Tuesday, November 19, 2013

11.01.2013


Sight

Washington Square Park 

I first stumbled upon the story of puppeteer Ricky Syers and Doris Diether through Humans of New York. They became unlikely friends after Diether shared some newspaper clippings about marionettes with Syers. After bonding over marionettes, Syers presented Diether with a puppet created in her image (read the NY Daily News story here). I finally got the chance to see the dynamic duo in action just a few weeks ago in Washington Square Park. While I have often seen Ricky Syers entertaining children and adults alike, seeing these two friends together proved to be even more special.

Sound
Neil Young - Heart of Gold

It is comforting to know that you can find remarkable people with a "heart of gold" in seemingly unremarkable places. Neil Young's Heart of Gold was an obvious choice to accompany this photograph. While Young sings about the endless search for a "heart of gold", the friendship of Ricky and Doris proves that the search is not fruitless.

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