UNION SQUARE X'MAS TREE LIGHTING...

….tonight was extra special for San Franciscans…

because the Union Square X'mas tree was finally lighted…

 and this happens traditionally on the day after Thanksgiving….

A very large crowd gathered around the square to witness the event

the monument that stands in the foreground…

just in case you didn't know is the

George Dewey monument erected in 1901

by Robert Aitken

as a tribute to Admiral Dewey and 

President William McKinley

for the Spanish American war victory…

Alma de Bretville Spreckels was the model…

She spearheaded the Legion of Honor during her time…

...another point of interest…

it was featured in the opening scenes

of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 movie…

The Birds…

as Tippi Hedren was crossing the

square to the bird shop….

so tonight the square and the periphery

was a collection of cops in every corner...

and a firetruck too…

Masha of the Salvation Army...

ice skaters…of young and old

musicians

even visiting New Yorkers like Danielle and Sam

who recognized me for my clowning

in a skating rink…

years ago…

….the x'mas tree lighting also coincided with ... 

Black Friday…so shoppers flocked to Macy's

across Geary and the shops around the square…

the square cafe's were also happy to keep

the crowd warm with espressos and hot

mochas…or whatever concoctions

... they can imagine…

but for a satisfying night-cap …

...one needs to capture an

imagery of Godiva not necessarily in the

nude but …

necessarily in the flesh with a great 

and sweet smile such as Loreta's and the

rest of the crew at Godiva's, JR and Elina…

it's been quite a night folks…

i'll be in touch so you be in touch…

jt

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