - face,saidJordi. -

Ihavetwokids, hewouldal ways - wavetous.

Ihavetwokids,hewouldalways - wavetous.

Ihavetwo kids,hewouldalways - wavetous.

Ihavetwokids,hewouldalways - wavetous.

Bells tolled,min ute - guns ﬁred, Bells tolled,min ute - guns

Bellstolled,minute - gunsfired,Bellstolled,minute - gunsfired, Bells tolled, min ute - guns fired, Bells tolled, min ute - guns fired, pp

Bellstolled, minute - gunsﬁred,Bellstolled, Bells tolled, min ute - guns ﬁred, Bells tolled,

the hearse. Then, in so - lemnsi-

the hearse. Then, insolemn - si -

lence, the pro ces - sion - moved to

- lence, theproces - sion - movedto the

black and white feath ers. -

blackand white feathers.blackandwhite feathers. - Ablack and white feath ers. - A-

black rib bon. - Drawnbysix grey hor ses -

black rib bon. - Drawnby six grey horsesrib bon. - Drawn bysixgrey hor sesrib bon. - Drawn by sixgrey horses -

Thereis a light.Icanturnit on.

There is a light. I can turniton.

Thereis a light.I can turn it on.

There is a light. I can turn it on.

There

Ihave

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When it is thunder - ing, - I

Whenitis thunder - ing, -

When it is thun der - ing, -