Lucas Longo

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First one on the bus...
1st stop 2 people came in
Familiar part of town - nice and clean - nothing new/special.
MUSIC - Zero 7 - End Theme
Glad to back in NYC - everything “works” here...
See all kinds of people - grumpy people, happy people - its all good - having a good time on their Saturday - wonder what each one's story is. They are also probably looking at me with my iPod on, pencil and paper on my lap, camera, flip-flops, looking around and taking pictures, wondering what kind of tourist I am...
MUSIC - Sheryl Crow - A Change Would do You Good
Hum... I am sitting on Priority Seats to get the window spot - well - still some seats left but might need to move if some more elderly people come in on the bus.
13th to 17th St - a lot more commercial area - more dirty - more construction work - feels more crowded...
MUSIC - Jacob Dylan - One Headlight
21st St - already less cluttered. All kinds of people - stereotypes every where - all minding their own business - but inside judging everyone else probably - just natural - thinking they are the normal ones.
How embarrassing - while taking an “undercover” photo of the people inside the bus, the flash goes off! Pretended I did not know how to operate the camera and discretely turned the flash off...
Pity the GPS idea did not work...
30th St - even more commercial - but all the weekday commerce seems to be closed - well - some of them - as opposed to downtown - everything open...
MUSIC - Wynonna Judd - Attitude
30th St & Broadway - used to pass by here all the time when going with my bike to Central Park... it was the halfway milestone...
MUSIC - B-Tribe - The Sun
LOVE this song!
Bus pilling up.
Avenue got even wider now... starting to get more “upscale” - some nice hotels popping up.
Observing this loud woman on her cell phone in front of me reminded me of the Jitney's (bus to the Hamptons) cell phone policy - no cell phones! Maybe there should be an iPod policy... but cell phones are worse since you actually are emitting sounds to the environment.
More construction on 42nd St..
Cool! Harleys in NYC!
MUSIC - Black Total
Nah - change song - too mellow
MUSIC - Bud Powell Trio - Night in Tunisia
45th St. - now very upscale - limos everywhere and hotels
Bus driver going crazy - switching lanes right and left - pissing some cab drivers off...
80 degrees outside!!
MUSIC - Madonna - Crazy for You
The old mixed with the new - Radio City Music Hall with “old' fonts across the street from the Time & Life building and other modern sky scrapers.
Funny marathon runner just went by
Rollerblader - not as many as there used to be 10 years ago
55th St. - still upscale but many more shops around
Handicapped guy going down the bus on 57th St... an example of how everything works here...
MUSIC - Peter Gabriel - Signal to Noise
Hum... don't like this song too much... first reaction is to change - let's give it a chance... no... first impressions seem to be always right - let's change the music
MUSIC - US3 - Tukka Yoot's Riddim
The PARK! Can't wait to go biking this afternoon.
MUSIC - Joe Cocker - You can leave your hat on
Hum... the M5 bus route is almost exactly the same route to my bike rides on Thursdays for races around Grant's Toomb's Park
57th St - soooo many people with iPods - or at least headphones
Upscale ladies coming on the bus - the typical “uptown” stereotype
The Park - so cool - NYC's beach
Cute kid sitting in front of me - dorky father though - mother pregnant again
MUSIC - Deepak Chopra - Desire (Featuring Demi Moore)
What a CHEESY song!! Hum... let's check it out a little
Looking at these apartments uptown and the closeness to the park started me thinking about looking for an apartment uptown instead - larger and cheaper - let's see...
All more residential now
Wonder if foreigners could pick up all the subtleties of the neighborhoods and all... as IF I was a national... but all differences are pretty obvious...
Idea - Reality show on the bus - similar to cameras inside race cars with info - widgets. Will have to simulate all of this.
Hum... cannot leave the camera rolling on the bus... will get that footage on the bike.
Forgot to use the heart rate monitor on the bus - oh well - would be boring to watch anyway - would be pretty stable throughout the ride - unless there was an accident or some hot girl... hehehe... have to buy duck tape to attach the camera to the bike.
