The Guitar Man ...

“Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, baby it’s the guitar man

Who’s gonna steal the show you know baby, it’s the guitar man

He can make you love, he can make you cry

He will bring you down and he’ll get you high

Somethin’ keeps him goin’ miles and miles a day

To find another place to play

Night after night, who treats you right, baby, it’s the guitar man

Who’s on the radio, you go and listen to the guitar man

Then he comes to town and you see his face

And you think you might like to take his place

Somethin’ keeps him driftin’ miles and miles away

Searching for the songs to play

Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along

You want to get the meaning out of each and every song

Then you find yourself a message and some words to call your own and take 'em home

He can make you love, he can get you high

He will bring you down, then he’ll make you cry

Somethin’ keeps him movin’ but no one seems to know 

What it is that makes him go

Then the light begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim

The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin

But he never seems to notice, he’s just got to find another place to play

Fade away

Got to play

Fade away

Got to play”

                   ~ “The Guitar Man”

                     ~ “Bread”

                           ~1972

                      ~ written by David Gates

 The Guitar Man strums the chords and sings his songs in front of the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center in this infrared street capture I shot on a late November afternoon in downtown historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Crayola Colors Centre Square ...

“As time goes on,

I realize

Just what you mean

To me

And now,

Now that you’re near,

Promise your love

That I’ve waited to share

And dreams

Of our moments together

Color my world with hope of loving you.”

     ~ “Colour My World”

  ~ written by American musician James Pankow, one of the founding members of the rock/jazz fusion band “Chicago”

       ~ 1970

“Colour My World” became a popular “slow dance” song at high school proms, university dances and weddings during the 1970s.

A smiling crayon looks over Centre Square from a window in the Crayola Experience on a late November afternoon in Easton, Pennsylvania.

The Crayola Experience is a roomy, crayon-centric warehouse with colorful kid-friendly activities, events, a cafe & a store.

Crayola LLC, formerly Binney & Smith (1885-2007), is an American handicraft company, specializing in artists’ supplies. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons. The company is based in Forks Township, adjacent to Easton.

Art In The Alley ...

“Feeling is what I like in art, not craftiness and the hiding of feelings.”

                      ~ Jack Kerouac

                         ~1922-1969

An infrared view of Bank Street, just off Northampton Street in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania as evening looms on a late November afternoon.

Bank Street is the site of “Artists in the Alley,” a tented arts and crafts event, held every Saturday from May through November from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

The sign for “Just Around The Corner Fine Art & Fine Craft Gallery” can be seen at right.