01/01/2025
A New Years Eve Miracle.
Fun story down below.
(true story. I was there).
[First ... apologies for just these screen shots of dusty scans of 35mm photo prints. Too lazy and in disarray to properly prep ... maybe some day I’ll scan negs and pretty ‘em up :) ]
Circa 2001 - Nep Foo visit to NYC.
We skated around a lot, covered a lot of ground, did and saw a lot of things. I probably have some videotape footage somewhere too??
We hit Times Square on New Years Eve, after midnight, to enjoy the afterglow/aftermath.
We sought thick piles of confetti. Took a bucket to a tall roof to toss confetti down.
Kid went to a pile in the street, stood in it, stretched his arms out wide, and slowly started rotating in a circle.
The confetti began to rise around him in a vortex/funnel shape.
Bystanders, cops and I froze and watched in amazement - looking over at each other to nod in acknowledgement that we were in fact actually seeing what we thought we were seeing.
Downright surreal.
Luckily, in this era before everyone had cameras in pocket on their phones, I had my point/shoot 35mm on my hip, grabbed it and snagged these few shots.
I’m sure the random other witnesses probably talk about that moment in the years since :)
Additional photos of other special moments included here for fun.
Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2025 is your best year yet!
