Sunday, January 1, 2017

My Photos of 2016

Once again I am posting a sampling of photos that meant something to me in 2016! Unless I say otherwise I snapped the photo! I hope you enjoy what I love to share!
Rich

I did not put them in any special order as I had to cut it down to 230 some photos!


At the Clearwater Threshers game in Florida


Honeymoon Beach near Dunedin Florida


Disney


Dolphin near Clearwater Beach

Clearwater Beach Florida

My Birthday today January 1, 2017

Squirrel

Sign of the times to come, early summer Charleston SC

Charleston SC

Me and my wonderful children at a Phillies game, our 26th season as season ticket holders.

Love this photo of Bruce Winter and myself at band practice

Wall Mural Philadelphia....Four of the Worlds Greatest Heavyweight Fighters....Ali, Frasier, Holmes, and Foreman

Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Charleston SC

Phillies first baseman Tommy Joseph hitting his first ever Major League home run.

Rainbow in my back yard


I deejayed a wedding at an outdoor pavilion and could not resist a chance to capture this photo.

Philadelphia Art Museum

Mom's 88th birth in March at the Colonial Pizza House

Philly at night from South St overpass.

Market St bridge of the Schuykill River, Philadelphia

Boathouse Row, Philadelphia

Early morning, state capital, Harrisburg PA

Times Square NYC

As I sat in New York, I saw the carriage coming and snapped it in the mirror, I loved it

Toll Booths Easton/Phillipsburg US22

Odd clouds over Manhattan

Nephew Brad slapping a hit to right field for Kings College

My girl Lizzie who passed at 14 in June

Tulip

Sweet Pea, Lizzie, and Nugget

My sister at her husband George's wake, toasting him with his beloved motorcycle club.

Near Lowville NY

My band early is the year at the Brass Rail in Phillipsburg NJ

A 5k run in Watertown, NY

Sackett's Harbor, NY on Lake Ontario

A Gouldsboro PA deer

Philly trolley

Out for some cajun food before a concert with friends

Earth Wind & Fire and Chicago Concert at PPL Center, Allentown, PA

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA

Looking Southeast from Eagle Rock Reservation NJ. In the foreground Newark NJ and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, NYC in the rear

Barb Levisay's birthday party, what makes this special is my friend Jeff's eye in the back

Manhattan from Eagle Rock Reservation NJ

I began playing drums again in 2016, a little at a time

Easter family photo, our last with Bro-In-Law Geo

Philly art Museum


Boathouse Row, Schuykill River Philadelphia, PA

Band Practice

Before Lizzie passed we took her for regular acupuncture treatments, I think it prolonged her life significantly

Just the moon

Manhattan looking west from the BQE

Lady Liberty


Night lights of Philadelphia

Brooklyn Bridge

Staten Island ferry passing the Statue of Liberty

My friend Traci joining me on stage at one of our shows

St Patty's day, checking me out

NY NY

Holland Tunnel NJ/NY

Where the Susquehanna River becomes the Chesapeake Bay

I love to entertain, plain and simple

Nugget

Nugget

Lizzie

I was fortunate to be at an award given to my friend Jeff Cox (C) in NYC, me and Ken Greene in the photo

Former Lucky Strike Cigarette plant in North Carolina

At a flea market type of junk yard! North Carolina

Two of my favorite people Janet & Rich Mantoni

Dave Korp, Roger Barlow, Ed Markes and myself raised $6000 and shaved our heads for childhood cancer

Roger Barlow and I getting skinned

January 1st 2016 we all took a dip in the river

Union Station Washington DC

Amtrak Washington DC

We all went to "Tony & tina's Wedding" an interactive show, real fun!


Playing on Valentine's Day

looking east into Philadelphia

Early morning Philadelphia

our pugs

Just after going in the Delaware River this morning January 1, 2017

Manhattan with a moon above

Manhattan very late at night

Crescent moon over Times Square

Singing with my friends in the band "Uncle Rocco" early on New years day 2017

New Years Eve 12.31.16

Everyone pointing at Susan as the song "Run Around Sue" plays

Happy New year 2017

Me and my good friend Chris Barrett

I-80 Northen Pennsylvania

My very good son Richie




Radio City Music Hall NY NY 12.16

The tree..... New York City

Family in Grand Central Station

Main Concourse Grand Central Station NY NY

Hot dog stand from above NYC

NYC Commuter train Lyons NJ

Lower Manhattan

NYC

NYC

Looking east on 42nd St NYC from my sister's office

Christmas day 2016 at my mom's


Christmas Eve at my house my mom and the grand kids

Empire State Building NY NY 12.16

NYC at Christmas

Local theatre

Historic Church Easton, PA

Peace candle, Easton, PA

NY NY

Still the grandaddy of them all, the Empire State Building NY NY

Peace candle

Easton PA

Easton PA from Morgan's Hill

The most over decorated house of all time

Susan and Julia Hershey PA

Christmas seasonal gathering of friends, College Hill Tavern, Easton, PA

Julia and Nugget

Pugs in the manger

Christmas party for my band mates

Freight Train, Hummelstown, PA

I've been on the Palmer Township Planning Commission for 25 years. Ron Grandinetti the only longer member than i retired on this night, to my left.