71st St - nice buildings!
72nd St subway entrance - remember giving tips to a guy on crutches on how to use them
MUSIC - Sam & Dave - Soul Man
Bus emptied out a little now... oh no... more people coming in!
MUSIC - The Fugees - Uh La La La
Funny to see people doing Yoga right near the windows of a busy street. New York - everyone minding their own business and doing their thing. All about life choices: "I'm a vegan" "I'm a clubber" "I'm a biker” and so on...
River Side Drive - so nice - so many different areas to live in - move some blocks and your life style could change I guess or at least your NY experience... Guess it is like that in any city but here it is so diverse in terms of the services you have in each neighborhood. In São Paulo you always have your “padarias” (bakery) “Pão de Açucar” (groceries) “feira” (fair) and they all look and feel the same... Here it seems like there is more variety.
MUSIC - Pearl Jam - The Garden
The man sittting on my left looks like George's (Seinfeld) father!!
Wow - so beautiful here - Hudson River
My friend Inson lives around here - maybe too far from school for me to live... maybe with kids this would be a good place to live in... for now I really want to be close to campus.
Filming myself now...
Bikers! Close to Grants Toomb now - would be cool to live here but very quiet - not too much commerce here
A Bernaise!! (huge dog breed)! Frida! (my dog - Border Collie) Miss her - but would be impossible to have a dog now
Would definitely need a car to live up here...
So many bikers - for sure coming back from a century (100 miles) ride up to Bear Mountain...
MUSIC - New Order - Perfect Kiss
Some more “homeless” people on the bus...
MUSIC - Fairground Attraction - The Moon is Mine
Great song and voice!!
HA!!! Grant's Toomb's Park!
MUSIC - Vivaldi - Summer II, Addagio
130th St - low rise buildings - lower income commerce
Out of River Side Drive - into town - people get in on the bus
HA! Preconceptions can really fool you - thought the man in blue was begging for money to pay for his fare before but he was actually asking people for change for a $1 bill... ooops... I guees I had my earphones on and did not hear him asking...
142nd St - Ride almost reaching the George Washington Bridge...
Funny - something about this particular stretch of street reminded me of São Paulo... deja vu...
MUSIC - Classics - Addagio 2
Incredible how music changes the scenery... well, sometimes the music simply does not fit... like right now... let's see what comes up next.
MUSIC - Red Soul & Red Slam - It's Alright
155th St - beautiful building and little street fair...
American culture has something about self/spontaneous organization (as opposed to government or large entity promoted organizations) In Brazil I get the feeling that people just want someone telling them what to do - if something is not right or if something is needed, they don't usually group some friends and do something about it - they expect someone else of the government should do something about it.
Hum... see almost no yellow cabs here... and a lot more latin and african americans here... hum... also higher frequency of over weight people... and more elder...
Very nice Children's Hospital with American Flag... start to see these more around here... very few downtown.
MUSIC - Credence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain
A lot more Spanish commerce...
Going to be a great a bike ride
MUSIC - Caetano Veloso - get out of town
Video Camera battery ended... Just in time
END of the ride!!

Position Log

12:40 START - Houston St.
12:41 6th Ave
12:42 W 3rd St
12:43 Stop light - Washington Place
12:44 Waverly Place
12:46 11th St
12:47 12th St
12:48 15th St
12:54 28th St
12:59 35th St
01:07 45th St
01:11 52nd St
01:13 55th St
01:18 Columbus Circle
01:21 61st St
01:26 72nd St
01:29 River Side Drive
01:33 86th St
01:37 97th St
01:44 Grant's Toomb
01:49 142nd St
01:55 157th St
01:59 167th St
02:05 END - 178th St and Cosworth
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02:27 Back on - bus on time!
02:34 158th St
02:37 152nd St
02:40 145th St
02:45 135th St
02:52 106th St
03:04 72nd St
03:09 68th St
03:13 Metropolitan Museum
03:18 56th St.
03:20 Subway!

M5 Bus Route Assignment - NOTES

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Position Log