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Marcy Playground
Everything happening at once. I made up stories about what I saw, and who I saw. Although the experience was ultimately depressing, I found within it a foundation for a future self. The strange way in which I see the world today can be directly traced back to the time when, as a little boy, I sat paralyzed by the unfortunate realities of life as I looked out of a school window and down onto the Marcy playground. In a strange bit of coincidence, Dylan Keefe was also growing up in the Minneapolis 'open' school system at that very time. We never met though, since he attended Marcy's sister school on the other side of town -The Lake Harriet Open Program. It wasn't until 16 years later that we would meet on New York City's Lower East Side, introduced by a mutual friend (jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel). We became fast friends. Soon we were talking about starting a new band. After a brief stint playing with several drummers, we realized that Dylan's long-time friend, Dan Rieser, would be better suited for our band than anybody else. Dan and Dylan, who began playing together seven years ago at a college in Boston, had both moved to New York to pursue lives in music. Together, they formed the core rhythm section for many successful NYC singer/songwriters. By the time we got together, both were weary of the 'side-man' gig, and wanted to strike out with a band of their own. So begins the story of Marcy Playground.
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