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May, 2008:

Don't Dump – Drains To Alewife Brook – Cambridge, MA

Don't Dump - Drains to Aiewife Brook
© Frank H. Jump

Richdale Avenue

More on Alewife Brook:

Wikipedia - Tim Pierce

Member Agent Allied Van Lines, Inc. – Cambridge, MA

Allied Van Lines, Inc. - Cambridge, MA

Allied Van Lines, Inc. - Cambridge, MA
© Frank H. Jump

Richdale Avenue

Keeps Colors From Fading – East 9th Street & Lafayette

Keeps Colors From Fading
© Vincenzo Aiosa

Vincenzo spied the sign from which I created my Fading Ad logo years back. I had climbed to the roof of the adjacent building and got really good close-ups. Guess I have to search my Ektachrome archives again to offer you a glimpse.

Cambridge University Storage – Cambridge, MA

Cambridge Storage, MA

Cambridge Storage, MA

Cambridge Storage, MA

Cambridge Storage- MA

Cambridge Storage, MA
© Frank H. Jump

Remembrance of Our Dead – The War With AIDS Isn't Over

“The History Of AIDS In America
Has Been One Of Denial & Suppression…”

Silence = Death/David Wojnarowicz
Remembrance of Our Dead

Wallace Shawn reads from Vito Russo’s Celluloid Closet

AIDSGATE Commemorative Stamp

Memorial Day has always been a bittersweet holiday for me. I don’t know many veterans since many of my friends are gay or lesbian and cannot openly serve in the military. The only legitimate and significant war I have personally experienced been the War Against AIDS. From this day forward, Memorial Day will be a day I will remember those I’ve lost in this war and I invite everyone else to join me.

Sitting and trying to think of the countless people I have encountered in my life who have died from this still stigmatizing disease is a daunting task. Above are some of the names of friends and acquaintances who have touched our lives (Vincenzo and myself) in some way. [I’ve gotten up out of bed and updated the list twice already. I don’t think this is a realistic task for one day.]

This April I have been HIV+ for 24 years – half of my life. Through the years I have begun to have days when I think of the disease only perhaps once or twice a day, but not a single day goes by that I’m not reminded of my mortality at least once – probably due to my adherence to my meds. Then I remember those I’ve lost. I encourage people to share names of their loved ones who have died of AIDS- reminding America of the indignities and indifference they had experienced.

Image citings:

Silence = Death & AIDSGATE – Gran Fury
David Wojnarowicz
Vito Russo

Other similar postings:

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The Ban on HIV/AIDS Immigration

Art & Photography Opening @ P.S. 119 Amersfort School

PS 119 Invite
PS 119 Invite

Flatbush Skateboarders – East 32nd Street & Farragut

Flatbush Skateboarder

Flatbush Skateboarder

Flatbush Skateboarder

Flatbush Skateboarder

Flatbush Skateboarder

Flatbush Skateboarder

Flatbush Skateboarders

Flatbush Skateboarders
© Frank H. Jump

Friday Was Butterfly & Ladybug Liberation Day @ P.S. 119 Amersfort Magnet School for Global & Ethical Studies – 3829 Avenue K

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day

Butterfly Liberation Day
© Frank H. Jump

Gonzo Multiverse on the Popagandist Art of Ron English

Ron English
© Ron English

Here’s To All The Money Bush & His Cronies Will Make This Weekend On Gas Revenues

Moscow, PA – Closed Shortly After Katrina

Mini-Mart - Moscow PA
© Vincenzo Aiosa

Gulf Oil Sign – Milford, PA

Gulf Oil Sign - Milford, PA
© Frank H. Jump

Flying A Service Station – Moscow, PA

Flying A Service Station - Moscow, PA
© Frank H. Jump

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