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These
are the Photos Archived for October thru December 2006.
(Click on a photo to Enlarge It!) |
Excellent songs from Steve Robinson at the UMO Open Mic &
Showcase. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 12/17/2006) |
Significant Others rocked the house. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/17/2006) |
Anja Ghielli tries out a new song. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/17/2006) |
Don Cameron adds a harmonica solo. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/17/2006) |
Scott Griswold (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village) with some fancy
guitar work. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 12/17/2006) |

Guitarist Bruce enjoying the UMO Open Mic with two lovely
women. (Photos by
Joe Budnick 12/17/2006) |
Writer Velma Bowen checks out the music. (Photos by
Joe Budnick 12/17/2006) |
Joe Budnick played a couple of tunes for the audience. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/17/2006) |
Songwriter Bobby Stewart sang one of his original songs. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/17/2006) |
Photographer Carrie Lynn hanging out with Anja Ghielli. (Photos by
Joe Budnick 12/17/2006) |
      
Hundreds of Santa's converge on Greenwich Village. (Photos by
Joe Budnick 12/16/2006) |
The Statue Man in Washington Square. (Photo by
Joe Budnick 12/16/2006) |
The beautiful voice of Andrea Dee with Mike on guitar. (Photo by
Joe Budnick 12/10/2006) |
Allison plays her originals at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/10/2006) |
Fantastic bluegrass and country singer Tom McWilliams at the UMO Open Mic
& Showcase. (Photo by Joe Budnick 12/10/2006) |
Robin G. opened the show. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/10/2006) |
Beautiful vocals from Anja Ghielli. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/10/2006) |
Scott Griswold (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village) plays a tune from
the "Best of" CD. (Photo by Joe Budnick
12/10/2006) |
Colin Smith has a style reminiscent of Randy Newman. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/10/2006) |
A nice set from Don Cameron. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/10/2006) |
Joe Budnick singing his original "Is She That Sweet?". (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/10/2006) |
Bobby Stewart sang his song "Blue Inside". (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/10/2006) |
A chorus from NYU in Washington Square Park. (Photo by
Joe Budnick 12/10/2006) |
The incredible Albert Del Rio (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village) played a new
showcase set at the Sunday afternoon UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |
Excellent soulful singing from Shelley Kay. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |
Steve Coss sang an excellent ballad at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |
Anja Ghielli treated the audience to another great original song. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |
Liah Alonso with K.K. on drum. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |
The phenomenal Mark Aaron James (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village) treated the
audience to a Showcase set at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |
Joe Budnick (guitar) is joined onstage by Bobby Stewart and Danny Rivera. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |
Chaya sang her originals. (Photo by Joe Budnick
12/3/2006) |
Don Cameron did an excellent set at the Open Mic. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 12/3/2006) |

Some of the audience members who were enjoying the show. (Photo by
Joe Budnick 12/3/2006) |
The Thanksgiving weekend reduced the number of musicians who turned out
for the Open Mic but every artist was fantastic. John and Holly
performing as "Significant Others" opened the show. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/26/2006) |
John has a big smile on his face. (Photo by Joe
Budnick 11/26/2006) |
Erin Sax Seymour keeps the show moving. |
Brenda and Michael from Texas performed as "Him
& Her". (Photo by Carrie Lynn 11/26/2006) |
Phenomenal guitar playing and vocals from Mathew Brody. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/26/2006) |
Joe Budnick is joined by Bobby Stewart, Holly
and Brenda (harmony) , Matt Brody (lead
guitar) and Michael (harmonica), for his set. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/26/2006) |
Excellent music from Noah Chase. (Photo by Carrie
Lynn 11/26/2006) |
Helen and Allison did a beautiful job on a brand new song. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/26/2006) |
Michael DiSalvo III (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village) played a showcase
set. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 11/26/2006) |
Chip Dockery dropped in from Orlando to play some tunes. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/26/2006) |
Bobby Stewart (2nd from left) is backed up by Joe Budnick,
Brenda and Michael. (Photo by Carrie Lynn
11/26/2006) |
Some of the audience members at the show. (Photo by Joe
Budnick 11/26/2006) |
New singer/songwriter in town. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/18/2006) |
Joe Budnick plays a couple of tunes. (Photo by
Sandy Hechtman) |
Sour Grapes (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village) dropped in to
jam. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/18/2006) |
These musicians were caught with their pants down. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/18/2006) |
      
