Speed of Life

Gregg Chadwick The Beehive - Grand Central 30"x30" oil on linen Private Collection, New Haven Almost mid-December. A bit of a chill in the air and memories of holiday seasons from the past come flooding back. The city kid in me loves the hustle and bustle of Xmas shoppers and seasonal revelers. Santa Hats en masse - yes please. Springsteen and the E Street Band's classic Jersey swagger in their version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town - on repeat. Remembered trips from the Grandparent's House in Montclair to Manhattan - Hello Port Authority! And for me - the holiday memory of all holiday memories is the vision of Grand Central Terminal (pictured above) with the Christmas Market and food hall bursting with travelers, sightseers, and locals zipping through the vast space on journeys to gatherings near and far. Romanticised Memories - hell yeah! What are your favorite or not so favorite holiday season memories? Let me know below - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays every...

‘Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented - into something whole.' - Louise Bourgeois, born on Christmas Day in 1911. #LouiseBourgeois , Maman, Outside Tate Modern 2008 https:// bit.ly/3xN04J1

While in Milwaukee, President Biden stopped by Rashawn Spivey’s small business. Merry Christmas delivered to my friends and family in MKE

DC Third grade teacher 'Ms Fitz' has Steph Curry range!  Award-winning WBB player Kathleen Fitzpatrick aka Ms Fitz made basket from across the court later awarding her third graders hot chocolate.   A moment those kids will never forget 🥰 Third grade teacher Ms. Fitz promised her class hot chocolate if she made this shot ☕️ Way to go, Ms. Fitz! 🎥: htsgeorgetown/IG pic.twitter.com/wqnc22vNEZ — CBC Sports (@cbcsports) December 23, 2021   DC Third grade teacher 'Ms Fitz' has Steph Curry range! Award-winning WBB player Kathleen Fitzpatrick aka Ms Fitz made basket from across the court later awarding her third graders to hot chocolate. https://t.co/JY2ZKiD9fn — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 23, 2021  

 Love the latest holiday card from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Happy Holidays to all. 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All! Darlene Love lead vocals --- The E Street Band --- Clarence Clemons tenor sax solo Danny Federici keyboards Garry Tallent bass Steven Van Zandt guitars Patti Scialfa - backing vocals Max Weinberg drums --- The Miami Horns --- Mark Pender trumpet Rick Gazda trumpet Stan Harrison tenor sax Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg trombone Eddie Manion baritone sax Arno Hecht saxophone Pat Thrall guitars Mark Alexander piano Ula Hedwig backing vocals Edna Wright backing vocals Zoë Yanakis percussion Benjamin Newberry chimes