Hanging out in the East Village

After my dad got his hair cut we headed over to Tompkins Square Park, which is a block away from my very first ever babysitter's apartment Phil & Jeni... last I heard, somewhere in Italy. Tompkins Square Park is well know as the place where one of my favorite artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat used to live in a cardboard box and score heroin.

But I didn't see many cardboard boxes and have no idea what "heroin" is. For me, it was all about the swings!

Swings are the coolest; I'd never been in one before, but let me tell you the repetitive motion makes for a fine way to spend a Saturday.