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Tuesday, November 25, 2003

I heart/not-heart Christopher Street

Disclosure: I actually LIVE on Christopher Street. And its a love/hate relationship...
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Christopher Street (excerpts)
© Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Leonard Bernstein
from WONDERFUL TOWN

HERE YOU SEE CHRISTOPHER STREET, TYPICAL SPOT IN GREENWICH VILLAGE.

AIN’T IT QUAINT,
AIN’T IT SWEET,
PLEASANT AND PEACEFUL ON CHRISTOPHER STREET?

HERE IS HOME, CHRISTOPHER STREET, RIGHT IN THE HEART OF GREENWICH VILLAGE.

LIFE IS CALM,
LIFE IS SWEET,
PLEASANT AND PEACEFUL ON CHRISTOPHER STREET.

(...)

LIFE IS GAY,
LIFE IS SWEET,
INTERESTING PEOPLE ON CHRISTOPHER STREET.

SUCH INTERESTING PEOPLE LIVE ON CHRISTOPHER STREET!

LOOK! LOOK!
POETS! ACTORS! DANCERS! WRITERS!

HERE WE LIVE,
HERE WE LOVE.
THIS IS THE PLACE FOR SELF-EXPRESSION.

LIFE IS MAD,
LIFE IS SWEET.
GREENWICH VILLAGE! GREENWICH VILLAGE! WHEEEE!!

SUCH INTERESTING PEOPLE LIVE ON CHRISTOPHER STREET!

HERE WE LIVE,
HERE WE LOVE.
THIS IS THE PLACE FOR SELF-EXPRESSION.

LIFE IS MAD,
LIFE IS SWEET.

INTERESTING PEOPLE LIVING ON CHRISTOPHER STREET!