Another amazing experience with the NYC Marathon. We have played this event for the last 5 years and it’s my favorite gig of the year. The runners are amazing. After the initial burst of the front runners, the real people, who do this once in their lives or even a couple times, come though. Some have messages, one woman dragged a tire, filled with recyclable waste. Her protest taking its toll on her and was an alaming display. Some are silly, like the person in full penguin costume and full bugs bunny costume. Some were in pain, some looked happy, some looked fatigued, some looked fresh as can be. They all kept going. I hope they all finished the race. Often local residents can be unhappy with all the sudden noise and disruption of their normally calm Sunday mornings. One woman scowled at us ” You know, rich people walk through here!” That became the days catch phrase. Larry and I especially enjoyed that one.
For the most part though, many residents came out to tell us they appreciated the music and the support for the runners. The NYC police were especially helpful this year. We even got to drive the wrong way down a one way 63rd street.

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Lyle