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Congratulations Deirdre O'Connell on your Tony Award win for Dana H. A one woman play and brutal account of the survival of a former prison chaplain who in 1997 was kidnapped for 5 months by a prior patient. Taken for the production. Cheers and big thanks to @mattross42 @nicolecapatasto @clurr730 #deirdreoconnell #danahplay #makeweirdart #tonywinner https://www.instagram.com/p/CexHNXltNbx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Outtake of @jimfouratt on Holly Golightly”s stoop. #stonewall #I❤️NY #breakfastattiffanys https://www.instagram.com/p/CQxS_XVN11o/?utm_medium=tumblr

Love is love Celebrate all love #pridemonth #pride #I❤️NY #worldtradecenter https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpMtDugR-S/?utm_medium=tumblr

\\\ a #steviewonder favorite /// They say that heaven is 10 zillion light years away And just the pure at heart will walk her righteous streets someday They say that heaven is 10 zillion light years away But if there is a God, we need Him now "Where is your God" That's what my friends ask me And I say it's taken Him so long 'Cause we've got so far to come... Tell me people Why can't they say that hate is 10 zillion light years away Why can't the light of good shine God's love in every soul Why must my color black make me a lesser man I thought this world was made for every man He loves us all, that's what my God tells me And I say it's taken Him so long 'Cause we've got so far to come... But in my heart I can feel it Feel His spirit, wow oh woo Feel it, yeah, feel His spirit I can't say that heaven is 10 zillion light years away But if so let all be pure at heart Just to walk her righteous streets I pray Let God's love shine within to save our evil souls For those who don't believe will never see the light "Where is my God", He lives inside of me And I say it's taken Him so long 'Cause we've got so far to come... No people, "where is your God?" Inside please let Him be And I say it's taken Him so long 'Cause we've got so far to come... But if you open your heart you can feel it, yeah yeah Feel His spirit, wow oh wow Feel it, you can feel His spirit I opened my heart one morning and I sho nuff could feel it yeah, yeah Feel His spirit yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah You can feel it, yeah, you can feel His spirit yeah, yeah, yeah You can feel it, yeahhhh 📷 2014 @thegarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CQUb_nbAs2c/?utm_medium=tumblr

I am excited for the opportunity to have worked with former New York City Police Commissioner @billbratton last week. Commissioner Bratton led our city through some tough times (Los Angeles and Boston too) An honor to photograph him with an insightful read by @nytimesdowd. With this @nytimes assignment, we searched for locations a few days beforehand at the same time we’d be photographing the commissioner to capture the light reflections of the tall glass buildings of midtown. Big Thank You @jeffreyhensonscales on the direction and edit. Thanks to @dylnfshr on the assist. #nyt #commissionerbratton #newyorkcity #losangeles #boston https://www.instagram.com/p/CPjUqeCAPnj/?utm_medium=tumblr

Looking forward to the full (+safe) return of live performance at NYC venues, like the magical Art Deco @radiocitymusichall #newyorkcity #reopening https://www.instagram.com/p/CPEq3FTArSp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Just feeling the wind in our hair https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5mLOOgOXk/?igshid=15kc0yjy2ezv

❤️ @melissakaycohen for always kissing the ow and the scream https://www.instagram.com/p/COrZmEBgsaa/?igshid=1rb0zg9nsj0m8

4/30/2020. Difficult to imagine this was only a year ago, when time and life froze. Tears with uncertainty and heartbreak as my father-in-law was hospitalized with covid. A vegan of 40+ years with a strong daily workout routine, in havoc by invisible ruthless invaders. A tenuous fight, we held on and said goodbye 4 times. Like countless others since last March, our ‘visits’ with him were via FaceTime. Slowly, he remarkably showed signs of outlasting the virus and luckily, we were reunited after 54 days. His endurance a relief, it was not without fast-moving blood clots necessitating two quick amputations, followed by two more. His recovery continues. My thoughts often wonder about all those families who have not been reunited and question how many could have been avoided. Hoping for a complete recovery to those millions who’ve endured. #stopthespread #vaccinate #wereamask ..................................... Give me one more day To turn things around Give me one more day To get my feet on the ground To dig in my heels And settle down Give me one more day To turn things around Give me one more day To come up with a plan Give me one more day To see if I can Find my way And come back again Give me one more day To come up with a plan Give me one more day To do the right thing Give me one more day To see what it will bring To have one more day I would give anything Give me one more day To do the right thing Give me one more day To try my luck Give me one more day To spend a couple bucks And place my bet And win back your love Give me one more day To try my luck Give me one more day To put up a fight Give me one more day To take back the night To battle these demons With all of my might Give me one more day To put up a fight Give me one more day To look in your eyes Give me one more day To make you realize That I don't know what to say When my soul cries Give me one more day To look in your eyes Give me one more day Just one more day Give me one more day } } } @lucinda_williams { { { https://www.instagram.com/p/COTs948AqOD/?igshid=1f8wefwjjq7gp

Looking at you @lastweektonight + @johncena (not pictured) and your HBD shenanigans 😀 https://www.instagram.com/p/COCS39vgTVD/?igshid=1tcnfbs8y2z4c

Just west of Laughlin, Nevada at the Arizona / California / Nevada border #earthday https://www.instagram.com/p/CN_fOK7Ae6J/?igshid=1kxe9ksvko41s

Colorado / New Mexico border https://www.instagram.com/p/CN_KD_Kgg6R/?igshid=xkp9fyaoialh

Lake Erie https://www.instagram.com/p/CN--mr2ghb_/?igshid=ohw5poh1khz8

Friday feeling 🖖@chancetherapper https://www.instagram.com/p/CNwIzZTAMyT/?igshid=149pyz94m7z8j

@dmx leading in prayer S.O.B.’s //\\ 2012 https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqTngfAaPe/?igshid=1edcv5tnkwzgo

@dmx S.O.B.’s //\\ 2012 See, to live is to suffer, but to survive, well, that's to find meaning in the suffering https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdbTtjg00X/?igshid=1ahgmgf33a45v