Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Memories of Tompkins Square Park poster refuses to die

[Bobby Williams, from Dec. 3]

Yes, it has been several days since we last checked in on the poster board thingy in Tompkins Square Park... the one put up by unknown people asking Parkgoers to share their favorite TSP memories. By last Wednesday, the sentiments started to get a little more, uh, salty. Or, as Slum Goddess noted in the comments — like the stalls of the women's bathroom in the Park.

Anyway, we never posted this on Friday morning...



One person claimed that a disgusted parent tore the two posters off the railing.

So by Friday night ...


Then Saturday morning! It was back! (Sort of!)


Then it disappeared. Then, last evening, Bobby Williams emailed me this photo, noting: "Here's old sign refusing to die."


Who knows where it will appear next, and in what form...

As for the memories. Thanks to everyone — Goggla, Chris Flash, John Penley, Gojira, BaHa, DrBOP, Shawn Chittle, Big Gay Ice Cream Man, Marty Wombacher, Andrew Tyndall, among others — for sharing their memories in the comments on the original post.

Previously on EV Grieve:
What's your memory of Tompkins Square Park?
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 8:12 AM

    This poster managed to squeak into NYmag.com 's reasons to love NY in last place.

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  2. john penleyDecember 11, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    I met my x wife Nozomi Oye in Tompkins Square Park when she was part of an outrageous wild performance art show in the park. I took some photos of her and we met later that night at the Pyramid Club. Nozomi died earlier this year.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 2:34 PM


    That linky link: http://nymag.com/news/articles/reasonstoloveny/2012/east-village-poster/

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  4. Eden BeeDecember 11, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    I love that new graffiti! YOLO!

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  5. JillDecember 11, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    I remember Nozome, am sad to hear of her passing.

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