Pic of me in the NY Times leading Second Line processional for Frankie Manning – Rikomatic Skip to content Rikomatic Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff Menu Follow Me on Instagram My Professional Site RangerRik.com Every Roller Rink in California (Map) Menu Pic of me in the NY Times leading Second Line processional for Frankie Manning Posted on May 23, 2009 by There's a lovely article in the City section of the New York Times today about the memorial service and festival to honor legendary swing dancer Frankie Manning entitled "Honoring the Man Who Helped Make Lindy Hop." It's got lots of great quotes from friends and fans of Frankie from the memorial, and a couple of nice pics, including one of me leading the Second Line processional from the church to Central Park. That's David Ostwald's really swinging Gully Low Jazz Band behind me. It was a great honor getting to lead the processional. And so amazing seeing the crowds that formed as we slowly made our way up Fifth Avenue, and then into the park, ending up at the Naumberg Bandshell, where hundreds more lindy hoppers awaited us. It was a glorious celebration of Frankie, a couple thousand of us swinging in the spring sunshine. 3 thoughts on “Pic of me in the NY Times leading Second Line processional for Frankie Manning” Barry Joseph says: May 23, 2009 at 4:18 am Rik, You look fantastic and totally deserve this photo! You have to contact the Times to get a copy. Reply Cricket Jaber says: May 23, 2009 at 5:45 pm God bless you for virtually bringing Frankie 95 to those of us who couldn’t be there. Cricket Reply Susanne says: May 25, 2009 at 5:53 am Great capture by the photographer. You truly make the photo. Thank you for taking the time to share all your imkpressions with us. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ Search for: Freestyle to “Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3pMWtX0DdE Recent Posts A Public Service Announcement for Skaters Salman Rushdie on Terrorism Just a Normal Tuesday at the Rink Deep and Riki’s Skate Showcase! Making Claire Saffitz’s “Ultimate Strawberry Layer Cake” Categories Books Cats Civil Society Creative Writing Current Affairs Dancing / Music Education Family Film Food and Drink Frankie Manning Games General Health Information Society Machinima Media Reform Music New York Politics Real World Places in SL Religion Science SF Bay Area Television The Spirit Travel Uncategorized United Nations Virtual Worlds Web/Tech Weblogs Tags b-boy (75) breakdance (50) breaking (26) brooklyn (36) charleston (11) competition (11) coney island (10) dance (17) dancing (30) documentary (15) education (21) festival (12) frankie95 (16) frankie manning (52) frim fram (10) global kids (70) hip-hop (31) human rights (11) inaug09 (11) jazz (12) lindyhop (17) lindy hop (141) lowcarb (18) lxd (11) macarthur foundation (12) machinima (22) memorial (14) mermaidparade (22) mtv (13) performance (16) pmt (10) popping (11) quaker (27) recipe (38) rockclimbing (16) second life (81) shim sham (15) skating (40) soul music (14) swing (51) swing dance (45) united nations (10) virtual world (19) virtual worlds (29) yehoodi (38) © 2022 Rikomatic | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme