The City was yesterday touched by twenty-seven inches of snow. In the Lower East Side, red, black, and green fire escapes were given pure, white highlights. On Orchard Street, a single figure could possibly be seen trudging through the heavy downfall, an umbrella in one hand, a burning cigarette in the other.
Inside old row houses and above new boutiques, couples are making love, keeping warm, and paying no attention to the time. What else is there to do? This is the Blizzard of 2006.
Today is February 13 — one day before Cupid strikes. I don't know what to do about it. I'm thinking, though, the gift of music might be appropriate.
Aside from this weekend's twenty-seven inches, we hadn't really seen much winter. Perhaps this will be the last of it. And then:
We'll
have
spring. And the birdies will be happy. Late last week, I received an e-mail from Ayre's enthusiastic and compelling Steve Silberman, who, if you were to run into him on a snowy mountain or in a dark listening room, would probably tell you something about how the iPod is going to help save the hi-end. And you'd probably believe it because, after all, he is enthusiastic and compelling. He wrote:
For many reasons, now, I'm looking forward to the middle of April. Perhaps all of the snow will be gone by then. Or, at least, most of it.
have
spring. And the birdies will be happy. Late last week, I received an e-mail from Ayre's enthusiastic and compelling Steve Silberman, who, if you were to run into him on a snowy mountain or in a dark listening room, would probably tell you something about how the iPod is going to help save the hi-end. And you'd probably believe it because, after all, he is enthusiastic and compelling. He wrote:
How would you like to live with an Ayre system for a while? I was thinking the AX-7e and the CX-7e. There's a good chance that I will be in the city around the middle of April and I would deliver the kit and help you set it up.
