Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the death of Bob Marley; a very sad memory. Early in the evening, I was in Chelsea to attend a dance event (see photo of Rachid Ouramdane in my photostream) . I looked up and saw this publicity panel using Marvin Gaye's face, with the caption "Never blend in." It's a gorgeous portrait of Marvin (who died April 1, 1984 under tragic circumstances) , but I was disgusted to see his image being used for commercial purposes. I was taking pictures of Marvin up on the wall, full of outrage.

Then I thought, "But perhaps there's a positive side, perhaps our remembering him thus is a way of honoring his memory." Suddenly, a young man walked by with this enormous "bouquet" of green, red and yellow (gold) balloons, with Marvin himself supplying the black = the colors of the Rasta "rainbow"! Did someone order them for a Marley tribute party? We'll never know, but the coincidence was truly incredible...

Chelsea District, Manhattan

New York City, NY USA

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Jon Funabiki, Professor of Journalism at San Francisco State University, is head of the Center for Renaissance Journalism.

Tessie Guillermo of Zero Divide.

1. Labyrinth in blue, 2. Untitled, 3. Erasmus bridge 2, 4. Spider On The Track, 5. Vanishing Jarvis (explored :)), 6. Untitled, 7. Calvary, 8. Fruit Shopping, 9. Chinatown Station - Los Angeles, 10. Uros Petrovic - Airplane Under Sun Rays, 11. The Island, 12. FORMATIONS17, 13. volvo on the move, 14. Fixe_08, 15. It's Not Polite To Stare, 16. 17th & Noe, 17. ., 18. The Fisherman's Sun, 19. carril bici?¿?, 20. lemon green

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