stephanieNY

This past weekend was the Fisherman's Feast in the North End. We went Friday night for some rice balls and had some drinks at one of the restaurant's outside patios that they set up on the street for the weekend. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera that night and missed photo and video ops of Jay Seigel and the Tokens as they ended their set on the bandstand with their famous The Lion Sleeps Tonight. It was awesome.

Last night Jill and I went for dinner and to see the angel fly. Every year, three little girls dress up as angels and put on a little act from the fire escapes of apartment buildings on North Street, and one of them "flies" down to greet the Madonna as she finishes her day-long procession through the neighborhood. Here's a little taste:

However, the most entertaining part of the feasts is usually the crowd. The festivals in the North End are like summers on the Cape...the population skyrockets each weekend in August. The crowds are made up primarily of the "suburban Tony Soprano type". It's fascinating and amusing and a little bit intimidating. I hope I never tire of August in the North End.