Multi-talented performer Joey Joey wows the crowd with great
comedy, juggling and sword swallowing. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/18/2006) |
Allen Chapman and his beautiful girlfriend Amy. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/18/2006) |
Harmony singers Ron Cutler and Danny Rivera joined the jam. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/18/2006) |
Another new guitar player sings a song for the crowd. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/18/2006) |
Joe Sanders drops in to play some oldies. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/18/2006) |
Allen Chapman plays a lot of popular songs from the 1970's. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/11/2006) |
In Washington Square Joe Sanders specializes in 50's music. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/11/2006) |
Scott plays a little of everything. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/11/2006) |
  
These girls were enjoying all the music. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/11/2006) |
This guy was playing some of his original songs. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/11/2006) |
These folks were doing a late night jam. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/11/2006) |
The first UMO Open Mic & Showcase for the 2006/2007 season featured a
showcase set from Albert Del Rio. (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village). (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/5/2006) |
A fantastic set from Significant Others (Holly and John). (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/5/2006) |
The powerful vocals and excellent guitar skills of Matt Brody. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/5/2006) |
Another showcase set featured Scott Griswold (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village). (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/5/2006) |
Some wild lyrics from Matt Pless. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/5/2006) |
Erin Sax Seymour played a great set at the UMO Open Mic &
Showcase. |
Sour Grapes (See
14 Best Singer Songwriters of Greenwich Village) dropped in after
playing at the New York City Marathon. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/5/2006) |
Photographers Gary Behrens, Sandy Hechtman and Carrie
Lynn review photos from prior years. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/5/2006) |
Joe Budnick sings "I've Got My Mind Made Up". (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 11/5/2006) |
Liah Alonso brings always creates fun at the show. (Photo by Joe Budnick
11/5/2006) |
Sean Doolan at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Carrie
Lynn 11/5/2006) |
Albert Del Rio and Erin Sax Seymour showed each other their
equipment. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/5/2006) |
| Below are
some pictures from the world famous Greenwich Village Halloween
Parade taken 10/31/2006. Be sure to double-click on each to see
larger photo! |
Cat Woman causes Clark Kent to pop out of his clothes. Click
on the photo to find out why. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/31/2006) |
Sexy Asian French maids.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/31/2006) |
Sherlock Holmes tries to determine who is the real Marilyn
Monroe. (Photo by Joe Budnick 10/31/2006) |
The sister of Sherlock Holmes.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/31/2006) |
Comic book super heroes at the parade. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/31/2006) |
Comic book super heroes after dinner. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/31/2006) |
This guy only lasted 3 minutes in the parade. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/31/2006) |
Click on this photo to see the expression on the faces of lonely cowboy's horses
from Broke Back Mountain. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/31/2006) |
This girl was looking to spread her wings. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/31/2006) |
Look what happened after Harry Potter had this wizard fired. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/31/2006) |
       
Assorted characters from the parade. Double-click on a photo to see
larger picture. (Photos by Joe Budnick 10/31/2006) |
         
More characters from the parade. Double-click on a photo to see larger
picture. (Photos by Joe Budnick 10/31/2006) |
| That's
the end of this year's parade photo's. Believe it or not the following
pictures are real people in Greenwich Village. |
It was a cold weekend but real troopers like Scott came out
to play for visitors to Washington Square Park. 10/29/2006 (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/29/2006) |
Joe Budnick joined with Scott to play some classic rock and
soul music. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman) |

This beautiful woman from Israel sang with Scott and Joe all
afternoon. (We couldn't pronounce her real name so she let us call her "Ray
Ray".)
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/29/2006) |
 
Later on harmony singers Danny Rivera, Ron Cutler, Artie
Stewart and Joe Sanders joined Scott and Joe.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/29/2006) |
     
We had a nice audience who braved the cold.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/29/2006) |

The circus was in town.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/29/2006) |

