ISRAEL YOUNG SPENDS TIME WITH OLD FRIENDS IN NEW YORK

A couple of days before Izzy went 

back to Sweden,

Izzy and I went downtown for lunch with our friend and former

roommate of Ratso and Phil Ochs,

Dave Peller.

Then Izzy and I walked through Washington Square

for old time's sake.

Then we enjoyed what became the highlight of his visit:

the intimate concert held 

June 22nd at the 

Museum of the City of New York.

It was the first in a series of events

celebrating the FOLK CITY exhibit 

on display until November.

Happy Traum announced Young to the crowd 

saying ''one of the people that made all this possible, Izzy Young!''

just one of the guys on Sullivan

reflecting

Green room dining

Jane Traum, Izzy and Happy Traum

Music organizer, Doug Yeager on left
Curator Stephen Petrus at the mic

Izzy writes

''This is fucking fabulous!!''

THERE'S ONLY ONE IZZY YOUNG, THANK GOODNESS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the man who brought music to GERDE'S FOLK CITY

There's a man named Israel G

He descended upon the Village from the Bronx

His store fit inside a glove

He bequeathed his opinions

and told endless tales

He resides in a century beyond us

and all the decades past

Like Santa or Johnny Appleseed

He relayed music as his gift to millions

Born to be remembered

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Here are some pictures I look at often… Part of the Gerde's Folkumentary® called……..

POSITIVELY PORCO! 

POSITIVELY PORCO TRAILER

Dear Ol' Stockholm

Steve Kaiser Quartet

POSITIVELY scenes from a Folkumentary

Below you will see several moments from the past year of shooting Positively Porco, the real life story of Gerde's Folk City and my grandfather, Mike Porco. Some may say that Mike Porco's life was full of historic moments. It's true. He and his club were witness to legendary events during the 1960's Folk and Blues Revival and the revival of the revival in the 1970s. His name didn't become as well known as some of his friends like Tom Paxton, Arlo Guthrie and Joan Baez but, soon, folks will recall his name in the same breath. 

Let's have a little conversation about bringing this film around the world. Help wanted; Producers, executives, interns and awesome people with deep pockets and connections needed. THANKS

http://www.rockethub.com/projects/52440-positively-porco-feature-film-about-nyc-s-first-folk-music-cabaret

POSITIVELY PROMO