Moondog in Upstate New York

[paul secor]

Short article on a little known part of Moondog's life: http://owegopennysaver.com/index.php/2013/06/16/moondog/

[mjzee]

Thanks for posting that, Paul. When I was a teenager (mid-70's), I had a summer job as a messenger in midtown Manhattan. I got to know Moondog over a few summers. On my lunchtime, I'd go look for him on Sixth Avenue; if he was around, he was either in front of the CBS building (52nd St), some building at 54th St, or the MGM building on 55th St. These buildings had brick ledges that were easy to sit on. I'd sit next to him and we'd chat. He was usually in his full Viking regalia (leather cape and spear, sometimes the horns) - at the height of summer! He mentioned he'd built a cabin in upstate New York that he loved going to. It was without heat or running water. I marveled that a blind guy could do this. He said his daughter sometimes stayed there and helped him.