The film crew from Will Smith's action movie "I Am
Legend" and exploding cars.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/29/2006) |
On a weekday there was a trio that played songs from the 1920's. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/27/2006) |
 
Across the street from the park at 2 Fifth Avenue.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/29/2006) |
    
This weekend's musicians included (l to r) country / bluegrass
artist Sheriff Bob, guitar great Scott, new
saxophone player David, rocker Allen Chapman, Mr. Drum,
entertainer Arthur Stewart and Joe Budnick.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/22/2006) |
     
We had another lovely audience. (Photos by Joe Budnick
10/22/2006) |
      
During the week the park was set up for a new movie titled "I Am
Legend" starring Will Smith. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/23/2006) |
    
Some of the musicians who played this weekend were (l to r) Joe
Budnick and Artie Stewart, guitar master Scott, Mr.
Drum, Danny Rivera and DJ Frank. (Photos by Sandy
Hechtman, Gary Behrens, & Joe Budnick 10/15/2006) |
      
As you can tell by the photos it was a chilly weekend but the pretty
girls were in the audience. (Photos by Gary Behrens, & Joe Budnick
10/15/2006) |
    
It was also a perfect day for couples. (Photos by Joe Budnick
10/15/2006) |
These folks shot lots of video. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/15/2006) |
Ron Cutler, Danny Rivera and Joe Sanders (guitar)
sang some oldies. (Photo by Joe Budnick 10/15/2006) |
    
The fantastic comedian / juggler, Joey Joey warms up for
the big show. This guy should be on David Letterman, in fact why
not email the show and let them know. (Photo by Joe Budnick
10/15/2006) |
   
The park is temporarily modified to shoot a movie. (Photos by Joe Budnick
10/15/2006) |
     
(l. to r.) Joe Budnick, Skip Mitchell,
Allen Chapman, Danny Rivera, Don Bogut and Ron
Crepo provided free music for visitors to Washington Square.
(Photos by Sandy
Hechtman & Gary Behrens 10/8/2006) |
    
Once again there were beautiful women in the audience.
(Photos by Sandy
Hechtman & Gary Behrens 10/8/2006) |
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Photographer Gary Behrens couldn't decide which was the best
picture, so he wants you to click on photos 1 thru 6 to see larger images and
then email
UMO to let us know which one you like best. (Photos by
Gary Behrens 10/8/2006)
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Songwriter Marc Barnhill played one of his compositions with his
daughter. (Photo by Joe
Budnick 10/8/2006) |

This group had some great harmony. (Photo by
Joe Budnick 10/8/2006) |
 
Singer Arthur Stewart serenades a woman accompanied by a tap dancer
and a hot dog.
(Photos by Sandy
Hechtman 10/8/2006) |
Master guitarist Scott wowed the night crowd with Bohemian
Rhapsody. (Photo by Joe Budnick 10/8/2006) |
  
This weekends acoustic musicians and singers in Washington Square included
Joe Budnick, Skip Mitchell and Ron Cutler, Danny
Rivera and Allen Chapman. (Photos by Sandy
Hechtman & Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |

Joe stops to take a picture of the "Pink Ladies". (Photos
by Sandy Hechtman & Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |
      
Once again there were some beautiful women in the audience.
(Photos by Sandy Hechtman & Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |
Reviving “Faust” as written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).
(Information & Photo by Sandy Hechtman
10/1/2006) |
Be sure to watch out for the Jumping Dog. (Photos by
Sandy Hechtman 10/1/2006) |
 
Allen Chapman can't keep his lips off of his girlfriend Amy.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |
Singer / songwriter Bobby Stewart. (Photos by
Sandy Hechtman 10/1/2006) |
Joe Sanders plays some oldies with Raisin Cane. (Photo
by Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |
The visiting guitar player did some country music. (Photos
by Joe Budnick 10/1/2006)i |
The film commissary truck was in the neighborhood. (Photos
by Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |
 
Filming of the TV Series Kidnapped took place in Washington Square.
(Photos by Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |
Allen Ginzberg poses with the Pink Ladies. (Photos
by Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |
While this guy was taking my picture he missed the ghost of pirate
Captain Morgan. (Photos by Joe Budnick 10/1/2006) |