Smoking some Hookah at our company Christmas party

J&J Limousine Christmas party

Former co-workers from the NJ Dept of Corrections John and Jim at John's Christmas tree farm

Julia and I getting our real tree!

Live tree in our family room

fake tree in the dining room

fake tree in the Living Room

me

coworkers giving me a great photo op at the company xmas party

Bill Cobel, playing bass got me into my first band ever at 17, came and played with my band in November.


My Sister Melissa and brother Mark

Halftime at the Easton/Phillipsburg Thanksgiving Day game

My son with Nugget and Sweet Pea holding his Northampton County Young Democrat of the Year Award

Pittsburgh PA

Julia and I did Video and Photography for the Miss Laurel Highlands Pageant

Wall Mural, Pittsburgh PA

Daughter Julia won Miss Butler PA pageant 2017

Butler PA

Pittsburgh PA


Special crew for a show!

Dr Dick faction at Dubs in Easton PA, doing my thing

solitary tree

Autumn Delaware Water Gap

Harlem NY

Underwear On Demand....only in NYC

Kielbasa man

South Central PA

My daughter Julia's term as President of Delta zeta Sorority at Temple University comes to an end in Jan 2017, here they are addressing the crowd at the Thanksgiving dinner.

I'm proud of my daughter who did a wonderful job as President of Delta Zeta

My mom with her best freind growing up and my Godmother Olga

Columbus Day at the Columbus Statue, Easton, PA

New comcast Building going up in Philadelphia PA

My sister's group at the cancer walk

Our family foursome at my Bro-In Law Geo's memorial golf tourney

My wife and I accepted the Young Democrat of the Year award with the Werner's as he was away working!

Free Bridge

LV Ironpigs playoff game, we will see which ones of these make it to the "Bigs"

Lady Liberty from Bayonne NJ

Apollo Theatre Harlem NY

Philly at night

Entertaining on a really hot Sunday afternoon at the Sand Bar, Phillipsburg, NJ

Lightning

Sunrise, Allentown, PA

Jessica and Garret's Wedding, Blue Mountain Resort


Lifelong friends Jay and Mike

Julia above LA (taken by her friends)

Real live Amish

Amish Country PA

Captain Dick, Chesapeake Bay

Our seat mates of many years at Phillies baseball games

Coca Cola Park, Allentown, PA

Julia and friends at Painted Turtle Camp in California helping with children who are sick

Julia

Me and the real Capatin Ted

Lower Manhattan

Going up for the ball

Early morning at work

Me and my band

bird


Ive videoed Easton High's girls basketball team for 8 years now

Manhattan from Sandy Hook Beach NJ

fillin your own caption

moon

Pink Suit, Philadelphia

Julia accepting the Crest award for her Sorority in Florida
(taken by her friends)

Bartender Jessica saying to my band, taken by my friend Robin Rufe

Cloudy night

Playing with my good friend Mark Klotz

A special lineup of guest musicians at the Sand bar

Love this photo taken by my friend Robin Rufe

it was getting wild

Long time friend Scott and Wendy came and played with me in 2016

And I played some drums, taken by my friend Robin Rufe

me n Traci bringing it


Varrazano Narrows Bridge NYC

A hot and muggy NYC day

Lady Liberty from the Brooklyn Promenade

a favorite photo of others

playing at Flynn's in Phillipsburg....a must

My kids are the best, shoveling out grandma

Kickball party at Barb and Daves

Homeless in Manhattan

NYC

Our lineup as we added new drummer Tom Austin (green shirt)

Family at an ironpigs game

Barge of railroad cars crossing the Hudson River NYC

Lady liberty always a good shot

Pork Race

Victory celebration, Allentown, PA

I love playing outside in the summer

last winter


Scott Siska

3 guitar wall of sound

Mr Wiley riding in a pickup

Bobble Head night

Our Ironpigs gang for 2016

Philly lights

Julia and i jet skiing

riding in the back of a pickup truck

Sunset on the Gulf Coast in Florida

I love to shoot the moon

January 1, 2017