I started my Summer Streets walk at the Brooklyn Bridge (the Manhattan side).
OK, I got caught up in this rather silly, but fun, circus. They
bill themselves as the Flatbed Follies, since all of the acts take place on three
flatbed trailers (we never saw the tractor part).
There was silliness from clowns (including a somewhat lengthy bit about building
a sandwich, with a ‘special’ ingredient—pepper!). A rhythmic trope of “Pepper,
pepper pep-PER” was repeated four times. Think conga line. The entire four-time
trope was repeated four times. Did I mention that this was geared toward kids?
Of course, all that pepper led to a great big Ah-Choo! that dismantled the
entire sandwich.
There were also jugglers, a contortionist, a rhythmic gymnast ?
(I’m watching too much Olympics on TV), a plate spinner (in a throwback to the
Ed Sullivan show), a chair strongman artist, and a wire walker/dancer. Silly?
Yes. Fun? Yes. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Did I mention rubber chickens? Did I mention
it was free?
That was at Foley Square. I then walked the route up Lafayette
Avenue to 14th Street (where I dropped off my composting), and then up Park
Avenue to Grand Central. Seeing it up close is a real treat. I continued up to 65th
Street. The event ran to 72nd Street, but I ran out of time, and there’s not
too much to see up there.
Did I enjoy it? Yes! Will I do it again next Saturday? Doubtful.
Do I recommend it to my NYC peeps for 8/14 (7a–1p)? Definitely!
ConcertMeister
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