November 10th
We have one scheduled meeting tomorrow at Gerardi's Farm Market. Okay not actually scheduled, but when I was buying fruit the other day, I said, "Hey can we come down on Saturday and film your stand?" He said "yes", so it counts! You have to start somewhere.
Tonight we are printing informational material to hand out and charging the camera. We have some time, so we decided to put on the new hats and walk around the neighborhood. The hats say 'Save Staten Island'. Pretty cool!
Without planning it, we are breaking the first stereotype. We are walking around St. George after dark, alone, hats on with release forms. Were we mugged? No, in fact just the opposite. People were extremely nice to us. No one bothers you here.
We made our way to the Side Street Saloon, Cargo Cafe, and Ruddy and Deans. We have permission to show up with the cameras now.
The reaction you get when you first tell someone what you are doing is unreal. We fully expected to be disregarded by most people and loved by the ones who had a few drinks already. We were wrong.
We have an open invite to the Side Street, the Cargo gave us an exact time to arrive and Ruddy and Deans sat with us talking about the neighborhood and what is needed; and we didn't have the camera yet! We vow never to leave without it again.
Before we head home, one last stop near borough hall to look at the building itself. A few locals are mulling around, we say hi and are on our way. Makes us wonder why everyone thinks this neighborhood is the "bad one".
Tonight we are printing informational material to hand out and charging the camera. We have some time, so we decided to put on the new hats and walk around the neighborhood. The hats say 'Save Staten Island'. Pretty cool!
Without planning it, we are breaking the first stereotype. We are walking around St. George after dark, alone, hats on with release forms. Were we mugged? No, in fact just the opposite. People were extremely nice to us. No one bothers you here.
We made our way to the Side Street Saloon, Cargo Cafe, and Ruddy and Deans. We have permission to show up with the cameras now.
The reaction you get when you first tell someone what you are doing is unreal. We fully expected to be disregarded by most people and loved by the ones who had a few drinks already. We were wrong.
We have an open invite to the Side Street, the Cargo gave us an exact time to arrive and Ruddy and Deans sat with us talking about the neighborhood and what is needed; and we didn't have the camera yet! We vow never to leave without it again.
Before we head home, one last stop near borough hall to look at the building itself. A few locals are mulling around, we say hi and are on our way. Makes us wonder why everyone thinks this neighborhood is the "bad one".
posted by Just Me | 10:47 AM
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