Battery Park, July 19, 2001
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
I was a “roady” for David Darling at an open air, free concert he did at Battery Park just prior to 9-11. The concert went quite well and in taking these pictures I wasn’t even trying to get the World Trade Center in them, just the musicians.
My friend Paul Briggs played keyboards as well as sitar in this concert.
Our friend T. Fliesher (in white shirt) played lead electric guitar in the concert. T. is also a landscape architect involved with the grounds around Battery Park and he and his family live in Battery Park. They experienced 9-11 at ground 0: they were at the foot of the South Tower when the second plane hit. They got out safely and even went home to rescue their dog later that day after both buildings collapsed.
Nice work!
I was searching photos of David Darling whom I worked with in ’86 on the Music for People project. Got to know Paul and is that Peter I see in the bottom photo.
Also just so happens I’m working on re-editing video and photos of the WTC 9-11-2001 to 9-21. I have some shots from very near that same spot in Robert Wagner Park, in June of that year. Nice spot.
Almost syncronistic.
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Andy: Thanks for the comment and I’ll pass word along to David.