I walked VanderHyden Estates with Dan Mahoney Saturday morning. It was great to meet so many different people, who seem truly concerned about issues in Troy. I then went to a neighborhood block party on Stow Ave.
When I worked for the newspaper I covered these types of events regularly and I realized yesterday that is what I miss the most about being a news photographer. Interacting with different people and traveling all over the city to different events. I'm there now as a candidate, which is different, but I still enjoy it. I learned and played ladder toss for the first time. I love these types of games and I had a great teacher in a young man, Cameron. In a decidedly unpolitical move I did beat him at the game. I couldn't help it, he is a good teacher and I was enjoying the event. I hope as I go forward I can continue to maintain my sense of humor and enjoy these types of events. I am always eager to discuss issues or more serious topics, but you have to enjoy yourself as well.
Which was the case at the Beat Shops fund raiser for Hope 7. Listening to the incomparable Jim Barrett sing requires a sense of humor. He is a terrific community minded citizen, and as he told me "You don't see any cats or dogs around when I'm singing do you!" A great day in Troy!
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